Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Press Releases

On January 1, 2017 at approximately 3:27pm a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was on uniformed patrol in the area of Rt. 50 and Rt. 589 when the Deputy located a suspect vehicle involved in a hit and run motor vehicle crash in Ocean City. The same suspect vehicle fled the day before from a Maryland State Trooper at the Princess Anne Barrack.

The Deputy observed several traffic violations along with front end damage leading the Deputy to believe the driver, identified as Glenn Allen Carmean, 47 of Salisbury, The Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the area of Rt. 50 and Rt. 346. Mr. Carmean failed to stop for the Deputy and a pursuit was initiated. After a 35 mile pursuit, during which Mr. Carmean intentionally tried to ram a Worcester County Deputy at speeds of 100+mph, Mr. Carmean crashed in the median of Rt. 50 and Hobbs Rd. in Wicomico County, Maryland. Agencies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Berlin Police Department and Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office assisted in apprehending Carmean.

Carmean was taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was charged with 2nd Degree Assault, Obstruction, Failure to obey, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, Fleeing and Alluding and numerous other traffic charges.

Carmean was held on a $30,000 bond and was committed to the Worcester County Jail.

On 01/04/2017 Deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Evans Rd in Berlin, MD in reference to a complainant receiving death threats. Upon his arrival, the first responding Deputy observed Paul Edward Koehrsen, 47 of Berlin, MD in the garage of the residence. The Deputy knocked and announced himself at which point Mr. Koehrsen arose and leveled a rifle at the deputy. Additional Deputies and members of the Berlin Police responded and were able to take Mr. Koehrsen into custody without further incident. Mr. Koehrsen was charged with Assault First Degree, Assault Second Degree, Reckless Endangerment, Firearm used/felon-violent Crime, and in Intoxicated Endangerment and taken before a District Court Commissioner where he was held without bond at the Worcester County Jail.