FREDERICK – Tracy Frost, 46, of Frederick, MD appeared for sentencing today in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Maryland for the charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin.  The Honorable Julie R. Stevenson Solt, concurring with the State’s recommended sentence, ordered Mr. Frost to serve 40 years of incarceration in the Division of Correction, suspending 15 years, thus making the term of active incarceration 25 years.  Upon release, Mr. Frost will be placed on 5 years of supervised probation.

On September 28, 2017, the Frederick Police Department responded to a residence on East Second Street in downtown Frederick for a suspected fatal drug overdose.  The scene indicated that the male victim had ingested heroin.  A subsequent autopsy revealed that he had died of a mixed drug intoxication, including heroin and fentanyl.  The Frederick Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit opened an investigation into the matter.  Investigators were able to confirm that Tracy Frost of Frederick and Antonio Little of Frederick, had conspired to supply heroin to the victim the night before.  A detective subsequently made contact with Mr. Little and Mr. Frost and, acting in an undercover capacity, purchased heroin directly from Mr. Frost on October 5, 2017.

On June 27, 2018, Mr. Frost plead guilty to two counts, conspiracy to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin, regarding his conduct in both incidents.  Mr. Little entered an Alford plea of guilt to distribution of heroin in July.  Mr. Little will appear for sentencing before the Honorable William R. Nicklas later this month.

The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorney Colleen K. Swanson.

FREDERICK – On August 27, 2018, Ronald Dixon, 56, of Germantown, MD appeared before the Honorable William R. Nicklas, Jr. for sentencing.  To date, Mr. Dixon has continued his defiance of his child support obligation, and his arrears are nearly $55,000.  He was sentenced to a total of 28 years in the Division of Correction, with all but 5 years suspended and will be placed on 3 years of supervised probation upon release.

On August 2, 2018, following a jury trial and deliberations of less than ten minutes, the jury returned a guilty verdict against Ronald E. Dixon, Jr. of Germantown, Maryland.  Mr. Dixon was convicted of:  Constructive Criminal Contempt; Non-Support of a Minor; Forgery-Private Document; Possession of a Forged Document; and Issuing a False Document.

The State proved that Mr. Dixon was in criminal contempt of his order to pay child support and criminal non-support of his now 7 year old minor child.  Mr. Dixon has never paid child support, and at the time of charging, his arrears exceeded $44,000.  The State further proved that Mr. Dixon counterfeited an MVA compliance letter, normally issued by the Frederick County Department of Social Services, in order to obtain his driving privilege after it had been suspended for child support non-compliance.  Mr. Dixon altered a previously issued letter, and forged the signature of his case agent.  He then issued the document at the MVA, and his privilege was fraudulently reinstated.

The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorneys William Prunka and Richard Gibbs.

Charles Smith, III

Frederick County State’s Attorney