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
State’s Attorney Lance Richardson Sworn In For Another Term
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
State’s Attorney Hires New Assistant State’s Attorney
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
Queenstown Man Guilty of Leaving Scene of Accident
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
Rock Hall man pleads guilty to assaulting Red Eyes bouncer
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