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Sunday, June 22, 2014

SAFE STREETS DRUG CASE: ANTHONY DESHIELDS SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR DRUG DEALING

On June 17, 2014 Anthony Deshields, age 45, of Pocomoke, Maryland was convicted by a Wicomico County jury of Distributing Cocaine to undercover police officers on October 16, 2013. He was sentenced by the Circuit Court to 18 years in the Division of Corrections.

The charges against Deshields arose out of his actions October 16, 2013 when he sold Maryland State Police Officers $40.00 worth of crack cocaine. The Salisbury Police Department and the Maryland State Police utilized the Worcester County Task Force to help fight street level narcotics sales in Salisbury.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Salisbury Police Department, The Maryland State Police and theWorcester County Narcotics Task Force for their excellent teamwork in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked the citizens of Wicomico County and Safe Streets Prosecutor, Richard J. Brueckner Jr., who prosecuted this case.

For more information or for an interview please call the Office of the State’s Attorney at (410) 548-4880 or go to www.wicomicosao.com.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Strong Work Safe Streets Team
This should send a message to all that try to sell that poison on our streets.

Anonymous said...

ODB is alive and well !

Anonymous said...

18 years for $40 worth of dope. That is an insane amount of time for that petty amount.

Anonymous said...

Remember, don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Anonymous said...

The image just radiates intelligence, style and wealth. $40 worth of dope=tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars wasted on surveillance, prosecution and tens of thousands more for incarceration, keepin dem lil baby's daddy's future crack dealers in food and housing for 18 more years, meanwhile the rich and powerful dope dealers, who many times are upper middle class whites, do the real business, unencumbered, today as usual. Quite a win? Herein this story is a testament to the value of a public defender. How could this guy have done any worse representing himself? Smoke and mirrors for the small minded cheerleaders.

Anonymous said...

3:50, that's all it takes to destroy one life.

Anonymous said...

meanwhile the rich and powerful dope dealers, who many times are upper middle class whites, do the real business, unencumbered, today as usual. Quite a win? Herein this story is a testament to the value of a public defender. How could this guy have done any worse representing himself? Smoke and mirrors for the small minded cheerleaders.

June 20, 2014 at 4:39 PM

Do you have any evidence of that or are you just expressing your opinion?

Anonymous said...

This guy is a career criminal, eventually your dozens of previous no jail time, probation cases run out and they give up on you. Which should have happened a long time a go. GOOD BY DIRT BAG!

Anonymous said...

6:28

Probably his opinion, but his point is still worth examining.

Anonymous said...

Look at his record, assault, arson, drugs. This was not due to just $40.

Anonymous said...

Wow this guys defense lawyer did nothing to help him. $40.00 little dollars and because of this he gets 18 years. It sounds like this case makes no sense where is the justice system. I have seen cases worse than this that get little time. It looks like they just wanted him to be put away.!