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Former Md. lawmaker gets 6 months in jail for breaking probation
A former Maryland lawmaker has been sentenced to six months in jail for violating probation relating to a drunken boating case. The Capital reports Don Dwyer was sentenced Wednesday. Dwyer had been ordered to abstain from alcohol after he pleaded guilty to operating a vessel while under the influence. But Dwyer admitted to drinking six […]
Del. Dwyer’s attorney appeals 30-day jail sentence
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker involved in a boating crash that injured several people was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Tuesday for operating a motorboat under the influence of alcohol, but his attorney has appealed the case to a higher court. David Fischer appealed Anne Arundel District Court Judge Robert Wilcox’s decision shortly […]
Lawyer: Md. delegate to plead guilty in boat crash
A Maryland lawmaker plans to plead guilty to operating a motorboat while drunk before an August accident that injured several people, in exchange for dropping charges accusing him of causing the collision, his attorney said Monday. Del. Don Dwyer’s blood-alcohol content was .24 percent — three times the legal limit and higher than the .2 […]
GOP leadership comment on lawmaker’s accident
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s House Republican leaders say they are troubled by the boating accident involving Delegate Don Dwyer, who has admitted he had been drinking before a collision that hospitalized six people, including the delegate. Delegate Anthony O’Donnell, the House minority leader, and Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, the minority whip, released a short joint statement on [&h[...]
Md. lawmaker’s blood sample taken after boat collision
SANDY POINT — A police spokesman says a Maryland lawmaker was operating a boat that was in a collision causing serious injuries, and a blood sample was taken from him because investigators believe alcohol could have been a factor. Capt. Jerry Kirkwood, a spokesman for the Maryland Natural Resources Police, said Thursday the sample was […]
