Entries by Jacqueline Rottmann

The National District Attorneys Association’s Spring Board Conference In Dallas Addressed Community Safety As Well As Education and Support Initiatives for Prosecutors Nationwide

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Press Release For Immediate Release March 8, 2024 The National District Attorneys Association’s Spring Board Conference In Dallas Addressed Community Safety As Well As Education and Support Initiatives for Prosecutors Nationwide Dallas, Texas – Saturday, March 2, 2024 – Led by NDAA President J. Charles Smith, The National District Attorneys Association, the premier professional organization […]

Frederick Man To Serve 12 Years in Prison Upon Pleading Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, 2 Counts of Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Conspiracy to Participate in a Firearm Straw Purchase, and After Entering an Alford Plea to Another Count of Illegal Possession of a Firearm

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Press Release For Immediate Release March 1, 2024   Frederick Man To Serve 12 Years in Prison Upon Pleading Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, 2 Counts of Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Conspiracy to Participate in a Firearm Straw Purchase, and After Entering an Alford Plea to Another Count of Illegal Possession […]

Frederick Man To Serve Seven Years In Department of Corrections For 2nd Degree Rape of Minor

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Press Release For Immediate Release February 13, 2024   Frederick Man To Serve Seven Years In Department of Corrections For 2nd Degree Rape of Minor Frederick, Maryland – Yesterday, Administrative Judge, Richard Sandy, sentenced Jonatan Daniel Corado-Moscoso for the 2nd Degree Rape of a minor.  The Defendant was sentenced to 20 years, suspending all but […]

Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation – SB 398/HB 482

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February 6, 2024 Brett Engler, Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit, testified in favor of SB 398/HB 482: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board – Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation. The legislation would provide funding for life-saving emergency room care for victims of strangulation. Strangulation is a deadly form of assault, and a victim of domestic violence who […]

Frederick Man to Serve 50 Years for First-Degree Murder, Attempted First-Degree Murder, Narcotics Distribution, Gang Involvement and Illegal Possession of a Firearm.

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Press Release For Immediate Release February 6, 2024 Frederick Man to Serve 50 Years for First-Degree Murder, Attempted First-Degree Murder, Narcotics Distribution, Gang Involvement and Illegal Possession of a Firearm.   Frederick, Maryland – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Scott Rolle sentenced Lavonte Darnell Nash to Life, suspend all but 50 years, in […]

Sykesville Man Sentenced To 10 Years for Multiple Burglaries in Frederick County, Targeting Churches and a Commercial Establishment

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Press Release For Immediate Release February 1, 2024 Sykesville Man Sentenced To 10 Years for Multiple Burglaries in Frederick County, Targeting Churches and a Commercial Establishment Frederick, Maryland – On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Scott Rolle accepted the guilty plea of four counts of 2nd Degree Burglary of Vittorio […]

Frederick County Circuit Court Jury Finds Thurmont Man Guilty on 10 Counts, Including 3 Hate Crimes, Harassment and Trespassing

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Press Release For Immediate Release January 26, 2024 Frederick County Circuit Court Jury Finds Thurmont Man Guilty on 10 Counts, Including 3 Hate Crimes, Harassment and Trespassing   Frederick, Maryland – Yesterday in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Julie Solt presided over a three-day jury-trial involving defendant, Michael David Burns.  The jury found Burns guilty […]

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony

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State’s Attorney and President of the National District Attorneys Association, Charlie Smith testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 17, expressing the NDAA’s support of the #FirstStepAct. The Act’s implementation significantly reduced recidivism from 46.2% to 12.4%. The First Step Act improves the lives of low-risk offenders while protecting our communities […]

Brunswick Man Sentenced for Manufacturing a Destructive Device and 2nd Degree Assault

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Press Release For Immediate Release January 7, 2024 Brunswick Man Sentenced for Manufacturing a Destructive Device and 2nd Degree Assault   Frederick, MD – Last Friday, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Judge Julie Solt sentenced Dominic Michael Valenti to 35 years in the Department of Corrections for manufacturing a destructive device and second-degree assault, suspending […]