On June 17, 2016, a Wicomico County Circuit Court judge sentenced Jermaine Alexis Peters, age 34, of Wicomico County, Maryland, to 75 years of active incarceration for various felony gun and drug offenses.
The total sentence imposed was 111 years, with 75 years being active incarceration within the Maryland Department of Corrections with 25 of those years being a mandatory sentence with limited possibility for parole. The Court also ordered $118,762.26 which was seized from Peter’s home be forfeited to the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force.
The events at issue stem from a Search and Seizure warrant which was executed on October 13, 2015, at 1402 Chateau Drive, Salisbury, Maryland. When officers arrived at that address to execute the warrant, Peters was located on the back porch and a female was located in the living room of the home. Officers searched a dresser in the master bedroom of the home where they located two stolen handguns which were loaded with ammunition, numerous gun magazines containing live ammunition and several boxes with additional live ammunition. In the master bedroom closet, officers located a rifle and a shoe box which contained a large amount of U.S. currency. The total amount of U.S. currency recovered from the home and Peter’s person was $118,762.26. Officers also located over one kilogram of heroin in a nightstand located in the master bathroom. The street value of the heroin was estimated to be over $700,000.00.
On May 3, 2016, after a one day trial, a Wicomico County jury convicted Peters of possession of a large amount of heroin, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, two counts of a felon being in possession of a regulated firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and numerous other offenses related to the events of October 13, 2015.
Peters has multiple prior convictions including felony drug and firearms convictions. At the time of this offense, Peters was on parole for possession with the intent to distribute a narcotic.
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force and the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Patrizia J. Coletta who prosecuted Peters.
For more information or for an interview please call the Office of the State’s Attorney at (410) 548-4880 or visit www.wicomicosao.com
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ReplyDeleteneed about ten thousand more just like him removed from Wicomico county.
ReplyDeletePizza at the Task Force HQ tonight! Good work everyone!
ReplyDeleteTrash off the streets
ReplyDeletethere are many more just like him in Salisbury
ReplyDeleteSomeone else will just take his place and the tax payers are stuck paying for his incarceration...
ReplyDeleteHow come the female was let loose? Wasn't it her house? With that amount of drugs and ammunition, im sure she had some knowledge of his dealings.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she cooperated? Got off with a slap?
ReplyDeleteGood work but...Get the CIA out of afganastan. Thats step one! this guys is the last car in that long train. Its all on purpose. Local cops are just a thumb in the dike. The real soucre of this problem is allot higher up then some street kingpin! But Still good work.
ReplyDeleteJust in from a one on one with Cpl. Lee Stevens. "I would like to take time to congratulate a job well by all involved, I trained all the Officers involved and it feels good to know they are doing it like they were trained".
ReplyDeleteanother democrat off the streats
ReplyDelete4:35 PM - 90% of the heroin imported to the U.S. is made from poppies grown in Central and South America, and comes across our southern borders by plane, boat, car, truck, and, for all we know, burros.
ReplyDeleteGood God, well we know he's been eating well.
ReplyDelete120Ks is a nice little pay check for the task force.
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