CAMBRIDGE – On May 5, after a five-day trial, a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County convicted Troy Donnell Rose Jr., 21, of second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and wear/carry/transport a firearm.

The jury found Rose responsible for the April 5, 2021, murder of Dajour Sorrell of Cambridge, who was 22 at the time of the crime. Rose was the last remaining of the co-defendants in the offense.

“The jury delivered a verdict after a lengthy and arduous deliberation period, and the State is thankful for their time and attention,” a statement from the Office of the State’s Attorney for Dorchester County said. “The State’s Attorney’s Office offers its most sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Sorrell.”

The case was tried by State's Attorney Amanda Leonard and Senior Assistant State's Attorney

Ella Disharoon. The murder of Mr. Sorrell was investigated and charged by the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, with Sgt. Lance Lloyd as the primary investigator. The Cambridge Police Department responded and assisted with the case in both patrol and Criminal Investigation Division capacities.

“Ms. Leonard thanked the officers involved in this investigation for their tenacious work over the past two years and multiple trials,” the statement said. “Ms. Leonard also extends great thanks to MCIN Analyst Lindsay Ewing for her assistance in preparation of the trial.”

MCIN, the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network, hosts a Lower-Shore site comprised of Dorchester, Somerset and Worcester counties. MCIN is a grant program through the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youths and Victim Services that offers funding and strategic support to members to identify, disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations.

The trial was presided over by the Honorable Karen Dean, associate judge of the First Judicial Circuit. Sentencing was deferred pending a mandatory presentence investigation. Rose faces a maximum penalty of 43 years of incarceration.