From The Banner · Rona Kobell,Dylan Segelbaum · · 2m
Judge cuts Towson sex assault sentence
Baltimore judge reduces sentence for man who assaulted woman in 2024.
In brief
Baltimore judge reduces sentence for man who assaulted woman in 2024. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Mickey Norman shortened Samuel Logue's sentence to time served after he pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense in 2024. Originally reported by The Banner.
Towson assault case
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Mickey Norman modified Samuel Logue's sentence less than two months after ordering him to serve five years in prison for first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense.
Witness describes attack
Scott Jones heard a startling scream one autumn evening in 2024 as a man wearing only boxer shorts chased a woman in a pink T-shirt down his Towson street.
Logue pleads guilty
Samuel Logue, 28, pleaded guilty June 11 in Baltimore County Circuit Court to first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense.
Prosecutors detail assault
Prosecutors alleged Logue took off the woman’s pants and underwear, punched her in the face, choked her until she blacked out, sat on her for about 10 minutes, and sexually assaulted her.
Victim impact statement
The victim said, 'The hardest part is knowing that I will never get back the person I was before this happened.'
“The hardest part is knowing that I will never get back the person I was before this happened.”
Logue's defense
Logue's attorney said he has significant mental health issues exacerbated by drugs and alcohol and experienced trauma from his mother's death in September 2021.
Judge's sentence change
Circuit Judge Mickey Norman reduced Logue's sentence to time served after he served almost 21 months in jail, though he remains on supervised probation for four years.
Prosecutors oppose reduction
Prosecutors argued reducing Logue's sentence was an affront to deterrence and said nothing has changed with the defendant.
Survivor reaction
Amanda Rodriguez, CEO of TurnAround Inc., said it is astonishing that a survivor would get to sentencing and have something like this happen.
Logue's background
Logue graduated from Loyola Blakefield, attended Washington and Lee University from 2016 to 2019, and earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Loyola University in 2021.
Logue's probation status
Logue is held without bail in Harford County Detention Center pending a hearing on November 17 to determine if he violated his probation in a 2023 burglary case.
The short version
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Mickey Norman shortened Samuel Logue's sentence to time served after he pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense in 2024.
