SALISBURY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE, SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR DRUG OFFENSES

On September 10, 2012, after a trial by jury, Michael Andrew Dixon, age 23, of Salisbury, Maryland was found guilty of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (PWID), Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of Controlled Drug Paraphernalia. The Circuit Court Judge presiding over the case sentenced the Defendant to serve twenty years in the Division of Corrections with all but ten years suspended for the PWID charge. For the paraphernalia charge, the judge also sentenced the Defendant to serve a sentence of two years consecutive to the ten year active sentence imposed for PWID charge.

After sentencing the Defendant for the drug convictions, the Court sentenced the Defendant to an additional eight years in the custody of the Division of Corrections because the Defendant violated the conditions of his probation. The Defendant was convicted of First Degree Assault and Robbery in 2008. (The Defendant was sentenced to a total of twenty years in the custody of the Division of Corrections today as a result of the drug conviction and the fact that the Defendant violated his probation on the 2008 case.)

“We will always do our best to hold violent repeat offenders accountable, and we want to send a message that dealing drugs in Wicomico County will not be tolerated” said Matt Maciarello who prosecuted this case.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Salisbury Police Department, the SPD Tactical Team, the Safe Streets Team, and the Maryland State Police for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case.