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Man Who Terrorized Taxi Drivers During Short-Lived Robbery Spree In Maryland Sentenced
The man who targeted and terrorized taxi and rideshare drivers in Maryland on multiple occasions will have plenty of time to reconsider his actions behind bars.
Omar Hernandez, 21, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty this week to robbing a taxi or rideshare driver in three separate incidents, and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office.
The robberies were reported between Dec. 12, 2022, and Jan. 3, 2023, in the Hyattsville area.
In the first incident, prosecutors say that the driver picked …
Carjacker Escapes By Train After Targeting Person At Maryland Gas Station, Police Say
One carjacker was taken into custody and a second was able to escape after going after a patron at an Anne Arundel County gas station, according to police.
Laketa Terrell Johnson, 44, who has no fixed address, is facing charges following a skirmish that played out at Exxon in Linthicum, though his cohort was able to escape from responding officers.
At around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the gas station on Camp Mead Road South, where there was a reported fight that had just taken place.
According to police, Johnson a…
Police ID Fourth Teen Killed Crashing Carjacked Kia After Fiery Crash In Maryland
More than a month after an investigation was launched into a fatal crash that left several teenagers dead in Prince George's County, a new victim has been identified.
Upper Marlboro resident Darteal Byers, 17, is the fourth victim to be named in the crash that also took the lives of driver Marquay Swann, 14, of Lanham, 15-year-old Zyshaun Cuffey, of Glenarden, and Upper Marlboro native Serenity Sellman, 15, the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed.
Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 to the intersection of Lottsford Road and Palmetto Drive in Mitchellville, where t…
Carjacker Ditches Car After Robbing Man At Maryland Park, Sheriff Says
An investigation has been launched in Southern Maryland after a man was carjacked and robbed at gunpoint at an area park, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were called to Nicolet Park in Lexington Park, where a man reported that he had just been carjacked.
According to the sheriff's office, the man said that an unknown Black man wearing a red hoodie, black jeans, and black shoes was brandishing a gun and stole his car, but not before also stealing his wallet, phone, bank card, and PIN access information.
The stole…
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests Include Accused MD Armed Robber, Carjacker
An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.
Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.
They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.
The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
Carjacking, Kidnapping, Rape: Multi-State Crime Spree Stretched Into PA, Feds Say
Four Delaware men are accused in a crime spree that stretched into Pennsylvania and allegedly included car theft, kidnapping, gunpoint robbery, and rape.
Twenty-four-year-old Tonnaire McNair-Matthews, 23-year-old David Hinson, 21-year-old Michael Caldwell, and 20-year-old Mahkiya Powell were each named in a July 13 indictment unsealed in a US District Court in Delaware this week, said the US Attorney's Office.
The spree, federal authorities say, took place on April 14 and began in Delaware. Investigators claim the four suspects were riding around in a stolen …
