Frederick County Sheriff Jenkins Charles "Chuck" Jenkins leaves the U.S. District Court in Baltimore on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Danielle E. Gaines)  
Frederick County Sheriff Jenkins Charles "Chuck" Jenkins leaves the U.S. District Court in Baltimore on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Danielle E. Gaines)  Federal prosecutors moved to drop criminal charges Tuesday against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (R), who had been accused of using a loo…

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A federal judge dismissed an indictment against the Frederick County sheriff upon prosecutors' request.

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Federal judge dismisses indictment against sheriff

Federal charges were dropped Tuesday against the sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, who had been accused in an alleged scheme to obtain machine guns. Prosecutors requested a motion to dismiss the charges against Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, which a judge granted. It came after an alleged accomplice was acquitted by a jury last month. At a news conference in Frederick, Jenkins was defiant and said there never was any evidence against him, in what h…

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Frederick County sheriff has charges dropped in machine gun case

A federal judge dismissed an indictment against the Frederick County sheriff upon prosecutors’ request. According to court documents obtained Tuesday morning by 11 News from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Maryland, the indictment has been dismissed with prejudice. All pending motions in the case were also dismissed as moot and all deadlines and court dates have been vacated. Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins was indicted in April 2023 on fiv…

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Charges have been dropped against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, who had been facing federal firearms charges.

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DOJ drops firearms charges against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins

Federal prosecutors are dropping the machine gun conspiracy case against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, weeks after a jury acquitted his co-defendant.

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Federal prosecutors drop case against Frederick Co. Sheriff Chuck Jenkins

Frederick County Sheriff Jenkins Charles "Chuck" Jenkins leaves the U.S. District Court in Baltimore on April 12, 2023. Photo by Danielle E. Gaines.Federal prosecutors moved to drop criminal charges Tuesday against Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (R), who had been accused of using a loophole in federal law to help a local gunshop illegally obtain machine guns. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Goo filed a motion to dismiss the case on Tue…

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