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Disgruntled Employee Who Opened Fire At Former Supervisor In Southern MD Learns Prison Fate Disgruntled Employee Who Opened Fire At Former Supervisor In Southern MD Learns Prison Fate
Disgruntled Employee Who Opened Fire At Former Supervisor In Southern MD Learns Prison Fate A jilted employee who opened fire at his former workplace and supervisor's office received a harsh sentence in St. Mary's County, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Sidney Joseph Spry, 29, was sentenced to 75 years in prison with 52 years to serve for attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and weapons offenses. According to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office, "the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines called for a sentence between 10 to 17 years.  "The State requested the maximum penalty of 95 years in prison. The total sentence imposed …

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Harford Gang Member Gets Prison Term 'Well Over' Maryland Sentencing Guidelines: Authorities Harford Gang Member Gets Prison Term 'Well Over' Maryland Sentencing Guidelines: Authorities
Harford Gang Member Gets Prison Term 'Well Over' Maryland Sentencing Guidelines: Authorities A gang member in Maryland who opened fire on a pair of teens believed to be rivals over a rap video posted on YouTube got more than the maximum sentence, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. Nigel Pearson was sentenced to life in prison plus 138 years suspending all but 60 to serve, with the last 20 years to be served without the possibility of parole - well over Maryland Sentencing Guidelines - which called for a sentence of 25 years with 50 to serve. Prosecutors "argued for the upward deviation from the guidelines, citing the permanent injury to the victim and h…

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Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors
Drug Dealer Admits To Selling Fatal Fentanyl Dose In Maryland While On Probation: Prosecutors A drug dealer in Maryland will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for selling the fentanyl while on probation for a previous drug charge, authorities announced. Ronald Sullivan, 49, of Edgewood, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute narcotics and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 15 years to serve.  The case also trigged a probation violation for a 2011 possession with intent to distribute case that added another five years to serve, marking a total of 20 years in prison for Sullivan, according to prosecutors. In August 2023…

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