Another one of those "finest" people.
Despite his vile crimes, and with charges that could have kept him in prison for hundreds of years, he got
ZERO prison time and will not even register as a sex offender. Plus if he completes his 2 year probation (!), no convictions will be entered on his record.
Wise granted PBJ on guilty plea for child pornographyFormer Ocean City police officer and sheriff’s deputy Jarrett “Jay” Wise, 53, who pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of child pornography, was granted probation before judgement on Wednesday.
During a September hearing at the Worcester County Circuit Court in Snow Hill, Dorchester State’s Attorney Doug Jones told the court that on or around May 10, 2019, the Internet Task Force Program, a national child abuse and exploitation investigation network, sent a tip to the Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) to investigate Wise.
Jones said that the Federal Bureau of Investigations received a similar tip and coordinated with county investigators.
The bureau of investigations obtained a subpoena for Comcast records that showed two IP addresses connected to Wise’s home and business computers. Investigators also discovered images and videos of child pornography in Wise’s email.
The emails related to the September hearing were dated Sept. 30 and Oct. 6, 2018, and contained short videos of young children engaging in sexual activity with adult women.
On or around June 25, 2019, investigators, who were armed with a search warrant, met with Wise, who waived his Miranda Rights and admitted to possessing the child pornography.
Wise was indicted on Jan. 28, and was arrested the following Friday.
He was charged with five felony counts of promoting and distributing child pornography, as well as 50 misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography.
He was held in the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill until he posted a $25,000 bond following a hearing on Feb. 3, in Worcester County Circuit Court.
One condition of his release was a prohibition on using computers or similar devices.
As part of his plea deal, Wise waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of child pornography possession, which are punishable of up to 5 years in prison, a fine of up to $2,500 or both. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered, with the sentencing date contingent upon those findings.
With Wednesday’s decision by Judge Thomas Groton, however,
Wise will walk away more or less a free man — as long as he complies with his probation terms for the next two years, no convictions will be entered on his record.
Additionally,
Wise will not have to register as a sex offender during nor after his probation term.
https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/wise-granted-pbj-on-guilty-plea-for-child-pornography/article_591e81fe-359f-11eb-b537-4bfeb87a701c.html