MOMMY DEAREST TOSSED BABY INTO FIELD AND FLED: Elizabeth Newna fled when motorist witnessed her deadly act; Maryland State Police found her with another child and DUI
DENTON, MD. – A Good Samaritan who believed a female motorist needed help found instead that the woman had tossed her baby along a roadside near Denton, Md., and fled with another child in her car before being located by a Maryland trooper and charged with DUI. Amazingly, a District Court let her loose on the world the same day – no jail, no psych ward.
Maryland State Police arrested a Talbot County woman yesterday after she left an 18- month-old child along the roadside.
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According to Maryland State Police Spokesman Sgt. DaVaughn Parker, the suspect is identified as Elizabeth Marie Newnam, 29, of 29416 Petunia Drive, Easton, Md. (Court records also show the spelling of her last name in various reports as being spelled “Newma”.) She is charged by Maryland State Police Trooper I. Rola with:
- one count of second-degree felony child abuse,
- one count of neglect of a minor,
- one count of reckless endangerment,
- one count of second-degree assault,
- one count of disorderly conduct
- and Driving under the Influence.
Newman was arrested at the scene without incident and taken to the Maryland State Police Easton Barrack for processing. Newman was later transported to the Caroline County Detention Center where she was held without bond.
As this is the Alice In Wonderland Maryland Judiciary, Newman was ordered released on her own signature on a $20,000 bond instead of being held in jail or sent for a mental evaluation.
As this is the Alice In Wonderland Maryland Judiciary, Newman was ordered released on her own signature on a $20,000 bond instead of being held in jail or sent for a mental evaluation.
Newman has a hearing set on March 28, 2009.
Shortly after 7:00 p.m. yesterday evening, the Maryland State Police received a call from a motorist reporting that a child was left along the side of MD. Rt. 328 near Asbury Drive in Denton, MD. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Easton Barrack were immediately dispatched to the location.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Newman was standing outside of her vehicle when a motorist driving by observed her throwing something into a nearby field. State police investigators were told by a witness it appeared as if she had struck a deer. The witness told investigators they turned their vehicle around to help Newman, who returned to her vehicle and quickly fled the scene.
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Police say that the witness remained at the scene and walked over to where Newman was standing and located a child with visible injuries. The witness immediately contacted the Easton
Maryland State Police report that Newman was located on MD. Rt. 328 at Kingston Landing Rd. with her one- year- old child son in the vehicle with her. State Police investigators believe Newman’s son was in the vehicle when she drop the 18-month-old child off on the side of the road. During contact with Newman, troopers detected signs of possible impairment. Newman was taken into custody without incident. Caroline County EMS responded to the location of the 18- month-old child and transported him to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton.
Caroline County EMS personnel and deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office responded and assisted at the scene. The Maryland Department of Social Services also assisted.
Newman’s encounters with law officers previously have been for several DWI arrests, speeding and failing to bother with obtaining a driver’s permit and driving while suspended. The Talbot County District Court Clerks Office, while often posting court charges with various typos, usually has her listed with the spelling of her last name as “Newman”, instead of “Newnam”. Some miscreants often use aliases in order to attempt to obfuscate the judicial system.
On Oct. 5, 2009, according to court records in Talbot County, Newman entered a guilty plea to driving on a suspended license when she was arrested by Talbot Deputy Minton on May 14, 2009. She was given thirty days in jail as part of the plea deal with Talbot States Attorney Scott Patterson.
Arrested under the last name of Newnam by Talbot Sheriff Joseph Timms, for DWI on Sept. 14, 2010, as she operated a 2008 Honda on Rt. 33 at Fox Harbour Lane, she was represented by Easton attorney Stephanie Shipley to be her mouthpiece in Talbot District Court. States Attorney Patterson who often cuts and runs in the fact of the formidable talents of Shipley, dropped the charges of DWI on March 30, 2011 with no time and no fine.
Arrested under the last name of “Newnam” by Trooper Rola of the Easton Barracks on Oct. 16, 2010, as she drove a Toyota on Rt. 33 at New Road, she was also represented by Shipley in District Court. In this case Newnam entered a guilty plea on March 30, 2011, apparently combining the other DWI case where she was arrested by Deputy Timms. THE DEAL: States Attorney Patterson, who is exactly the prosecutor the people of Talbot County deserve, cowered in the face of the hard-charging Shipley and agreed to a sentence of one year in jail with all of the jail time suspended, probation through March 30, 2014 and a fine of $495.00.
Arrested under the name of Elizabeth Marie Newnam, of 9799 Tilghman Island Road, St. Michaels, Maryland on April 27, 2009 by Talbot Deputy Minton as she operated a 2008 Honda on Rt. 579 at Scott Lane, she hired Shipley to be her mouthpiece in court. In a plea deal with States Attorney Patterson on Aug. 31, 2009, Newnam entered a guilty plea to DWI. THE DEAL: 60 days in jail and a fine of $400. On March 5, 2011, she was ordered to pay the Public Defender $100.00 when she was charged with violation of her probation.
Arrested by Maryland State Trooper C. Bath on Oct. 30, 2008, Newnam was charged with DWI when she was stopped on Rt. 579 at Rt. 33 while operating a 2000 Toyota. With a taxpayer provided free attorney representing her in Talbot District Court, she got a plea deal from Talbot States Attorney Scott Patterson. THE DEAL: in return for pleading guilty on March 15, 2009, she was sentenced to nine months in jail and a fine of $200.00. Court records show she didn’t serve nine months in jail as she violated her probation on Aug. 31, 2009 and a hearing was held on Nov. 17, 2009 with court records not reflecting the outcome of the hearing.