Wicomico County Sheriff's Department Press Releases

Incident: Resisting Arrest
Date of Incident: 19 May 2008
Location: 32000 Block of Johnson Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspects: Johnnie Henry Spence Sr., 63, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 19 May 2008, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence of Johnnie Spence on Johnson Road to serve an arrest warrant on Spence. The deputy was let into the residence and confirmed Spence’s identity. When the deputy went to place Spence under arrest and attempted to place him in handcuff’s, Spence threatened to kill the deputy and became extremely uncooperative. Spence repeatedly pulled away from the deputy and attempted to prevent his arrest by struggling against the deputy. Additional units arrived and Spence was taken into custody.

Spence was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where Spence was processed and charged with resisting arrest. Additionally, deputies served the arrest warrant on Spence that initially took the deputies to his residence. That warrant consisted of charges related to a Hit and Run accident that occurred back in December 2007. Spence was taken in front of the District Court Commissioner for an initial appearance and Spence was released on Personal Recognizance.

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 19 May 2008
Location: 7100 Block of Wainwright Avenue, Parsonsburg, MD
Suspects: Edward Franklin Sheridan, 50, Parsonsburg, MD

Narrative: On 19 May 2008, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 7100 Block of Wainwright Avenue for a reported assault. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a victim who advised that a male subject she lives with had just assaulted her. The male subject exited the residence and was identified as Edward Franklin Sheridan of the same address as the victim. The victim advised that while she was preparing dinner, Sheridan became angry and pushed the victim into the counter causing lacerations to be inflicted on the victim’s arms. After the deputies heard the accounts of what happened, Edward Sheridan was arrest for the assault.

Sheridan was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where Sheridan was processed and charged with Second Degree Assault. After an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, Sheridan was held at the Detention Center on $5,000.00 bond.