Leaving ‘the street life’ behind, District 25 candidate hopes to help others who were incarcerated

Capital News Service

A judge sentenced Joseph Tolbert III to 20 years in prison at age 17 in connection with a drive-by shooting, and the FBI later arrested him at age 35 and charged him with drug trafficking.

Fifteen years after that last arrest, Tolbert is running for Maryland’s General Assembly Democratic primary in Prince George’s County’s District 25, including District Heights, Suitland, Forestville, Largo, and Upper Marlboro. Capital News Service found Tolbert’s criminal record in its search of the court records of all 235 General Assembly candidates with competitive primaries on June 23…

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