Pocomoke; Rape at Meadows Apartments

Rape First Degree

DATE & TIME: June 28, 2010

Case # 10-0143
LOCATION: Pocomoke City, Maryland
CRIME: Rape 1st Degree
VICTIM: Name Withheld
ACCUSED: Sherrick Martell Handy
CHARGES: Rape 1st Degree, False Imprisonment, Assault 2nd Degree, Burglary

NARRATIVE: On June 28, 2010 at approximately 0500 hours, Officers from the Pocomoke City Police Department responded to the Meadows Apartments in reference
to a rape and assault. The victim, a 25 year old Pocomoke City resident advised
officers that her ex-boyfriend, Sherrick Martell Handy, 21 of Horntown, VA had
forced his way into her apartment where he physically and sexually assaulted
her.

Based on the severity of the crime, Pocomoke City officers requested
Detectives from the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation respond to continue
the investigation.

As a result of information gathered from the victim, an arrest
warrant was issued for Handy. Handy was subsequently arrested by the Accomack
County Sheriff’s Office and is awaiting extradition to Maryland.