Mr. Nelsen joined the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2003. He currently leads a team of felony prosecutors who handle violent crimes such as murder, armed robbery, carjacking, and felony assault, as well as other felonies including burglary, arson, felony theft, drug distribution, and gun crimes. Mr. Nelsen previously worked for the Office of the State’s Attorney in Carroll County, and also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond J. Kane, Circuit Court for Howard County. He graduated, cum laude, from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science, Syracuse, NY in 1995, and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1999.