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 […]
Hawkins Sentenced for Sex Abuse
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey announced that on November 5, 2021, Wilbur Richard Hawkins, Jr., 39, received 18 years incarceration for the sexual abuse of two minor children, ages 8 and 13. On March 16, 2020, the victims reported the abuse to detectives at the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. A one-party consent phone […]
Decesaris Sentenced for Felony Theft
Robert Harvey, Calvert County State’s Attorney, announced that on November 5, 2021, Marco Joseph Decesaris, III, 72, of Prince Frederick was sentenced to 6 months incarceration for felony theft. Decesaris, the owner of Marco’s Quality Storage Buildings, LLC, took money from victims after promising to build them sheds. The sheds were never delivered and the […]
Domestic Violence in Maryland
In 2020, 56 Marylanders lost their lives to domestic violence, according to a report published by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence. This is the highest number of fatalities recorded since 2007. Fortunately, Calvert County had zero domestic violence-related deaths in 2020. Nevertheless, domestic violence remains a serious problem in our County. In 2019, […]
Fuller Sentenced for Vehicular Manslaughter
On October 25, 2021, Christopher Fuller, 35, of Dunkirk, MD, was sentenced to 33 years incarceration, with all but 6 years suspended, for the crimes of manslaughter by motor vehicle, causing life threatening injury while under the influence of alcohol, and second degree assault. Fuller was also placed on 5 years of supervised probation and […]
Blankenship Sentenced for Assault
Robert Harvey, Calvert County State’s Attorney, announced that Joseph Martin Blankenship, 36, of Lusby, was sentenced on October 15, 2021, to 10 years incarceration for the crime of second degree assault. Blankenship also received a 2-year consecutive sentence for a violation of probation. The sentences, imposed by the Honorable Andrew S. Rappaport, were the maximum […]
Sewell Sentenced for Illegally Transporting a Handgun in a Vehicle
Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey today announced that on October 12, 2021, Rudi Dominique Caprese Sewell, 34, of Oxon Hill, was convicted in Calvert County Circuit Court of illegally transporting a handgun in a vehicle. Sewell was sentenced to 3 years incarceration, with all but 6 months suspended and 3 years of probation. Home […]