December 13, 2024 – Orphan’s Court Judge Indicted for Illegal Recording and Misconduct in Office

Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard III announced today that an Anne Arundel County Grand Jury had indicted Judge Marc Knapp, a member of the Anne Arundel County Orphan’s Court on one count of illegal wiretap and one count of misconduct in office.

According to the charging document, Judge Knapp recorded judicial deliberations without the knowledge and consent of the other parties to the conversation. It is illegal in Maryland to record conversations without the consent of all the parties to the conversation.

All individuals are presumed innocent.

A copy of the charging document can be found HERE

Contact: media.osp@maryland.gov