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Welcome to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office website. Our Office is here to serve you and works on behalf of the residents of Harford County to investigate and prosecute violations of state and local criminal statutes that occur within our jurisdiction.With professionalism and integrity, we seek justice for victims and the community, while aggressively and impartially prosecuting persons who commit crime.
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My prosecutors, investigators and support staff work tirelessly to serve justice, protect victims and to ensure Harford County continues to be a safe and welcoming place to live and work. On behalf of all of us, I thank you for visiting our site.
Press Releases
ABINGDON WOMAN CONVICTED ABOVE SENTENCING GUIDELINES IN MULTIPLE RETAIL THEFT CASES
March 23 2026
Date: March 23, 2026 Re: State v. Jessica Mary Hubbard On Friday, March 13, 2026, Jessica Mary Hubbard, 33, of Abingdon, Maryland pled guilty to Organized Retail Theft, Theft Scheme, Second Degree Assault, and two counts of Theft having a value between $100 and $1,500 in four criminal cases before the Honorable Judge Paul Ishak […] Read More →
FIRST DEGREE CHILD ABUSE CONVICTION
March 13 2026
On February 27, 2026, Defendant Alex Lawson, 34, of Havre de Grace, pled guilty to First Degree Child Abuse (Severe Physical Injury) and Second Degree Child Abuse. He was sentenced to forty (40) years suspend all but twenty-two (22) years to serve in the Division of Corrections. Upon his release from incarceration, he will be […] Read More →
BEL AIR MAN INDICTED IN RELATION TO SEPTEMBER 2025 FATAL VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING TWO C. MILTON WRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
February 20 2026
On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, John Anthony Gaeta Jr. was indicted by a Harford County Grand Jury on Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Vehicular Manslaughter, and two counts of Second Degree Assault in connection to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving two C. Milton Wright High School students occurring on September 18, 2025 in the […] Read More →
BALTIMORE MAN FACES LIFE IN PRISON FOLLOWING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTION
January 16 2026
Date: January 16, 2026 Re: State v. Theodore Richards, Jr. On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Theodore Richards, Jr., 40, of Baltimore, was convicted of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Attempted First Degree Rape, Attempted Second Degree Rape, and First Degree Assault following a four-day jury trial before the Honorable Paul W. Ishak in the Circuit Court […] Read More →