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Police & Fire
Suspect Arrested For 'Disturbing Murder' Of Man Found Inside Vehicle In Maryland Field: Police
A 20-year-old Baltimore man has been arrested months after a body was pulled from a suspicious vehicle in a Frederick County field. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Frederick County Sheriff's Office Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death was investigated as a homicide. On Monday morning, deputies from the Frederick County Sheri…
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Sheriff IDs Body Found In 'Suspicious Vehicle' Parked In Maryland Field
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after a body was pulled from what was described as a "suspicious vehicle in a field." Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were called to the 8200 block of Crum Road in Walkersville, where there were reports of a vehicle that had its flashers on and had been sitting there idle for more than six hours. Upon arrival, deputies found Pikesville resident Brice Wendell Boots, 65, inside, and his death is now being investigated as a homicide. The investigation into Boots' death led to a closure on Cr…
Police & Fire
Body In 'Suspicious Vehicle' In Field Shuts Frederick County Roadway: Sheriff
A man's body found in a vehicle brought a heavy police presence to a Frederick County roadway on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the sheriff's office said. Authorities responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in a field on the 8200 block of Crum Road around 1:30 p.m. in Walkersville, officials said. "The caller reported that the vehicle had its flashers on and had been there since 7 a.m.," reads a news release. "Upon responding, deputies found an adult male body inside the vehicle and immediately established a crime scene at the location." FCSO detectives worked into the night and will remain at …
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Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (
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A smiling suspect with a history of stalking has been accused of killing his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was tracked from the scene of a murder at Giant in Urbana and arrested without incident in connection to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Tenisha Butler, according to authorities. At around 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the Urbana Giant in the 3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway, where there was a report of a shootin…
Police & Fire
Predator Preying On 'Teen' Online Busted By Undercover MD State Police Investigators
Investigators from the US Army gave Maryland State Police a hand to apprehend a 55-year-old predator who targeted teens online, according to authorities. Walkersville resident Michael Vance Culpepper, 55, was arrested on Monday, May 8, after he agreed to meet with undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl with nefarious intentions. The probe into Culpepper was launched in April when the state police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was conducting an undercover online investigation on a social networking site. It is alleged that Culpepper began engaging in an inappropria…
Police & Fire
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff
Investigators in Frederick County walked into a veritable dog graveyard over the weekend when they were called by neighbors to a Walkersville home for reports of dead and abused animals on the property. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Division of Animal Control responded to a call in the 8300 block of Water Street Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of malnourished and possibly dead dogs at the residence. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, while searching the property, investigators found a fenced-in kennel with two …
News
Skype Tip Leads To Child Porn Charges For Frederick County Man: DOJ
A tip from an online video platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about child porn led police to bust a Frederick County man who targeted minors for the better part of a decade, federal authorities announced. Walkersville resident Paul Francis Blaisse, 63, is facing a 13-count indictment in Maryland charging him for his role in distributing and receiving images and video depicting the sexual abuse of children, including some pre-pubescent victims. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Blaisse used Internet chat applications to engage in sex…
Obituaries
Maryland Girl Killed By Tractor Trailer Left Behind Unforgettable Legacy (
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Nikole "Niki" Morfessis left a lasting impression on those she knew. She was a student at Walkersville High School, loved being with her friends and could rock "black winged eyeliner and lashes every day flawlessly," according to a GoFundMe. Not only was she a vivacious 15-teen-year-old, Niki's aunt Rania Fitzwater said she was "a one-of-a-kind person" and "and overcame all life's obstacles with grace and sometimes a little sass." Niki was tragically struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Walkersville last week. Now, the community is coming together to support the teenager's family d…
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Maryland Girl, 15, Killed By Tractor Trailer
A 15-year-old Maryland girl was struck and killed by a tractor trailer this week, authorities said. Nikole Cynthia Morfessis, 15, of Walkersville, is believed to have walked into the roadway on Route 194 north while the truck was passing around noon on April 22. Nikole was airlifted to Frederick Health Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the tractor trailer remained at the scene. Speeding and impaired driving were not factors in this crash. Route 194 was shut down at the scene following the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
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