SALISBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR SHOOTING

SALISBURY MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FIREARMS VIOLATION

On November 6th, 2014, Brian Karl Jones, age 20, of Wicomico County, Maryland, was convicted by a Wicomico County Jury of Attempted Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Firearm Use While in the Commission of a Felony and Trespassing. An investigation conducted by the Salisbury Police Department and the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit revealed that on May 13, 2014, Jones shot a 20-year-old victim in the lower torso in the area of Wali Plaza, located at 1122 Parsons Road. The shooting and subsequent search for the suspect led to the rerouting of school buses and temporary lockdown of Pemberton Elementary School. The victim was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he underwent surgery and survived.

On January 30th, 2015, Brian Karl Jones was sentenced in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, by the Honorable W. Newton Jackson, III, to 20 years in the Maryland Department of Corrections for the Attempted First Degree Murder. Jones received a consecutive sentence of 5 years for the Use of a Firearm While in the Commission of a Felony.

Wicomico County State’s Attorney, Matthew A. Maciarello, commended the Salisbury City Police Department, Det. Proctor, and the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement 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 Assistant State’s Attorney Pamela Correa who prosecuted the case.