ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A 32-year-old Silver Spring man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole after a victim was lured to a Laurel hotel through a dating application and targeted in an attempted armed robbery that ended with gunfire.
Joel Manuel Moreno, 32, of Silver Spring, was sentenced Monday, November 2, 2026, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court by Judge Elizabeth Morris.
Moreno received a 45-year prison sentence, with all but 25 years suspended. He will serve the 25-year portion in the Division of Correction without the possibility of parole and receive credit for time served since March 29, 2024…