LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County jury found Robert Humphries, III, 29, of Waldorf, Maryland, guilty of felony robbery, felony third-degree burglary, second-degree assault, theft, and multiple counts of malicious destruction of property in connection with a domestic violence incident.
The crimes occurred on August 9, 2024, when deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Lexington Park residence. Authorities discovered that Humphries had broken into the victim’s home, assaulted her, and stolen her property in front of her child. He fled the scene shortly after.
The following day, Humphries returned to the apartment, forcefully robbed the victim of her phone, and broke one of her apartment windows.
After a two-day jury trial, the St. Mary’s County jury convicted Humphries and found that he had committed the violent offenses in the presence of a minor, which allows for the possibility of an additional five years of incarceration at sentencing.
“The Defendant terrorized the victim over a period of two days and robbed her in her own home,” said State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling. “Our office will continue to vigorously prosecute domestic violence offenders and advocate for domestic violence survivors.”
Following the verdict, the Court granted the State’s request to revoke Humphries’s bond pending sentencing. He faces a maximum sentence of 40 years and 210 days in prison.
Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Donna Pettersen, Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit, prosecuted the case on behalf of the citizens of St. Mary’s County.
Deputies Tyler Nichols and Mina Geric of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation.
The Honorable Amy Lorenzini presided over the case.
