PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – On December 16, 2025, a Calvert County Circuit Court judge sentenced Andre Xavier Howe, of Huntingtown, to 22 years in prison. Judge Mark S. Chandlee also sentenced Howe to serve 5 years of supervised probation upon release. Howe will be required to serve half of his sentence before becoming parole eligible.
Howe was convicted of attempted second degree murder, first degree assault, and use of a firearm in connection with a July, 2024, incident in which Howe fired multiple gunshots into a townhouse complex in Prince Frederick, injuring two innocent victims. The intended victim was not harmed. Although Howe was 17 at the time of the incident, he was charged and prosecuted as an adult.
State’s Attorney Robert Harvey noted, “It’s important that the State have the legal authority to charge certain juveniles as adults when they commit violent crimes. The juvenile justice system does not have adequate secure facilities or appropriate programs to deal with these individuals. Mr. Howe has been authorized to serve his sentence at Patuxent Institution, which is a maximum security adult facility in Jessup that has a program tailored for youthful violent offenders.”
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Allison S. Walton.