DERRICK RICHARDSON SENTENCED FOR ARMED CARJACKING

On August 11, 2020, the Honorable Matthew Maciarello, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Derrick Ryan Richardson, 32 years of age, of Parsonsburg, Maryland, to twenty-five (25) years active incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections, and five (5) years of supervised probation. 

Richardson entered a guilty plea to one count of armed carjacking and two counts of attempted carjacking immediately preceding his sentencing. On the morning of September 9, 2019, Richardson attempted to carjack two separate motor vehicles near his residence.

At his third attempt, Richardson was successful stopping a 2009 Chevrolet Impala, he then ordered the female driver out at gunpoint. After she exited, Richardson entered the vehicle and he drove off. 

Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded and conducted an investigation that led to the recovery of crucial evidence, to include video footage of Richardson driving the stolen Impala. Three days after the carjacking, the stolen Impala was recovered in the woods approximately 1000 feet from Richardson’s home. 

Wicomico County State’s Attorney (SA) Jamie Dykes commended Det. C. Kirkpatrick of the WCSO Criminal Investigation Division, the lead investigator on the case, and other members of the WCSO and the Maryland State Police, for their work in the investigation. SA Dykes also commended Senior Assistant State’s Attorney D. Scott Messersmith, who prosecuted the case.