Berlin Man Sentenced in Theft Scheme in Worcester County

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A Berlin man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison with all but 14 months suspended after he was convicted of theft scheme over $100,000. Sentencing for 51 year old Richard Perry was postponed to give Perry time to gather the substantial amount of restitution owed to the victim. As part of his plea,…

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Salisbury Man Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse

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A Salisbury man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison – of which 15 years is minimum mandatory.  In June, 30 year old Austin White was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses.  During 2013 through 2015, White sexually abused a child under the age of 10.  Additional conditions of White’s…

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Georgetown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder of Grandmother

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A Georgetown man will spend 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his grandmother.   Officials in the AG’s office say George Bailey choked his 69 year old grandmother, Lorraine Bradley, after she fell while the two were leaving her Long Neck home.  Bailey then stole her car.  Bradley’s body, along with…

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Georgetown Man Sentenced for Rape and Murder

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A man living at a Georgetown home who beat and raped a woman living in the home and killed another man will spend the next 67 years in prison.  In 2016 Juan Tovar Cruz returned to the home on Wilson Hill Road where he’d just started living a week earlier and threatened the woman who…

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UPDATED: Hebron Horse Owner Sentenced

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UPDATED – 5-13-19 – The woman who was indicted for criminal animal abuse will not spend time in prison. On Monday, Barbara Pilchard was sentenced to 90 days for each of the six horses that died as a result of abuse and neglect on her farm. Judge Leah Seaton suspended all of Pilchard’s time and…

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UPDATED: Greenwood Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Manslaughter

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UPDATED – 5/10/19 – 2:45pm – A shooting in Bridgeville in January of 2018 will send a Greenwood man to prison for 12 years – followed by 6 months of home confinement or work release then 10 years of probation.  Officials in the Attorney General’s office say 32 year old Jared Mitchell pleaded guilty to…

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Berlin Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement, Theft and Forgery

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A Berlin woman has been sentenced for embezzlement and other offenses.  On Friday 51 year old Theresa Kolacz was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.  She was convicted of theft over $100,000, embezzlement and forgery in December.  Police were notified last May by officials at the St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean City…

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Dover Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Robbery & Home Invasion

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A Dover man has pleaded guilty to 2 counts of 1st degree robbery, home invasion and other offenses after he and another man forced their way into a home at the Woodcrest Apartments in Dover last February.  Two victims were forced to lie on the floor by 26 year old Mahdi Wilson and the other…

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Laurel Teen Sentenced to 16 Years for Manslaughter

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A Laurel teen has been sentenced after a shooting death at the Wexford Village Apartments in Laurel.  Officials in the AG’s office report that a Superior Court judge sentenced 19 year old Stephon Jackson to 16 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter, firearms and other offenses.  18 year old Mekell Horsey was…

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Harrington Man Sentenced in Death of Infant

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A Harrington man has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for the death of an infant that was under his care.  DOJ officials say 48 year old James Hammond and his girlfriend were caring for her 7-month old niece in 2014 while the parents were on vacation.  The infant was taken to…

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