CAMBRIDGE, Md. – A Dorchester County man who was acquitted of murder charges is now suing the State of Maryland and several prosecutors including Dorchester County State’s Attorney Amanda Leonard, claiming he was wrongfully prosecuted and spent more than 20 months in jail for a crime he did not commit.
In January of 2026, Key’Marion Ennals filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Maryland, Dorchester County State’s Attorney Amanda Leonard, former Deputy State’s Attorney Philip Donoho, and Deputy State’s Attorney Ella Disharoon. WBOC has obtained a copy of that complaint.
The lawsuit alleges prosecutors engaged in misconduct and withheld key evidence during the investigation and prosecution of a 2021 Cambridge homicide in which Ennals, 16 at the time, was initially implicated…