Posts Tagged ‘Sentencing’
Ocean City Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Armed Robbery
An Ocean City man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of armed robbery. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced 38 year old Christopher Miller after he was found guilty of all charges after a trial in April. Miller was credited with 406 days of time served and ordered to…
Read MoreWestover Man Sentenced to Life in Prison on Rape and Kidnap Charges
A 50 year old Westover man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years by the Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Damon Williamson was convicted of kidnapping, 2nd degree rape and attempted 1st degree rape in May after a two-day trial. He was arrested after…
Read MoreThree Kent County Men Sentenced after Joint State/Federal Investigation
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that the Department of Justice secured drug and firearms sentences in February against three Kent County men who were arrested in connection with the joint state/federal Operation Rise-N-Shyne investigation. “Justice called for robust sentences in these cases,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “Each of these defendants demonstrated a disturbing disregard for…
Read MoreMd. GOP Lawmakers Outline Tax Relief, Anti-Crime Legislation
Maryland State Senate Republicans have started a push for tax relief legislation and anti-crime bills in 2022. GOP lawmakers have introduced a bill to repeal what became known as the Netflix Tax, a tax that was implemented on digital downloads during the COVID-19 pandemic. A veterans home ownership tax credit and legislation to roll back…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Sentenced for 2020 Home Invasion
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to home invasion and other offenses. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Judge Matthew Maciarello has sentenced Marquel Taylor-James to 30 years in prison with 15 years of active incarceration in the Department of Corrections. He is ineligible for parole for at least 10 years. In…
Read MoreFormer Fed Ex Manager Gets 42 Months In Prison For Selling Stolen Packages, Tax Evasion
A Laurel man who was a senior manager at the Fed Ex facility in Seaford has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for tax evasion and interstate transportation of stolen goods. 45-year-old Joseph Kukta has also been ordered to pay more than $1.10 million in restitution and $1.8-million of forfeiture. He reached a plea…
Read MoreNJ Man Sentenced for 2017 Shooting in Salisbury
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison – with 17 ½ years in active incarceration – after a shooting incident in October of 2017 at a party at the VFW in Salisbury. Officials say 38 year old Jerry Hamilton pleaded guilty to one count of attempted 2nd degree murder. Officials…
Read MoreLincoln Man Sentenced to Life in Prison in 2018 Murder
A Lincoln man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Smyrna man in 2018. In 2019 Ahmir Bailey was convicted of 1st degree murder and other offenses after he and another man were linked in the shooting death of Jameir Vann-Robinson as he and a friend left a house party…
Read MorePrincess Anne Man Sentenced for Racist Graffiti at Salisbury University
Rehoboth man sentenced to over 100 months in prison on drug, weapons charges
A Rehoboth Beach man has been sentenced to over 100 months in prison after he violated probation and was caught with more than 300 grams of cocaine. Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark sentenced Michael Henry, a 40 year-old Rehoboth Beach resident, to 111 months in prison for possessing cocaine with the intent to…
Read MoreMaryland man sentenced to life in prison for murder in Wicomico County
An Eden, Maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the first degree murder and robbery of a man in Wicomico County. 62-year-old Gregory Sterling was sentenced earlier this month in connection with the incident that occurred in May, 2016 where he stabbed a man to death with a machete during…
Read MoreDelmar man sentenced to 50 years for violent burglary in Wicomico County
A Delmar, Maryland man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a violent burglary in Wicomico County. On December 17, 2019, Eric Frayne, 24, was convicted by a Wicomico jury of first degree burglary, two counts of first degree assault, use a firearm in the commission of a felony or crime of violence,…
Read MoreSalisbury man sentenced to 5 years without parole for armed robbery
A Salisbury man convicted of armed robbery has been sentenced to five years in prison. 33-year-old Frank Feather III was convicted late last month by a Wicomico County Jury for the April, 2019 armed robbery of a man at his home in Salisbury, according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Wicomico County. Feather…
Read MoreMaryland man gets 17 years for deadly DUI crash last summer in Ocean City
A Cockeysville, Maryland man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with a deadly crash last summer in Ocean City. The charges stem from a fatal crash that occurred in Ocean City in June, 2019. An SUV driven by 41-year-old Todd Pivec struck the rear of another vehicle in the area of…
Read MoreFelton man, Connections counselor sentenced in wire fraud case
Bridgeville Man Sentenced for Murder
A Bridgeville man has been sentenced in a May 2018 murder. A jury found 30 year old McArthur Risper guilty last month in the murder of 41 year old Corey Bailey of Bridgeville. Bailey was talking with a friend on Mill Park Drive when Risper got out of a car and shot him. Risper has…
Read MoreSeaford Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Shooting Incident & Drugs
A Seaford man arrested last July during a drug investigation in Bridgeville was found to be a fugitive wanted for a shooting incident on Park Avenue in Seaford in November of 2018. Officials say 33 year old Teron West initially gave a false name when he was arrested in July when police discovered large quantities…
Read MoreFruitland Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
A Fruitland man has been sentenced to 20 year od in prison for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and other offenses. A Wicomico County jury convicted 21 year old Keone Davis in October after his arrest last May. Police, using a search and seizure warrant, located cocaine as well as drug paraphernalia and…
Read MoreBerlin Man Sentenced for Sexual Child Abuse
A Berlin man has been sentenced to life in prison for two counts 2nd degree rape. A Worcester County judge last week sentenced 61 year old Keith Mariani to life in prison with all but 15 years suspended for one count of 2nd degree rape. Mariani was sentenced to serve another 15 years for his…
Read MoreWillards Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A Willards man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child abuse and violation of probation. Judge James Sarbanes sentenced 35 year old Timothy White to 8 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 2nd degree child abuse. Officials say at the time of his offense, White was on probation for a…
Read MoreSalisbury man sentenced to 7 years in prison for shooting, assault
Salisbury man sentenced to 3 years in prison for 6th DUI that caused crash
A Salisbury man who was arrested on his 6th DUI will serve three years in prison after he caused a crash while driving impaired in June, 2018. A Wicomico County jury convicted Asie Junior Bell Perkins, 68, of Salisbury, Maryland of driving while impaired by alcohol, failure to yield right of way, negligent driving and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Clay Conaway of Georgetown to Serve 5 Years in Prison for 4th Degree Rape
UPDATED – 11-22-19 5:30pm – Clay Conaway has been sentenced to serve 5 years in prison. Judge Richard Stokes sentenced Conaway to 15 years suspended after 5 and that is subject to reductions because of good time, good conduct and other ways to lower a sentence like having a job or taking classes. After serving…
Read MoreLaurel Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Ten years in prison for the sexual assault of a child – that’s the sentence for 26 year old Brandon Flood of Laurel. DOJ officials say he pleaded guilty to 1st degree sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust after he initiated inappropriate sexual contact with a minor on more than one…
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