Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office – 2022 Year in Review
CALVERT COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE (SAO) 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Significant Prosecutions Harold Bernard Gross was convicted of possession of fentanyl in large volume and, on November 14, 2022, was sentenced to 5 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Travis Benjamin Ridgely was convicted of the first degree premeditated murder of Selena Noel […]
Drug Offender Receives 5 Years Without Parole
On November 14, 2022, Harold Bernard Gross, of Owings, entered a guilty plea in Calvert County Circuit Court to possession of fentanyl in large volume. He received a mandatory prison sentence of 5 years without the possibility of parole. The conviction resulted from the execution of a search warrant at Gross’ residence on July […]
Ridgely Sentenced for Murder
On November 14, 2022, Travis Benjamin Ridgely, 35, of Lusby, MD, was sentenced for the first degree premeditated murder of Selena Noel Persinger. The sentence, imposed by Judge Mark S. Chandlee, of the Calvert County Circuit Court, was life imprisonment suspended to 35 years of active incarceration. Ridgely will not be eligible for parole until […]
Hamrick Loses Bid to Reduce Sentence
Ancil Tony Hamrick, convicted in 2001 of a brutal Calvert County murder, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Hamrick had argued that his sentence was illegal because his convictions for first degree murder and burglary should have been treated as the same offense. On November 9, 2022, Judge Mark S. Chandlee of […]
2022 Warrant Initiative
From October 24-27, 2022, the Calvert County Sheriff’s office conducted its annual warrant initiative with assistance from the State’s Attorney’s Office and other agencies. This initiative resulted in the arrest of 124 persons with open warrants and the service of 66 non-support warrants. Over $56,000 of unpaid child support was collected. State’s Attorney Robert Harvey […]
Drug Court Recidivism Rates
The Calvert County Adult Treatment Court (a/k/a drug court) has graduated a total of 84 individuals from the program since 2020. Of those individuals, 8 have incurred new charges, leaving us with a recidivism rate of approximately 9.5%. Although no recidivism rate is acceptable, this number compares very favorably to the national recidivism rate of […]
SAO Establishes Student Shadowing Program
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office initiated its Student Shadowing Program. This program allows high school students the opportunity to accompany prosecutors into the courtroom to observe actual court proceedings. So far eight students have signed-up. Spaces still exist for October 21, October 28, and October 31. Please contact Assistant […]
ASA Coale Receives Scholarship
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey is pleased to announce that Assistant State’s Attorney Elsie Coale is the recipient of a scholarship, funded by the NFL Foundation, to attend the Breaking the Cycle of Violence Conference in San Diego, CA, on October 24-28, 2022. The Conference is sponsored by the National District Attorney’s Association and […]
Commodore Convicted of Two Counts of First Degree Assault
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey reports that on September 28, 2022, Adam Commodore, age 41, was found guilty of two counts of felony first degree assault, as well as two counts of reckless endangerment, following a trial before the Honorable Mark S. Chandlee of the Calvert County Circuit Court. The case was prosecuted by […]
State’s Attorney to Begin Student “Shadowing” Program
The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the criminal justice program at Calvert County Public Schools, has initiated a program that will permit high school students to “shadow” prosecutors as they litigate cases in Circuit and District Court. The students will be able to observe actual courtroom proceedings to learn first-hand how the […]