Crime & Safety
Sussex County Prosecutor Office: Press Release - Plea Of Wendell Bates
Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch announced the entry of a guilty plea to an indictment before the Honorable Michael C. Gaus, J.S ...
September 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
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September 22, 2021
Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch announced the entry of a guilty plea to an indictment before the Honorable Michael C. Gaus, J.S.C., at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on September 22, 2021, by Wendell Bates.
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Bates, age 55 of Westminster, Maryland, pled guilty to Conspiracy and Shoplifting, both third degree crimes. Sentencing is presently anticipated for December 2, 2021.
In pleading guilty, the defendant admitted complicity in taking merchandise from the Hampton Walmart on January 27, 2018, without paying.
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