(June 2, 2016) The Worcester County State’s Attorney’s office is calling both Jordan Denton, 18, of Ocean City and Nicholas Bonser, 18, of Ocean Pines, back to District Court to answer for possible parole violations stemming from a Jan. 25 vandalism spree that caused more than $11,000 in damages.
District Court Judge Gerald Purnell approved State’s Attorney Paul Haskell’s request to review the pair’s parole based on three suspected failures and one modification request.
Haskell filed a “show cause order” in late April, asking the judge to find that the accused have failed to abide by the conditions of their parole.
Bonser and Denton are accused in court documents of failure to complete their community service hours, failure to pay restitution and failure to obey laws, including use of controlled substances. The order also seeks to change the terms of the remainder of their parole, about one year, to include drug testing.
The case is scheduled to appear in District Court on June 10.
Bonser and Denton were convicted last June on 11 of the 40 counts they each faced individually as part of a plea bargain for stealing spray paint from the Berlin Wal-Mart and then using it, along with an unnamed juvenile, to tag vehicles and buildings with movie quotes, offensive language and random doodles.
As part of the deal, they each pleaded guilty to 11 charges, were placed on probation, were ordered to perform a total of 450 hours of community service within Berlin, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,843.06 to the victims and write letters of apology to the town. In exchange, prosecutors did not pursue the remainder of the charges.
Initially, Bonser and Denton had 90 days to complete the terms of the deal, but their lawyers subsequently extended the deadline, which was approved by Judge Purnell last year.
The juvenile admitted to being “involved” in all 40 instances to authorities. Juveniles are given two options to plea during proceedings: involved or not involved.
The town calculated the damages to be in excess of $11,000.
According to a Berlin Police Department press release following the incident, the investigation revealed 36 separate victims, including the Town of Berlin, which had one vehicle, 10 electric meters and four trashcans damaged.
Three buildings and 33 additional cars were spray painted during the incident that spanned a dozen streets: Ann Court, Ann Drive, Branch Street, Buttercup Court, Harrison Ave, Henry’s Mill, Littleworth Court, North Main Street, Pitts Street, Powell Circle, West Street and William Street.
District Court Judge Gerald Purnell approved State’s Attorney Paul Haskell’s request to review the pair’s parole based on three suspected failures and one modification request.
Haskell filed a “show cause order” in late April, asking the judge to find that the accused have failed to abide by the conditions of their parole.
Bonser and Denton are accused in court documents of failure to complete their community service hours, failure to pay restitution and failure to obey laws, including use of controlled substances. The order also seeks to change the terms of the remainder of their parole, about one year, to include drug testing.
The case is scheduled to appear in District Court on June 10.
Bonser and Denton were convicted last June on 11 of the 40 counts they each faced individually as part of a plea bargain for stealing spray paint from the Berlin Wal-Mart and then using it, along with an unnamed juvenile, to tag vehicles and buildings with movie quotes, offensive language and random doodles.
As part of the deal, they each pleaded guilty to 11 charges, were placed on probation, were ordered to perform a total of 450 hours of community service within Berlin, ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,843.06 to the victims and write letters of apology to the town. In exchange, prosecutors did not pursue the remainder of the charges.
Initially, Bonser and Denton had 90 days to complete the terms of the deal, but their lawyers subsequently extended the deadline, which was approved by Judge Purnell last year.
The juvenile admitted to being “involved” in all 40 instances to authorities. Juveniles are given two options to plea during proceedings: involved or not involved.
The town calculated the damages to be in excess of $11,000.
According to a Berlin Police Department press release following the incident, the investigation revealed 36 separate victims, including the Town of Berlin, which had one vehicle, 10 electric meters and four trashcans damaged.
Three buildings and 33 additional cars were spray painted during the incident that spanned a dozen streets: Ann Court, Ann Drive, Branch Street, Buttercup Court, Harrison Ave, Henry’s Mill, Littleworth Court, North Main Street, Pitts Street, Powell Circle, West Street and William Street.