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Sgt. Aita reports on speeding, schedules executive session and announces guilty plea in 2021 Howell Point Road murder
Summary
Trappe police flagged speeding and traffic schedule changes and asked to meet with the Council about public safety; Sgt. Aita announced the person arrested in the Dec. 24, 2021 Howell Point Road murder pleaded guilty and received a life sentence with 75 years suspended.
Sgt. Aita presented the monthly police report to the Trappe Town Council on June 4, 2025, noting ongoing speeding issues in town and introducing new traffic assignment schedules. Sgt. Aita said Sheriff Gamble suggested a meeting with the Council to discuss public safety; the Council scheduled an executive session for July 2 at 5 p.m.
Sgt. Aita announced a prosecution update in a long‑standing criminal case: “the subject arrested for the Dec. 24, 2021 murder on Howell Point Road plead guilty and has been sentenced to life with all but 75 years suspended.” The Council and staff thanked the Sheriff’s Department for its work on the case.
The safety report also included procedural suggestions for future coordination between the Sheriff’s Office and the Council. No formal policy vote was taken on the traffic assignments during the June 4 meeting; the executive session and a follow‑up meeting with the Sheriff were scheduled to continue the discussion.
