GERMANTOWN MAN TO SERVE 15 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST-DEGREE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF A MINOR

March 4, 2025/in Press Release/by Jacqueline Rottmann

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MARCH 4, 2025

GERMANTOWN MAN TO SERVE 15 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST-DEGREE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF A MINOR

Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Joanmarie Raymond Brubaker sentenced 33-year old Tre Anthony Garrett, of Germantown, MD to 30 years, suspend all but 15 years in the Division of Corrections for First-Degree Child Abuse and Neglect of a Minor.

On January 5, 2024, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Frederick Health Hospital for a report of child abuse of a severely injured 2-year old child suffering from injuries to his body as well as multiple brain bleeds and skull fractures. The child was flown to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. where he was treated. Medical staff concluded the injuries were highly suspicious of non-accidental trauma. Detectives interviewed the child’s mother, who told police she went to run errands while the Defendant (the child’s father) had the child. When she returned, she observed the Defendant walking with the child wearing clothing inappropriate for the weather. The mother confronted the defendant and attempted to obtain the child from the defendant and when she was unable to, the mother called 9-1-1. Police later found the Defendant, without the child, when responding to a different 9-1-1 call in the area. Approximately ten hours after the initial 9-1-1 call by the child’s mother, the child was brought to Frederick Health Hospital by the Defendant’s mother. Through the collaborative investigation between detectives and medical personnel, it was determined that the child’s injuries were in fact acute and occurred during the time he was in the care of the Defendant.

Judge Raymond Brubaker addressed the Defendant saying, “You must get a handle on your drug issues to establish a healthy relationship with your son.”

Upon release, the Defendant will serve five years of supervised probation with special conditions including no contact with the victim and no unsupervised contact with any minor child.

Chief Assistant State’s Attorney Lindsey Carpenter and Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Pearl represented the State of Maryland.

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GERMANTOWN MAN TO SERVE 15 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST-DEGREE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF A MINOR

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