Priscilla King of Chestertown, MD entered an Alford Plea in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to submitting false applications to obtain Social Service Food Stamp Assistance. After a lengthy joint investigation involving the Maryland Office of the Inspector General and the Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney, Priscilla King was criminally charged with fraudulently Read More
On January 9, 2023, in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, Timothy Alan Sutch, aged 31, last known address of Marion Quimby Drive in Stevensville, Maryland was sentenced to 8 years to serve to the Division of Correction of Maryland, for violating the terms of probation for his original conviction for second degree assault. Read More
Lance Richardson, State’s Attorney for Queen Anne’s County, was officially sworn in as State’s Attorney by Clerk of the Circuit Court, Katherine Hager, on January 3, 2023, to start his new four year term in office. Lance has served as State’s Attorney since 2009 and was reelected in the November 2022 election, by the citizens Read More
Jessica L. Davidson, the newest member of State’s Attorney Lance Richardson’s team, was sworn in as Assistant State’s Attorney on October 31, 22 at the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Katherine Hager. Ms. Davidson graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Read More
Dennis White of Queenstown entered a guilty plea in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to failure to remain at the scene of an accident. On October 14, 2021, Mr. White, age 85, was travelling on Bennett Point Road in the early evening hours when he struck a motorcyclist while turning onto a side Read More
Credit for this press room article is given to Luke Parker, reporter for the Bay Times and Record Observer. By LUKE PARKER lparker@chespub.com GRASONVILLE — A Rock Hall man pled guilty to second-degree assault after drunkenly striking a bar bouncer with a boat hook last August. Thomas Nelson, 34, was sentenced to 10 Read More
Leigh Dillon, who has been an Assistant State’s Attorney with the Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney’s Office for 11 years, was promoted by State’s Attorney Lance Richardson to Deputy State’s Attorney effective March 16th, 2022. Leigh has a wide range of prosecution experience and fills a vacancy left by former Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Cuches, Read More
Caitlin Robinson, pictured left, was sworn in as an Assistant State’s Attorney by Clerk of the Circuit Court, Katherine Hager, on November 24, 2021. Robinson was hired by Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney, Lance Richardson, to fill a vacancy within the office. Caitlin brings years of prosecution experience to the State’s Attorney’s Office, being previously Read More
On September 30, 2021, a jury found Dontae Davon Dennis guilty of eight criminal charges: CDS Distribution of Fentanyl, CDS Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Distribution of a Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Possession of Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Conspiracy Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Reckless Endangerment, and Involuntary Manslaughter. The Honorable Bo Ernest, retired Read More
(Above: State’s Attorney Lance Richardson completes paperwork at the Board of Elections to file for another term as State’s Attorney) On September 1, 2021, Lance Richardson, State’s Attorney for Queen Anne’s County, filed with the Board of Elections to seek a fourth term as State’s Attorney in the November, 2022 election. Mr. Richardson was Read More