SALISBURY MAN CONVICTED OF BURGLARY

On May 14, 2013, a Wicomico County jury convicted Keenan Hassan Obrian White, age 21, of Salisbury, Maryland, of one count of burglary in the third degree along with lesser, related offenses. Following the jury trial, a Wicomico County Circuit Court judge sentenced White to 8 years in the Maryland Division of Corrections.

White had been pending charges related to a home invasion of the Salisbury residence of his ex-girlfriend and her mother occurring during the early morning hours of November 14, 2012. In that incident, White was alleged to have broken into the victim’s bedroom by pushing an air conditioner out of the bedroom window. White and another unknown assailant, while attempting to conceal their identities utilizing hoodies, then made entry into the bedroom and proceeded to assault the ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. The assault was interrupted by the ex-girlfriend’s mother who heard the commotion, entered her daughter’s bedroom and recognized White. Once recognized, White fled back out of the bedroom window and was later charged by Sheriff’s deputies.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office for its work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked James L. Britt who prosecuted White.

White now goes to Worcester County, where he was previously convicted of robbery. [1] White will now face a violation of probation proceeding in that case due to the new burglary conviction.

[1] In the Worcester County robbery case, 23-K11-0150, White is named as “Keenen Obrian Hassan White.”