Cecil County's top prosecutor resigned this week before being sentenced to charges during a trip to Ocean City last June.

Edward D. Rollins, III, 61, of North East, received 18 months of unsupervised probation on Tuesday, after a Worcester County jury found him guilty of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct in December, according to court records.

Police officers were called about 4 p.m. on June 22 to the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel after receiving reports of a nude man on a balcony. Officers went to the room, which was Rollins' room, and took him into custody. He was later charged with two counts of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

Rollins gave notice on Monday, and the resignation is effective on Friday, said Steven L. Trostle, the deputy state's attorney. He declined to comment further.

It is unclear who will lead the office the remainder of his term, which ends in 2018.

Rollins was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1980 and has served as state's attorney since 2011.

Rollins could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Trostle said he was unavailable, and a call to Rollins' attorney in Ocean City was not immediately returned.

Edward D. Rollins III, of North East, Cecil County State's Attorney, was taken into custody and then released without charges, Ocean City police said in a statement.

Police officers were called about 4 p.m. on Wednesday to the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel after receiving reports of a nude...

Edward D. Rollins III, of North East, Cecil County State's Attorney, was taken into custody and then released without charges, Ocean City police said in a statement.

Police officers were called about 4 p.m. on Wednesday to the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel after receiving reports of a nude...

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