By Aaron B. Nemah
The Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Harper City, Maryland County, has sentenced Lewis Saywon to four years after he pleaded guilty to three criminal charges.
Saywon, a resident of Harper City, entered his guilty plea on Wednesday, September 16. It was the 32nd day of the jury sitting of the August 2026 Term of Court.
The case was heard before Assigned Circuit Judge George S. Wiles, Jr. of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court.
Before the plea was taken, the prosecution asked the court to amend the indictment.
The State requested that the charge of Armed Robbery be dismissed with prejudice.
Prosecutors told the court that there were legal, and factual reasons for the request, including the State’s inability to produce the lethal weapon for trial.
Judge Wiles granted the request. The dismissal with prejudice means the Armed Robbery charge cannot be brought against Saywon on the same facts.
After the amendment, the remaining charges were: Theft of Property, Terroristic Threat, Burglary and guilty Plea.
The court then read the amended indictment to Saywon in open court.
After hearing the charges, Saywon pleaded guilty to all three counts.
Before he accepted the plea, Judge Wiles questioned him to be sure the plea was voluntary, and that he fully understood what he was admitting to.
Saywon told the court that he understood the charges read to him and that he entered the guilty plea of his own free will, without force, or pressure from anyone.
Based on that voluntary admission, Judge Wiles ruled that a full trial was no longer necessary.
The court proceeded straight to sentencing in accordance with the law.
Judge Wiles sentenced Saywon to four calendar years of imprisonment.
In the sentence, the court considered the one year and six months Saywon had already spent under arrest, and detention awaiting trial.
That time already served will be credited to his four-year sentence.
The sentence brought an end to a case that had been before the court during the August Term, after Saywon accepted responsibility for the crimes rather than proceeding to a full jury trial.
