On May 27, 2016 a Maryland State Trooper attempted to stop a motorcycle for speeding in the area of Rt. 18 at Rt. 8 in Stevensville, Maryland. The motorcycle failed to stop for the Trooper and increased its speed as it entered Rt. 50 and onto the westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge. The motorcycle Read More
Lance Richardson, State’s Attorney, signs the Queen Anne’s County CARE Team multi agency agreement (pictured left). The CARE team participants include the Department of Social Services, The State’s Attorney’s Office, The Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Centreville Police Department, Mid-Shore Medical Program and For All Seasons. The CARE Team brings together multiple agencies to provide Read More
Nicholas Adam Coppage, 35 of Easton, was arrested on August 28, 2015 after being stopped by a Maryland State Trooper for traffic violations in Queen Anne’s County. The Trooper immediately detected a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from Coppage’s breath and observed his eyes to be glassy and bloodshot. As Coppage spoke, the Trooper Read More
William Wayne Wieland, 54 from Stevensville, was convicted of possession of PCP, unlawful possession of an assault weapon and driving while impaired by drugs in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court on July 1, 2016. Maryland State Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on January 10, 2016 in front of the Stevensville Middle Read More
On April 17, 2016 a Maryland State Trooper stopped a vehicle in Queen Anne’s County driven by 20 year old Darin Lorenzo March of Bowie, Maryland as the operator, March, was using his cell phone while operating the vehicle. The Trooper initiated a probable cause search of the vehicle and located marijuana and 2 handguns. March was Read More
On February 24, 2016, following an investigation into the distribution of drugs, the Queen Anne’s County Drug Task Force and Maryland State Police stopped a Chevrolet Silverado on Rt. 301 at Cherry Lane in Queen Anne’s County. Troopers were assisted by a K-9 Unit from the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office at which time a Read More
Robert Joseph Susi, Jr., age 32 of Massey, Maryland, was sentenced to serve three years in prison at a sentencing hearing in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court on August 31, 2016. Susi had been formally charged with multiple counts of theft schemes for stealing electrical wire from his employer Garrett German and Sons Electric of Read More
State’s Attorney, Lance Richardson, who has been an advocate for the building of a new Circuit Courthouse in Queen Anne’s County, assisted the current County Commissioners, former County Commissioners and other members of the community in the ground breaking for the new Courthouse. The ground breaking ceremony was held August 23, 2016 at the construction site on North Commerce Street Read More
Crime Watch Daily, a nationally syndicated television show focusing on unsolved mysteries, met with State’s Attorney Lance Richardson (pictured left) and his Chief of Staff Rob Penny (pictured right) for filming of an upcoming episode that will focus on the death of Robin Pope, who was found in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay after Read More
The week of July 5th, 2016 the Office of the State’s Attorney for Queen Anne’s County moved into their new office location in the lower level of the Liberty Building, located at 107 N. Liberty Street in Centreville. The former N. Commerce Street office will be demolished to make way for construction of the new Circuit Courthouse.