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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

January 08 2026

Date: January 7, 2026 Re: State v. Alexander Maszkiewicz On Monday, December 22, 2025, Alexander Maszkiewicz, 27, of Aberdeen, was sentenced to twenty-five (25) years of incarceration, suspending all but eighteen (18) years to serve by the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin in connection with an October 2023 shooting in Aberdeen, Maryland. Following a three-day jury trial, […]

November 13 2025

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta was indicted by a Harford County Grand Jury following his extradition from the state of New York on Attempted First Degree Murder, Second Degree Burglary, Hit and Run Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and various related offenses in connection with the incident occurring on August 26, 2025, […]

October 14 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 14, 2025 Re: State v. Jaylen Rushawn Prince On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Jaylen Rushawn Prince was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Harford County before the Honorable Judge Keven Mahoney following his May, 2025 conviction by the jury for the First Degree Murder of Warren Grant and related charges […]

August 11 2025

Date: August 11, 2025 RE: State v. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez On Monday, August 11, 2025, Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced following an April 2025 jury trial for the brutal 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland. The trial resulted in a swift verdict with […]

July 17 2025

Date: July 16, 2025 RE: State v. Michael Moore On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Michael Moore, 33, of Aberdeen, Maryland, was sentenced following a three-day jury trial in March 2025. The trial resulted in a swift verdict: the jury found Moore guilty of Armed Carjacking, Armed Robbery, and multiple related offenses after only 40 minutes […]

July 16 2025

Date: July 16, 2025 RE: State v. Bobbie Sue Hodge On July 1, 2025, Bobbie Sue Hodge, 66, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 180 years to serve for a 2019 arson that killed four individuals. This case, previously prosecuted in 2022, was remanded by the Appellate Court of […]

July 03 2025

Date: June 30, 2025 RE: State v. Brandon Randall On Friday, June 27, 2025, Brandon Randall, 30, of Aberdeen, was convicted of Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Contraband With Intent to Distribute, two counts of Possession of Contraband in a Place of Confinement, and two counts of CDS Possession – […]

July 01 2025

Date: July 1, 2025 RE: State v. Ryan Kenneth Ball On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Ryan Kenneth Ball, 38, of Bel Air, pled guilty to one (1) count of Aggravated Animal Cruelty and one (1) count of Obtain Prescription by Fraud. The Honorable Judge Paul W. Ishak sentenced Ball to five (5) years, all suspended […]

June 23 2025

Date: June 16, 2025 Re: State of Maryland v. Andre James McFarland On June 9, 2025, Andre James McFarland, 55, of Havre de Grace, was convicted of Robbery, Assault in the 2nd Degree, Theft Less Than $100, Fleeing and Eluding by Vehicle, Fleeing and Eluding by Foot, and Obstructing and Hindering, following a two-day jury […]

June 09 2025

Date: June 5, 2025 Re: State of Maryland v. Harold Ferguson On June 5, 2025, Harold Ferguson,49, of Edgewood, was convicted of three counts of Sex Abuse of a Minor following a four-day criminal jury trial before the Honorable Alex M. Allman in the Circuit Court for Harford County. This comes after two previous mistrials […]

May 30 2025

Date: May 30, 2025 Re: State v. Jared Anzelc and Shanna Anzelc On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Jared and Shanna Anzelc were sentenced in the Circuit Court for Harford County before the Honorable Judge Alex Allman following their prior guilty pleas in relation to a 2023 Driving Under the Influence incident resulting in the death […]

May 30 2025

Today, May 29, 2025, Jaylen Rushawn Prince, 16, of Edgewood, was convicted by a Harford County jury after three hours of deliberation of First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Crime of Violence, Minor in Possession of a Firearm, Dangerous Weapon on School Property, Loaded Handgun on a Person, and Handgun […]

May 01 2025

Date: May 1, 2025 Re: Sentencing Update – State v. Anthony Sean Ross On Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Anthony Sean Ross, 32, of Nottingham was sentenced to Life without the possibility of parole plus a consecutive twenty (20) years to serve by the Honorable M. Elizabeth Bowen following his February 2025 conviction for First Degree […]

March 21 2025

Date: March 21, 2025 Re: State v Angelo Terrell Spencer On Friday, March 21, 2025, Angelo Terrell Spencer, 25, of Abingdon, pled guilty to First Degree Murder before the Honorable Paul Ishak in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Following the plea, Spencer was sentenced to Life, suspend all but seventy-five (75) years to serve […]

March 06 2025

Date: March 3, 2025 Re: State v. Douglas Grazuties On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Douglas Grazuties, 36, of Middle River, was found guilty of Second Degree Child Abuse, two counts of Second Degree Assault, and two counts of Reckless Endangerment following a three-day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin in the Circuit Court for […]

March 03 2025

Date: March 3, 2025 Re: State v Kusan Hines On Friday, February 28, 2025, Kusan Hines, 43, of Havre de Grace, pled guilty to one count of Second Degree Depraved Heart Murder and one count Distribution of Controlled Dangerous Substances before the Honorable M. Elizabeth Bowen in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Facts presented […]

February 25 2025

DATE: February 13, 2025 RE: State v. Edward Renard Kyler Sr. On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Edward Renard Kyler Sr, 42, of Baltimore, was convicted of Possession of a Firearm with a Felony Conviction following a two-day jury trial before the Honorable Alex Allman in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Facts presented in trial […]

February 20 2025

DATE: February 13, 2025 RE: State v. Anthony Sean Ross On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Anthony Sean Ross, 32, of Nottingham, was convicted of First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, and related firearms charges following a five-day jury trial before the Honorable M. Elizabeth Bowen in the Circuit Court for Harford County. […]

February 14 2025

DATE: February 13, 2025 RE: State v. Wesley Larry Lyons Jr. – SENTENCING UPDATE On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Wesley Larry Lyons Jr. was sentenced by the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin following his December 2024 conviction for Attempted Second Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, Illegal Possession of […]

December 20 2024

DATE: December 16, 2024 RE: State v. Seth Slaseman and Jane Harrison On Monday, June 17, 2024, Seth Slaseman and Jane Harrison pled guilty to First Degree Child Abuse before the Honorable Judge Mickey Norman in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Harrison was sentenced that day to twenty years suspending all but fifteen years […]

December 13 2024

DATE: December 13, 2024 RE: State v. Timothy Frye Jr. On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Timothy Frye Jr. was found guilty of First-Degree Assault and Second-Degree Assault following a four-day jury trial before the Honorable Paul Ishak in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Evidence presented in trial proved that on November 14, 2023, at […]

December 11 2024

DATE: December 11, 2024 RE: State v. Wesley Larry Lyons Jr. On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Wesley Larry Lyons Jr. was found guilty of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, two (2) counts of Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm After Being Convicted of a […]

December 06 2024

DATE: December 6, 2024 RE: State v. John Thomas Preston Jr. On Thursday, December 5, 2024, John Thomas Preston Jr. was found guilty of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Felon in Possession of a Rifle/Shotgun, False Statement to a Police Officer, and multiple related firearms and ammunition offenses following a three-day jury trial before […]

November 26 2024

On Friday, November 22, 2024, Parrise Marcellous Valentine, 33, of Aberdeen, was sentenced to Life suspend all but fifty (50) years to serve following an August 2024 guilty plea to First Degree Murder. Facts presented in support of the plea showed that on February 17, 2024, members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to […]

November 18 2024

Date: November 18, 2024 RE: State v Djbril Ramatoulay On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, Djbril Ramatoulay, 32, of Aberdeen, was convicted of Attempted First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, and various related firearms offenses following a four-day jury trial before the Honorable Kevin J. Mahoney in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Facts presented in […]

August 27 2024

On February 9, 2024, Earl Samuel Jones III, 44, of Whiteford, pled guilty to First Degree Rape before the Honorable Judge Diane Adkins-Tobin in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The plea agreement was for open sentencing, meaning that both the State and the Defense were free to argue for any period of incarceration they […]

August 23 2024

On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Sathrie Zach Robinson Jr. was sentenced following his July, 2024 conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics, Possession of a Firearm in a Drug Trafficking Crime, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (not cannabis), Possession of a Firearm with a Prior Felony Conviction, Illegal Possession of […]

August 22 2024

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Walter Javier Martinez, 19, entered a guilty plea for the charge of First Degree Murder before the Honorable Yolanda L. Curtin in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Fact presented to the court in support of the plea showed that on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, a twenty-year-old female victim was […]

August 12 2024

DATE: August 8, 2024 Re: UPDATE – Sentencing in State v Kareem Parker On Thursday, August 8, 2024, Kareem Parker, 30, of Forest Hill, was sentenced by the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin following his June 2024 conviction for Rape in the First Degree. Deputy State’s Attorney Trenna Manners and Assistant State’s Attorney Logan Hayes requested a […]

August 09 2024

DATE: August 9, 2024 RE: UPDATE – Sentencing in State v Alton William Cumbo Jr. On August 8, 2024, Alton William Cumbo Jr., 30, of Edgewood was sentenced by the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin following his February 2024 convictions for Second Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, and Illegal Possession of […]

August 08 2024

DATE: August 7, 2024 RE: State v Charles Alfred Webster Jr. On Monday, July 29, 2024, Charles Alfred Webster Jr., 50, of Abingdon, was found guilty Attempted First Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person with […]

August 02 2024

DATE: August 2, 2024 RE: State v Nigel Pearson On Thursday, July 25, 2024, Nigel Isaiah Pearson, 22, of Aberdeen, was convicted of two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, Four Counts of First Degree Assault, Four Counts of Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, Four Counts of Reckless Endangerment, One Count […]

July 26 2024

DATE: July 23, 2024 RE: State v Sathrie Zach Robinson Jr. On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Sathrie Zach Robinson Jr. was found guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of a Firearm in a Drug Trafficking Crime, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, specifically cocaine and methamphetamine, Possession of a […]

July 25 2024

On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Joshua Brewster, 31, of North East, MD, pled guilty to First Degree Assault, First Degree Burglary, and Use of a Handgun in Commission of a Crime of Violence before the Honorable Judge Yolonda Curtin in the Circuit Court for Harford County. On October 17, 2024, Brewster will be sentenced to […]

June 10 2024

On Monday, June 10, 2024, Kareem Anthony Parker, 30, of Forest Hill, was found guilty of First Degree Rape, Second Degree Rape and Sexual Offense in the Third Degree, following a six day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Evidence presented in trial proved that on August […]

May 30 2024

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Alexander Beniquez, 62, of Havre de Grace, was found guilty of First Degree Assault and Second Degree Assault following a two day jury trial before the Honorable Yolanda L. Curtin in the Circuit Court for Harford County. This conviction stems from an incident occurring on July 23, 2023, where Beniquez […]

May 28 2024

On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Ronald Sullivan, 49, of Edgewood, pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics and was sentenced to twenty years, suspend all but fifteen years to serve. This case also triggered a Violation of Probation in a 2011 Possession with Intent to Distribute case and Sullivan was sentenced to an […]

March 25 2024

On Friday, March 22, 2024 William Quinton Yourman, 34, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced by the Honorable Kevin J. Mahoney following his January, 2024 jury trial convictions for Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, Illegal Possession of a Rifle by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, […]

March 08 2024

On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Gary Dashon Davenport, 44, of Edgewood, was found guilty of First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Illegal Possession of a Firearm By a Person with a Felony Conviction, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun on a Person, and […]

March 05 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 4, 2024 Re: State v. Xavier Alexander Stanfield On Friday, March 1, 2024, Xavier Alexander Stanfield, 30, of Edgewood, was found guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics, Resisting Arrest, Obstructing and Hindering, and Second Degree Escape following a two-day jury trial before the Honorable Judge Mickey Norman, sitting […]

February 23 2024

On Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Alton Cumbo, 30, of Edgewood, was found guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, Use of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony, and Illegal Possession of a Firearm following a five day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin. Evidence presented in trial proved that on December 10, 2021, […]

February 09 2024

On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Jose Wilfred Orellana-Cedillos, 33, of Bel Air, Maryland was found guilty by a jury of Second Degree Rape, Fourth Degree Sex Offense, and Second Degree Assault following a five-day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins Tobin. Evidence presented during the trial proved that on July 14, 2023, the Bel […]

December 22 2023

On Monday, December 18, 2023 Ashley Pearl Zentz, 36, of Edgewood, appeared in the Circuit Court of Harford County for sentencing following her conviction for First Degree Murder after a six-day jury trial in October of this year. The state requested a sentence of life, suspend all but 72 years to serve and 5 years […]

December 13 2023

RE: State of Maryland vs. Luke Powell On Monday, December 11, 2023, Luke Edward Powell, 24, of Edgewood, Maryland, was convicted of Attempted First Degree Murder, Assault in the First Degree, two counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Transporting a Handgun in a Vehicle, following a […]

December 13 2023

RE: State of Maryland vs. Bernard Lamont Staten On Monday, December 4, 2023, Bernard Lamont Staten, 68, of Edgewood, Maryland, pled guilty to Attempted Second Degree Rape and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine in two separate cases before the Honorable Judge Diane Adkins-Tobin. Both pleas were binding plea agreements, and Staten will be sentenced […]

October 25 2023

RE: State of Maryland vs. Tavon Isaiah Harvey On Monday, October 23, 2023, Tavon Isaiah Harvey, 29, of Aberdeen, Maryland pled guilty in three separate cases before the Honorable Kevin J. Mahoney. Harvey pled guilty in the most serious case to one count of First Degree Rape. In the other two cases, Harvey pled guilty […]

October 24 2023

Date: October 23, 2023 Re: State of Maryland vs. Ashley Pearl Zentz On Thursday, October 19, 2023, Ashley Pearl Zentz, 34, of Edgewood, was found guilty of First Degree Murder and Motor Vehicle Theft, following a six-day jury trial in the Harford County Circuit Court. During the trial, evidence was presented before the Honorable Diane […]

October 12 2023

BEL AIR, MARYLAND (October 12, 2023) – State’s Attorney Alison M. Healey announced that Sean Leigh Sconion, 33, of Aberdeen, Maryland pled guilty and was sentenced to 25 years of incarceration for Attempted Second Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, and Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm […]

September 13 2023

On September 12, 2023, Matthew Dwight Tingler, 39, of Joppa, Maryland was sentenced to Life in prison. This sentence, imposed by the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin, followed a guilty plea on June 22, 2023 to Attempted First Degree Murder. A previous press release indicated that this charge was a result of a vicious attack occurring in […]

August 04 2023

On Thursday, July 27, 2023 Philip Paul Manna III, 43, was found guilty of Driving While Impaired by Alcohol, Driving While Revoked, Driving on a Suspended License, Driving without the Required License, and Driving without an Ignition Interlock as Required. During the course of a two-day jury trial before the Honorable Judge Alex Allman, evidence […]

July 14 2023

Percell Holland, 42, of Edgewood, Maryland was sentenced to 12 years of incarceration on July 11, 2023, for Possession of a Firearm in a Drug Trafficking Crime, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, and Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm following a guilty plea in the Circuit Court for Harford County. On May 7, 2019, […]

July 12 2023

In 2021, legislation was passed through the Maryland Police Accountability Act, requiring all law enforcement officers in the State to wear and use Body Worn Camera devices to record their interactions while on duty. This legislation was designed to ensure accurate depictions of police encounters. The law was an unfunded mandate and placed an immense […]

June 26 2023

Jabreel Avion Samuels, 31, of Middle River, Maryland was sentenced to 12 years’ incarceration on June 26, 2023, for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine following a guilty plea in the Circuit Court for Harford County. On June 16, 2022, at 8:31 p.m., Deputy Dahler of the Harford County […]

June 22 2023

On June 22, 2023, Matthew Dwight Tingler, 37, of Elkton, Maryland pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted First Degree Murder in the Circuit Court for Harford County for his brutal attack of Corporal Michael Vesek in the Harford County Detention Center on November 20, 2022. Evidence presented to the Honorable Judge Diane Adkins-Tobin revealed […]

April 19 2023

Ieshia Smiley, 40, of Aberdeen, Maryland was convicted on April 18, 2023 of First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, and Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Assault following a two-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case originated following a report of a stabbing that occurred in the Unit Block of N. […]

April 05 2023

On April 4, 2023, Marvin Scriven, 51, of Middle River, Maryland was convicted of Third-Degree Sexual Offense and Sexual Abuse of a Minor following a two-day jury trial, in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The charges are a result of an investigation by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, which revealed that Scriven sexually assaulted […]

April 04 2023

Frank George Hudson, III, 21, of Aberdeen, Maryland was convicted on April 3, 2023 of Voluntary Manslaughter and Carrying a Concealed Dangerous Weapon, following a five-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case originated following an investigation by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Christopher Kerfoot […]

March 28 2023

Pursuant to current Maryland law regarding police-involved shooting deaths, an investigation must be conducted by the Office of the Attorney General, Independent Investigations Division, and a report of their investigative findings shall be issued and sent to the Office of the State’s Attorney for the county in which the incident occurred. After the State’s Attorney […]

March 14 2023

Garry Lamonte Pendleton, 52, of Fallston, Maryland was convicted of two counts of second-degree rape, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, and two counts of second-degree assault, following a three-day jury trial on March 13, 2023, in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The charges are the result of an investigation by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]

March 09 2023

On March 8, 2023, Timothy Eugene Fisher, 51, of Port Deposit, Maryland was convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute: Cocaine and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance: Cocaine following a two-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Deputies testified before the Honorable Paul W. Ishak that a traffic stop was conducted […]

February 14 2023

UPDATE: On Friday, May 12, 2023, Devon Allen Odell Scott, 40, of Edgewood, Maryland was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Harford County following his February 13, 2023 convictions. The Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin sentenced Scott to a total sentence of Life plus 50 years to serve. The breakdown of sentencing is reflected as follows: Count […]

January 31 2023

UPDATE On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Steven Jay Friedman, 40, of Forest Hill, Maryland was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Harford County following his January 30, 2023 convictions. The Honorable Yolanda Curtin sentenced Freidman to thirty (30) years suspend all but eighteen (18) years to serve. The breakdown of sentencing is reflected as follows: […]

January 20 2023

Bruce Vincent Tran, 51, of Rosedale, Maryland was convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Possession of Cocaine, and Possession of Heroin on January 20, 2023, following a two-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The charges stemmed from an investigation of Tran who was at the Motel 6 in Edgewood […]

January 11 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 3, 2023 will forever be a historic day in Harford County, as Alison M. Healey was sworn in as the first ever female State’s Attorney. Ms. Healey secured an overwhelming victory against the Republican incumbent in the primary election held on July 19, 2022, by a more than two to […]

December 22 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: December 22, 2022 RE: Conviction and Sentencing of Milton Mondowney, III (Bel Air, Maryland) — Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction and sentencing of Milton Mondowney, III, 31, from Baltimore, Maryland, for murder in the first degree and use of a firearm in commission of […]

December 22 2022

December 21, 2022 Contact MARCIA LUBIN at (410) 209-4854 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.justice.gov/usao/md HARFORD COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN A DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY Defendant, Who was Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking, and a Co-Conspirator Were Convicted After an Eight-Day Federal Trial Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge […]

December 20 2022

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced Judge Paul Ishak has sentenced Bobbie Sue Hodge to four consecutive life sentences plus twenty years. The Defendant received a life sentence for each felony murder, five years for the assault in the second degree on Brenda Ayres, five years […]

December 20 2022

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Donald Hildebrandt, age 52, of Bel Air, Maryland, yesterday to 25 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce child pornography, and possession of child pornography. The indictment was returned on June 3, 2021. Hildebrandt is […]

October 25 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: October 25, 2022 RE: Multiple Homicide convictions (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that yesterday afternoon, a Harford County jury found Bobbie Sue Hodge, 63, of Edgewood, Maryland, guilty of arson in the first degree, four counts of felony murder, and three counts […]

July 18 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2022 RE: Convictions of Geofrey Raheim Brown, Keneil Carlos Callender, and Danita Ginette Cromwell (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the convictions of Geofrey Raheim Brown, 29, of Bel Air, Maryland, Keneil Carlos Callender, 32, of Edgewater, New Jersey, and Danita […]

July 07 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2022 RE: Indictment of James Sanders (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that a Harford County Grand Jury has indicted James Marnell Sanders, 35, for murder in the second degree and related charges including child abuse resulting in the death of […]

June 10 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: June 10, 2022 RE: Rahzir Meyers sentenced in Gang Murder Conviction (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the sentencing of Rahzir Meyers, 21, from Edgewood, Maryland, for murder in the first degree, gang and firearm offenses. On July 4, 2019 at 12:19 a.m., […]

June 10 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2022 RE: Sheron Garrett Sentencing (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the sentencing of Sheron Garrett, from Baltimore, Maryland, for murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, and possession of a regulated firearm by a […]

June 06 2022

RE: Conviction of Joshua Zimmerman (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Joshua Zimmerman, 32, from Essex, Maryland for vehicular manslaughter. On December 27, 2020 at 7:40 a.m, a Maryland Department of Natural Resources Officer was heading to work when he observed a Ford […]

May 26 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: May 27, 2022 RE: Conviction of Jose Lopez-Villalba (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Jose Lopez-Villalba, 42, for multiple counts of animal cruelty and possessing birds for cockfighting. On May 10, 2021, Harford County Animal Control received a complaint about […]

May 16 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2022 RE: Sentencing of Brian Summerson (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the sentencing of Brian Summerson, from Dillon, South Carolina for assault in the first degree and robbery. On January 8, 2021, Harford County Sheriff’s Detectives responded to Mercy Hospital […]

May 13 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2022 RE: Conviction of Nicholas Hunt (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Nicholas Hunt, 26, of Whiteford, Maryland, for possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possession of a regulated firearm after having […]

April 08 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: April 7, 2022 RE: 32nd Memorial Service for Crime Victims and their Families This year’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be observed April 24–30, 2022. A Crime Victim Memorial Service will be hosted by the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office to honor the lives of those lost to violent crimes in […]

March 31 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2022 RE: Benjamin Murdy Sentenced (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that Benjamin Murdy, 45, of Street, Maryland, receive a sentence on March 30, 2022, of life suspend all but 48 years to serve at the Division of Corrections and five […]

March 30 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: March 30, 2022 RE: Murder Conviction (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that on March 29, 2022, a Harford County jury found Sherron Garrett, from Baltimore, Maryland, guilty of murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, and […]

March 22 2022

Baltimore Man Convicted of Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine MEDIA RELEASE DATE: March 21, 2022 Conviction of Sterling Anton Melton (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Sterling Anton Melton, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. On […]

March 15 2022

South Carolina Man Convicted of First Degree Assault and Robbery in Harford County MEDIA RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2022 RE: Conviction of Brian Summerson (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Brian Summerson, from Dillon, South Carolina for assault in the first degree and […]

March 11 2022

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney District of Maryland Erek L. Barron 36 South Charles Street 410-209-4800 United States Attorney4th Floor TTY/TDD: 410-962-4462 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410-209-4885 Marcia A. Murphy FAX 410-962-3091 Public Affairs Specialist Marcia.Murphy@usdoj.gov March 11, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact MARCIA MURPHY www.justice.gov/usao/md at (410) 209-4854 TWO HARFORD COUNTY COCAINE DEALERS […]

March 10 2022

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2022 RE: Conviction of Adrian Lamar Goodwin (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Adrian Lamar Goodwin, 36, of Aberdeen, Maryland, for possession of fentanyl in the amount of five grams or more and for possession of a regulated […]

March 04 2022

NEWS RELEASE Two Suspects in Custody For 2019 Murder of Food Delivery Driver For Immediate Release: Kyle Andersen, HCSO Media & Public Relations, 410-836-5224 [March 4, 2022, Bel Air, MD] Two Harford County men are in custody, following an indictment by a Harford County Grand Jury for the February 10, 2019, murder of food delivery […]

February 24 2022

MARIJUANA DEALER RECEIVES MAXIMUM SENTENCE DATE: February 24, 2022 (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of John Williams Powell Mayo, 38, of Richmond, Virginia, for possession of a large amount of marijuana, which in this case was approximately 100 pounds. On August 5, 2021, […]

December 23 2021

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 17, 2021 Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Charges Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Jack Anderson IV, age 45, of Tucson, Arizona, to 126 months […]

December 06 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: December 6, 2021 RE: Conviction of Duke Wayne Lambert (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Duke Wayne Lambert, 37, of Elkton, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. On February 3, 2021, detectives with the Harford County Narcotics […]

November 23 2021

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November 23 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: November 23, 2021 RE: Conviction of Neal Turner, Jr. (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Neal Turner, Jr., 36, of Edgewood, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute heroin. On January 11, 2021, detectives with the Harford County Narcotics […]

November 16 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2021 RE: Conviction of Marlon Albert Jenifer (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Marlon Albert Jenifer, 34, of Aberdeen, Maryland for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of marijuana. On March 16, 2019, the Harford County […]

November 09 2021

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 5, 2021 Harford County Narcotics Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Sell Crack Cocaine Defendant Also Must Forfeit his Camaro and More Than $3,000 Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett […]

October 22 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2021 RE: Conviction of Tangier Laquisha Sher Hitchens (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Tangier Laquisha Sher Hitchens, 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, for possession a firearm under sufficient circumstances to constitute a nexus to the drug trafficking crime. […]

October 21 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2021 RE: Conviction of Daquan Brown (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Daquan Brown, 25, of Edgewood, Maryland, for distribution of a heroin-fentanyl mix, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and unlawful possession of a regulated firearm. […]

October 21 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2021 RE: Conviction of Brandon Winkler (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Brandon Winkler, 20, of Abingdon, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime. […]

October 04 2021

MEDIA RELEASE DATE: October 4, 2021 RE: Gang Murder Conviction (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that on October 1, 2021, a Harford County jury found Rahzir Meyers, 20, from Edgewood, Maryland, guilty of murder in the first degree, gang and firearm offenses following a two-week […]

September 03 2021

September 1, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.justice.gov/usao/md Contact MARCIA MURPHY at (410) 209-4854 TWO HARFORD COUNTY NARCOTICS DEALERS PLEAD GUILTY TO PARTICIPATING IN A CONSPIRACY TO SELL CRACK COCAINE Murphy and Bolden Obtained Cocaine from a Supplier in Delaware and Sold At Least 112 grams of Crack Cocaine Baltimore, Maryland – Reginald Leon Bolden, age […]

August 31 2021

DATE: August 31, 2021 RE: Conviction of Damian Walton Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Damian Walton, 31, Edgewood, Maryland, for possession of a regulated firearm by a prohibited person and the wearing, carrying and transport of a firearm. On August 12, 2020, Deputy Robert Witt of […]

August 23 2021

DATE: August 23, 2021 RE: Sentencing of Anthony Martin, Jr. (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced the sentencing of Anthony Martin, Jr., 18 of Edgewood, Maryland for first degree murder. On November 1, 2019 at approximately 3:19am, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the […]

August 20 2021

DATE: August 20, 2021 RE: Conviction of Benjamin Murdy (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that following a four-day bench trial in front of the Honorable Kevin J. Mahoney, Benjamin Murdy, 45, from Street, Maryland, has been convicted of five individual counts of attempted first degree […]

July 22 2021

DATE: July 21, 2021 MEDIA RELEASE Statement of Harford County State’s Attorney Albert J. Peisinger, Jr. regarding State v. Sean Reyes State vs. Sean Reyes was resolved today after Mr. Reyes accepted responsibility for hindering and obstructing Deputy Keith Jackson during a traffic stop on May 5th , 2021. Mr. Reyes agreed to write a […]

July 22 2021

DATE: July 19, 2021 RE: Conviction of Nathan Newell (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Nathan Newell, 21, from Bel Air, Maryland, for attempted murder in the second degree and related home invasion charges. On November 11, 2019, deputies from the Harford County […]

June 08 2021

Harford County Narcotics Task Force announces the indictment of 22 in county-wide cocaine wiretap investigation For Immediate Release: Cristie Hopkins, HCSO Media and Public Relations, 410-836-5403 [June 8, 2021, Bel Air, MD] Harford County State’s Attorney Albert Peisinger, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner, Bel Air Police Chief Charles Moore, […]

June 01 2021

DATE: June 1, 2021 RE: Sentencing of Brenton Mills (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced the sentencing of Brenton Mills, 27 of Havre de Grace, Maryland for child abuse resulting in death. On January 7, 2019, officers of the Havre de Grace Police Department were dispatched to […]

June 01 2021

DATE: June 1, 2021 RE: Homicide Sentencing (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the sentencing of Joseph Daniel Parrish, 28, from Aberdeen, Maryland, for murder in the first degree, witness retaliation and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. On November 11, 2018, […]

May 28 2021

DATE: May 28, 2021 RE: Conviction of Williams Reina Diaz (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Williams Reina Diaz, 27, from Edgewood, Maryland, for sex abuse of a minor. On January 6, 2020, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the […]

May 28 2021

DATE: May 28, 2021 RE: Conviction of Steven Gross (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Steven Gross, 49 of Abingdon, Maryland, for sex abuse of a minor. Gross was convicted on May 10, 2021 by way of a plea. The case began during […]

May 28 2021

DATE: May 28, 2021 RE: Conviction of Wardell Walton (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Wardell Walton, 34, Aberdeen, Maryland, for robbery. Walton was convicted on April 26, 2021 by way of a guilty plea. The case began when on October 2, 2020, […]

May 28 2021

HARFORD COUNTY, MD (May 27, 2021) – The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has concluded two separate arson investigations with the conviction and sentencing of Richard Benjamin Lodeski, 44, of Wilmington, Delaware. Lodeski was initially charged on June 23, 2020, with: (2) counts of […]

March 19 2021

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that Radee Prince, 40, from Elkton, Maryland, received three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole along with two consecutive life sentences for murdering three people and attempting to murder two others in a 2017 workplace shooting. Mr. Prince was further sentenced to […]

March 01 2021

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, Homeland Security Investigations, the Maryland State Police and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in announcing the filing of a federal complaint against Donald Hildebrandt of Bel Air, Maryland for charges of possession and production of […]

February 10 2021

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Kyla Royster, 24, Edgewood, Maryland, for first degree assault. On June 7, 2020, deputies of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Deerwood Court, Edgewood, Maryland. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman bleeding from slash wounds to her neck and […]

December 22 2020

December 22, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact MARCIA MURPHY www.justice.gov/usao/md at (410) 209-4854 BALTIMORE MAN SENTENCED TO ALMOST 14 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTION OF A FENTANYL ANALOGUE THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A VICTIM Defendant Sold Customers Heroin, Crack Cocaine, and the Fentanyl Analogue that Killed the Victim in this Case Baltimore, […]

November 17 2020

DATE: November 17, 2020 RE: Sentencing of Naeshawn Perry (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the sentencing of Naeshawn Perry, 19, of Havre de Grace, Maryland for murder in the first degree. On August 9, 2017, the victim, 15 year old Maleigha Solonka, was reported missing. […]

November 02 2020

DATE: November 2, 2020 RE: Multiple Homicide convictions (Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that a Harford County jury found Radee Prince, 40, from Elkton, Maryland, guilty of three counts of murder in the first degree, two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and […]

September 16 2020

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the sentencing of Jaylin Brown, 18, Bel Air, Maryland, for Murder in the Second Degree, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under the Age of […]

May 02 2020

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of James Lee Walker, Jr., 27, Edgewood, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Walker was convicted on January 27, 2020 by way of a guilty plea following the Court’s denial of Defendant’s motion to suppress […]

March 10 2020

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Naeshawn Perry, 19, of Havre de Grace, Maryland for murder in the first degree. On August 9, 2017, the victim, 15 year old Maleigha Solonka, was reported missing. One week later, on August 16, 2017, Maleigha’s body was found in a […]

February 05 2020

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced the conviction of Ahmet Terzioglu, 48, from North East, Maryland, for rape in the second degree and assault in the second degree.

February 05 2020

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced the sentencing of Aubri Pluhar, 25, Bel Air, Maryland, for murder in the second degree. On July 20, 2017, officers of the Havre de Grace Police Department were dispatched to 804 Lafayette Street in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Upon arrival, officers […]

December 12 2019

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Jaylin Brown, 17, Bel Air, Maryland, for Murder in the Second Degree, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony or Crime of Violence, and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under the Age of […]

October 22 2019

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Robert Welborn, 51, Harford County, Maryland, for assault in the second degree. On August 17, 2019, deputies of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Cavalier Motel for a report of a domestic dispute that involved the suspect choking the […]

October 22 2019

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the sentencing of Robert Parks, Sr., 58 years old from Bel Air, Maryland, for rape in the second degree. On October 22, 2017 the Victim and defendant were at the home of a mutual friend of the Victim and defendant. The Victim and defendant […]

October 18 2019

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, has announced that last night, a Harford County jury found Joseph Daniel Parrish, 27, from Aberdeen, Maryland, guilty of murder in the first degree, witness retaliation and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The case began on November […]

October 04 2019

(Bel Air, Maryland) – Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the sentencing of Alexander L. Manuel, 27, Edgewood, Maryland, for two (2) counts of distribution of heroin and two (2) counts of distribution of fentanyl.

August 27 2019

BEL AIR, MD (August 27, 2019) – Harford County State’s Attorney, Albert J. Peisinger, Jr. has announced that Carloo Watson was indicted today by a Harford County Grand Jury with two counts of Gross Negligence Manslaughter by Motor Vehicle, two counts of Criminal Negligence Manslaughter by Motor Vehicle, and four counts of Causing Serious Injury […]

August 20 2019

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the sentencing of Brandon H. Warfield, 30, Aberdeen, Maryland, in two separate cases. Both cases related to the possession with the intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances. At the time of his arrest in both of these cases, the Defendant was on probation, to […]

August 02 2019

Albert J. Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced today the conviction of Artiis R. Williams, 37, Edgewood, Maryland, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a large amount of heroin.