OFFICE OF
THE STATE’S ATTORNEY
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208 THE CLARENCE M. MITCHELL,
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202
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DANNTA
HOLMES SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS FOR VIOLATING PROBATION
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IN
NORTHWEST DISTRICT IDENTIFIES PROBATION VIOLATORS FOR PROSECUTION
Baltimore, MD – July 1, 2008 – At a hearing today, Judge Timothy Doory found
Dannta Holmes 29, of 1200 block of Shields Street, guilty of violating his
probation following a 2005 possession with intent to distribute conviction and
sentenced him to six-years in prison. On
August 16, 2005 Dannta Holmes, was found guilty of CDS possession, and was sentenced
to a 9-year prison term, suspend all with 3-years supervised probation.
Today’s conviction was the result of
a team effort by local, state and federal law enforcement partners
working together in Baltimore’s high-crime neighborhoods to reduce violence;
including the Western and Northwest police districts. Today’s partners include:
the Baltimore Police Department, the Maryland Division or Parole &
Probation, the Mayor’s Office and the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office. Assistant State’s Attorney Nancy Olin of the
State’s Attorney’s Collateral Division prosecuted the case.
Holmes’ violation of probation was triggered after he failed to obey all
of the conditions of supervision and was
re-arrested on a trespassing charge.
Today’s hearing highlights the continued emphasis on the identification
and prosecution of repeat offenders in Baltimore on supervised parole or
probation who commit new offenses or technical violations.
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