Maryland State Police arrested Jacob Motley, 27, of East New Market, Maryland, on October 21, 2026, following a grand jury indictment related to a death investigation in Dorchester County. Motley is charged with first- and second-degree assault, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment, and is being held without bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center. The investigation continues, according to State Police.
Press Release: Maryland State Police
Published October 21, 2026. Reproduced in full from the Maryland State Police.
Suspect Arrested In Dorchester County Death Investigation
(CHURCH CREEK, MD) - Following a grand jury indictment, Maryland State Police arrested a 27-year-old man connected to a Dorchester County death investigation this past summer.
The Office of the State’s Attorney in Dorchester County presented the case to the Dorchester County Grand Jury on Monday, October 19, 2026. The Grand Jury returned an indictment against Jacob Motley, 27, of East New Market, Maryland.
Motley was arrested without incident on a traffic stop conducted by an officer from the Department of Natural Resources Police this morning in Dorchester County. Motley is charged with first-and second-degree assault, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. He is being held without bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center.
Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on August 15, 2026, deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a body, later identified as Timothy D. Wolfe, Jr., 35, of no fixed address, in the area of Golden Hill Road in Church Creek, Maryland. A passerby located the body in the phragmites and subsequently called police.
Investigators assigned to the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit were provided assistance by troopers from the Easton Barrack, personnel from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division and the Maryland State Apprehension Team, Capital Area Regional Task Force (MSAT-CARTF). The Department of Natural Resources Police, deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the Dorchester County State’s Attorney also provided assistance.
The investigation continues.
