TRAVIS GIE CONVICTED BY WICOMICO COUNTY JURY RECEIVES 15 YEAR SENTENCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION CHARGES
On December 19 2011, Travis Gie, age 20, of Salisbury, Maryland was convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute 53 grams of Crack Cocaine by a Wicomico County jury. Today, February 17, 2012, he was sentenced by the Circuit Court to 15 years in the Department of Corrections the first 10 of which are to be served with only limited possibilities of parole.
The charges against Gie arose out of his arrest on June 16, 2011 when he was stopped by the Fruitland police for a traffic violation. The Fruitland officers utilized the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit to scan Gie’s car for drugs which led to the discovery of a large bag of crack cocaine concealed within the passenger seat.
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Fruitland Police Department and the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department for their excellent teamwork in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked the citizens of Wicomico County who sat on the jury and Safe Streets Prosecutor, Richard J. Brueckner Jr., who prosecuted this case.
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2 comments:
Please stop crediting "traffic stops" for the arrest of drug dealers. It makes the constant and pervasive police presence seem justified, when, in fact, as the article states, it was an "investigation" that led to his arrest. The police merely used a "traffic stop" as the reason for arrest, mainly to protect the informants. Either the police are the LUCKIEST people on the planet when it comes to finding drugs in cars during "traffic stops", or there are a whole lot more drug users driving around than they care to admit. Just tell the truth, which I see trumpteted as a journalistic goal all the time.
Will this have any affect on the amount of crack on the streets, NOPE, will it cost tax payers 100s of thousands if not millions of dollars, YEP.
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