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Thursday, October 20, 1983 The Star-Democrat Page 3A iiimyictiiu Broadwater to serve six months in ja i I Broadwater spoke for nearly 15 minutes before Ramsey passed sentence. "I've learned more in the last 18 months than I had in my entire life," he said. Broadwater, 41, said he hoped his service to Prince George's County would be taken into account by' the judge. "I've dedicated my life to lifting mvself nn and tn hplnlno nennl 1 fined Broadwater $10,000 each On two of the convictions. The food stamp fraud involved laundering stolen food stamps through Broadwater's grocery store in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, Broadwater's. 21-year-old 'daughter Jacqueline was placed on four years probation for her role in the food stamp scheme. Ms. Broadwater will also 'Hi also know the kind of life I've tried to live has been preduet4ve4'mbejquiredio perform 200 Jiours oj asking for your leniency because community service. Broadewater is due to begin I've been productive, and I'll try to BALTIMORE CAP) Maryland state Sen.

Tommie Broadwater Jr. was sentenced to three years in prison. Wednesday with all but six months of the term suspended for his part in a $70,000 food stamp fraud. U.S. District Judge Norman Ramsey also placed Broadwater on four years "probation, fined him $20,000 and ordered him to pay the federal Department of Agriculture $18,420 in restitution'.

Broadwater nust also perform "tooo hours of -comunlty service. Ramsey, who called the -case "terribly difficult," said before passing sentence-that the Prince George's County Democrat "added greatly to the stature of his community," in his years as a businessman and politician. Ramsey said he received numerous letters on Broadwater's behalf from government officials and. others from throughout the state. Ramsey said, however, that Broadwater's political popularity in Maryland should have no influence on the sentencing.

serving his sentence Dec. 19 As a result of his conviction and sentencing Broadwater loses his state Senate seat Broadwater has 10 days to decide whether to appeal. iuld regain his Senate seat If his appeal was successful. In the meantime, the Democratic State Central Committee for Prince George's County will select someone to fill Broadwater's seat and forward its recommendation to Gov. Harry Hughes who must accept the committee's choice.

stay productive," he added. Broadwater said he was facing bankruptcy and that his license as a bail bondsman had been suspended. "I think I've been punished enough. Right now I'm at my lowest ebb," he said. Ramsey sentenced Broadwater to three years on each of five counts of "conspiracy and possession of illegally obtained food stamps.

But he allowed the terms to run concurrently and then suspended all but six months. He APLucrphoto Former Maryland State Sen. Torrunle Broadwater, left, confers with hit attorney, R. Kenneth Mundy, after being sentenced Wednesday for food Stamp fraud. state review Carroll kidnappers get 25 years "They took her by threat and by force and said Heise.

far as the court knows, she was not harmed physically and that of course Is to the credit of both these gentlemen," Both Hill and Simpson' were present during the Simpson and Hill surrendered peacefully to Pennsylvania State Police later that day. Mrs. Hively later said she was suffering from the "Stockholm Syndrome," named (or a hostage, situation after a bank-holdup attempt In Sweden. Hostages suffering from the syndrome are said to develop compassion for the cause espoused by the sentencing, nut declined the opportunity to speak. WESTMINSTER (AP) Two men who admitted kidnapping a pharmacy clerk during a drug" store robbery In rural Maryland were sentenced Wednesday to 25 years each In prison.

Olon Hill 36, of Orrtanna, Pa and James Simpson, 39, of Llttlestown, pleaded guilty Aug. 16 to kidnapping, robbery and weapons charges. In return for the guilty pleas, prosecutors agreed to seek no more than 30-year prison terms and to drop lesser charges. ln imposing the sentence, Carroll County Circuit Judge Robert Helse said he took Into account the fact that the kidnap victim had not been harmed. The charges against the two stemn ptors or ror tne captors themselves.

rlor lo Hirrand IStmpsoir entering Hhetr-gullty- May 10 robbery at the Taneytown Pharmacy in which 43-year-old Patricia Hively was abducted. Following the abduction, Hill and Simpson led authorities to Tennessee during their flight before rleasing Mrs. Hively unharmed near a battlefield In Gettysburg, Pa on May 18 pleas, a sealed pretrial motion by State's Attorney Thomas Hickman was opened. It revealed that prosecutors said Mrs. Hively had developed "an affectionate relationship" with her abductors during their eight days together.

Probation given in odd ritual incident Man convicted in drag race death TOWSON (AP) A 19-year-old Tlmonlum man has been convicted of automobile manslaughter for his Involvement in a fital drag race which ended in a head-on collision. Robert W. Salmond pleaded guilty to the charge in Baltimore County Circuit Court, hi exchange for the plea Monday, prosecutor's agreed to drop other charges against Salmond. Salmond had been accused of participating in a drag race in April, which resulted in the death of 41-year-old ByungEunLeeof Cockeysvlile. Salmond and another youth In a separate car were racing on a county road, when the second driver crossed the center line and struck Lee's car, killing him instantly.

The driver of the second car, been ordered to serve three months at the Maryland Training School for' Boys. Salmond faces a maximum five-year prison sentence and a $1,000 fine. Buses crash near line WASHINGTON (AP) Two buses, one loaded with rush-hour passengers, collided head-on near the D.C.-Maryrand line early today, injuring more than 30 people and trapping one of the drivers in the wreckage The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the southern border of the district. Three people were seriously "Injured and 30 others-suffereeh minor injurlesraid D.C, police spokeswoman Gloria Vessels.

One of the buses, which belong to the -Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, was loaded with passengers while the other was empty except for the driver. An hour after the collision, rescue crews were still working to free a driver pinned behind the wheel. The cause of the accident, which occurred during a heavy rain, was not yet known, officials said. quite amused about it," he said. About 35 people, some holding torches' and chanting, witnessed the ritual, which was part of a convention tJT: local members of the "Church pf SubGenius," said Tolson.

A police report at the time of Tolson's arrest described him as "extremely wild," but the young man was polite and soft-spoken when he appeared in court. "Do you have any problems or anything?" asked the Judge. "No," said the defendent. "Have you ever been to Spring Grove (a state mental hospital)?" added the judge. "No," said Tolson, who was represented by a.

public defender. Tolson, who works for a local floor-finishing firm, pleaded innocent, claiming he did not see any of the railroad's "no trespassing signs. BALTIMORE (AP) A 30-year-old city man. who was arrested after performing a bizarre ritual in a railroad tunnel was placed Wednesday on one year of supervisory probation. District Judge Daniel Friedman ordered Michael Tolson to pay $20 In court costs and to stay away from railroad property Tolsun was charged with trespassing Sept.

18 when police raided a Chessle System railroad, tunnel in the city's Mount Royal section. According to police reports at the time of his arrest, Tolson was dancing nude around the burning and decomposed carcass of a dog. Tolson's body was painted with a white glowing paint. Tolson showed a photograph of the ritual to railroad police and others who gathered outside the courtroom after Wednesdays hearing. "All the cops and railroad officials were Michael Hagen, of Philadelphia, another church member, said the Church of SubGenius was founded in Texas Jive years ago and has more than 2,000 member Hagen said it costs $20 to be ordained a minister In the church, which he said Is a privately-owned corporation that pays taxes.

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