12-8-2008 Maryland: Hagerstown, MD) – Three state prison inmates have been charged with murder after the assault of a fellow inmate earlier this year at the Hagerstown prison where they were all incarcerated ultimately resulted in the victim’s death.
Those charged are identified as James Proctor, 20, Robert Steingold, 51, and Chad Cirigliano, 29. As a result of indictments handed down by a Washington County grand jury, each inmate has been charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, first and second degree assault, robbery, theft under $500, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit first degree assault, and conspiracy to commit theft.
The victim is identified as Armando V. Fernandez, 48. The victim and each of those accused were fellow inmates at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, when the assault occurred that led to the victim’s death.
On May 19, 2008, the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was notified by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigation Unit that an inmate who had been assaulted earlier in the year had died. An investigation into the death was then begun by Maryland State Police.
The investigation revealed that on the morning of February 22, 2008, Fernandez had been assaulted from behind while walking outside in the prison yard among a group of inmates. The assault caused Fernandez to fall and strike his head on the concrete sidewalk.
According to the State Police investigation, Fernandez was transported to the Washington County Hospital for treatment where he remained until granted a medical parole. He died at Sinai Hospital on April 26, 2008 and was buried in Prince George’s County on May 1, 2008.
Maryland State Police homicide investigators obtained an exhumation order for the victim’s body. The body was exhumed on July 15, 2008 and an autopsy was conducted the same day. The autopsy revealed the victim’s cause of death was blunt force trauma and the manner of death was homicide.
After numerous interviews and follow up investigative efforts, Maryland State Police homicide investigators worked with the Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office and presented evidence to a grand jury. The indictments handed down by the grand jury were served on the inmates on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th. The investigation continued immediately following service of the indictments.
A clear motive for the murder has not been established. The investigation indicated motives of dislike and theft were contributing factors.
All questions related to the involved inmates, including information about the sentences they were serving, should be referred to the Division of Correction. ..Source.. by Maryland State Police
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MD- Prison Inmate Who Killed Sex Offender Strikes Deal
6-8-2009 Maryland:
A second Maryland prison inmate has struck a plea deal in Hagerstown in the slaying of a child sex offender at the Roxbury Correctional Institution.
Twenty-one-year-old James Proctor pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to rob 48-year-old Armando Fernandez. Proctor got 15 years added to his 11-year sentence for a Harford County burglary.
In return, prosecutors dropped other charges including first-degree murder.
Inmate Robert Steingold got the same sentence when he pleaded guilty in April to conspiring with Proctor and Chad Cirigliano to rob Fernandez.
Fernandez, of Prince George's County, died in April 2008, about two months after suffering a head injury.
The defendants were charged in November after police exhumed the body to gather evidence. ..Source.. by WBAL
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Second man plans plea deal in inmate's slaying
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Court records indicate that a second Maryland prison inmate will plead guilty in Hagerstown in the slaying of a child sex offender inside the Roxbury Correctional Institution.
Twenty-one-year-old James Proctor's plea hearing was scheduled for Monday morning in Washington County Circuit Court.
Proctor is accused of fatally beating 48-year-old Armando Fernandez, of Prince George's County.
Fifty-one-year-old codefendant Robert Steingold pleaded guilty in April to a reduced charge of conspiring with Proctor and inmate Chad Cirigliano to rob Fernandez.
Fernandez died in April 2008, after nearly two months in a coma. The defendants were charged in December after state police exhumed Fernandez' body to gather evidence in he case. ..Source.. by WBFF Fox 45
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COURTS: Second man plans plea deal in inmate's slaying
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Court records indicate that a second Maryland prison inmate will plead guilty in Hagerstown in the slaying of a child sex offender inside the Roxbury Correctional Institution.
Twenty-one-year-old James Proctor's plea hearing was scheduled for Monday morning in Washington County Circuit Court.
Proctor is accused of fatally beating 48-year-old Armando Fernandez, of Prince George's County.
Fifty-one-year-old codefendant Robert Steingold pleaded guilty in April to a reduced charge of conspiring with Proctor and inmate Chad Cirigliano to rob Fernandez.
Fernandez died in April 2008, after nearly two months in a coma. The defendants were charged in December after state police exhumed Fernandez' body to gather evidence in he case. ..Source..
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