Lover convicted of aiding wife’s murder gets 17 years

Baltimore, Maryland – Dolores Delgado, 33, sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for her role in the murder of Karlyn Ramirez

A Baltimore federal court has sentenced Dolores Delgado, 33, of San Antonio, Texas, to 17 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for her role in the murder of Karlyn Ramirez. Delgado’s lover, U.S. Army Sergeant Maliek Kearney, was convicted of the murder and a related gun charge in 2018.

According to the plea agreement, Karlyn Ramirez was an active-duty soldier of the United States Army assigned to Fort Meade, Maryland. She was found shot to death in her off-post residence on the morning of August 25, 2015, with her four-month-old daughter placed in her arms. Forensic evidence estimated the likely time of death was during the late evening hours of August 24, 2015.

Delgado’s role in the murder was significant. She admitted to providing the firearm used by Kearney to murder Ramirez, as well as allowing him to drive her car from South Carolina to Maryland to commit the crime. Delgado also purchased large gas cans for Kearney to take with him, so that he would not have to stop for gas and risk being seen.

After the murder, Delgado and another individual traveled to a waterway in Florida and disposed of the firearm, shell casings, the clothing Kearney wore during the murder, and the key he used to enter Ramirez’s townhouse. Delgado also dismantled the revolver and took steps to obliterate the serial number.

Law enforcement divers recovered the firearm and forensic testing determined that it was indeed the gun Kearney used to shoot Karlyn Ramirez to death. United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI Baltimore, the Army CID, and the Anne Arundel County Police Department for their work in the investigation.

Kearney, who remains detained pending sentencing, is set to be sentenced on November 30, 2018, at noon. Delgado has been detained since her arrest.