Maryland men receive lengthy prison sentences for violent crimes

Two separate violent crime cases in Maryland have resulted in significant prison sentences.

In Lexington Park, Charles Henry Thompson Jr., 32, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2024 shooting, assault, and robbery. The incident involved Thompson and a co-defendant targeting his former girlfriend and a male companion at a residence. The male victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds and lasting nerve damage. Thompson was convicted of several charges, including first-degree assault, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault.

In Rockville, Kaloyan Stoev was sentenced to 120 years in prison for a double murder that occurred in January 2025. Stoev was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of Marcell Hebron and Leilani Marroquin. Investigators determined that Stoev opened fire on the victims following a failed drug transaction, shooting Hebron 27 times and Marroquin five times. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.