Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Obstruct and Hinder / Resist Arrest
Date of Incident: 2 March 2010
Location: 800 block of East Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Ellen A. Harris, 44, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 2 March 2010 at 9:30 AM, a deputy travelling in the 800 block of East road in Salisbury, MD observed Ellen Harris standing next to her vehicle in the roadway. The deputy was interested in speaking with Harris in connection with the investigation into the location of a wanted subject that Harris is associated with. Upon initiating contact with Harris, she became profane and verbally abusive to the deputy, actually telling the deputy to do something that was physically impossible. The deputy watched as Harris entered her residence and left her vehicle in the roadway, unattended with the keys in the ignition, the engine running and the driver’s side window down.

After waiting patiently for a few minutes, Harris exited her residence and attempted to enter her vehicle. The deputy pointed out the violation committed by Harris with the unattended vehicle and requested her driver’s license. Harris refused to provide it and began again to yell and curse at the deputy. Harris attempted to walk away from the deputy who prevented her from doing so and informed her that she was under arrest. Harris attempted to pull away from the deputy and resisted efforts to be placed into handcuffs.

With the assistance of a second deputy Harris was taken into custody. Harris was transported to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Harris on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: 1. Obstruct and Hinder, 2. Resist Arrest, 3. Leaving Unattended Vehicle in Roadway with Engine Running, 4. Failure to Display License to Uniformed Police on demand.

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 2 March 2010
Location: 23000 block of Ocean Gateway, Mardela Springs, MD
Suspect: Male Juvenile, 15, Mardela Springs, MD

Narrative: On 2 March 2010 at 7:01 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Maple Shade Youth and Family Center in Mardela Springs for a reported altercation between two of the juvenile residents. Upon arrival, the deputy learned that one of the resident juveniles became upset over the laughter of another juvenile. The upset juvenile retrieved a plastic tube that had a hard object fastened to the end and wrapped with masking tape. The juvenile then used this object to strike the laughing juvenile.

The offending juvenile, a 15 year old male, was placed under arrest and transported to the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. At the Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile was processed and the arresting deputy completed a juvenile referral that will be sent to the Department of Juvenile Services. The juvenile was released to Maple Shade staff at the Sheriff’s Office pending formal court action.


Charges: Assault 2nd degree