By Carl Hamilton
cahamilton@cecilwhig.com Jul 29, 2021
Court
ELKTON â A former Cecil County Elections Board deputy director accused of backdating a mandatory campaign financial disclosure form submitted by then-candidate Danielle Hornberger, who was running for county executive, received probation before judgment Thursday after accepting a plea deal.
The intentional tampering by the defendant â Lora Walters, 57, of North East â called into question the validity of Hornbergerâs candidacy and, moreover, her victory over incumbent Alan J. McCarthy in the June 2020 Republican primary, which led to her winning the county executive post in the November 2020 election.
During the courtroom hearing on Thursday, the defense maintained that Walters had acted covertly and unilaterally to conceal a mistake she had made while handling the original form that had been submitted by Hornberger.
ELKTON â A former Cecil County Elections Board deputy director accused of backdating a mandatory campaign financial disclosure form submitted by then-candidate Danielle Hornberger, who was running for county executive, received probation before judgment Thursday after accepting a plea deal.
The intentional tampering by the defendant â Lora Walters, 57, of North East â called into question the validity of Hornbergerâs candidacy and, moreover, her victory over incumbent Alan J. McCarthy in the June 2020 Republican primary, which led to her winning the county executive post in the November 2020 election.
During the courtroom hearing on Thursday, the defense maintained that Walters had acted covertly and unilaterally to conceal a mistake she had made while handling the original form that had been submitted by Hornberger.
Nov. 13, 2020
Edwin Eugene Wright Jr., 48, Chestertown. The following charges are placed on the stet docket: driving while impaired by alcohol; driving while so far impaired by drugs that he cannot drive safely; driving while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; negligent driving; and reckless driving.
Judge Harris P. Murphy
Nov. 20, 2020
Robert Lee Butler, 38, Grasonville. Possession of a controlled dangerous substance that is not marijuana. Plea guilty. Verdict guilty. The defendant is sentenced to six months in the Kent County Detention Center, with all but 22 days suspended. Sentence is to start Nov. 24. The defendant is placed on six months of supervised probation. The following charges are dismissed: possession of drug paraphernalia; failure to have license with him; consuming alcohol in a vehicle on the roadway; failure to display license on demand; driving on suspended license and privilege; driving on revoked license and privilege; and directing and permitting h