Maryland Police Blotter: Joseph Bruce Janda Jr., Carl Mays Shockley Jr., Jeremy Vincent Shockley Charged with Oyster Violations
By Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Published: May 31, 2009
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Dorchester County – On May 27, 2009 the Maryland Natural Resources Police announce the results of several court cases involving oyster violations. These results culminated a six week investigation into illegal oyster harvesting activity in Dorchester County that occurred during January 2009.

Joseph Bruce Janda Jr. of Wittman, Maryland was charged with twenty-two counts of possession of under size oysters and one count of failure to land oyster in container approved by the State.  Joseph Janda was found guilty of all charges. He was sentenced to six months of incarceration in the Dorchester County Detention Center.  Also, Joseph Janda received a fine of $977.50 and $22.50 in court cost and his tidal fish license is suspended for one year.

Carl Mays Shockley Jr. of Fishing Creek, Maryland was charged with four counts of catching/selling oysters for commercial purposes without a license.  The court gave Carl Shockley unsupervised probation before judgment and a $227.50 fine with $22.50 in court cost on one charge and nolle prosequi the three remaining charge.  Proceeds from the sale of the oysters were forfeited to the State of Maryland in the amount of $440.

Jeremy Vincent Shockley of Church Creek, Maryland was charged with fifteen counts of possessing under size oysters and one count of failure to land oysters in an approved container. Jeremy Shockley was found guilty of one count of possession of undersize oysters.  He received a fine in the amount $327.50 and $22.50 in court cost and forfeited the proceeds of the undersize oysters in the amount of $352. . The remaining charges were nolle prosequi. In another case, Jeremy Shockley was charged with five counts of catching oysters in excess of the daily catch limits.  Those charges were put on a stet docket and $440 from the sale of the over limit oysters were forfeited to the State of Maryland.



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