John Gilbert Barnes, II, aged 39, pled guilty to Second Degree Assault upon his girlfriend and was sentenced to serve 5 years in prison for events which occurred back on March 31, 2018. Mr. Barnes pled guilty and was sentenced before the Honorable Thomas G. Ross, Judge of and for the Circuit Court for Queen
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On August 17, 2018, Philip Kirwan III was sentenced by the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to 23 years of incarceration for several burglaries in the town of Queen Anne. Assistant State’s Attorney Leigh Dillon prosecuted the cases. Over the course of several months, Kirwan repeatedly burglarized multiple homes in both the Queen Anne’s
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On June 12, 2018, in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court, Amanda Nicole Trigg entered a plea of guilty to Conspiracy Distribution of Heroin. On August 3, 2018, Ms. Trigg was sentenced to 12 years of incarceration at the Division of Correction with all but 18 months suspended which the Court is permitting her to
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Stephen Daniel Robie (Pictured Left), a resident from Alabama, was sentenced to 8 years in prison on August 8th after being convicted of assault and reckless endangerment for a November 2013 attack on a Queen Anne’s County resident. On November 26, 2013 Stephen Robie answered an ad placed on Craigslist by the victim and arrived in
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Scott Adam Hill was sentenced to eighteen (18) years of incarceration in the Division of Corrections on July 31, 2018 after being convicted for his role in two burglaries at the Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church. Deputy State’s Attorney Michael “Mick” Cuches prosecuted the cases. On Saturday November 25, 2017 deputies from the Queen Anne’s County
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Matthew Kane Winters was sentenced to the Division of Corrections for thirty months on July 24th in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County. The case was prosecuted by Deputy State’s Attorney Michael “Mick” Cuches.  On Sunday, April 29, 2018 at approximately 3:49 PM a Maryland State Trooper was on routine patrol in the area of Del
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On July 17, 2018, in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court, Whitney Lynn Fleishman entered a plea of guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin. This plea stems from an investigation that began on April 7, 2018 following a traffic stop by the Maryland State Police for speeding on Corsica Neck Road in Centreville.  Troopers made contact with Ms.
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On July 10, 2018, Sharif Jadallah Talib, 35, of Timonium, entered a guilty plea to Distribution of Heroin and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. Talib is currently serving two consecutive fifteen year sentences for drug distribution offenses in Worcester County. The fifteen year sentenced imposed on July 10 is to be served consecutively to
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State’s Attorney Lance Richardson and several members of his staff attended the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association annual conference in Ocean City June 18-20, 2018. Governor Larry Hogan provided opening remarks at the conference and later met with our staff for conversation and a photo. Mr. Richardson and his staff participate each year in the annual conference,
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On June 12, 2018, in the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court, Amanda Nicole Trigg entered a plea of guilty to Conspiracy Distribution of Heroin. This plea stems from an investigation that began on January 23, 2018, when Tfc. Z. Clark of the Maryland State Police responded to a single motor vehicle accident on northbound Route
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