Posts Tagged ‘wicomico county sheriff’s office’
UPDATED: Salisbury Man Sentenced to Life-All but 50 Years Suspended in Connection with November 2024 Shooting Incident
UPDATED – 03/20/26 – A Salisbury man has been sentenced for attempted 1st degree murder and a weapons offense. Circuit Court of Wicomico County, Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 33 year old Dequan Bratten to a life term, suspending all but 50 years of active incarceration. Once released, Bratten will be on supervised probation for…
Read MoreUPDATED: Additional Cats Rescued from Delmar Animal Cruelty Investigation
UPDATE – 03/09/26 – An update on the cats rescued from the Delmar Cat Sanctuary. On February 25th over 100 cats were rescued, but officials with Humane World for Animals returned with local authorities to humanely trap the remaining cats that had run during the activity in February. They have rescued over 40 additional cats –…
Read MoreUPDATE: Altercation Involving Four Students at Parkside High School in Salisbury
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. Paul Butler who is the Director of Communications and Community Outreach for Wicomico County Public Schools tells the Talk of Delmarva that today’s incident involved four students and was handled in under 60 seconds. In Parkside’s message to the parents, the school informed them of an altercation that occurred in one of…
Read MoreFatal Industrial Accident Under Investigation in Wicomico County
An investigation is underway into the death of an 81-year-old man–Paul Wayne Jones– after the excavator he was operating was found submerged in a pond on private property in Fruitland. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded yesterday, December 9th, after the property owner discovered Jones’s vehicle but could not locate him. A dive team later…
Read MoreUPDATED: 28 year old Salisbury Man Sentenced in 2023 July 4th Block Party Shooting in Salisbury
UPDATED – 10/16/25 – A Salisbury man has been sentenced for a deadly shooting that happened in 2023. Â The sentence comes following a five-day jury trial. Antravon Harmon was sentenced to a total term of incarceration of 258 years, 45 years of which is without possibility of parole. The 28-year-old received the sentence today in…
Read MoreStudent Arrested After Loaded Handgun Found at Parkside High School
A school resource officer at Parkside High School in Salisbury has arrested 18-year-old student Devon Rinvil Thelusma after finding a loaded 9mm handgun and a small amount of suspected marijuana in his possession. The arrest was made today, September 3rd, at the school on Beaglin Park Drive. Thelusma was taken into custody and faces pending…
Read MoreUPDATED: Wicomico County Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
UPDATED – 07/29/25 – A Wicomico County man has been sentenced for the sexual abuse of a minor. On Friday, Circuit Court for Wicomico County Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 65 year old James Thompson to life with all but 25 years in prison suspended. Thompson pleaded guilty to 1st degree rape on March 19th.…
Read MoreLaurel Man Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case Spanning Delaware and Maryland
The Laurel Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit has arrested a 34-year-old Laurel, Delaware man– Jesse Frank–following a month-long sexual assault investigation involving both Delaware and Maryland. The investigation began in March 2025 after reports that Frank had sexually abused a minor over an extended period across both states. Working with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office,…
Read MoreSalisbury Home, Vehicle Struck by Gunfire
Detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division are trying to find out more information regarding an incident in which a home and vehicle were targeted by gunfire. On the night of Monday, April 8th, deputies responded to reports of the shots fired into/at the home on Zion Road in Salisbury. Both the…
Read MoreShooting Investigation in Salisbury; Evidence Recovered
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which two individuals were reportedly shooting at each other in the area of Rockawalkin Ridge Road. It was also reported that a Wicomico County School bus was in the vicinity at the time of the shooting. The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office emphasizes that no students…
Read MoreUPDATED: Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Suspect in Shooting
UPDATED – 11/18/24 – Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Salisbury man in connection with a shooting on Saturday afternoon that left a woman with serious injuries. were called to North Curlew Avenue just after 4:15pm where they found a female victim with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to Tidal Health where she…
Read MoreWicomico County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Person
 The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating 52-year-old Richard David Beals Jr. Beals is described as a White man, 5’9 and about 145 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Beals was last seen by the reporting party approximately 3 months prior to the report being made. The report…
Read MoreOne Dead, Two Others Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash in Eden, MD
 A single-vehicle crash in the area of Cottman Road and Residential Drive in Eden, Maryland has left one person dead. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, late in the evening on Monday, September 2nd, the vehicle was heading south on Cottman Road and failed to negotiate a turn. The vehicle traveled off the…
Read MoreDriver Charged After Crashing into Deputy’s Vehicle While Impaired by Drugs
A driver whose vehicle struck the back of an on-duty Wicomico County Sheriff Deputy’s vehicle is facing charges that include Driving while impaired by Drugs. The collision happened on August 30th at just after 11:30 a.m. According to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s office, the deputy was westbound on RT 50 stopped at the red traffic…
Read MoreMurder Investigation in Parsonsburg
A Parsonsburg man is charged with 1st and 2nd degree murder and 1st and 2nd degree assault in connection the apparent murder of a woman found dead in Wicomico County Thursday night. Maryland State Police have arrested 45 year old Jonah Brook Cramer after a neighbor called police reporting an assault at a residence on…
Read MoreJuveniles Charged Following Investigation into Series of Molotov Cocktail IncidentsÂ
Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged two juveniles, ages 11 and 14, after Molotov cocktail incidents targeting homes in west Salisbury. The investigation, starting June 12th, was led by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and involved tips from the community and home video surveillance. The 11-year-old faces a Child in Need of Services referral, while…
Read MoreJoint Firearms Suppression Initiative in Wicomico County Nets Weapons and Drugs
A firearms suppression initiative in Wicomico County in June resulted in the recovery of multiple weapons, drugs and the arrest of five people. The Salisbury Police and the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office joint initiative is aimed at enhancing public safety and deterring criminal activity involving firearms. Officers and deputies conducted 48 traffic stops and 18…
Read MoreIn Honor of July 4th, Tunnel To Towers Pays off Hilliard Family Mortgage; Beyond the Call EOW Ride in Salisbury Saturday
Before Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was killed in the line of duty in 2022, he and his family had bought and moved into what was to be the family’s forever home in Berlin. Since she lost her husband, Tashica Hilliard has completed nursing school and advocated and testified for tax changes…
Read MoreSeries of Attempted Arsons at Several Homes in Salisbury
A series of attempted arsons that happened at five homes in Salisbury early this morning is under investigation. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, just after 3:00 a.m., the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the attempted arson reports at four homes on Tuscola Avenue and one on Oneida Avenue. Sheriff’s…
Read MoreWicomico County Says No to Collective Bargaining Agreement for County Sheriff’s Office
The Wicomico County Council Tuesday voted down a Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. The agreement proposed a new wage scale, 2.5% COLA in retirement and other amenities to make sure Wicomico County remains competitive with surrounding jurisdictions and the State to help with recruitment and retention. The COLA was of the…
Read MoreThree Arrested After Two Victims Shot At, Assaulted in Eden, MD
Three individuals have been arrested after an incident yesterday on McGrath Road in Eden, Maryland. At just before 4 p.m., deputies with the Worcester County Sheriff’s office responded to that area to assist the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office with finding someone who fled from a motor vehicle crash. Deputies learned that two victims had been…
Read MoreWicomico Sheriff’s Deputies Dismantle Eden Drug Operation
A search and seizure warrant was executed by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Team and Criminal Investigation Division on February 29th at a residence on Allen Cut Off Road in Eden. Deputies arrested 54 year old Dwayne Taylor – and dismantled a local drug distribution operation. Detectives seized about 100 grams of cocaine,…
Read MoreWitnesses Sought Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Salisbury
Maryland State Police are looking for witnesses to a crash overnight Friday that killed a pedestrian in Wicomico County. The victim was identified as 42-year-old Briece Antwoine Joynes of Fruitland, who died of his injuries at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. Crash investigators were notified that the pedestrian had been hit on Nanticoke Road near Willow Creek…
Read MoreWicomico County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Two Wanted on Drug, Weapons Charges
The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men wanted on several drug charges including possession with intent to distribute narcotics and distributing narcotics near a school along with possession of firearms. The Sheriff’s Office executed a search and seizure warrant in late January at a home on Arthur Street in Salisbury. They are…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arrest Made in Connection with Bomb Threats at Mardela Middle and High School
UPDATED 2-7-24 An arrest has been made in connection with a series of bomb threats that were directed at Mardela Middle and High School on Wednesday, January 10th. The person arrested was identified as 18-year-old Tre’Quan Worthy. Detectives learned that Worthy lived in Crisfield, Maryland. Detectives from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division…
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