Salisbury, MD - On June 27, 2024, the Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Ashlee Nicole Scott, 39 years of age of Salisbury, Maryland, to fifty years in the Maryland Division of Corrections for attempted first-degree murder and related offenses.

On April 24, 2024, after a three-day jury trial, Scott was convicted, and sentencing was postponed for a Pre-Sentence Investigation to be completed.

Scott remained incarcerated pending today's sentencing. On August 20, 2023, while the victim and his friends were enjoying a backyard barbecue, Scott, along with four co-conspirators, targeted and robbed them at gunpoint. When the victim turned to flee from the assailants, he was shot in the back of the neck, paralyzing him.

While Scott was not the individual who fired the gun, she was the organizer of the robbery and legally culpable for setting into motion the events that led to the victim's injury.  

Wicomico County State's Attorney (SA) Jamie L. Dykes commended the members of the Salisbury Police Department for their work and quick action in the investigation, specifically thanking Detective Barkley for his diligence in and dedication to the investigation.

SA Dykes also commended Senior Assistant State's Attorney Lauren Bourdon for her advocacy in this case.