Office of the State's Attorney

On October 18, 2019, Jennifer Zadnick, aka Jennifer Snider, age 45, of Ocean City, Maryland, was convicted of theft from $100 to $1,500 in the Snow Hill District Court. The Honorable Gerald V. Purnell scheduled sentencing for December 20, 2019, to allow Zadnick time to pay $530 in restitution to the Ocean Pines Fire Department. Zadnick faces 6 months in jail at sentencing.

The charges stem from Zadnick’s involvement in a fundraiser for the Ocean Pines Fire Department. The Fire...

On September 13, 2019, Richard Perry, age 51, of Berlin, Maryland, was sentenced to 7 years’ incarceration with all but 14 months suspended after having been convicted of theft scheme over $100,000 in the Worcester County Circuit Court. In July, 2019, the Honorable Brian D. Shockley postponed sentencing to allow Perry time to gather the substantial amount of restitution owed to the victim. As a part of the plea, Perry forfeited over $30,000 seized by the Ocean City Police Department and...

On August 9, 2019, Joseph Baker Sr., age 56, of Berlin, Maryland, was sentenced by the Honorable Beau H. Oglesby to a term of 20 years’ imprisonment in the Division of Correction, with all but 7 years suspended and was placed on 5 years of supervised probation upon release. A Worcester County jury previously found Baker guilty of illegal possession of a rifle by a disqualified person, illegal possession of a rifle by a prohibited person, illegal possession of ammunition, and second-degree...

On June 12, 2019, a Worcester County jury found Joseph Baker Sr., age 56, of Berlin, Maryland, guilty of illegal possession of a rifle by a disqualified person, illegal possession of a rifle by a prohibited person, illegal possession of ammunition, and second degree assault in the Worcester County Circuit Court. Baker faces a total of 26 years in prison at sentencing, which was postponed by the Honorable Beau H. Oglesby for a pre-sentence investigation to be conducted.

The charges...