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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Today is National Prosecutor’s Day, and we are proud to recognize the important work prosecutors do every day to protect public safety and support victims. This week, State’s Attorney Charlie Smith and Deputy State’s Attorney Joyce King joined State’s Attorneys Ivan Bates, John McCarthy and Rich Gibson at the National District Attorneys Association Advocacy Conference […]