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An inmate at the Carroll County Detention Center was arrested by state police yesterday on first-degree assault charges after a woman was beaten Sunday while he was free on work-release.Charles Anthony Frock, 33, of the 1700 block of Old Westminster Road was being held without bail at the county jail, and his work-release status has been revoked, authorities said.Frock is serving 18 months for assault and reckless endangerment. He was convicted in August of shooting a Westminster man in the hip on March 15 over a $15 debt.

25 years ago: Gov. Marvin Mandel was in Carroll County on Wednesday. He spent some time at the Eldersberg Community Center and at Gamber, the Westminster Nursing Home, Carroll County 4-H Fair, Union Bridge, County Office Building, County Democratic Headquarters in Westminster and at 6: 30 p.m. spoke at a testimonial dinner in honor of Elmer E. Frock at Frocks Sunnybrook Farm. -- the Community Reporter, Aug. 9, 1974.50 years ago: A crowd estimated at 10,000 people Thursday evening viewed the parade in Mount Airy, the principal attraction of the Carroll County town's 22nd annual volunteer firemen's carnival held last week.

Charles A. Frock told a Carroll County judge yesterday that he was frightened March 15 when a man came to his home and beat him for a $15 debt, but should have let police handle the matter, instead of chasing the suspect into downtown Westminster with his deer rifle.The jury that heard Frock's case in August agreed, convicting him of first-degree assault on Eric G. Webb, 31, of Manchester, and reckless endangerment.Sentencing guidelines call for 18 to 25 years in the state prison system for Frock, according to Assistant State's Attorney Tom Rafter of Howard County.

The Westminster woman who is believed to be the longest-serving 4-H volunteer in the country was surprised recently to be honored for 58 years of volunteer service.Fifty-eight years? thought Kathryn Frock. Why 58?"Maybe they don't think I'm going to be here for 60 years," she said with a smile last week.If there were a grandmaster of homemaking, Frock, 80, would qualify: Her skills range from the "seven-day pickles" she puts up to the carefully centered daisy buttons on a dress she made in 1936 that swept 4-H Club local, state and national needlework honors.

A Carroll County grand jury indicted three men and two teen-age boys on various charges Thursday. The boys were charged as adults.Indicted were:Kristopher Olenginski, 16, of Westminster, who is accused of selling heroin to Liam O'Hara, a 15-year-old Westminster boy who was found dead of an overdose on Jan. 9, the morning after the alleged transaction.Olenginski is charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of heroin and conspiring with a juvenile to distribute heroin.

Charles A. Frock told a Carroll County judge yesterday that he was frightened March 15 when a man came to his home and beat him for a $15 debt but should have let police handle the matter instead of chasing the suspect into downtown Westminster with his deer rifle.The jury that heard Frock's case in August agreed, convicting him of first-degree assault on Eric G. Webb, 31, of Manchester and reckless endangerment.Sentencing guidelines call for 18 to 25 years in the state prison system for Frock, according to Assistant State's Attorney Tom Rafter of Howard County.

ONLY BRAND NEW Carroll countians or recluses are likely never to have danced, swum or eaten a chicken dinner at Frock's Sunnybrook Farm. The Westminster catering hall has been around since the 1930s and hosted thousands of personal milestones, community events and political powwows. Sooner or later, somebody's wedding, anniversary party, awards banquet or service club meeting was bound to draw you to Frock's.A lot of memories were made there, so a lot of people will feel a tinge of regret and nostalgia when it closes next month.

Frock's Sunnybrook Farm, a longtime catering business and Westminster landmark, is closing in April, citing declining business and costly government-mandated improvements.Besides facing stiff competition from larger caterers such as Wilhelm's and Martin's Westminster, Gene Frock, the 67-year-old owner, has been embroiled in a controversy involving his Bond Street building's accessibility to the disabled."I am just tired of the hassles," said Frock, who added that he is ready to retire and sell the 20-acre property.

Charlie Frock of Sykesville was the winner of a 1996 Geo Tracker in a raffle that raised $5,000 for Action for the Homeless.The vehicle was donated by Heritage Automotive Group, whose owner, Jerry Fader, selected Action for the Homeless as the beneficiary of the raffle proceeds.Frock gave the vehicle to his 16-year-old daughter.Pub Date: 4/11/97

A banquet hall full of nostalgia is closing in Westminster, leaving a void for the thousands of Marylanders who for decades have celebrated milestones within its knotty pine walls.Gene Frock is taking final reservations from customers booking weddings, reunions and retirements in his 600-seat hall -- once the largest between Baltimore and Harrisburg, Pa.Frock's Sunnybrook Farm has entertained crowds with big bands, led by Harry James, Woody Herman and Count Basie, who all invited Frock to sit in with his trumpet.

A federal judge denied a Westminster woman's request to withdraw her guilty plea Tuesday and sentenced her to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor, a 17-year-old cousin whose sexual services she sold under the Internet heading "Available now." Deborah Gail Frock, who was previously convicted of trying to blackmail a state prosecutor, claimed that the government coerced her to take the plea agreement by outlining plans to file additional charges that carried a minimum 30-year sentence if she didn't accept the deal.

On June 8, 2009, ARTHUR E.; devoted father of Tony Duff; brother of Lillian Frock. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Wednesday from 4 to 6 P.M., where services will be

Man arrested, owed $94,000 in support Officials with the Baltimore sheriff's office said yesterday that they arrested a 48-year-old man who owed more than $94,000 in child-support payments to two women - a sum that had accumulated over the past 15 years. Sheriff's deputies arrested Warren Lee Dangerfield on Tuesday morning at a home in the 500 block of S. Decker Ave. in Southeast Baltimore. Dangerfield's arrest was part of an operation that the city sheriff's office launched three months ago to pursue the top 20 child-support violators in Baltimore.

A Carroll County woman has been charged with multiple counts in a juvenile prostitution case that extends to Massachusetts and other states, according to court documents and the Maryland State Police. Deborah Gail Frock, 38, who had a bail review hearing in Carroll County District Court yesterday, was returned to the county detention center, where she was being held on drug charges. She has been charged with six counts of pandering and six counts of contributing to the delinquent condition of a child, according to court records.

On Saturday, April 8, 2006, DOROTHY INDIA (Eisenhart); beloved wife of the late William G. Frock, Sr.; devoted mother of Margaret Sigmon, William G. Frock, Jr., Marlyn Palecek, Donald L. Frock and the late Elizabeth Frock; sister of the late Louis G. Eisenhart, Jr., Mary Eisenhart Fair and Charles A. Eisenhart, Sr. Also survived by five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Loring Byers Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road (2 miles west of beltway exit 18-B)

On Saturday, April 8, 2006, DOROTHY INDIA (Eisenhart); beloved wife of the late William G. Frock, Sr.; devoted mother of Margaret Sigmon, William G. Frock, Jr., Marlyn Palecek, Donald L. Frock and the late Elizabeth Frock; sister of the late Louis G. Eisenhart, Jr., Mary Eisenhart Fair and Charles A. Eisenhart, Sr. Also survived by five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Loring Byers Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road (2 miles west of beltway exit 18-B)

Trainer Charles Frock sat in his living room, surrounded by mementos of his career - including a picture of himself with Rod Stewart and Patrick Swayze riding camels together in Dubai. On this day, his broken leg, held together by a cast, eight screws and two plates, was propped up in front of him, and he sat wondering how all this came to be. "One day you're training, working to improve the caliber of horses you have in your stable, and the next day one is dead from herpes and you can't race at all," he said from his Westminster home.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2006, SHIRLEY MARY (nee Scully), beloved wife of George M. Frock, devoted mother of Joanna Simmons, Georgeanna Carroll and her husband Lee and Barbara Brandjes and her husband Michael, sister of Robert Scully and Brother Bonaventure Scully, C.F.X., loving grandmother of Kelly, Bill, Christian, Patrick, Tom, Gretchen, Bridgette, Braegan and Angela. Also survived by eight grandchildren. Friends may call at St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church, 101 Church La., Pikesville Saturday 11 to 12 noon.

Charles Frock, who trained News Reporter, the 5-year-old gelding who was the first to be put down because of the equine herpes virus 1 outbreak at Pimlico Race Course this month, is at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center recovering from surgery after being mauled by one of his horses. According to Frock's brother-in-law, Bob Scharf, Frock was trying to get a horse on his Westminster farm into its stall when the horse reared, struck the trainer's face with a hoof and knocked him down before trampling his leg. Scharf said Frock had a three-hour operation on the leg yesterday.

On December 13, 2005, MARY A. FROCK 83, of Selbyville DE, formerly of Baltimore; beloved wife fo Robert C. Frock; devoted mother of Suzanne D. Frock and Stephanie C. Tebbs (Thomas); sister of Jean O'Hara and loving grandmother of Kerry La Belle, Kyle Tebbs and Kimberly Tebbs and great-grandmother of Ethan La Belle, Andrea La Belle and Conner Tebbs. She is also survived by many other family members and friends who loved her. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, December 19, at 11:30 A.M. at St. Charles Catholic Church, 101 Church Lane, Pikesville MD. Interment will be in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, Owings Mills, MD. Friends may call on Friday, December 16, from 3 until 5 P.M. at the Hastings Funeral Home, 19 S. Main Street, Selbyville, DE and again on Sunday December 18, from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 P.M., at the Loring Byers Funeral Home, 8728 Liberty Road, Ransdallstown, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.