On August 28, 2024, David Delroy Jones, III of Brooklyn, Maryland entered pleas of guilty in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court to Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Two Counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute.  The Hon. C. Lynn Knight sentenced Mr. Jones to the maximum sentence of three five-year terms, consecutive, suspending
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On June 27, 2024, The Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court Judge sentenced William White Snyder, Jr. of Stevensville to 25 years, execution of the sentence suspended as to all but 16 years of active incarceration, on the Sex Abuse of a Minor, consecutive to 20 years, execution of the sentence suspended as to all but
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Article is courtesy of Hannah Combs at Chesapeake Publishing (Record Observer/Bay Times)   CENTREVILLE — Grief and remorse filled the courtroom Friday morning as Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court Judge Lynn Knight heard testimony from friends and family on both sides of the sentencing hearing of Yassin Alallaq who earlier pleaded guilty to criminally negligent
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On April 24, 2024, William White Snyder, Jr. of Stevensville entered a pleas of guilty in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court to Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine (Case No. C-17-CR-23-000473) and Sexual Abuse of a Minor (Case No. C-17-CR-23-000534). After a long-term investigation into Mr. Snyder’s suspected drug activity, the Queen Anne’s County
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On April 4, 2024, Retired Judge Broughton Ernest sentenced a Marydel man to 25 years, suspending all but ten years to serve after a jury found him guilty of first degree assault on his wife.  This sentence will be consecutive to a 25 year sentence that was imposed on January 18, 2024 by Retired Judge
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State’s Attorney Lance Richardson has echoed numerous State’s Attorney’s across the State of Maryland expressing concerns about the Juvenile Justice System and the current Juvenile Crime Bill Changes. See the full article below. https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/very-concerning-leading-maryland-prosecutor-worried-about-juvenile-crime-bill-changes-howard-county-states-attorney-rich-gibson-the-president-of-the-maryland-states-attorney-association-msaa-general-assembly-annapolis

On January 18, 2024, A Marydel man was sentenced to 25 years of incarceration for Sexual Abuse of a Minor.  He will be required to register as a Tier Three Sex Offender for the rest of his lifetime. The Defendant’s name has been withheld to protect the identity of the minor victim. The Defendant was
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