Guthrie exhausts appeals to regain council seat lost after a 2024 felony theft hearing

Former Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie is not backing down from claims he was wrongfully removed from office after entering a no-contest plea to felony theft charges, even after the Maryland Supreme Court rejected his case, ending his two-year fight.

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 25, 2026

Words: 995

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A former Harford County Councilman is not backing down from claims he was wrongfully removed from office after entering a no contest plea to felony theft charges, even after the Maryland Supreme Court rejected his case Friday.

The high court’s decision ends the nearly two-year effort by Dion Guthrie, a Democrat, to overturn his removal from office.

Guthrie was removed in 2024 after pleading nolo contendere to felony theft charges from the union where …

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