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'Sovereign Citizen' Standoff: Virginia Man Arrested After Maryland Traffic Stop Escalates 'Sovereign Citizen' Standoff: Virginia Man Arrested After Maryland Traffic Stop Escalates
'Sovereign Citizen' Standoff: Virginia Man Arrested After Maryland Traffic Stop Escalates A Christmas Eve speeding stop in Maryland took a strange turn when a Virginia man reused to cooperate with sheriff's deputies while citing his "sovereign citizen" beliefs, officials say. Aldie resident Troy Jerrell Smiley, 43, made life difficult for members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday night, when he was stopped in the area of Walston Switch Road and Campus Drive in Salisbury. The initial stop was for speeding and registration violations.  Then Smiley made things worse for himself. Smiley, who identified himself as a "traveler" and referenced "sovereign citizen…

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by Zak Failla
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Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday
Wicomico Sheriff's Deputy Killed By Fugitive Days Before His Birthday Authorities have identified the 41-year-old Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputy shot and killed by a fugitive during an attempted arrest Sunday, June 12. Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16 year veteran law enforcement officer was gunned down in Pittsville, Sheriff Mike Lewis announced. "The days ahead will be challenging, but for now, we are mourning the loss of an incredible human being," Lewis said. "Deputy Glenn Hilliard was a son, a husband and a father to three beautiful children, a brother to those he worked with, and an exemplary public servant to the citizens of Wicomico Co…

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by Cecilia Levine