Entries by Jacqueline Rottmann

2026 ADULT DRUG TREATMENT COURT GRADUATION CEREMONY HELD A CELEBRATION OF RECOVERY

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 15, 2026   2026 ADULT DRUG TREATMENT COURT GRADUATION CEREMONY HELD A CELEBRATION OF RECOVERY Frederick, MD – The Frederick County Drug Treatment Court (DTC) celebrated 20 successful graduates yesterday in the Circuit Court for Frederick County.  DTC is a specialized court for non-violent offenders who struggle with addiction. […]

MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE OVER 35 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT, VIOLATIONS OF PROTECTIVE ORDER, VIOLATION OF PRETRIAL CONDITIONS, AND INFLUENCING OR INTIMIDATING A WITNESS

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 13, 2026 MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE OVER 35 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT, VIOLATIONS OF PROTECTIVE ORDER, Violation of Pretrial Conditions, AND INFLUENCING OR INTIMIDATING A WITNESS     Frederick, MD –  Yesterday, in Frederick County Circuit Court, the Honorable Julia A. Minner sentenced […]

MIDDLETOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY, WILL SERVE 35 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND THIRD-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 6, 2026 MIDDLETOWN MAN PLEADS GUILTY, WILL SERVE 35 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND THIRD-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE   Frederick, MD – Yesterday afternoon, in Frederick County Circuit Court the Honorable Judge Scott Rolle sentenced 24-year-old Trey Rice, of Middletown, MD to a life […]

ARMED FUGITIVE SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING 2020 MULTI-STATE PURSUIT AND SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 8, 2026   ARMED FUGITIVE SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING 2020 MULTI-STATE PURSUIT AND SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE     Frederick, MD – Today in Frederick County Circuit Court, the Honorable Julia Martz-Fisher sentenced 48-year old David Robert Leatherman of Hanover, Pennsylvania to 50 years with 35 […]

INTERCEPT TASK FORCE WELCOMES VISIT FROM ICAC PIONEERS AS FREDERICK INCREASES ITS RESOURCES TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN CYBERSPACE AND COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 31, 2026     INTERCEPT TASK FORCE WELCOMES VISIT FROM ICAC PIONEERS  AS FREDERICK INCREASES ITS RESOURCES TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN CYBERSPACE AND COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING   Frederick, MD – Members of the original ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Task Force (est. 1998, Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack) visited […]

MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE 16 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON OFFENSES OF SEXUAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, TELEPHONE MISUSE-OBSCENE PURPOSES (X2) & FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

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 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 27, 2026 MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE 16 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON OFFENSES OF SEXUAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, TELEPHONE MISUSE-OBSCENE PURPOSES (X2) & FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY   Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, the […]

BALTIMORE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE WITH 20 YEARS TO SERVE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 26, 2026   BALTIMORE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE WITH 20 YEARS TO SERVE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER     Frederick, MD – Tuesday, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Alonzo Michael Epps Jr. entered a plea of guilty to Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree […]

FREDERICK MAN FOUND GUILTY AFTER TRIAL OF ATTEMPTED THIRD-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, ATTEMPTED FOURTH-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 25, 2026 FREDERICK MAN FOUND GUILTY AFTER TRIAL OF ATTEMPTED THIRD-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, ATTEMPTED FOURTH-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE, SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT, AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE     Frederick, MD – On Monday, March 23, 2026, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Julia Martz-Fisher found […]

THURMONT MAN TO SERVE 19 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR USE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE ANOTHER TO COMMIT A SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLATION OF PROBATION

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 20, 2026   THURMONT MAN TO SERVE 19 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR USE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION TO ENCOURAGE ANOTHER TO COMMIT A SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLATION OF PROBATION     Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, The Honorable Julia Martz-Fisher sentenced 44-year-old John […]

FREDERICK MAN TO 30 YEARS WITH 12 YEARS AND 296 DAYS TO BE SERVED IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND POSSESSION OF A LOADED HAND-GUN

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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 2, 2026   FREDERICK MAN TO 30 YEARS WITH  12 YEARS AND 296 DAYS TO BE SERVED IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND POSSESSION OF A LOADED HAND-GUN     Frederick, MD – On February 24, 2026, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Julia A. […]