CONVICTED O.C. MURDERER WITHDRAWS REDUCED SENTENCE REQUEST

A man serving 38-years for the murder and dismemberment of a Virginia couple in Ocean City has withdrawn his request for a reduced sentence. Benjamin Sifrit was 24 when Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley were killed in 2002 and earlier this year, he requested a shortened sentence under Maryland’s Second Look Act. A filing to withdraw the motion was submitted on November 3rd, but no reason was given. Sifrit is serving a 38-year sentence at the Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown. His ex-wife Erika, who was born in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, was also convicted in the murders and she’s serving life plus 20-years.