FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 5, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

Shyann Outen Pleads Guilty to First Degree Burglary

FREDERICK- Shyann Outen, age 29, of Woodbine, Maryland appeared before

On February 1, 2018, the defendant pled guilty today to First Degree Burglary before Judge William R. Nicklas, Jr.

On July 10, 2017, Frederick County Emergency Communications was contacted by members of the Howard County Police Department ROPE (Repeat Offenders Proactive Enforcement) Unit. A detective with the Unit had witnessed the defendant commit a burglary. Howard County Police Officers conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle the defendant was driving and stolen property was located in that vehicle.

Sentencing in this case is set for April 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. Under the binding ABA Alford Plea, the defendant will receive 20 years, suspend all but 5 years in the Division of Corrections, with 5 years of supervised probation. The defendant also has pending charges in Carroll County, Montgomery County, and Howard County. The defendant will continue to be held without bond.

The State was represented by Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Pearl.

J. Charles Smith, III
State’s Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland