Month: June 2025

Thomas Eugene Harris, II has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2024 murder of Shaquille Braxton. The sentence was imposed on June 20, 2025 by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee.

On February 15, 2024, the victim was on his way to deliver a Valentine’s Day present to his child in Prince Frederick. Harris, who was in a relationship with the child’s mother, stalked the victim and then stabbed him multiple times. The victim succumbed to his injuries. Harris fled to Prince George’s County and disposed of the murder weapon. He subsequently turned himself in to Calvert County Detectives.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney April N. Brown.

On June 18, 2025, a Calvert County jury convicted Brandy Leigh Leagan, 31, of Prince Frederick, of two counts of child neglect and impaired driving. The jury deliberated approximately 15 minutes.

On the evening of January 21, 2024, Leagan left the Lord Calvert bowling alley with her two minor children in the back seat. After turning onto MD Route 4, Leagan crashed into a guardrail. She was determined to be impaired by alcohol. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 11, 2025, before the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee. Each count of child neglect carries a maximum punishment of 5 years imprisonment and/or a $5,000 fine.

On June 2, 2025, Thomas Patrick Raley, 40, of Leonardtown, was convicted of possession of fentanyl and theft under $100 in Calvert County District Court.  Raley received a sentence of 1 year incarceration, suspended down to 90 days, followed by 3 years of supervised probation.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on July 13, 2024.  On that date, Raley was working as a paid paramedic at the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department.  Raley removed fentanyl from 3 vials intended for patient use and used the drugs for his own purposes.

Raley is facing similar charges in St. Mary’s County, where he is currently incarcerated.  He is no longer employed as a paramedic in Calvert County.