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Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds
Maryland Man Who Targeted, Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Officials In DC Gets Prison Time: Feds The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after a mass shooting will be having his phone calls monitored by prison guards for the foreseeable future, according to officials. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release after admitting to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the mass shooting in Nashville last March…

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Man Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Messaged DMV Officials Supporting Trans People After Shooting: DOJ Man Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Messaged DMV Officials Supporting Trans People After Shooting: DOJ
Man Threatened LGBTQ+ Group, Messaged DMV Officials Supporting Trans People After Shooting: DOJ The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after the mass shooting in Nashville earlier this year has copped to the crime. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the Nashville shooting in March. Specifically, Nettina targeted the Washington, DC-based Human Rights Campaign, federal prosecutors said. “Bias-motivated threats of violence te…

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Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland Intersection: Police An 82-year-old passenger sitting in the back of a Mercedes-Benz that was struck in Howard County died at from her injuries at the hospital, police confirmed. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, police say that a 2021 Mercedes GLE 350 was attempting to make a left turn from southbound Route 32 onto Route 144 when it was struck by a Jeep Renegade traveling through the intersection. One passenger in the Mercedes, Ja Yi, of West Friendship, was rushed to an area hospital, where she later was pronounced dead. The driver of the Mercedes and all three occupants of the Jeep were tran…

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MD Man Threatened To 'Slaughter' LGBTQ+ Group In DC After Nashville Mass Shooting, Feds Say MD Man Threatened To 'Slaughter' LGBTQ+ Group In DC After Nashville Mass Shooting, Feds Say
MD Man Threatened To 'Slaughter' LGBTQ+ Group In DC After Nashville Mass Shooting, Feds Say The Howard County man who made death threats targeting an LGBTQ+ advocacy group during an unhinged voicemail he left hours after the mass shooting in Nashville earlier this year has copped to the crime. Adam Michael Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to making threats and sending messages to Maryland and Virginia state delegates who made statements in support of transgender people following the Nashville shooting in March. Specifically, Nettina targeted the Washington, DC-based Human Rights Campaign, federal prosecutors said. “Bias-motivated threats of violen…

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Maryland Man Charged For Sexual Abuse Of Minor At Taekwondo Studio Maryland Man Charged For Sexual Abuse Of Minor At Taekwondo Studio
Maryland Man Charged For Sexual Abuse Of Minor At Taekwondo Studio A West Friendship man has been arrested in connection to a child sexual abuse offense that occurred at a Taekwondo studio in 2021, authorities say. Steve Choi, 42, allegedly sexually abused the victim at Lion Choi's Taekwondo Studio in the 2000 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover over the course of several years, starting when the victim was 14, according to Anne Arundel County Police.  The Department of Social Services contacted police about the abuse on Sep. 8, 2021. The victim was interviewed at the Anne Arundel County Child Advocacy Center on Sep. 17, 2021. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, Cho…

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