A suburban DC man was sentenced to probation Thursday, February 24 for squirting semen onto 5 female shoppers. The gooey attacks took place between November 2009 and July 2010. Montgomery County District Court Judge Stephen P. Johnson sentenced 28 year old Michael Wayne Edwards Jr. to counseling and regular status hearings, but not sex offender registration. The perp plead guilty in November 2010 to 2 counts of 2nd degree assault and the three years probation are for those counts running concurrently.
Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department arrested Edwards July 29 after investigation showed that he had followed a woman out of the Giant Food grocery store at 842 Muddy Branch Road on July 15 and sprayed human semen on her back from a small plastic bottle, police said.
He was freed on $4,000 bail until Montgomery County Police arrested him again Aug. 2 and charged him with spraying semen on another woman in November 2009 at the Michaels craft store in the Kentlands neighborhood of Gaithersburg.
He was charged with three additional assaults after police found video recordings on his cell phone of similar attacks on unknown women, but those charges were not prosecuted. Two of the attacks filmed on the cell phone occurred July 2 as women were leaving the Muddy Branch Giant, police said. Edwards sprayed one woman at about 8 a.m. and another at about 8:20 a.m., according to police charging documents. On July 8, he went back to the store and sprayed a woman as she left at about 3:15 p.m. Those victims did not come forward.
Defense attorney Barry Helfand said those attacks were not prosecuted because egg white and vinegar mix, not semen, was squirted during those incidents.
Prosecutor Amy Bills recommended 1 1/2 years imprisonment, but said she thought the judge's decision was fair. Judge Johnson cited to lack of previous criminal history and his feeling that incarceration would not give Edwards any more insight into his crimes than intensive supervised probation. The judge prohibited Edwards from going to the neighborhoods or the supermarket chains where the semen soakings occurred.
To the victim at the Michael's store, Edwards said, "I apologize to all for my actions. I've had a lot of time to think about this and reflect on this." After the sentencing, he said, "I'm ashamed. It's a shameful act. I'm very apologetic and it won't happen again."
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Woman who killed estranged husband recieves life without parole
A Baltimore County teacher was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of her husband Tuesday, August 10. Mary C. Koontz was sentenced to the maximum sentence for the 1st degree murder of her husband, Ronald G. Koontz, who was 66 when murdered. Ronald was a recently retired Baltimore County public school administrator.
The murder was committed on June 19, 2009, at the Koontz home in Glen Arm, Maryland. Mary shot her husband to death with a handgun, then went after her then 16 year old daughter Kelsey. After a 9 day trial and three days of deliberations, she was fouind criminally responsible for the murder of her husband and the attempted murder of now 17 year old daughter Kelsey. The guilty verdict took place July 8.
The defense said Koontz shouldn't be held responsible because she was delusional and had been isolated from her family since 2007 when, after a mental evaluation, she wasn't welcome in the home. Throughout the trial, several doctors testified that Koontz had been diagnosed with several different mental disorders.
A doctor for the defense said she didn't believe that Koontz was faking being mentally ill the day she killed her husband; however another doctor said Koontz was diagnosed with a disorder where she put her needs in front of others, and another said he didn't believe she was psychotic during the incident based on her actions prior to the killing.
When Koontz took the stand in her own defense, she said she didn't mean what she said in the messages.
Koontz said she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and borderline personality disorder, and she'd been treated for depression since 1991. She said she was in a fog the day her husband was killed, and she told jurors she didn't remember pulling the trigger. Koontz claimed she was also trying to commit suicide. She told jurors her husband was abusive and that he referred to her as damaged and criticized her for a lot of things.
The prosecution said that Mary was deliberate when she planned the attack on her husband and daughter, because she concealed the rental car she used to try and get away and bought the gun ont of state.
During sentencing, Kelsey gave a victim impact statement which ended with "I know if I ever see her face again, my life will be at risk and it will be the last face I ever see." Mary said to Kelsey and her son from a previous marriage that “Words are totally inadequate. You deserve nothing but goodness in your life.”
After Mary received her life without parole sentence, Kelsey said, "I just wanted her to hear how much she hurt me ... Maybe she had bad things happen in her childhood, but it's an individual's responsibility to get help, talk to people, make sure you don't lead the rest of your life down a path of no return...I think that my mom should be a lesson to everyone that no matter what you're going through right now, you can get past it and you can move on. You can be a better person for whatever you're going through in your life."
The murder was committed on June 19, 2009, at the Koontz home in Glen Arm, Maryland. Mary shot her husband to death with a handgun, then went after her then 16 year old daughter Kelsey. After a 9 day trial and three days of deliberations, she was fouind criminally responsible for the murder of her husband and the attempted murder of now 17 year old daughter Kelsey. The guilty verdict took place July 8.
The defense said Koontz shouldn't be held responsible because she was delusional and had been isolated from her family since 2007 when, after a mental evaluation, she wasn't welcome in the home. Throughout the trial, several doctors testified that Koontz had been diagnosed with several different mental disorders.
A doctor for the defense said she didn't believe that Koontz was faking being mentally ill the day she killed her husband; however another doctor said Koontz was diagnosed with a disorder where she put her needs in front of others, and another said he didn't believe she was psychotic during the incident based on her actions prior to the killing.
When Koontz took the stand in her own defense, she said she didn't mean what she said in the messages.
Koontz said she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and borderline personality disorder, and she'd been treated for depression since 1991. She said she was in a fog the day her husband was killed, and she told jurors she didn't remember pulling the trigger. Koontz claimed she was also trying to commit suicide. She told jurors her husband was abusive and that he referred to her as damaged and criticized her for a lot of things.
The prosecution said that Mary was deliberate when she planned the attack on her husband and daughter, because she concealed the rental car she used to try and get away and bought the gun ont of state.
During sentencing, Kelsey gave a victim impact statement which ended with "I know if I ever see her face again, my life will be at risk and it will be the last face I ever see." Mary said to Kelsey and her son from a previous marriage that “Words are totally inadequate. You deserve nothing but goodness in your life.”
After Mary received her life without parole sentence, Kelsey said, "I just wanted her to hear how much she hurt me ... Maybe she had bad things happen in her childhood, but it's an individual's responsibility to get help, talk to people, make sure you don't lead the rest of your life down a path of no return...I think that my mom should be a lesson to everyone that no matter what you're going through right now, you can get past it and you can move on. You can be a better person for whatever you're going through in your life."
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Repeat felon sentenced to 2 decades in prison for pulling over, raping woman
A Frederick, MD native was sentenced to two decades in prison Wednesday, June 23 for raping a woman on her way to her cleaning job. His April trial on charges of charges of second-degree rape, fourth-degree sexual offense, robbery, theft, false imprisonment and impersonating an officer ended after one of the jurors was unable to continue deliberations. Michael Allen Barnwell, 37, plead guilty in Washington County, MD circuit court to a charge of 2nd degree sex offense and was immediately sentenced to the 20 year term. Judge Daniel P. Dwyer presided over the sentencing and trial.
The sexual assault took place Feb. 23, 2009. Barnwell, driving a SUV, pulled up next to the woman at a traffic light in Hagerstown, MD at 4 AM. Barnwell flashed a badge, said he was a police officer and ordered her to pull over into a parking lot ordered her into his vehicle, where he made her peform oral sex and stole $100. After that, Barnwell raped her.
The woman was able to remember three numbers from the license plate of the vehicle, according to trial testimony. Hagerstown Police Detective Christopher Kayser testified at the trial that he attempted to identify the vehicle from those numbers and images captured on video surveillance cameras at the intersection where the assault began.
Barnwell was stopped in downtown Hagerstown on the morning of April 4, 2009, driving a Pontiac Torrent registered to his girlfriend, Kayser testified at the trial. As a result of an incident preceding the stop, he was charged with second-degree assault and indecent exposure, according to District Court records. He pleaded guilty to the second-degree assault charge and was sentenced to three years in prison, court records said.
According to Assistant State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion, the victim "is a woman from a foreign country where a crime of this kind is often blamed on the woman.” She did not initially report the crime and had to be coaxed into doing so by her grown daughter. Judge Daniel P. Dwyer told Barnwell that he would have received a much stiffer sentence than 20 years if he had been convicted at trial. Barnwell is serving 8 years for a probation violation on a drug conviction in addition to the other sentences.
The sexual assault took place Feb. 23, 2009. Barnwell, driving a SUV, pulled up next to the woman at a traffic light in Hagerstown, MD at 4 AM. Barnwell flashed a badge, said he was a police officer and ordered her to pull over into a parking lot ordered her into his vehicle, where he made her peform oral sex and stole $100. After that, Barnwell raped her.
The woman was able to remember three numbers from the license plate of the vehicle, according to trial testimony. Hagerstown Police Detective Christopher Kayser testified at the trial that he attempted to identify the vehicle from those numbers and images captured on video surveillance cameras at the intersection where the assault began.
Barnwell was stopped in downtown Hagerstown on the morning of April 4, 2009, driving a Pontiac Torrent registered to his girlfriend, Kayser testified at the trial. As a result of an incident preceding the stop, he was charged with second-degree assault and indecent exposure, according to District Court records. He pleaded guilty to the second-degree assault charge and was sentenced to three years in prison, court records said.
According to Assistant State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion, the victim "is a woman from a foreign country where a crime of this kind is often blamed on the woman.” She did not initially report the crime and had to be coaxed into doing so by her grown daughter. Judge Daniel P. Dwyer told Barnwell that he would have received a much stiffer sentence than 20 years if he had been convicted at trial. Barnwell is serving 8 years for a probation violation on a drug conviction in addition to the other sentences.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Silver Spring man who stabbed wife to death in front of child sentenced to life without parole
A Montgomery County, MD man was sentenced to life without parole for stabbing his wife to death while their child was home. Lamour A. Harrison, 37, was stabbed to death by her own husband, 49 year old Claude Harrison, in their Silver Spring apartment. He went from room to room, stabbing her with a 12-inch knife four times after he broke into the bedroom in which she barricaded herself with - their 18 year old daughter Shanoy's.
After arguing in the kitchen with his wife, Claude Harrison followed her to a bedroom, where she slammed the door between them, according to police. He then forced his way into the bedroom, according to the documents. Detectives think Lamour Harrison "attempted to barricade herself" inside their daughter's bedroom while Claude Harrison had the knife in his back pocket, according to Feeney. After forcing his way into the room, he stabbed her four times, [a law enforcement officer] said.
After the stabbing, he follows the victim into the kitchen, along with their daughter, and prosecutor Peter Feeney describes the last moments of the 37 year old mother's life during closing arguments.
"This is a horribly intimate picture. This is horrific. Dad and mom, Shanoy watching. He takes the knife, and if there's any question at all in your mind about premeditation, after the kitchen incident there ought not to be. He's talking to her. He's talking to his wife. ... And she says to him, 'Please, please.' His response – I mean she's begging, she's begging, begging – his response: 'Please what?'" Shanoy falls over her mother as she lay dying from the stab wounds which literally pierced her heart.
Brian D. Shefferman, Harrison's defense attorney argued that his client did not mean to kill his wife, saying that "Raw emotion got the better of Claude Harrison on August 10th. He snapped. He did an awful, awful thing...This clearly was not Claude Harrison’s normal way of dealing with stress and problems, and marital strife...What he did was completely wrong ... We know that," Shefferman said. "But this was not a premeditated and deliberate act. It was the result of raw emotion and frustration. Once he got control of that knife, he clearly lost control."
To establish premeditation, though, prosecutors don't have to show the defendant engaged in weeks or even minutes of planning. They can argue that the amount of time someone takes to weigh whether to kill or not need only be a matter of seconds. And in cases like Harrison's, when someone is accused of stabbing or shooting repeatedly, prosecutors will argue that the second, third or fourth attacks are themselves a matter of premeditation because the defendant had a chance to stop but didn't.
Feeney said that previous talk of hurting his wife and the choice of a 12 inch knife when smaller knives were available underscored Harrison's intent to kill. "He's looking for a knife that’s going to get the job done. There’s a butter knife. I don't want that. There's a regular steak-knife. I don't want that. There's a knife that you would use to chop an onion. That's not big enough. I want this. I want this. This is going to get the job done. He hunts her down, ladies and gentlemen," he says to the court, particularly the jury.
Jurors, persuaded by that argument, convicted Harrison of 1st degree murder February 25. Almost two months later, on April 22, Harrison was sentenced to life without parole. "This is yet another domestic-violence murder in front of a child. It's deeply troubling," said Montgomery County's chief prosecutor John McCarthy. Because Harrison was sentenced to life, the governor must sign off on any parole request, meaning he should die behind bars.
After arguing in the kitchen with his wife, Claude Harrison followed her to a bedroom, where she slammed the door between them, according to police. He then forced his way into the bedroom, according to the documents. Detectives think Lamour Harrison "attempted to barricade herself" inside their daughter's bedroom while Claude Harrison had the knife in his back pocket, according to Feeney. After forcing his way into the room, he stabbed her four times, [a law enforcement officer] said.
After the stabbing, he follows the victim into the kitchen, along with their daughter, and prosecutor Peter Feeney describes the last moments of the 37 year old mother's life during closing arguments.
"This is a horribly intimate picture. This is horrific. Dad and mom, Shanoy watching. He takes the knife, and if there's any question at all in your mind about premeditation, after the kitchen incident there ought not to be. He's talking to her. He's talking to his wife. ... And she says to him, 'Please, please.' His response – I mean she's begging, she's begging, begging – his response: 'Please what?'" Shanoy falls over her mother as she lay dying from the stab wounds which literally pierced her heart.
Brian D. Shefferman, Harrison's defense attorney argued that his client did not mean to kill his wife, saying that "Raw emotion got the better of Claude Harrison on August 10th. He snapped. He did an awful, awful thing...This clearly was not Claude Harrison’s normal way of dealing with stress and problems, and marital strife...What he did was completely wrong ... We know that," Shefferman said. "But this was not a premeditated and deliberate act. It was the result of raw emotion and frustration. Once he got control of that knife, he clearly lost control."
To establish premeditation, though, prosecutors don't have to show the defendant engaged in weeks or even minutes of planning. They can argue that the amount of time someone takes to weigh whether to kill or not need only be a matter of seconds. And in cases like Harrison's, when someone is accused of stabbing or shooting repeatedly, prosecutors will argue that the second, third or fourth attacks are themselves a matter of premeditation because the defendant had a chance to stop but didn't.
Feeney said that previous talk of hurting his wife and the choice of a 12 inch knife when smaller knives were available underscored Harrison's intent to kill. "He's looking for a knife that’s going to get the job done. There’s a butter knife. I don't want that. There's a regular steak-knife. I don't want that. There's a knife that you would use to chop an onion. That's not big enough. I want this. I want this. This is going to get the job done. He hunts her down, ladies and gentlemen," he says to the court, particularly the jury.
Jurors, persuaded by that argument, convicted Harrison of 1st degree murder February 25. Almost two months later, on April 22, Harrison was sentenced to life without parole. "This is yet another domestic-violence murder in front of a child. It's deeply troubling," said Montgomery County's chief prosecutor John McCarthy. Because Harrison was sentenced to life, the governor must sign off on any parole request, meaning he should die behind bars.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Pasadena, MD teacher sentenced to probation for "relationship" with 17 year old student
Breeds faced a year in prison and a $1000 fine, a sentence which still could be handed down if Breeds continued to see her victim. "This relationship was inappropriate and unacceptable, but it was also illegal. This relationship cannot continue.”
The "relationship" started when Breeds and the victim attended Northeast High School in Pasadena, MD. The victim's mother, Celeste McDonald, grew suspicious last May, even though both her son and Breeds denied it. Breeds kept the "affair" going by using a secret cell phone. The sexual exploitation ended after rumors started spreading around the high school in December.
McDonald said that "I did suspect they were a little bit closer than a normal student and teacher relationship was, but she was also like that with many of the students on the track team. She was their peer more than their mentor."
Breeds was pulled from the classroom on Jan. 4, and suspended when charged 10 days later with three counts of a fourth-degree sex offense. School officials will move to fire the former nominee for teacher of the year. When the teenager was questioned by police he initially tried to protect Breeds, Smith said. According to charging documents, Breeds told police that she and the 17-year-old had sex at the park-and-ride lot on Leelyn Drive in Severna Park, at her Severna Park home and at Queenstown Park.
Prosecutor Michelle Smith said the decision to accept the guilty plea was done to avoid retraumatizing the victim. "We did not want to have to basically retraumatize him by going forward in testimony, so I think it was appropriate that Ms. Breeds pled guilty, admitted what she'd done and it was inappropriate." Smith also said that the victim lied about his involvement to protect his teacher. "The student initially tried to protect Miss Breeds. It was apparent that he cared very much for her."
McDonald said that "The damage she caused in the family, the school and the community is deplorable. She had no right...If you only had just an inkling of what he is going through. I had to withdraw him from high school because of the stigma on him. He will thrive."
McDonald also told the perp that the respect she had from her track players was gone. "The kids on the track team who looked up to you - that's gone now. I am mad, I am mad. Oh my goodness, I am mad."
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Late 70's rapes linked to imprisoned Maryland rapist
A Maryland rapist imprisoned for life with the possibility of parole has been charged in the cold case rapes of four women which occured between 1977 and 1980. Timothy Joseph Buzbee, 52, was charged with the rapes after Maryland officials ran his DNA through a national database. Buzbee has been imprisoned for rapes which occured in 1981 and 1982.
According to Montgomery County police chief Thomas Manger, authorities credit the new charges to a commitment to bring violent criminals to justice.
"Those types of cases, the homicides, the unsolved rapes -- we never forget about them. We continuously run the evidence through the national database because there are new people added to that database all the time and we will continue to get hits in the future, to solve those types of cold cases."
If Busbee is convicted of any of the new charges, he can be sentenced to life without parole.
According to Montgomery County police chief Thomas Manger, authorities credit the new charges to a commitment to bring violent criminals to justice.
"Those types of cases, the homicides, the unsolved rapes -- we never forget about them. We continuously run the evidence through the national database because there are new people added to that database all the time and we will continue to get hits in the future, to solve those types of cold cases."
If Busbee is convicted of any of the new charges, he can be sentenced to life without parole.
Dental assisstant sentenced to 5 years in prison for fondling patient under anesthesia
A Frederick, MD dental assistant was sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime of sex offender registration by Frederick County Circuit Court Judge G. Edward Dwyer for fondling a woman under anesthesia foe wisdom tooth removal. The April 22 assault by 37 year old Danilo Carabio Banados resulted in the victim waking up to find Banados fondling her under her clothes and kissing her. Maryland State Police Trooper First Class Gary Martin interviewed the suspect a week after the assault. Banados initally denied the assault, but three weeks later, admitted it under a polygraph.
Maryland sentencing guidlines called for a sentence of between probation and a year in jail, but Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel said that sentencing guidelines were inadequate because of the position of trust that was violated. "He took advantage ... the conduct was absolutely not consented to," Angel said.
Judge Dwyer said that "You violated (her) trust. Mr. Banados, you came in here at most with a minor record," Dwyer said. "Now you have two felonies that will follow you for life."
Banados told the woman and her husband, who attended his sentencing but made no victim impact statement, "I'm sorry for what I've done. I ask for their forgiveness."
Judge Dwyer suspended 15 years of a 20 year sentence with five years executed. 5 years of supervised probation were also imposed. If Banados refuses to complete mental health, sex offender treatment, or contact the victim or her family, then the suspended sentence of 15 years can be imposed.
Maryland sentencing guidlines called for a sentence of between probation and a year in jail, but Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel said that sentencing guidelines were inadequate because of the position of trust that was violated. "He took advantage ... the conduct was absolutely not consented to," Angel said.
Judge Dwyer said that "You violated (her) trust. Mr. Banados, you came in here at most with a minor record," Dwyer said. "Now you have two felonies that will follow you for life."
Banados told the woman and her husband, who attended his sentencing but made no victim impact statement, "I'm sorry for what I've done. I ask for their forgiveness."
Judge Dwyer suspended 15 years of a 20 year sentence with five years executed. 5 years of supervised probation were also imposed. If Banados refuses to complete mental health, sex offender treatment, or contact the victim or her family, then the suspended sentence of 15 years can be imposed.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Man sentenced to life for crucifix beating of "girlfriend"
A man who beat his then girlfriend with a crucifix on her birthday just before Christmas last year was sentenced to life yesterday, October 6. Guatamalan immigrant Carlos Ovalle, 33, beat his "girlfriend" and mother of their two daughters Ana Valdez on December 23 of last year, using a crucifix which weighed at least five pounds and sat two feet high. It took a Takoma Park, MD police officer's shot to stop the attack. According to doctors, it took doctors almost an hour to pick out ceramic shards of the crucifix from Valdez's wound. Ovalle was convicted after a jury trial in July.
Ovalle and Valdez met in their native Guatemala. After moving to the United States, he started hitting her, Valdez and prosecutors said. At times, she avoided telling police because Ovalle threatened her, Valdez wrote. She did report him to police at other times, and he was locked up at least twice, according to court records.
On Dec. 21, Valdez's 23rd birthday, Ovalle slipped into her Takoma Park apartment. She arrived home with her girls, smelled cigarette smoke, thought it unusual and began looking around. Ovalle jumped out of a closet, a knife in his right hand.
"Happy birthday. I have your present," Ovalle said, according to Valdez's testimony. "Tonight you're going to die."
After Ovalle choked then pulled the crucifix from a wall and started to beat her, Valdez stalled by asking her attacker (and father of her daughters, now 4 and 5) to put a Barbie DVD in a DVD player to distract the children from watching the assault.
Takoma Park police Officer Angela Donovan answered the call of a woman crying. Ovalle tried to order his victim to say everything was alright, but Officer Donovan, sensing something wasn't right, forced her way inside to see Ovalle holding a knife to Valdez' throat. After Ovalle refused to drop the knife, Donovan shot him twice. One of the bullets hit Valdez after passing through Ovalle.
The victim impact letter Valdez submitted to Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Durke G. Thompson stated in part:
"He believed that by committing this act against me he was going to end me. Hopefully, what he did and has done was to put me on the right track to reinforce my strength to keep going with my life."
Against the advice of his attorney, Ovalle stated that Valdez lured him to the United States using a false pretence about pregnancy. "I do accept that I did make a mistake, but she provoked me. And I was drunk when I assaulted her."
Judge Thompson set the perpetrator straight. "There is no doubt in this court's mind that you intended to kill Ms. Valdez...It's not Ms. Valdez's doing that brought you to this court. It is your own."
Ovalle and Valdez met in their native Guatemala. After moving to the United States, he started hitting her, Valdez and prosecutors said. At times, she avoided telling police because Ovalle threatened her, Valdez wrote. She did report him to police at other times, and he was locked up at least twice, according to court records.
On Dec. 21, Valdez's 23rd birthday, Ovalle slipped into her Takoma Park apartment. She arrived home with her girls, smelled cigarette smoke, thought it unusual and began looking around. Ovalle jumped out of a closet, a knife in his right hand.
"Happy birthday. I have your present," Ovalle said, according to Valdez's testimony. "Tonight you're going to die."
After Ovalle choked then pulled the crucifix from a wall and started to beat her, Valdez stalled by asking her attacker (and father of her daughters, now 4 and 5) to put a Barbie DVD in a DVD player to distract the children from watching the assault.
Takoma Park police Officer Angela Donovan answered the call of a woman crying. Ovalle tried to order his victim to say everything was alright, but Officer Donovan, sensing something wasn't right, forced her way inside to see Ovalle holding a knife to Valdez' throat. After Ovalle refused to drop the knife, Donovan shot him twice. One of the bullets hit Valdez after passing through Ovalle.
The victim impact letter Valdez submitted to Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Durke G. Thompson stated in part:
"He believed that by committing this act against me he was going to end me. Hopefully, what he did and has done was to put me on the right track to reinforce my strength to keep going with my life."
Against the advice of his attorney, Ovalle stated that Valdez lured him to the United States using a false pretence about pregnancy. "I do accept that I did make a mistake, but she provoked me. And I was drunk when I assaulted her."
Judge Thompson set the perpetrator straight. "There is no doubt in this court's mind that you intended to kill Ms. Valdez...It's not Ms. Valdez's doing that brought you to this court. It is your own."
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Frederick, MD man gets 7 years for raping mother's friend
A Frederick, MD man was sentenced to a 7 year sentence Tuesday, September 23 for the rape of his mother's friend, distraught over the recent breakup with a boyfriend. According to the presiding judge, only the victim's request for leniency prevented the now 23 year old Corey Andrew Bailey from being sentenced to the maximum sentence for 2nd degree rape in Maryland, 20 years.
Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr. stated that the victim was vulnerable and that "she had gone to your mother ... and you took advantage of her. Fortunately for you, but for her request, you would be spending a longer period of time in prison. If you violate probation, you'll be facing 13 more years."
The afternoon of Feb. 25, Bailey visited the woman after learning she was upset about an argument with her boyfriend, according to testimony Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court.
While sharing a 12-pack of beer, Bailey told the woman, "Anyone would be lucky to have you," the woman told police, Angel said in court Tuesday. She declined his offer of a kiss on the neck, telling him "she only wanted a friend," [Maryland Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K.] Angel said.
Fatigued, the woman fell asleep on the couch. She woke up to the sex assault, Angel said. He ignored her when she told him to stop and hit him with her fist.
The victim did not attend the sentencing even though she arranged the plea agreement because according to Angel, "The victim is very, very anxious. She did not want to face him."
Bailey will face 3 years of post release supervision after release from prison. He is ordered not to contact the victim, stay drug and alcohol free, and register as a violent sex offender.
Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr. stated that the victim was vulnerable and that "she had gone to your mother ... and you took advantage of her. Fortunately for you, but for her request, you would be spending a longer period of time in prison. If you violate probation, you'll be facing 13 more years."
The afternoon of Feb. 25, Bailey visited the woman after learning she was upset about an argument with her boyfriend, according to testimony Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court.
While sharing a 12-pack of beer, Bailey told the woman, "Anyone would be lucky to have you," the woman told police, Angel said in court Tuesday. She declined his offer of a kiss on the neck, telling him "she only wanted a friend," [Maryland Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K.] Angel said.
Fatigued, the woman fell asleep on the couch. She woke up to the sex assault, Angel said. He ignored her when she told him to stop and hit him with her fist.
The victim did not attend the sentencing even though she arranged the plea agreement because according to Angel, "The victim is very, very anxious. She did not want to face him."
Bailey will face 3 years of post release supervision after release from prison. He is ordered not to contact the victim, stay drug and alcohol free, and register as a violent sex offender.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Trooper allegedly fondles woman after DUI arrest
A former Maryland state trooper was charged with sexual assault Wednesday, September 2 after he sexually abused a woman in his custody for DUI. Marlon E. Iglesias, 42, of Montgomery County backed up a Montgomery County patrol officer who pulled her over on southbound I-270 for tailgating and suspicion of DUI. After Iglesias took over the stop from the county officer, the woman alleges that he squeezed her thigh in his patrol car, and kissed her when they went back to the Maryland State Police barracks in Rockville.
The woman reported the attack in May. Iglesias' police powers had been suspended in January because of a personnel issue, according to state police. A member of the force since 1994, he resigned in April, police said. Iglesias was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual offense, two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense and one count of second-degree assault. He was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center after posting a $30,000 bond.
Fourth degree sexual offense refers to nonconsensual sexual contact (not intercourse - that's 3rd degree sexual offense). It is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of a year in jail and/or a $100 fine. 2nd degree assault is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in jail and/or a $2500 fine. Sex offender registration is optional.
The woman reported the attack in May. Iglesias' police powers had been suspended in January because of a personnel issue, according to state police. A member of the force since 1994, he resigned in April, police said. Iglesias was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual offense, two counts of fourth-degree sexual offense and one count of second-degree assault. He was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center after posting a $30,000 bond.
Fourth degree sexual offense refers to nonconsensual sexual contact (not intercourse - that's 3rd degree sexual offense). It is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of a year in jail and/or a $100 fine. 2nd degree assault is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in jail and/or a $2500 fine. Sex offender registration is optional.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Man's life sentence for murder attempt on wife upheld on appeal
Frederick Evrod Jones, 56, of Columbia, MD, attempted to overturn by appealing his life sentence handed down in December 2006 for the brutal machete attack on his now ex-wife. He failed in that endeavor.
Jones and his lawyer, Louis Wellemin went in front of an appellate judicial panel to argue that instead of life, Jones should have been sentenced to 12-20 years for the most serious charge, attempted murder. Besides the murder attempt, Jones was convicted of 1st degree assault and violation of a protective order.
On April 23, Jones' attorney, Louis Wellemin, argued to the three-judge panel — Howard County Circuit Court judges Louis Becker, Diane Leasure and Richard Bernhardt — that Jones, who had stopped short of killing his wife, should be sentenced according to state sentencing guidelines for attempted first-degree murder, of which Jones was convicted.Those guidelines, Willemin said, should reduce the sentence to between 12 and 20 years.
But Assistant State’s Attorney Claude de Vastey Jones emphasized the brutal nature of the crime, stressing that Jones had hid behind a trash can and waited for his wife, and that her skull had been cracked. She said Jones’ ex-wife still has to wear makeup and style her hair in a particular way to conceal the scars.
The decision, which was released Thursday, April 30, states that “Given the conduct of the defendant in the perpetration of the offense, the permanent and potentially fatal injuries suffered by the victim, and the circumstances of the offenses, the sentence imposed by Judge [Lenore] Gelfman was not excessive or unjust.”
Jones and his lawyer, Louis Wellemin went in front of an appellate judicial panel to argue that instead of life, Jones should have been sentenced to 12-20 years for the most serious charge, attempted murder. Besides the murder attempt, Jones was convicted of 1st degree assault and violation of a protective order.
On April 23, Jones' attorney, Louis Wellemin, argued to the three-judge panel — Howard County Circuit Court judges Louis Becker, Diane Leasure and Richard Bernhardt — that Jones, who had stopped short of killing his wife, should be sentenced according to state sentencing guidelines for attempted first-degree murder, of which Jones was convicted.Those guidelines, Willemin said, should reduce the sentence to between 12 and 20 years.
But Assistant State’s Attorney Claude de Vastey Jones emphasized the brutal nature of the crime, stressing that Jones had hid behind a trash can and waited for his wife, and that her skull had been cracked. She said Jones’ ex-wife still has to wear makeup and style her hair in a particular way to conceal the scars.
The decision, which was released Thursday, April 30, states that “Given the conduct of the defendant in the perpetration of the offense, the permanent and potentially fatal injuries suffered by the victim, and the circumstances of the offenses, the sentence imposed by Judge [Lenore] Gelfman was not excessive or unjust.”
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Adamstown, Maryland man convicted of rape of girlfriend
A Maryland man was convicted of five counts of first-degree rape and one count each of second-and third-degree sex offense for raping his girlfriend April 15, 2007 after 5 hours of deliberation. The rape was the culmination of an abusive and violent relationship he had with his "partner," a Rockville, MD woman who had a daughter by him and two other girls from previous relationships.
George W. Mathis of Adamtown faced life in prison for the 1st degree rape charges, and sentencing will be August 13. The defense lawyer is Assistant Public Defender Stephen Musselman and the prosecuting lawyer is Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel.
He had been with the victim for 7 years, starting in March 2000. The rape occurred after the victim was caught with another man, according to Mathis.
In July 2002, Mathis attacked her shortly before she gave birth to their daughter, she said. Delivery nurses questioned her about bruises on her arms and her legs.
The week the baby was due, Mathis became angry when he saw she'd set up a nursery at her father's Montgomery County residence; he wanted her to move back in with him in Adamstown.
"He broke the crib É and tore apart the room," the 36-year-old woman said. "The room was just destroyed."
Those two instances of violence were among five earlier outbursts by Mathis a jury was allowed to hear about Tuesday, the second day of his rape trial.
Spanning November 2001 to May 2004, the instances illustrated "a continuum" of bad acts, Judge John H. Tisdale said Tuesday, finding them relevant to the proceedings.
The two kids that the victim had from a previous relationship testified about the night of the latest rape. The rape occured on the night of custody exchange with the victim, and the rape was reported to Heidi Bresee, a SANE nurse the next day.
Both girls recounted how Mathis asked their mother to step into his bedroom to talk. He then shut the door and locked it. "There was talking, then yelling," the teen testified. "She said, 'Stop.'"
As the hours dragged on, their mother came out of the bedroom -- never out of Mathis' sight. She was wrapped in a blanket. "She smiled, but she looked like she had been crying," the older child said, acknowledging, when asked, that she saw bruises on her mother. "Her face, her arms, around her neck," she said.
"They were acting normal," she said of her mother and Mathis, "like nothing had happened."
George W. Mathis of Adamtown faced life in prison for the 1st degree rape charges, and sentencing will be August 13. The defense lawyer is Assistant Public Defender Stephen Musselman and the prosecuting lawyer is Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel.
He had been with the victim for 7 years, starting in March 2000. The rape occurred after the victim was caught with another man, according to Mathis.
In July 2002, Mathis attacked her shortly before she gave birth to their daughter, she said. Delivery nurses questioned her about bruises on her arms and her legs.
The week the baby was due, Mathis became angry when he saw she'd set up a nursery at her father's Montgomery County residence; he wanted her to move back in with him in Adamstown.
"He broke the crib É and tore apart the room," the 36-year-old woman said. "The room was just destroyed."
Those two instances of violence were among five earlier outbursts by Mathis a jury was allowed to hear about Tuesday, the second day of his rape trial.
Spanning November 2001 to May 2004, the instances illustrated "a continuum" of bad acts, Judge John H. Tisdale said Tuesday, finding them relevant to the proceedings.
The two kids that the victim had from a previous relationship testified about the night of the latest rape. The rape occured on the night of custody exchange with the victim, and the rape was reported to Heidi Bresee, a SANE nurse the next day.
Both girls recounted how Mathis asked their mother to step into his bedroom to talk. He then shut the door and locked it. "There was talking, then yelling," the teen testified. "She said, 'Stop.'"
As the hours dragged on, their mother came out of the bedroom -- never out of Mathis' sight. She was wrapped in a blanket. "She smiled, but she looked like she had been crying," the older child said, acknowledging, when asked, that she saw bruises on her mother. "Her face, her arms, around her neck," she said.
"They were acting normal," she said of her mother and Mathis, "like nothing had happened."
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Midshipman cleared of rape charges and possible courtmartial
(Original Post 5-21-08)
A midshipman enrolled at the US Naval Academy has been cleared of rape charges by the investigators of his case, but still faces disiplinary procedures, including expulsion from the academy. Mark A. Calvanico, 21, of Secaucus, NJ, faces conduct unbecoming a gentleman charges for the incident which occured at a woman's dorm last fall.
The report, akin to a civilian grand jury recommendation, is "under review," said Judy Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Naval Academy. She said she did not know when Fowler might reach a decision.
Calvanico, who is still enrolled at and attending the Naval Academy, had been accused of raping a female classmate in her room in Bancroft Hall early on Oct. 14. At a hearing last month, the woman testified that Calvanico, whom she had considered dating, had been drinking the night before and came to her room three times in the early-morning hours. On his third visit, she said, he pinned down her arms and raped her.
The investigating officer's report said there was "a lack of physical evidence to support" the woman's allegations of rape, and her roommate's testimony contradicted parts of her story. Forensic examinations of Calvanico's underwear showed evidence of the woman's DNA. No sperm, semen or DNA were found in vaginal swabs or on the woman's shorts, sheets or blankets. Further examination found no vaginal bruising or swelling.
The woman's roommate testified that she saw the pair kissing earlier and heard a discussion of their relationship but no signs of a serious struggle.
"If this case were to proceed to trial, the Government would be faced with putting on a case with almost a complete lack of physical evidence to support the most serious offenses charged," the investigator's report states.
The report recommends that Calvanico face administrative punishment for engaging in consensual sexual relations with the woman in the dorm when her roommate was there, being drunk and disorderly, and sending the woman a digital photograph of his penis at her request. The report, which makes no recommendation on actual punishment, also faults Calvanico for being absent from his place of duty and unlawfully entering the woman's dorm room.
"Despite there being sufficient evidence to go forward with a court-martial for the less serious offenses . . . the seriousness of the offenses does not rise to the level for adjudication at that forum," Clady's report says.
A midshipman enrolled at the US Naval Academy has been cleared of rape charges by the investigators of his case, but still faces disiplinary procedures, including expulsion from the academy. Mark A. Calvanico, 21, of Secaucus, NJ, faces conduct unbecoming a gentleman charges for the incident which occured at a woman's dorm last fall.
The report, akin to a civilian grand jury recommendation, is "under review," said Judy Campbell, a spokeswoman for the Naval Academy. She said she did not know when Fowler might reach a decision.
Calvanico, who is still enrolled at and attending the Naval Academy, had been accused of raping a female classmate in her room in Bancroft Hall early on Oct. 14. At a hearing last month, the woman testified that Calvanico, whom she had considered dating, had been drinking the night before and came to her room three times in the early-morning hours. On his third visit, she said, he pinned down her arms and raped her.
The investigating officer's report said there was "a lack of physical evidence to support" the woman's allegations of rape, and her roommate's testimony contradicted parts of her story. Forensic examinations of Calvanico's underwear showed evidence of the woman's DNA. No sperm, semen or DNA were found in vaginal swabs or on the woman's shorts, sheets or blankets. Further examination found no vaginal bruising or swelling.
The woman's roommate testified that she saw the pair kissing earlier and heard a discussion of their relationship but no signs of a serious struggle.
"If this case were to proceed to trial, the Government would be faced with putting on a case with almost a complete lack of physical evidence to support the most serious offenses charged," the investigator's report states.
The report recommends that Calvanico face administrative punishment for engaging in consensual sexual relations with the woman in the dorm when her roommate was there, being drunk and disorderly, and sending the woman a digital photograph of his penis at her request. The report, which makes no recommendation on actual punishment, also faults Calvanico for being absent from his place of duty and unlawfully entering the woman's dorm room.
"Despite there being sufficient evidence to go forward with a court-martial for the less serious offenses . . . the seriousness of the offenses does not rise to the level for adjudication at that forum," Clady's report says.
Parents and lawyers for Calvanico hope that the Naval Academy goes along with the recommendations of the report and that he avoids serious consequences.
"I'm hoping, I'm praying that he's fair and takes the report into consideration," said Rosa Calvanico, 47, Mark Calvanico's mother. "It's the truth. Mark really didn't do anything."
Michael Waddington, Mark Calvanico's lawyer, said he was not surprised by the report, which was in line with the hearing last month.
"The ball's in their court right now," Waddington said. "All the family's asking for is for him to get a fair shake."
(Update 6-3-08) After an Article 32 hearing, Calvanico will not face criminal charges, but can still face administrative punishments including a maximum of explusion from the Naval Academy. Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler's recommendation echoes an earlier report. Michael Waddington, Calvanico's attorney states his client in participating in summer training.
A Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent testified at Calvanico's Article 32 hearing that DNA from both midshipmen was found on a pair of boxer shorts Calvanico had been wearing that night. However, none of Calvanico's DNA or semen was found in a rape exam of the accuser. Clady concluded that both of those samples support testimony from Calvanico and the alleged victim's roommate "that there was consensual kissing and sexual activity short of sexual intercourse." He said there was "almost complete lack of physical evidence" for the rape charge.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Two suburban DC men arrested for rape in separate incidents
Two men were arrested in Montgomonery County for two unrelated rapes which occured in the suburban Washington, DC jurisdiction. According to police, both women knew their attackers.
On Thursday, police arrested a man who they say broke into a Montgomery Village woman's home through a window early Wednesday and attacked her in the bedroom. Luis Antonio Onton-Almidon, 27, of Montgomery Village was charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree rape.
Onton-Almidon had been at the victim's house Tuesday night for a birthday party, police said.
On Wednesday, police arrested a man who they said sexually assaulted a woman after the two returned to his house from a nightclub. Moumouni Souna Salifou, 37, of Gaithersburg was charged with second-degree rape, police said. According to the police statement, a Springfield woman who apparently awoke in his home said someone had "taken advantage of her while she was sleeping."
Both men are being held in the Montgomery County Detention Center. Salifou is being held on $10,000 bond, and Onton-Almidon is being held on $150,000 bond.
On Thursday, police arrested a man who they say broke into a Montgomery Village woman's home through a window early Wednesday and attacked her in the bedroom. Luis Antonio Onton-Almidon, 27, of Montgomery Village was charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree rape.
Onton-Almidon had been at the victim's house Tuesday night for a birthday party, police said.
On Wednesday, police arrested a man who they said sexually assaulted a woman after the two returned to his house from a nightclub. Moumouni Souna Salifou, 37, of Gaithersburg was charged with second-degree rape, police said. According to the police statement, a Springfield woman who apparently awoke in his home said someone had "taken advantage of her while she was sleeping."
Both men are being held in the Montgomery County Detention Center. Salifou is being held on $10,000 bond, and Onton-Almidon is being held on $150,000 bond.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Withdrawal of penis must occur if there's withdrawal of consent - or it's rape in MD
The Court of Appeals, Maryland's Supreme Court, stated that rape can occur under Maryland law if the woman withdraws consent during intercourse, and that men who refuse to stop can be charged with rape. It overturned a lower appelate court's decision that sexual consent can't be withdrawn once given.
The 2006 decision, which drew wide attention, "was certainly startling," said Tracy Brown, the executive director of the Women's Law Center in Towson.
Brown welcomed yesterday's reversal, which, she said, "reflects current standards regarding the rights of women for sexual self-determination and the right for women to withdraw consent."
Despite its holding on the issue of consent, a majority of the court overturned first-degree rape and other convictions that Montgomery County prosecutors secured in 2004 against Maouloud Baby.
The case centered on a 2003 encounter in which Baby, then 16, was accused of fondling an 18-year-old and holding her arms while a friend of his sexually assaulted her in a parked car. Later, the woman testified, Baby told her, "It's my turn now."
"He was, like, 'So are you going to let me hit it?' " the woman said. "And I didn't really say anything, and he was, like, 'I don't want to rape you.' "
She said she told Baby they could have sex as long as he agreed to stop if she told him to. Soon, she said, she told him to stop. He continued for "five or so seconds" after she made the request, she testified.
The defense argued that Baby was not present when his friend had sex with the woman, and that she and Baby had consensual sex.
During deliberations, the jury twice asked Circuit Court Judge Louise G. Scrivener whether a rape has occurred if a woman who agrees to have sex changes her mind after intercourse has begun. Scrivener replied that that was "a question that you, as a jury, must decide."
Senior Assistant State's Attorney Alex Foster stated that the ruling would bring Maryland's laws about rape in line with other states' laws. The appellate court still overturned Baby's rape conviction, but prosecutors say that they are satisfied with the ruling.
Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy stated that we are in a great position to retry the case.
The 2006 decision, which drew wide attention, "was certainly startling," said Tracy Brown, the executive director of the Women's Law Center in Towson.
Brown welcomed yesterday's reversal, which, she said, "reflects current standards regarding the rights of women for sexual self-determination and the right for women to withdraw consent."
Despite its holding on the issue of consent, a majority of the court overturned first-degree rape and other convictions that Montgomery County prosecutors secured in 2004 against Maouloud Baby.
The case centered on a 2003 encounter in which Baby, then 16, was accused of fondling an 18-year-old and holding her arms while a friend of his sexually assaulted her in a parked car. Later, the woman testified, Baby told her, "It's my turn now."
"He was, like, 'So are you going to let me hit it?' " the woman said. "And I didn't really say anything, and he was, like, 'I don't want to rape you.' "
She said she told Baby they could have sex as long as he agreed to stop if she told him to. Soon, she said, she told him to stop. He continued for "five or so seconds" after she made the request, she testified.
The defense argued that Baby was not present when his friend had sex with the woman, and that she and Baby had consensual sex.
During deliberations, the jury twice asked Circuit Court Judge Louise G. Scrivener whether a rape has occurred if a woman who agrees to have sex changes her mind after intercourse has begun. Scrivener replied that that was "a question that you, as a jury, must decide."
Senior Assistant State's Attorney Alex Foster stated that the ruling would bring Maryland's laws about rape in line with other states' laws. The appellate court still overturned Baby's rape conviction, but prosecutors say that they are satisfied with the ruling.
Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy stated that we are in a great position to retry the case.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Serial Maryland rapist sentenced to life for three attacks
James Ellis Hackey Jr., 39, a serial rapist who victimized an 11 year old girl, a 18 year old woman, and a 40 year old woman, was sentenced to an aggregate sentence of 65 years to life in a Hagerstown, Maryland court for 3 counts of 1st degree rape.
Before other charges were dropped in exchange for the plea, Hackey was charged with 54 counts of assault, rape and other sexual offenses related to three incidents.
One of those incidents involved the kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl who was taken from her bedroom at Oak Ridge Apartments.
“I don’t think I will be able to think like a kid again,” said the mother of the 11-year-old victim, reading Tuesday morning from a letter her daughter wrote. The girl wrote that she always is hiding and can’t sleep in the dark.
Hackey is “the most dangerous predator this community has seen ... in recent memory,” Assistant State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion said Tuesday.
Hackey raped the women in separate burglaries, and left DNA evidence Police got a hit after Hackey's June arrest. The 40 year old woman was raped first, and regrets not doing more to catch Hackey before he raped his two next victims.
Hackey told the psychologist that he would have killed a woman eventually had he not been taken off the street. He also said that “white women are easy prey,” and that he enjoyed watching his victims and how scared they were, the prosecutor said.
“What I did was wrong,” Hackey said before the judge sentenced him. “I’m dealing with some problems a lot of people don’t understand.”
Assistant Public Defender Jerome J. Joyce said his client had been abused as a child, and said Hackey should receive some type of treatment in prison. Joyce also reminded the judge that Hackey wanted to take a plea to spare the victims the trauma of testifying.
The Herald-Mail reported in June 2007 that Hackey was charged by the Frederick Police Department with second-, third- and fourth-degree sex offenses, several counts of burglary and battery on July 14, 1987.
Hackey served 17 years in prison for burglary. Burglary sometimes is the first step for sexual offenders, State’s Attorney Charles Strong said after Tuesday’s hearing.
Prosecutors said after the hearing that Hackey will be eligible for parole after he serves 25 years for each of the life sentences, with all but 50 suspended, and after he serves 15 or 16 years of the life sentence. In Maryland, the governor must approve the parole of any inmate serving life in prison.
Hackey must be registered as a violent sexual offender and as a child sexual offender, the judge ordered.
Washington County Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley said Hackey was “too violent, too dangerous” to live in the community and that he showed domination over and violence toward women.
Before other charges were dropped in exchange for the plea, Hackey was charged with 54 counts of assault, rape and other sexual offenses related to three incidents.
One of those incidents involved the kidnapping and rape of an 11-year-old girl who was taken from her bedroom at Oak Ridge Apartments.
“I don’t think I will be able to think like a kid again,” said the mother of the 11-year-old victim, reading Tuesday morning from a letter her daughter wrote. The girl wrote that she always is hiding and can’t sleep in the dark.
Hackey is “the most dangerous predator this community has seen ... in recent memory,” Assistant State’s Attorney Gina Cirincion said Tuesday.
Hackey raped the women in separate burglaries, and left DNA evidence Police got a hit after Hackey's June arrest. The 40 year old woman was raped first, and regrets not doing more to catch Hackey before he raped his two next victims.
Hackey told the psychologist that he would have killed a woman eventually had he not been taken off the street. He also said that “white women are easy prey,” and that he enjoyed watching his victims and how scared they were, the prosecutor said.
“What I did was wrong,” Hackey said before the judge sentenced him. “I’m dealing with some problems a lot of people don’t understand.”
Assistant Public Defender Jerome J. Joyce said his client had been abused as a child, and said Hackey should receive some type of treatment in prison. Joyce also reminded the judge that Hackey wanted to take a plea to spare the victims the trauma of testifying.
The Herald-Mail reported in June 2007 that Hackey was charged by the Frederick Police Department with second-, third- and fourth-degree sex offenses, several counts of burglary and battery on July 14, 1987.
Hackey served 17 years in prison for burglary. Burglary sometimes is the first step for sexual offenders, State’s Attorney Charles Strong said after Tuesday’s hearing.
Prosecutors said after the hearing that Hackey will be eligible for parole after he serves 25 years for each of the life sentences, with all but 50 suspended, and after he serves 15 or 16 years of the life sentence. In Maryland, the governor must approve the parole of any inmate serving life in prison.
Hackey must be registered as a violent sexual offender and as a child sexual offender, the judge ordered.
Washington County Circuit Judge Donald E. Beachley said Hackey was “too violent, too dangerous” to live in the community and that he showed domination over and violence toward women.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Students warned about date-rape drugs
Salisbury (MD) University has alerted its students to date rape drugs Friday after two separate incidents where alleged rapes occurred with the chemicals' help.
A visiting University of South Carolina student, age unknown, says she was slipped a drug and raped this past weekend while visiting one of the Milford Street apartments, said Salisbury Police Cpl. Rich Kaiser.
That same night, a Salisbury University student, whose age is unknown, was allegedly rendered unconscious by a similar drug in a different apartment, said SU Police Chief Edwin Lashley.
"(Both) said they consumed a minute amount of alcohol and completely passed out," Lashley said.
The university sent a e-mail out to all of its students stating that drinks should never be left alone, or accepted from strangers, and to watch out for friends.
That advice was echoed by Jennifer Berkman, director of the university's Student Health Services.
"Don't leave your friends alone, Don't leave that one straggler who says, 'Oh, I'll get a ride back.' We go on the symptoms they describe to us," Berkman said. "If a student says, 'I had two beers, but can't remember the rest of the night and my friends carried me home and then felt completely out of it for 24 to 48 hours,' then we know."
Police have a non-student suspect in one of the incidents, but no suspects in the second incident.
Reference:
Salisbury University Students Warned Over Date Rape Drugs
A visiting University of South Carolina student, age unknown, says she was slipped a drug and raped this past weekend while visiting one of the Milford Street apartments, said Salisbury Police Cpl. Rich Kaiser.
That same night, a Salisbury University student, whose age is unknown, was allegedly rendered unconscious by a similar drug in a different apartment, said SU Police Chief Edwin Lashley.
"(Both) said they consumed a minute amount of alcohol and completely passed out," Lashley said.
The university sent a e-mail out to all of its students stating that drinks should never be left alone, or accepted from strangers, and to watch out for friends.
That advice was echoed by Jennifer Berkman, director of the university's Student Health Services.
"Don't leave your friends alone, Don't leave that one straggler who says, 'Oh, I'll get a ride back.' We go on the symptoms they describe to us," Berkman said. "If a student says, 'I had two beers, but can't remember the rest of the night and my friends carried me home and then felt completely out of it for 24 to 48 hours,' then we know."
Police have a non-student suspect in one of the incidents, but no suspects in the second incident.
Reference:
Salisbury University Students Warned Over Date Rape Drugs
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
18 year old woman allegedly raped by acquaintance
An 18 year old woman was allegedly the victim of acquaintance rape in Frederick, MD early Sunday, October 7th.
According to Detective Jerry Morales, a group of friends went to a street festival. After getting drunk, they returned to a house. An 18 year old woman and the suspect, John Wayne Harmon was alone. The sexual assault occurred while the woman was watching TV. Harmon is charged with 4th degree sexual offense, second degree assault, and false imprisonment.
Man charged with rape
According to Detective Jerry Morales, a group of friends went to a street festival. After getting drunk, they returned to a house. An 18 year old woman and the suspect, John Wayne Harmon was alone. The sexual assault occurred while the woman was watching TV. Harmon is charged with 4th degree sexual offense, second degree assault, and false imprisonment.
Man charged with rape
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