La Plata, MD— Two Waldorf men will be spending some time behind bars after pleading guilty to attacking a Waldorf man with a metal jack pole and a knife and leaving him with a broken jaw and collapsed lung.

Charles County Circuit Court Judge Amy J. Bragunier sentenced Emanuel Malik Anthony Nugent, 22 of Waldorf, to 25 years with all but 18 years suspended  and  co-defendant Catrell Beshaun Yates, 27 of Waldorf, to 25 years with all but 13 years suspended. Both men will serve their sentences at the Division of Corrections.

Both Nugent and Yates each previously tendered guilty pleas to First-Degree Assault in Charles County Circuit Court.

The vicious assault happened back in August of 2018 in Waldorf. Officers responding to a call on Leman Lane found Timothy Dalton seriously injured.

He was transported by air ambulance to an area trauma center.

At the hospital, it was discovered that the victim suffered a broken jaw, collapsed lung, as well as other extensive injuries. 

Dalton had been inside his home when Nugent contacted him and asked him to come outside.

When the victim walked out, Nugent confronted him about money. The victim was then put into a vehicle and taken to Nugent’s residence, where co-defendant Yates was located.

At the residence, the victim was brutally assaulted with a metal jack pole and a knife, as well as punched and kicked numerous times by Nugent and Yates. 

After the assault, the victim was placed back into a vehicle and was dumped  off at an area close to his residence.  Concerned citizens contacted the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and both police and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene.

During sentencing, Assistant State’s Attorney John A. Stackhouse indicated to the judge, “…the damage [to the victim] is unbelievable. I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ll never understand how people can victimize other people like this. The victim was beaten to within an inch of his life.” He furthered stated that the assault “is something that will affect the victim for the rest of his life.”

Both Nugent and Yates will be placed on supervised probation for 5 years upon their release from prison.