State’s Attorney Charlie Smith Advocates for Prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Education April 29, 2025 State’s Attorney Charlie Smith, Chairman of the Board for the National District Attorneys Association, addressed the U.S. Department of Education today to express his support of Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment Programs. These programs help ensure that experienced, […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 28, 2025 HAGERSTOWN MAN TO SERVE 20 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR AND SEX TRAFFICKING Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Judge Richard Sandy imposed the agreed-upon sentence of 35 years, suspend all but […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 22, 2025 ESSEX MAN TO SERVE 35 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR SEX ABUSE OF A MINOR AND TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE RAPE Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Judge Scott Rolle sentenced 32-year old Douglas Paul Otto, of Essex, Maryland to […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 22, 2025 FREDERICK MAN SENTENCED TO SERVE 10 YEARS IN THE MARYLAND DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE RAPE IN FREDERICK Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, the Honorable Julia Martz-Fisher sentenced Alan Verdeja Martinez, of Frederick, MD. Martinez entered a […]
State’s Attorney Charlie Smith and his Office hosted the 35th Maryland Statewide Memorial Service, on Sunday April 6, 2025, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Frederick, MD in honor of Maryland’s crime victims and their families. During the service, volunteers read the names of victims of violent crime from Maryland’s Western Region, Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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, […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 26, 2025 VIRGINIA MAN SENTENCED TO 93 YEARS TO SERVE FOR TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT, 2 COUNTS OF USE OF FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF REGULATED FIREARM Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Julie […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 25, 2025 LITTLESTOWN MAN TO SERVE 5 YEARS WITHOUT PAROLE ELIGIBILITY IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND USE OF A FIREARM IN THE COMMISSION OF A VIOLENT CRIME Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Judge Scott Rolle sentenced 30-year-old […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 18, 2025 FREDERICK MAN TO SERVE 17 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR ARMED ROBBERY Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Julia Minner sentenced 42-year old Nicholas Albanes, of Frederick, MD to 20 years, suspend all but 17 years of active incarceration, […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2025 County Executive Proclaims February 5th Prosecutor’s Day to Honor Local Prosecutors’ Role in Justice and Community Safety FREDERICK, MARYLAND – February 5th was proclaimed as National Prosecutor’s Day by the National District Attorneys Association in Washington, D.C. this morning, representing a landmark celebration recognizing the indispensable […]