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Ronald Lee Moore is a suspect in the sexual assault of a Glen Burnie woman. He was mistakenly released from jail in Anne Arundel County on Nov. 21.
Ronald Lee Moore, 40, a convicted burglar, “was released [Nov. 21] instead of being turned over to the Anne Arundel County Detention Center because of an oversight at the Division of Correction Commitment Office,” said Mark Vernarelli, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Moore was released even though he was ordered to be held on no bail. Moore, of Silver Spring, is charged with first- and second-degree sex offense, unnatural or perverted practice, second-degree assault and first-degree burglary related to an Oct. 23, 1999, incident.
A source familiar with the case said Moore also lives at 525 Old Home Road in Baltimore and got married while in prison.
He entered a woman’s Glen Burnie apartment, sexually assaulted and punched her, and shocked her with a “cow prod,” police said.
Moore’s DNA was matched last July to semen from the attack.
His DNA was in the FBI’s Combined DNA Index for an unrelated burglary in 2000, according to court documents.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant May 22, and the county sheriff’s department sent an order to the Maryland Division of Corrections to inform prison officials not to release Moore, said Kristin Riggin, spokeswoman for the State’s Attorney’s Office.
Anne Arundel Circuit Judge William Mulford postponed Moore’s October trial and ordered him held without bail.
He failed to show up Monday in court; Mulford ordered a bench warrant for his arrest.
Moore had been in prison since 1999 for a series of burglaries.
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My Comedy said:
AA, DOC, and Baltimore will be having to respond to who's fault it is. I don't care if these three pit-bulls kill each other. AA, lack of following thru and trying, yes I said trying to rail road an inmate. Fortunately this inmate had someone in his corner that cared and made sure to watch all moves before anyone could sweep him under the rug. Corruption at it's finest. DOC, all I can say is this was another fine example of the management culture that seems to not care until someone's @ss is on the line. Baltimore needs to find a way to make the counties and DOC at all facilities responsible and accountable for not just this single incident; for all of the neglected cases and individuals.
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Examiner Reader said:
Well now that he has died, the DOC and AA County can fight about who has his blood on their hands instead of who erroneously released him.
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Examiner Reader said:
MYComedy, How is this AA County's fault? The fault lies entirely with DOC - they let him go.
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Examiner Reader said:
He does not have a seven month old. The news reported a statement he made in the 90's about his newborn child, and how he had turned his life around. It is amazing how things get twisted because people skim the stories and think they know it all. Look, the guy did some horrible things, however, he is still a father, a son, and a man who is living with such horrible guilt that he tried to kill himself and, probably succeeded. He needed help, mentally, and the system failed him
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Grneyes..yep its me..haha said:
I agree totally with "My Comedy" Way to go DOC and AA County...Examiner Reader - where the heck did you get that he has a 7 month old child??
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My Comedy said:
What happened to knowing the entire story or innocent until proven guilty? It is truly unfortunate, we as a society are no better than Bin-Laden (terrorists). I'm sure that all of the "better than thou" people out there could never find them selves in the same position as this guy. Word to the wise: DNA evidence is fascinating and potentially lethal. Be careful where you leave your DNA. Even the most pleasurable slip can be an innocent admission of guilt... You can leave a drop of DNA on a person that gets assaulted hours later (i.e. prostitutes). AND you WIN a first class ticket to guilty sex offender and let?s not forget a life sentence! Beware, keep your DNA in your pants and others DNA out of your mouth. Secondly, WAY TO GO DOC and AA COUNTY!
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Examiner Reader said:
I don't want to make this a racial thing-but isn't there quite a few white males involved in this type of crime? Just goes to show you that no one race of people have a monopoly on CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
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Examiner Reader said:
To Johnn at 3:51AM, my information is that he is white and has spent most of his life, including his juvenile years in and out of jail. I notice that the above article states he has been incarcerated since 1999 but apparently he has a seven month old child. So go figure that.
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Examiner Reader said:
Duh I thought he was the udder guy ......Sorry Chief.
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johnn said:
how come these officials are not showing us what this guy looks like.where is his picture.iwant to know and im sure everyone else does to...when our officials mess up they never make it right again..if this guy hurts somone else whos fault is it?????????
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