Md. Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Clemency Announcements
Friday, August 25, 2006
| Name | Age When Clemency Announced | Conviction | Original Sentence/Fine | Clemency Announced |
| Rommell T. Allen, Sr. | 40 | Convicted of conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine and possession with intent to distribute heroin in 1986. | Sentenced to one year, all but 90 days suspended, and two years probation. | August 4, 2006 |
| Christopher F. Cyran | 36 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft and malicious destruction of property in 1989. | Sentenced on each count to one year supervised probation, and also ordered to pay $500.00 in fines, $369.86 in restitution, $15.00 to the Criminal Injury Compensation Fund, and $10.00 in court costs. | August 4, 2006 |
| George E. Diggle, Jr. | 35 | Convicted of breaking and entering of a dwelling in 1989. | Sentenced to ten days, suspended, and one year unsupervised probation with the following special conditions: obey all laws and pay $300.00 in restitution. | August 4, 2006 |
| John C. Kinnamon, Jr. | 37 | Convicted of possession of cocaine in 1989. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and 18 months probation, and also ordered to pay $125.00 in fines and $25.00 in court costs. | August 4, 2006 |
| Thomas N. O’Connor | 54 | Convicted of shoplifting in 1972 and bad check in 1988. | Sentenced to one year supervised probation, and six months, suspended, and two years probation, respectively. | August 4, 2006 |
| George A. Peugh, Jr. | 27 | Convicted of theft under $300.00 in 1998. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and twelve months unsupervised probation, and also ordered to pay $345.00 in fines and $55.00 in court costs. | August 4, 2006 |
| Kimberly J. Spellman | 37 | Convicted of bad checks under $300.00 in 1993. | Sentenced to 90 days, suspended, and 36 months supervised probation. | August 4, 2006 |
| Joseph W. Stafford | 29 | Convicted of second-degree assault in 1998. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and one year unsupervised probation. | August 4, 2006 |
| Lillian E. Walker | 40 | Convicted of theft scheme in 1994. | Sentenced to 18 months, suspended, and 18 months probation. | August 4, 2006 |
| David L. Whiteleather | 45 | Convicted of burglary and theft in 1982. | Sentenced to twelve months, suspended, and 24 months supervised probation, and also ordered to pay $74.00 in restitution, $50.00 in fines, and $15.00 in court costs. | August 4, 2006 |
| Franklin H. Woolery | 49 | Convicted of conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine in 1982. | Sentenced to one year, suspended, and one year unsupervised probation, and also ordered to pay $1,000.00 in fines and $127.00 in court costs. | August 4, 2006 |
| Robin Watson Amy | 42 | Convicted of telephone use obscenely in 1994. | Sentenced to two years probation with $50.00 court costs, which were suspended. | June 23, 2006 |
| Timothy C. Breth | 54 | Convicted of breaking and entering and larceny in 1970 and of possession of controlled dangerous substance and paraphernalia in 1974. | Sentenced to five years, suspended, and five years supervised probation, and to six months, suspended, and one year supervised probation, respectively. | June 23, 2006 |
| Raphael E. Garrett | 56 | Convicted of unlawful taking of a motor vehicle in 1970. | Ordered to pay $125.00 in fines and $8.00 in court costs. | June 23, 2006 |
| Diana L. Gunther | 41 | Convicted of battery, obstructing free passage, and resisting arrest in 1984. | Sentenced on each count to 60 days, suspended, and one year supervised probation, and was fined $20.00 in court costs. | June 23, 2006 |
| Roger D. Jackson | 47 | Convicted of battery in 1994. | Sentenced to 90 days, all but 17 days suspended, and 18 months probation with $50.00 court costs. | June 23, 2006 |
| Gayle M. Leibovitch | 51 | Convicted of shoplifting in 1977. | Ordered to pay $100.00 in fines and $10.00 in court costs. | June 23, 2006 |
| Jessie May | 75 | Convicted of assault by pointing deadly weapon and possession of deadly weapon in 1968. | Ordered to pay $50.00 in fines on both counts and $10.00 in court costs on the second count. | June 23, 2006 |
| Steven L. Snider | 51 | Convicted of unauthorized use of motor vehicle in 1973. | Sentenced to 100 days, thirty-three days suspended, and one year supervised probation. In addition, ordered to pay $400.00 in restitution and $50.00 in fines. | June 23, 2006 |
| Peggy Ann R. Vanmeter | 41 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1984 and of bad check/uttering in 1997. | Sentenced to pay $25.00 in fines, $5.00 in court costs, and $15.00 to the Criminal Injury Compensation Fund, and to 30 days, suspended, and 18 months probation, respectively. | June 23, 2006 |
| Dwayne D. Wallace | 45 | Convicted of theft in 1992 and of possession of controlled dangerous substance and possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia with intent to use in 1994. | Sentenced to one year, suspended, and six months probation, and to six months, suspended, and one year probation with $150.00 court costs, respectively. | June 23, 2006 |
| Suzette K.H. Wyche | 44 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1986. | Sentenced to six months, suspended, and one year probation. | June 23, 2006 |
| James Doyle | 50 | Convicted of battery in 1994. | Fined $250.00. | January 27, 2006 |
| Erick Eriksen | 48 | Convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1994. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and two years supervised probation, and was fined $250.00. | January 27, 2006 |
| Frederick Guzman | 29 | Convicted of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1996. | Sentenced to six months, suspended, and two years supervised probation with the Baltimore County Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes program. | January 27, 2006 |
| Norman Jones | 49 | Convicted of receiving stolen goods and malicious destruction in 1975, and of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1982. | Sentenced to two years and 30 days, all but 60 days suspended, and two years and four months probation in 1975, and to 30 days, suspended, and 18 months unsupervised probation in 1982. | January 27, 2006 |
| Kenneth Smith | 42 | Convicted of hindering/obstructing justice in 1988. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and twelve months supervised probation. | January 27, 2006 |
| Janet Spadone | 48 | Convicted of child abuse in 1982. | Sentenced to two years, all but ten days suspended, and three years probation. The victim, now an adult, recommended that Spadone receive a pardon for this offense. | January 27, 2006 |
| Charles Davis | 60 | Convicted of murder in 1960. | Sentenced to life, beginning on December 6, 1960. | November 23, 2005 |
| Alexander Brown | 32 | Convicted of handgun in vehicle in 1994. | Case was generally suspended. | November 23, 2005 |
| Mark Brownlee | 50 | Convicted of distribution of cocaine in 1984. | Originally sentenced to one-year incarceration under the work release program, but the sentence was reduced to two years supervised probation and $130.00 in court costs. | November 23, 2005 |
| Marshal Childers | 35 | Convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1994. | Sentenced six months probation and fined $100.00 in court costs. | November 23, 2005 |
| Kevin Hillery | 34 | Convicted of felony theft in 1992. | Sentenced to eighteen months, all but three months suspended, and eighteen months probation. | November 23, 2005 |
| Kim Hoffman | 51 | Convicted of felony theft in 1993. | Sentenced to five years, suspended, three years supervised probation, and restitution of $3,946.81. | November 23, 2005 |
| Rita Jackson | 41 | Convicted of deadly weapon (firearm), pistol altering serial number, and assault. | Sentenced to two years, suspended, and two years probation. | November 23, 2005 |
| Mary Jenkins | 66 | Convicted of shoplifting in 1979, theft in 1980, and shoplifting in 1982. | Ordered to pay fines and costs to the Court and the Criminal Injury Compensation Fund for each conviction, and was sentenced to six months, all but six days suspended, and one year probation for the 1982 conviction. | November 23, 2005 |
| Johnny Johnson | 36 | Convicted of possession of marijuana in 1995. | Sentenced to 90 days, suspended, and three years probation. | November 23, 2005 |
| Bridgett Julien | 37 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1988. | Sentenced to one year unsupervised probation and fined $100.00. | November 23, 2005 |
| Carol Koro | 36 | Convicted of failure to exhibit proof of payment in 2000. | Fined $30.00. | November 23, 2005 |
| Christopher Mood | 37 | Convicted of unregistered shotgun in 1986. | Sentenced to one year unsupervised probation and fined $250.00. | November 23, 2005 |
| Donald Arnold | 57 | Convicted of assault in 1969. | Sentenced to 60 days, suspended, and fined $10.00. | August 26, 2005 |
| Jeffrey Brotemarkle | 55 | Convicted of two counts of trespass in 1981 and one count of trespass and malicious destruction in 1986. | Sentenced to a total of fifteen days, suspended, eighteen months unsupervised probation, and fined $414.27. | August 26, 2005 |
| David Brown | 38 | Convicted of disorderly conduct in a public place in 1986. | Fined $5.00 and assessed $20.00 in court costs. | August 26, 2005 |
| Brenda Christ | 37 | Convicted of felony theft in 1987 and violation of probation in 1988. | Sentenced to three years, suspended, and two years probation and eighteen months, respectively. | August 26, 2005 |
| William Francis Colleary | 42 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1983. | Fined $50.00. | August 26, 2005 |
| Ian Nixon Gray, Jr. | 41 | Convicted of attempted theft in 1985, possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) in 1991, and failure to pay deferred payment in 1992. | Sentenced to three years, suspended, and three years probation, 18 months probation, and six months in confinement, respectively. | August 26, 2005 |
| Monchessa Jackson | 38 | Convicted of prostitution, violation of probation, and loitering in 1986. | Sentenced to a total of nine months, two years supervised probation, and $100.00 fine. | August 26, 2005 |
| Kirk Johnson | 46 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1985, littering, possession of CDS and possession of CDS paraphernalia in 1991, possession of CDS in 1992, and contempt of court in 1993. | Sentenced to a total of three years and 30 days, one year and 30 days suspended, two years probation, and $125.00 fine. | August 26, 2005 |
| Sharon Mungro | 49 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1983. | Sentenced to 60 days, suspended. | August 26, 2005 |
| Sandra Overstreet | 52 | Convicted of possession with intent to distribute in 1974. | Sentenced to one year, suspended, and one year unsupervised probation. | August 26, 2005 |
| Melissa Shriver | 33 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1992. | Sentenced to 90 days, suspended, and six months probation. | August 26, 2005 |
| Thomas Smith | 42 | Convicted of carrying a handgun in 1981. | Sentenced to 302 days, suspended, and one year supervised probation. | August 26, 2005 |
| Deborah Thesing | 45 | Convicted of storehouse breaking in 1979. | Sentenced to five years, suspended, and three years probation. | August 26, 2005 |
| Toney Trent | 69 | Convicted of wearing a handgun in 1989. | Fined $275.00. | August 26, 2005 |
| Thomas Treseciak | 35 | Convicted of felony theft in 1991. | Fined $250.00. | August 26, 2005 |
| Cindy Valentine | 48 | Convicted of battery in 1994. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended, and three years unsupervised probation. | August 26, 2005 |
| Steven Ray Wallace | 51 | Convicted of assault in 1972, housebreaking in 1982, and illegal possession of a regulated firearm in 2000. | Sentenced to a total of 28 months, all but ten days suspended, three years unsupervised probation, and fined $500.00. | August 26, 2005 |
| Fred Ben | 40 | Convicted of assault and theft in 1986. | Sentenced to five years, suspended, and three years probation. | July 22, 2005 |
| Donna Cumerlato | 35 | Convicted of two counts of misdemeanor theft in 1989 and 1990, respectively. | Sentenced to one year unsupervised probation on the first count and to 90 days, all but 15 days suspended, and two years supervised probation on the second count. | July 22, 2005 |
| Misha Preyer | 29 | Convicted of theft under $300.00 in 1996. | Sentenced to 15 days, suspended, and three months supervised probation. | July 22, 2005 |
| Robert Ibañez | 30 | Convicted of two counts of theft under $300.00 in 1993. | Sentenced to six months supervised probation and fined $50.00 in court costs on both counts. | July 22, 2005 |
| Beverli Mormile | 43 | Convicted of possession of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1993. | Sentenced to 18 months, all but six months suspended, and two years probation on all counts. | July 22, 2005 |
| Robert Sarrio | 42 | Convicted of forgery and theft under $300.00 in 1982. | Sentenced to two years, suspended, and two years supervised probation and to one year, suspended, respectively. | July 22, 2005 |
| Shirlena Spencer | 42 | Convicted of battery in 1987. | Fined $150.00, $5.00 in court costs, and $15.00 for the criminal injury compensation fund, all of which were suspended. | July 22, 2005 |
| Kathleen Weaver | 55 | Convicted of possession of narcotics and maintaining a common nuisance in 1969. | Sentenced to two years, suspended, and fined $250.00. | July 22, 2005 |
| Melvin Burley | 51 | Convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in 1978. | Sentenced to three years, suspended, and three years probation. | June 24, 2005 |
| Alcure Walker | 44 | Convicted of wear/carry handgun in 1995. | Sentenced to three years, suspended, and supervised probation until November 18, 1996. | June 24, 2005 |
| Timothy Branham | 40 | Convicted of breaking and entering in 1982. | Sentenced to 18 months, suspended, and 18 months unsupervised probation. | June 24, 2005 |
| Gary Cooper | 37 | Convicted of misdemeanor theft in 1988. | Sentenced to two years supervised probation. | June 24, 2005 |
| Claudio Ferrario | 42 | Convicted of driving intoxicated and under the influence of alcohol, failing to stop to identify self upon striking an attended and unattended vehicle, and reckless driving in 1986. | Sentenced to 60 days, suspended, and twelve months supervised probation on two counts, 30 days, suspended, and twelve months supervised probation on one count, and fined for the reckless driving conviction. | June 24, 2005 |
| Ronald Lent | 64 | Convicted of assault in 1962 and disorderly conduct in 1963. | Fined $52.50 and sentenced to 29 days in jail or payment of a $290.00 fine. | June 24, 2005 |
| Patricia Ray | 52 | Convicted of shoplifting in 1973. | Fined $25.00. | June 24, 2005 |
| Tonya Roberts | 34 | Convicted of battery in 1990. | Sentenced to 60 days, suspended, and 18 months probation. | June 24, 2005 |
| Mary Stevenson | 41 | Convicted of unauthorized use in 1984 and violation of probation in 1986. | Sentenced to 30 days in jail and 18 months probation and 18 months, suspended, and three years probation, respectively. | June 24, 2005 |
| Juanita Virgie Alexander | 63 | Convicted of forgery in 1974. | Sentenced to one year unsupervised probation with the condition to pay restitution of $1,000.00. | March 28, 2005 |
| Mildred Marie Davis | 43 | Convicted of malicious destruction of property and breaking and entering in 1983. | Sentenced to two months, suspended, and two years supervised probation. | March 28, 2005 |
| Carletta Lee Betz | 49 | Convicted of shoplifting over $100.00 in 1979. | Sentenced to two years, suspended, and 24 months unsupervised probation. | March 28, 2005 |
| Francine Ross | 51 | Convicted of larceny and burglary in 1978. | Sentenced to two years and eleven months. | March 28, 2005 |
| Roy Brown, Jr. | 56 | Convicted of two counts of assault in 1978. | Sentenced to 60 days and 30 days concurrent, suspended, and four months unsupervised probation. | March 28, 2005 |
| Sabrina Annette Jones Holbrook | 43 | Convicted of battery and resisting arrest in 1990. | Sentenced to 30 days, suspended. | March 28, 2005 |
| Charles Terrell Walters, Jr. | 56 | Convicted of felony murder, robbery with a deadly weapon, assault, and use of a handgun in 1977. | Sentenced to life for the murder conviction, ten years concurrent for the robbery with a deadly weapon charge, five years concurrent for assault, plus five years consecutive for the handgun violation, beginning on March 16, 1975. | February 25, 2005 |
| Joshua Peter Klein | 31 | Convicted of assault in 1993. | Sentenced to 21 days, all but one day suspended, 18 months supervised probation, $500.00 fine, and $160.00 court costs. | February 25, 2005 |
| Cheryl Clarice McCoy | 37 | Convicted of battery in 1990. | Sentenced to two years, suspended, and three years probation, and ordered to pay restitution. | February 25, 2005 |
| Albert Eugene Montgomery | 51 | Convicted of petty larceny in 1979. | Sentenced to two years, suspended. | February 25, 2005 |
| Wayne William Pahl | 55 | Convicted of possession of marijuana in 1971 and again in 1976. | Sentenced to probation before judgment and one year, suspended, and one year probation, respectively. | February 25, 2005 |
| Rhonda Michele Rhodes | 38 | Convicted of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1984. | Sentenced to three days time served. | February 25, 2005 |
| Mary Washington Brown | 46 | Convicted of first-degree murder in 1974 | Life sentence commuted to a fixed term of 60 years. | November 26, 2004 |
| Walter Henry Arvinger | 55 | Convicted of first-degree murder. | Life sentence commuted to life suspend all but 45 years with conditions. | November 26, 2004 |
| Eric Augustus Banks | 48 | Convicted of robbery in 1976 and possession of heroin in 1985. | Sentenced to eight years, suspended all but four years, and three years probation, and to one year, suspended, and two years probation, respectively. | November 26, 2004 |
| Joseph Lee Hardison, Jr. | 48 | Convicted of assault in 1987. | Sentenced to 15 years, suspended, and one year probation. | November 26, 2004 |
| Jerry Anthony Smith | 38 | Convicted of possession of marijuana in sufficient quantity to indicate an intent to distribute and possession of cocaine in 1981. | Sentenced to fours years, suspended, and four years supervised probation (concurrent on each count) with a special condition for drug counseling. | November 26, 2004 |
| Larry Allen Thomas | 56 | Convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in 1972. | Sentenced to six months, suspended, one year probation and restitution. | November 26, 2004 |
| Clifford Wayne Sewell | 40 | Convicted of daytime housebreaking. | Original sentence of 25 years without parole conditionally commuted to a straight term of 20 years. | November 26, 2004 |
| Michael Austin | 54 | 1973 convictions for murder, grand larceny, and handgun violation were vacated by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on December 27, 2001. | Sentenced to a term of life imprisonment . | October 31, 2003 |
| Karen Lynn Fried | 42 | Convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder on September 15, 1978 | Life sentence commuted to a term of 45 years. | October 31, 2003 |
| Christopher Wayne Akers | 46 | Convicted of larceny in 1975. | Sentenced to 12 months unsupervised probation and fined $90.00. | October 31, 2003 |
| Hope Peyton Carter | 41 | Convicted of welfare fraud in 1986. | Sentenced to 90 days, suspended, and two years probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| Kohn Kermit Ellis | 40 | Convicted of possession of a deadly weapon in 1983. | Sentenced to 60 days, suspended, and three years probation, and required to pay a $100 fine. This sentence was modified to three-and-a-half years, suspended all but one year, and two years probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| Kathleen Marie Divens Griner | 45 | Convicted of possession with intent to distribute phencyclidine in 1984. | Sentenced to three years, suspended, and three years supervised probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| Thomas William Huber, Jr. | 43 | Convicted of narcotics distribution, maintaining common nuisance, and two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in 1983. | Sentenced to concurrent terms of three-and-a-half years and two years probation and six months and two years probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| Ralph Wesley Knott | 43 | Convicted of battery in 1979. | Fined $35 and ordered to pay court costs of $15. | October 31, 2003 |
| Brenda Grace Nickerson | 34 | Convicted of battery in 1989. | Sentenced to one month suspended sentence, one year probation and restitution. | October 31, 2003 |
| Veronica Phillips | 45 | Convicted of forged government checks in 1981. | Sentenced to 18 months probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| Eileen Rebecca Wardrop | 60 | Convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses with intent to fraud in 1974. | Sentenced to two years suspended sentence with indeterminate probation. | October 31, 2003 |
| John Edward Saunders | 54 | Convicted of two counts of automobile theft and two counts of escape in 1965. | Received a pardon from Governor Parris Glendening on June 10, 1998. Ehrlich announced intention to grant Saunders the restoration of the right to own a firearm. | October 31, 2003 |
Source: Governor's office
