Entries by Lindsay Barnhart

2023 MORTON BARD AWARD WINNER, FREDERICK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT CHIEF ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY BRETT ENGLER

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2023 Frederick, Maryland – The National Organization for Victim Assistance has awarded Frederick County State’s Attorney Domestic Violence Unit Chief Assistant State’s Attorney Brett Engler with the 2023 Morton Bard Award.  The award recognizes outstanding leadership and tireless efforts in advancing crime victim’s rights. She was nominated and selected for […]

STATE’S ATTORNEY J. CHARLES SMITH, III, JOINS GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVE TO COMBAT ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SAFETY: NATIONAL STORE WALK MONTH

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2023 Frederick, Maryland – Joining forces with the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), J. Charles Smith, III, State’s Attorney for Frederick County, MD, proudly announces National Store Walk Month, an innovative initiative taking place in September. This initiative intends to address the urgent […]

THURMONT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD

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August 16, 2023                                                                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          Contact MARCIA LUBIN at (410) 209-4854 www.justice.gov/usao/md                                                     THURMONT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD Defendant Broke Into His Neighbor’s Home […]

NDAA ELECTS FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND STATE’S ATTORNEY AS NEXT PRESIDENT

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ARLINGTON, VA – The National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) inaugurated a dynamic new leader on Monday, July 10, as they elected J. Charles (Charlie) Smith III, current State’s Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland, as their next president. Smith was sworn in at NDAA’s annual summer summit in Nashville, Tennessee. With a professional legacy marked by […]

45 YEARS INCARCERATION FOR BURGER KING MURDER

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2022 45 YEARS INCARCERATION FOR BURGER KING MURDER  FREDERICK, MD – Sentencing occurred today for Darin Tyler Robey, age 21, of Frederick who was found guilty by a Frederick County jury in August 2022 of Second-Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in a Crime of Violence, and Possessing a Firearm […]

GRANT AWARDED TO STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR DIVERSION PROGRAM FOCUSING ON YOUTH WITH PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIORS (YPSB)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2022   FREDERICK, MD – The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded a grant of $100,000 exclusively to fund treatment services for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (YPSB).   This Grant comes from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention and is the first step in a larger […]