3 Men Sentenced In Baltimore County Home Burglary Scheme

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — A federal judge has sentenced the final defendant connected to a multi-state home burglary scheme that involved moving stolen goods from Baltimore County to other states.

Demar A. Brown, 38, of Paterson, New Jersey and Winston-Salem, North Carolina will spend 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and for transportation of stolen property, taken during a series of burglaries committed in Maryland and Georgia.

Brown was convicted by a federal jury on Sept. 16, 2021 after a 10-day trial for his role in the series of home burglaries.

Co-defendants Jashon C. Fields, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Kamar O. Beckles, 36, of Teaneck, New Jersey were previously sentenced to five years in federal prison and 76 months in federal prison, respectively.

According to evidence presented at the trial, from Nov. 29, 2017, through Jan. 26, 2018, Brown, Fields and Beckles participated in a series of break-ins at residences in Baltimore County, Maryland and Milton, Georgia, in order to steal property, including cash, foreign currency, safes, jewelry, designer purses, bags, clothing, personal electronics, collectibles and much more.

Federal prosecutors said the three men intended to sell the stolen property out-of-state for cash.

Witnesses at trial testified that the men wore masks and gloves during the break-ins and communicated with each other using two-way radios and mobile phones.

One of the conspirators often remained in the getaway car while the other conspirators committed the burglaries, prosecutors said.

Brown, Fields, and Beckles rented hotel rooms in Baltimore County where they would store the proceeds of the burglaries they committed.

Prosecutors said Brown and Beckles would then transport the stolen property outside Maryland, including to two residences to which Brown had access in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

As detailed during the trial, on Jan. 26, 2018, the men were ultimately arrested near two homes that had recently been burglarized.

In total, prosecutors said 21 homes were burglarized in connection with the conspiracy, and the victims reported that $850,000 worth of property was stolen. Only some of that stolen property has been recovered and returned to its owners. For a few victims, most of their property has yet to be recovered.