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PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseMay 13, 2024Man To Serve 19 Years in the Department of Corrections for 2 Counts of 2nd Degree Rape Frederick, MD – Today, in the Frederick County Circuit Court, Nicholas Wayne Summers was sentenced to 40 years in the Department of Corrections, suspending all but a 19-year active sentence to be served in the Division of Corrections, for 2 counts of 2nd degree rape. The State’s Attorney’s Office worked closely with the victim and her family in the resolution of this case. The sentence imposed was based on a binding plea agreement entered into by the State and the defense. In May 2023, a Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a call for a sexual assault of a minor that occurred previously. The concerned mother of the minor victim told the deputy her child made a social media post about a traumatic incident the child experienced in the past. The mother talked with the child and learned the defendant committed multiple sexual assaults on the child in Montgomery and Frederick counties over a three-year period.State’s Attorney, Charlie Smith stated, “The year-long collaboration between Frederick County Sheriff’s Office detectives and the State’s Attorney’s Office brought justice to the victim and the victim’s family today. We will continue to hold predators accountable in Frederick.”Upon release from the Department of Corrections, Summers will serve 5 years of specialized sex offender supervision. Additionally, he will be subject to lifetime sex offender supervision and lifetime sex offender registration. His conditions include no contact with the victim, no unsupervised contact with minors, internet and GPS monitoring, and a prohibition from possessing any/all firearms.The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorney, Erin Pearl, Special Victims Unit. Press Contact:Jacqueline RottmannCourt Media Relations Officer 301-600-2972100 West Patrick StreetFrederick, Maryland 21701####
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Juvenile Division Intern, Taileen Zechman, mentors under Chief Assistant State's Attorney, Laura Wilt. Taileen plans to earn a master's degree in cybersecurity. Learn more about our Intern Clerkship Program: statesattorney.us/about/internships-jobs/
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Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMay 8, 2024, Frederick, MD -Baltimore Man Held Without Bond Today for 1st-Degree Murder, Conspiracy 1st-Degree Murder, Kidnapping, and Carjacking.Today in Frederick County Circuit Court, Alonzo Michael Epps Jr., charged with First Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, Kidnapping and Carjacking, appeared for a bond hearing and was ordered held without bond in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center pending trial.The grand jury for Frederick County returned an original indictment on May 2, 2024 for the above charges against Alonzo Michael Epps Jr. for his role in the murder of Brice Wendell Boots.Press Contact:Jacqueline RottmannCourt Media Relations Officer301-600-2972100 West Patrick StreetFrederick, Maryland 21701####
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Narcotics Unit Intern, Adriana Smith, student at Hood College, hopes to become a criminal profiler. Prepare for your future in public safety and learn more about our Intern Clerkship Program: statesattorney.us/about/internships-jobs/ FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation
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