On Friday, March 22, 2024 William Quinton Yourman, 34, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced by the Honorable Kevin J. Mahoney following his January, 2024 jury trial convictions for Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, Illegal Possession of a Rifle by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, Illegal Possession of a Shotgun by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, and Illegal Possession of Ammunition by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime.
Assistant State’s Attorney, Megan Lintott, argued that the facts surrounding the case, the defendant’s violent tendencies, and the fact that there was a small child residing in the home where the weapons were recovered, all warranted an upward deviation from the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines, which were calculated at five years mandatory to serve. She requested a sentence of forty-six (46) years, suspending all but forty (40) years to serve with the first five (5) years to be served without the possibility of parole.
The sentence of the court was as follows: For Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, fifteen (15) years to serve, with the first five (5) years being mandatory and without the possibility of parole. For the charge of Illegal Possession of a Rifle by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, fifteen (15) years suspend all but five (5) years to serve consecutive to the first convicted charge. On the Illegal Possession of a Shotgun by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, fifteen (15) years suspend all but five (5) years to serve consecutive to the first two convicted charges. On the last count of Illegal Possession of Ammunition by a Person Convicted of a Disqualifying Crime, one (1) year suspended consecutive to the previous charges for a total of forty-six (46) years, suspending all but twenty-five (25) years to serve with the first five (5) being without the possibility of parole. Following his release, Yourman will be required to submit to five (5) years of supervised probation and was ordered to forfeit all the firearms and ammunition identified and seized in this case.
Following the sentencing, State’s Attorney Alison M. Healey issued the following statement: “We will continue to advocate for sentences over and above the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines for violent offenders illegally possessing and using firearms in our
communities. Responsible gun ownership is a right which I strongly support, but violent offenders are prohibited for a reason, and we will continue to send the message that these crimes will not be tolerated in Harford County. Our message has been transparent and consistent for criminal offenders to not bring their crime to our streets and community, or they will spend decades behind bars.”
Ms. Healey thanks Assistant State’s Attorney Megan Lintott for her advocacy for the citizens of Harford County and for doing the work to secure this significant, over the recommended guidelines sentence in this case.