BRIAN KEITH HENSLEY CONVICTED BY JURY OF 1st DEGREE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES

On February 19, 2014, Brian Keith Hensley, age 43, of Wicomico County, Maryland, was convicted by a Wicomico County Jury of Attempted First Degree Murder, Attempted Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Armed Robbery, CDS Possession (Cocaine & Marijuana), and CDS Paraphernalia. An investigation conducted by the Salisbury Police Department and the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit revealed that on May 16, 2013, Hensley attacked an 18-year-old victim with a vodka bottle while he was asleep in a house on Ohio Avenue. Hensley fractured the skull of his victim during this attack. He also robbed the victim of his wallet, CDS and cell phones. Hensley now faces a maximum sentence in excess of Life in prison.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney, Matthew A. Maciarello, commended the Salisbury City Police Department and the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked the citizens of Wicomico County who sat on the jury, and Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Kristen Schultz and Deputy State’s Attorney Ella Disharoon, who prosecuted the case.