Frederick County fugitive who fired at police sentenced to 35 years in prison

FREDERICK, MD – A man at the center of a high-speed, multi-state pursuit that included gunfire at police and a chaotic foot chase through a residential area was sentenced Tuesday to decades behind bars, closing a case that stretched back more than five years. The courtroom outcome marks the final chapter of a violent 2020 incident that crossed state lines and involved multiple law enforcement agencies.

David Robert Leatherman, 48, of Hanover, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Julia Martz-Fisher to 50 years in prison, with 35 years active to serve in the Maryland Department of Corrections for two counts of first-degree assault. The sent...