Baltimore, MD – A federal jury convicted Earl Leroy Griffin, Jr., age 45, of Sunderland, Maryland, late on December 17, 2021, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The conviction was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the […]
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that Rodney Carlton Rance, 53, of Lanham, pleaded guilty on December 17, 2021, to 14 counts of felony animal cruelty relating to the use and possession of dogs for dogfighting. The agreement includes a recommendation by the State that Rance serve 3 years, 6 months of active incarceration […]
State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that Christopher Morgan Hynson, 34, of Saint Leonard, entered a guilty plea on December 16, 2021, in Calvert County Circuit Court, to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. The two counts represented the lives of Gerard Fragman and Jessica Brady both of whom were tragically killed in a motor vehicle crash […]
Robert H. Harvey, Calvert County State’s Attorney, announced that Tammy Marie Blasi, 44, of Lusby entered a guilty plea to felony animal cruelty. She was sentenced by the Court to an 18 month suspended period of incarceration. As part of her sentence, Blasi is prohibited from owning, possessing, or residing with any animal. This represents […]
Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) 2021 Accomplishments Significant Prosecutions 4 teens found guilty and sentenced for committing hate crimes at Calvert High School. David Harold Johnson sentenced to 2 consecutive terms of life imprisonment for 2020 rape and murder. Dru Michael Sultzaberger sentenced to 17 years incarceration for 2019 shooting. Craig Langrall, former […]
The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office is a strong supporter of, and active participant in the Circuit Court Adult Treatment Program. In 2021, this Program graduated 33 individuals. These individuals underwent a minimum of 18 months intensive supervision counseling, drug-testing, and treatment. They were required to maintain sobriety and stay crime-free. At a time when […]
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that James Eric Baugher, 56, of Lusby, pleaded guilty on December 3, 2021, to the crimes of second degree sex offense, sexual abuse of a minor, and engaging in a continuing course of criminal conduct with a minor child. Sentencing is set for February 11, 2022, before […]
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that on November 29, 2021, Donte Terrell Jones, 39, of Owings, MD, entered a guilty plea to First Degree Assault and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon Openly with Intent to Injure. Sentencing is set for February 28, 2022, before the Honorable Mark W. Carmean of the Calvert County Circuit […]