Hebron Man Gets 25 Years in Salisbury Bystander Killing

Wicomico County, MD - A Hebron man has been ordered to serve 25 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in Salisbury, Maryland street. The man was an innocent bystander who was walking down the street and was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight on N. Division Street.

Logan Trader, 25, was sentenced on October 23, 2026, in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Maryland. He had pleaded guilty to second degree murder on July 28, 2026.

Administrative Judge S. James Sarbanes gave Trader 40 years in the Division of Corrections. The judge suspended all but 25 of those years.

Once Trader is released, he will be on supervised probation for five years. If he breaks the rules of his probation, he could be sent back to prison for up to 15 more years.

Trader has stayed in custody since his guilty plea in July 2026. The court was waiting on a Pre-Sentencing Investigation to be finished before the sentence could be handed down.

The shooting happened on February 16, 2024, on North Division Street in Salisbury, Maryland. Trader and another person got into an argument about an earlier drug deal, and it turned into a gunfight between the two.

About five minutes after the first shots, Trader drove around the block and came back, at which point he fired an AR-15 rifle down North Division Street toward the other person's home.

At that same moment, a man was walking on N. Division Street. He had nothing to do with the dispute however fell victim to gun violence.

Two of Trader's bullets hit the man from behind. He tragically passed away from his injuries.

Wicomico County State's Attorney Jamie L. Dykes shared this statement about the case. "This is yet another example of the senseless violence that results from the illicit drug trade. This victim's death as a result of Trader's reckless and wanton conduct was completely unnecessary and absolutely avoidable."

Dykes thanked the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and the Salisbury Police Department for their work on the case. The lead investigators were CPL Willey of the Maryland State Police and Det. Schrlau of the Salisbury Police Department.

Dykes also praised Deputy State's Attorney D. Scott Messersmith. He prosecuted the case and pushed for justice.