Frederick County Grand Jury Hands Down Seven Indictments On Friday

One was against a suspect involved in a shots-fired incident in June.

Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Grand Jury returned seven indictments on Friday, including one against a Frederick man involved in a shots-fired incident in Urbana in June.  Adrienne Mendoza Milam, 48, is charged with three counts of 1st-degree assault, one count possession of a firearm with a felony conviction, three counts of reckless endangerment, one count of violation of a protective order and other offenses. .

In that incident on June 21st, Milam was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office for firing between 15 to 20 shots from his home on Braveheart Drive. .That led to an hour-long lockdown of the neighborhood.   No one was injured.

The Grand Jury also indicted Milam for possession of a firearm with a felony conviction, illegal possession of a regulated firearm and other weapons-related offenses for an incident which occurred on March 1st of this year. At that time, authorities say Milam was shooting through the floor of his home at people he said were trying to harm him.

Other indictments hand down by the Grand Jury include:

*Harwinder Singh, 55, of Dundalk, Md,., who is charged with 1st degree assault, and 2nd-degree assault, 2nd degree assault, and 2nd-degree assault for an offense which occurred on June 30th, 2024.

*Dawda Abdoulbe Jaarga Njie, 33, of Frederik, who is charged with 1st degree assault and reckless endangerment for an offense which occurred on April 24th, 2024.

*Jason Allan Kidwell, 41, of Frederick, who is charged with assault, 1st-degree assault, 2nd-degree assault, malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,000, two counts of disorderly conduct, and one count of reckless endangerment for an offense which occurred on July 7th, 2024.

*Richard Jungwon Park, 52, of Fairfax Station, Va., who is charged with 2nd degree rape, sex abuse of a minor, sex abuse of a minor–continuing of conduct, sex abuse of a minor, 3rd degree sex offense and sex abuse of a minor for offenses which occurred between February 7th, 2004 to February 1st, 2013.

The Grand Jury also returned a supplement indictment against Nathan Dallas Paulsgrove, 33, of New Market, for offenses which occurred between July 10th and July 19th, 2024

The  indictments move these cases to the Circuit Court where trial dates will be scheduled.

The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office says an indictment is charging document alleging criminal conduct, and all defendants are innocent until proven guilty.

By Kevin McManus