Annapolis, MD (Sept. 28, 2021) - Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement regarding the sentencing in the Capital Gazette trial:
“Our criminal justice system worked. Thank you to all of the first responders, arresting officers, detention officers, court employees, and prosecutors in the State's Attorney’s Office. You have made our community safer and helped to restore balance to the lives of those closest to our five beloved truth-tellers - Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters.”