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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

11.14.2023 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release   FREDERICK MAN SENTENCED FOR TWO 2ND DEGREE RAPES Frederick, MD – Yesterday, in Frederick County Circuit Court, Josiah Dalton Lindauere, age 19, of Frederick, was sentenced by Judge Scott Rolle to 36 years in the Division of Corrections with an additional 14 years suspended on two counts of […]