Woman Sentenced for Assisting Son After First-Degree Murder
Salisbury, MD - On November 7, 2025, Kyeisha Elliott, 37, of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced for her role as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. The Honorable S. James Sarbanes, Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Elliott to ten years in the Maryland Division of Corrections. Five years of the sentence will be active incarceration, followed by five years of suspended time in lieu of five years of probation.
The sentencing comes after Elliott pleaded guilty in September 2023. She had been on pretrial release until her sentencing date.
The case relates to a shooting that occurred on April 16, 2023. Elliott's son, Mykel Elliott, and his associates sought out individuals near downtown Salisbury, Maryland. Authorities stated this was in retaliation for a video posted earlier that evening, which was perceived as a challenge in an ongoing gang dispute.
In the early morning of April 16, Mykel Elliott and others located the victims at Pizza City, where they opened fire. One victim was shot and killed, while another survived multiple gunshot wounds. In the hours and days following the murder, Kyeisha Elliott assisted her son in evading authorities and obstructed the police investigation.
Mykel Elliott was convicted by a Wicomico County jury on October 24, 2025, for murder, gang participation, and related crimes. He is currently incarcerated and awaiting sentencing. A second shooter involved in the incident previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced on August 8, 2025.
Wicomico County State's Attorney (SA) Jamie L. Dykes commented on the case, stating, "Violent criminals in our County are increasingly protected and emboldened by those around them who obstruct police investigations by hiding information, giving false information and by various other illegal means. Those who do so contribute to the violence in our society and must be held accountable just as the actual perpetrators are. My Office will continue to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law."
SA Dykes commended the members of the Maryland State Police (MSP) Homicide Unit and the Salisbury Police Department (SPD) for their investigation. She specifically recognized lead investigators Sergeant Wildman of the MSP Homicide Unit and Detective Glynn of the SPD for their hard work, as well as Detective Doyle of the SPD for his efforts.
SA Dykes also commended lead prosecutor, Deputy State's Attorney D. Scott Messersmith, for his work on the case.
