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
Dorchester County Man Sentenced To Jail For Cocaine Possession With Intent To Distribute
On January 25, 2024, Defendant Wayne H. Spence, Jr. of Dorchester County entered a plea of guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine. He was sentenced on this same date to 15 years, execution of that sentence suspended as to all but two years to serve with 36 months to follow his release Read More
Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Abuse Of A Minor
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 Read More
State’s Attorney Lance Richardson Receives 30 Year Attorney Award
Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney Lance Richardson recently received an award for his 30 years of practicing as a lawyer. Upon graduation from law school, Lance worked in private practice before becoming a public defender, primarily in Queen Anne’s County. Lance then joined the State’s Attorney’s Office, as a Deputy State’s Attorney, before becoming State’s Read More
On October 26, 2023, Defendant Donald Rayfield Handy of Grasonville entered a plea of guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine. He was sentenced on December 19, 2023 to 15 years, execution of that sentence suspended as to all but ten years to serve, with 36 months to follow his release from incarceration. Read More
Man Guilty of “Peeping Tom” Charge
On April 20, 2023, in the District Court of Maryland for Queen Anne’s County Adam Wendell Lee, age 39, of Chestertown, Maryland pled guilty to one count of “Peeping Tom” – conducting visual surveillance of another person in a private place without the consent of that person. The incident took place in August of 2022, Read More
Alabama Man Guilty of Stalking and Related Offenses
After a trial in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, Harris Clark Green, of Spanish Fort, Alabama, was convicted of stalking, harassment, trespassing, and possession a loaded handgun in a vehicle. He was subsequently sentenced to 21 months to serve at the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center. He also received 5 years of suspended Read More
Violation of Probation Nets Prison Sentence
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
Woman Convicted of False Food Stamp Applications
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
8 Year Prison Sentence for Probation Violator
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