LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today a St. Mary’s County jury found Thomas Moreland, 21, of Lexington Park, Maryland, guilty of first-degree murder for his participation in the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s carnival shooting that took the life of one 16-year-old and left another teenage victim suffering from two gunshot wounds.
“The annual Hollywood Carnival is a treasured family tradition, but on July 15, 2022, the Defendant, along with others, orchestrated and executed a nightmarish event for those in attendance and inflicted widespread fear that rippled throughout the County and beyond,” said Sterling.
After a five-day jury trial, a St. Mary’s County jury convicted this Defendant of the following:
- First-degree murder
- Second-degree murder
- Attempted first-degree murder
- Attempted second-degree murder
- First-degree assault
- Conspiracy to commit first-degree assault.
The Defendant will be held without bond pending a sentencing hearing. He faces a maximum penalty of Life in prison.
Senior Assistant State’s Attorneys Sarah Proctor and Alena Mosier prosecuted the case on behalf of the citizens of St. Mary’s County.
Detective Tyler Payne and Corporal Daniel Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were the lead investigators and received support from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab.
The Honorable Joseph Stanalonis presided over the case.
I was there that night it was very scary ever since that night I haven’t made an attempt to go to any carnivals lock them up and throw away the key what was supposed to be fun for kids and families turned out to be a night of tragic horror they deserve to have no life at all sorry to say just think about that 16 year old and how he had his life was taken I can’t even imagine how the parents feel having to grieve the loss of their child I hope they rot in jail thanks to these misguided individuals I sometimes sleep at night replaying that very same night in my head over and over again and it makes me sick thank you for making many lives a living hell how do u sleep at night knowing you killed someone’s child and put danger and fear into the hearts of many other children and families how do you live knowing that caused a lot of pain you deserve everything that comes your way devil’s always working Satan come and get your children before someone else life gets taken shaking my head
Life! Good
I should hope he regrets the road his life went down. When he could have been anything but this ! Such a wasted life …now basically over .