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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

SALISBURY DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON

On January 27, 2014, Jamie Thomas Fagans, age 19, of Salisbury, Maryland, was convicted and sentenced on a charge of possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense as well as a charge of possession with the intent to distribute heroin. A Wicomico County Circuit Court judge sentenced Fagans to ten years of active incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections for the firearm offense. Fagans was also sentenced to 20 years with all but 5 years suspended on the drug charge. That sentence was ordered to be consecutive to the firearm sentence for a total sentence of 30 years with all but 15 years suspended. Upon release from prison, Fagans will be subject to 2 years of supervised probation. Fagans was also ordered to forfeit a total of $375 of suspected drug proceeds and several firearms and ammunition which had been seized during the investigation of the case.

Fagans had been pending charges related to an August 14, 2013, arrest by members of the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit and members of the Salisbury Police Department’s Safe Streets Unit. After receiving intelligence that Fagans was utilizing a Salisbury residence for drug distribution, officers applied for and received a search and seizure warrant for that residence. As officers entered the home to execute the warrant, Fagans fled from a rear exit and was apprehended after a short foot pursuit. During a search of the home, officers were able to recover a large amount of heroin and cocaine as well as an amount of marihuana, a digital scale and drug related paraphernalia. Officers also seized three handguns, a shotgun, and a cache of ammunition along with $375.

At the time of his arrest, Fagans was on probation for a charge of possession of a handgun. A hearing on a violation of probation in that case is scheduled for February 14, 2014. Further, Fagans is the brother of Arnold Fagans. Arnold Fagans was murdered in a gang execution in Salisbury, Maryland, in January 2012.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit and the Salisbury Police Department’s Safe Streets Unit for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked James L. Britt who prosecuted Fagans.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

How come it never lists who the judge is?

Anonymous said...

Nineteen - and his life is already in the turdbowl...considering everything he was convicted of, he should be put out of our misery as he will only learn more nefarious methods in prison...with the taxpayer funding his education!

BIG BUBBA said...

Ohhhh he cute and make me good wife in JAIL...

Anonymous said...

Even bury's heroin dealers are doing bad--he only had $375

Anonymous said...

That's the stories we need to see, not so much the crime rate but also the punishment. These thugs will graduate prison with a master's in thievery by age 29 and network drug cartels. Most of the crimes committed are repeat offenders, Ya hear me Matt? Thanks for providing these follow ups to see the sentence and not just a copy paste police report.

Anonymous said...

The S.A. is thanking all these people like they did a great job. Fact is this kid was used as a pawn to let a coward continue do as pleases and pretend he has no issues. He gets in trouble and serves this kid to them on a silver platter, meanwhile he just goes on to the next guy never having faced any consequences for his actions. The dealer exists as a result of demand, nobody forced the snitch to get his fix. What a joke.

Anonymous said...

Why aren't the prosecutors office posting these articles

Anonymous said...

I'm all for getting drugs off the street, but this is bull. 15 yrs. and this dude's life is all but over. Meanwhile we get taxed out the wahoo to incarcerate him and pay for the failed war on drugs, yet you never see these cases trickle up to snag the people trully responsible for bringing this poison into the community in the first place. Guess that would be too much like real police work.

Anonymous said...

With that sentence he should have hired a private attorney!

Anonymous said...

I lOVE ALL these drug dealers on here bitching about there buddy...lol...byeeeeeeeeeeeee

Anonymous said...

another able body for Holder's Unicor Prison Factories-- he'll make $1.15 an hour --fed- clothed and probably kept alive and out of Granny's purse

Anonymous said...

Too easy. Some of his clients have probably already paid the ultimate life sentence.

Anonymous said...

I agree 15 years is too much for a 19 year old kid. Buyers are buyers, nobody forced them to buy. The health department and PRMC got way more people wired to methadone on the taxpayer's dime

Retired form the criminal justice system and saw too much disparity in sentencing said...

i THINK WE SHOULD LEGALIZE DRUGS AND PLACE HEAVY TAXES ON THE PRODUCT...as WITH THE 18TH Amendment on beer being illegal, once repealed you took the profit away from all the Politicians...

Anonymous said...

The state gave him a break because he has brain damage. Look it up in MD case search.

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile the one that got high, passed out and had the vehicle cross over the highway gets off with nothing cuz he tells on someone that gave him what he asked for. Then not having suffered any consequences gets in trouble again a week later. Should have both ends locked up. The addict is still up to same ole tricks just with different supply.

Anonymous said...

501 got to love your logic; "don't agree with me, you must be doing wrong too"

Anonymous said...

When the gang banger does not sell enough they kick in doors or commit street robberies. Whenever a drug murder happens you pay tens of thousands.

Anonymous said...

He'll be in jail for less than 3 years, parole is awesome!

Unknown said...

He was a juvenile and his close brother was murdered he went crazy after that he was a good kid