FREDERICK, MD – Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 2 pm, Dr. Ernesto Torres appeared before Frederick Circuit Court for a bond review regarding the indictment that resulted in an additional 65 charges. The Honorable Judge William R. Nicklas Jr. set an additional bond in the amount of $400,000 secured with the conditions of home detention, […]
FREDERICK, MD – On Friday, May 17, 2019, a Frederick County Grand Jury indicted Dr. Ernesto Torres on an additional 65 charges. These charges stem from additional victims coming forward following the initial indictment on May 3, 2019. Below is a list of the additional charges: – 9 Counts – Child Sex Abuse – 10 […]
FREDERICK, MD – The Frederick Police Department and the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office arrested 4 adult males for attempting to solicit children for sex following a multi-day undercover operation conducted the week of May 12, 2019. These arrests resulted from investigations conducted by the Frederick Police Department, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
FREDERICK, MD – Chris Lee Myers, 39, of Jefferson, Maryland was indicted by the Frederick County Grand Jury on one count of 1st Degree Murder in the homicide of his girlfriend. Myers waived his right to a bond review on May 3rd, and is currently being held at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center without […]
UPDATE Thursday 5/9/19 : Dr. Ernesto Torres posted bond late Wednesday night. He is now being monitored through the Frederick Co. Sheriff’s Office home detention program. FREDERICK, MD – On Wednesday, May 8th at 2 pm, Dr. Ernesto Torres appeared before Frederick Circuit Court for a Bond Review. The Honorable Judge Martz-Fisher set the […]
FREDERICK, MD – On April 26, 2019, the Frederick Police Department began an investigation into the allegations that a Frederick Pediatrician, Dr. Ernesto Torres, sexually assaulted an 18-year-old female during an examination at his medical practice. Charges were recommended to the States Attorney’s Office which was then presented to the Grand Jury on May 3, […]
FREDERICK, MD – Chris Lee Myers, 39, of Jefferson, Maryland waived his right to a bond review this afternoon in Frederick District Court. Maryland State Police have charged Myers in connection with the death of his girlfriend Wednesday in Frederick County. Chris Myers is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and first-degree assault. He was […]
FREDERICK- The Frederick County Grand Jury returned additional indictments against Rudolph Jericho Smith, age 36, of Frederick. The indictments were filed in Circuit Court and allege Three Counts of First Degree Assault, Three Counts of Reckless Endangerment, and Three Counts of Knowingly Attempting to Transmit HIV. These charges stem from disclosures of three additional victims […]
FREDERICK, MD – Frederick County ranked #4 out of all Maryland counties for highest conviction rate of DUI cases in 2017, according to newly released statistics from the National Study Center of the University of Maryland. State’s Attorney Charlie Smith reacted, “These numbers show the importance we place on making our roads safe in Frederick […]
The Frederick State’s Attorney’s Office was honored to host a delegation from Mongolia today. The group came as part of the IJET program. The International Justice Sector Education and Training (IJET) Fellowship is a program that brings small groups of justice sector professionals to the U.S. for month long programs to empower them to become […]
