Page 24 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 20, 2013 Waters, 25, of Snow Hill. Jones and Waters last week each appeared for trial and each pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and each was sentenced to 30 days. Meanwhile, the primary suspect, Hudson, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. He is scheduled to appear for trial on November 13. Pines Woman Faces 25 Years For Theft SALISBURY – An Ocean Pines woman was convicted by a Wicomico County judge last week of stealing over $300,000 from a Salisburyarea construction firm where she worked as a bookkeeper for a threeyear period from 2007 to 2010 and now faces a sentence of up to 25 years in jail. A Wicomico County judge last week found Diane Marie King, 53, of Ocean Pines, guilty of stealing $372,443 from the local business Addcon between November 2007 and August of 2010. King acted as the company’s bookDIANE M. KING keeper during that time period. A sentencing hearing has been set for Oct. 3. King faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in the Department of Corrections. Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matt Maciarello commended the Wicomico County Bureau of Investigation for their work in the investigation and prosecution of the case against King. Cops & Courts with a stabbing incident outside a downtown convenience store each pleaded guilty last week to seconddegree assault and each was sentenced to 30 days in jail. On April 11, Ocean City Police responded to the 7-Eleven store on Coastal Highway at 26th Street for a reported fight. When officers arrived, the fight had already broken up and those involved had left the area. About 30 minutes later, OCPD officers received a complaint about a stabbing and met with a victim at a residence on 146th Street. While talking with the victim, officers learned the victim had been involved in the previously reported fight at the 7-11 on 26th Street, during which the victim was assaulted with a knife and sustained two stab wounds. The victim was treated by Ocean City paramedics and was transported to PRMC. During the investigation, OCPD detectives identified the suspect as Brandon Maurice Hudson, 24, of Snow Hill. Investigators obtained information about Hudson’s possible whereabouts and he was located at around 4 p.m. the following day in Berlin. Hudson was arrested and charged with first- and seconddegree assault and possession of a deadly weapon with intent to injure. Ocean City Police later announced they had made two more arrests in connection with the fight and stabbing incident. During the subsequent investigation, OCPD detectives identified two other suspects involved in the incident including Christopher Alexander Jones, 38, of Salisbury, and Darian LaMar Probation For Knife Threat OCEAN CITY – A Pennsylvania woman, arrested in July after threatening her boyfriend with a knife and holding it to his throat before fleeing with her 18-month-old child, pleaded guilty this week to seconddegree assault and was placed on probation for 18 months. Around 1 a.m. on July 30, Ocean City Police responded to the area of 47th Street for a reported assault involving a knife. The victim told police he had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend, later identified as Sibyl Curran, 32, of Coaldale, Pa. According to the victim, Curran had just arrived in Ocean City with her 18-month-old child. During the argument, Curran allegedly brandished a folding knife and held it to the victim’s throat. The victim was able to wrestle the knife from Curran, who then grabbed her child and fled the unit. OCPD officers were able to locate Curran and her child nearby and took both into custody. During a search incident to the arrest, Curran was found to be in possession of a small amount of oxycodone. Ocean City Police charged Curran with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure and possession of oxycodone. Last week in District Court, Curran pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure and was placed on probation for 18 months. 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