St. Mary's Co. William Edward Johnson, III found guilty of armed car jacking and robbery, others

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LEONARDTOWN, Md. – St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Richard Fritz announces that on April 12, 2022, William Edward Johnson, III (Date of Birth May 7, 1990) was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury of Armed Car Jacking, Armed Robbery, First Degree Assault, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Possession of a Regulated Firearm with a Prior Felony Conviction, as well as other firearm charges after a two day trial.

Mr. Fritz would like to thank Deputy State’s Attorney Daniel White and Senior State’s Attorney John Stackhouse for the successful prosecution of this case and also Prince George’s County Police Department, Charles County Sheriff’s Department, and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department for their exemplary police work generally; more specifically, Mr. Fritz would like to thank SGT David Alexander and SGT Christopher Beyer for their participation in this trial to secure Mr. Johnson’s conviction.

Mr. Johnson ‘s exposure is over 100 years, and he is being held at the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending the preparation of a pre-sentence investigation.

The courts are now open after a nearly two year delay of jury trials due to COVID.

 

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