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Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland
Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland An Elkton man with a history of drug distribution will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being caught with fentanyl and cocaine—twice, authorities said. Nakia Pollard, 50, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday, March 7, after pleading guilty to multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Pollard’s troubles began in June 2022, when investigators with the Cecil County Drug Task Force raided a hotel room where he was staying. Inside, they found fentanyl, cocaine, cash, and drug paraphern…
Man Who Shot Three Maryland Officers Found Guilty, Declared Not Criminally Responsible Man Who Shot Three Maryland Officers Found Guilty, Declared Not Criminally Responsible
Man Who Shot Three Maryland Officers Found Guilty, Declared Not Criminally Responsible A Maryland man who ambushed and shot three police officers in Cecil County has been found guilty—but won’t serve time behind bars after being deemed not criminally responsible, authorities announced. Daniel Padraig Colum Donnelly, 25, pleaded guilty this week to the attempted premeditated murder of two Cecil County Sheriff’s Deputies and a Maryland State trooper, as well as two felony burglary charges. Instead of heading to prison, Donnelly will remain committed to a state hospital under court order following a psychiatric evaluation that found he lacked the mental capacity to be held crimi…
Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow In Maryland Learns Prison Fate Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow In Maryland Learns Prison Fate
Hunter Who Shot, Killed GF With Crossbow In Maryland Learns Prison Fate A Cecil County man convicted of fatally shooting his live-in girlfriend with a crossbow inside their home has been sentenced to eight years in prison, officials announced. Jeffrey Allen Lander, 41, of Elkton, was handed the maximum sentence within Maryland’s standard guidelines for involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday, Jan. 28, following a jury conviction in November 2024.  The jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and assault, but found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office. The deadly incident ha…