BALTIMORE, MD—Two Baltimore County men were sentenced to federal prison on Monday, September 9, 2024, for their involvement in three armed carjackings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Maryland announced. Franklin Jay Smith, 34, of Catonsville, received 9 years in prison for carjacking and 60 months consecutive for use of a firearm during a crime. Davon Tramont Dorsey, 30, of Gwynn Oak […]
JOPPA, MD—An Edgewood man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Joppa area in December 2021. On August 8, 2024, Alton William Cumbo Jr., 30, of Edgewood was sentenced following his February 2024 convictions for murder and firearms charges. During sentencing, the state argued for, and the judge imposed, the maximum possible sentence of […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County man has been convicted on drug and weapons charges. On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Sathrie Zach Robinson Jr., of Edgewood, was found guilty of possession cocaine and methamphetamine and weapons charges following a three-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County. Evidence presented at trial proved that, at around 4:15 a.m. on May 27, […]
BEL AIR, MD—A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been indicted on theft and forgery charges, officials said Wednesday. Shawn Forton, 40, was suspended without pay after a grand jury indicted him on July 16. The charges stem from allegations that were investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division and the Office of Professional Standards. A female victim told police that […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County drug dealer will be spending two decades behind bars. Earlier this month, Ronald Sullivan, 49, of Edgewood, pled guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to twenty years, suspend all but fifteen years to serve. This case also triggered a violation of probation in a 2011 drug case and Sullivan was sentenced to an additional five […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after being convicted on charges of illegal possession of firearms while he was a convicted felon. William Quinton Yourman, 34, was found guilty in January of possessing a shotgun, rifle, ammunitions, and a firearm as a person convicted of a disqualifying crime. Assistant State’s Attorney, Megan Lintott, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man who posed as a police officer to kidnap, assault, and rob people has pleaded guilty in court. Davonne Tramont Dorsey, 30, of Gwynn Oak, pleaded guilty on March 1 to carjacking and to using, carrying and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. According to his plea agreement, Dorsey and other conspirators planned to impersonate police […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County woman will be going to prison on murder and vehicle theft charges. On Monday, December 18, Ashley Pearl Zentz, 36, of Edgewood, appeared in the Circuit Court of Harford County for sentencing following her conviction for first-degree murder after a six-day jury trial in October of this year. The state requested a sentence of life, suspend […]