Rance Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty
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 […]
Hynson Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Vehicular Manslaughter
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 […]
Blasi Pleads Guilty to Felony Animal Cruelty
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 – 2021 Year in Review
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 […]
Circuit Court Adult Treatment Program
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 […]
Baugher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor
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 […]
Jones Pleads Guilty to First Degree Assault
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 […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
When Captain John Smith sailed up the Patuxent River in 1609, he described a number of Native American settlements located along the shoreline. The largest was located at the confluence of the Patuxent and Battle Creek, in what is now Calvert County. In fact, Indigenous Peoples had been using these lands for thousands of […]
Hayes Sentenced for Sex Abuse
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that Donald Allen Hayes, 31, of Lusby, was sentenced to a total of 9-1/2 years incarceration for sex abuse of a minor and related charges. The sentence was imposed on November 8, 2021, by the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court. Because the charge […]
State’s Attorney’s Office Welcomes High School Students
In conjunction with Calvert County Public Schools, the State’s Attorney’s Office is offering criminal justice students the opportunity to “shadow” attorneys in Court as they prosecute criminal and serious motor vehicle cases. Students from all four Calvert County High Schools have signed up to participate in November and December. State’s Attorney Robert Harvey hopes […]