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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Those affected by Berlin vandals still waiting for results

Six months after a Worcester County District Court judge set probationary terms for the defendants in the January vandalism of more than a dozen vehicles and several landmarks in downtown Berlin, a number of those terms have not been met.

Mark A. Vernarelli, director of community engagement with the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, said Nicholas Bonser and Jordan Denton, both 18 when they pleaded guilty in June, had paid some of the $8,843.06 in restitution and completed a portion of the 150 hours of community service ordered by the court.

Vernarelli added that each had written a required letter of apology to the town, although Berlin Town Administrator Laura Allen and a number of other town officials said they had not seen one.

Information about the third defendant in the trial, a juvenile, was not available, and Vernarelli said he could not disclose the exact amount of money paid or service hours completed.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another that has not been "held accountable".

Anonymous said...

Good luck. Any restitution will go through the government, getting filtered down to nothing.

Anonymous said...

Well now it has been added to Big Joes site some ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE.