— Former Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Police Captain Astarte Hunt pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of misconduct in office, the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor announced. Circuit Court Judge Garret P. Glennon Jr. accepted the plea. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18 in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
Hunt, who joined the MDH Police Department in 2016 and was promoted to captain in 2022, admitted to falsifying timesheets and misusing a state-owned vehicle between January and May 2025.
According to the statement of facts presented in court, Hunt’s regular shift ran from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spring Grove Hospital in Catonsville. During that same period, she was enrolled in classes at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), attending sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11:15 a.m. and 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. The university’s Spring 2025 term ran from Jan. 27 to May 13, and Hunt earned her bachelor’s degree on May 20, 2025…