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10-Month Investigation Leads To Charges For Nine In July 4th Maryland Shooting, Sheriff Says
Nine search and seizure warrants have been executed and seven arrests were made in Harford County following a nearly yearlong investigation into a fatal shooting on the Fourth of July last year, authorities announced on Tuesday. Deputies were called shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4 last year to the 600 block of Edgewood Road, where there was a report of shots fired in the area of Harr Park Court in Edgewood involving at least four people. They were taken by first responders to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. On May 23, seven people were arrested an…
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Man Arrested For Setting Neighbor's Home Ablaze In MD With Family Inside: Fire Marshal
The man who set fire to his neighbor's home while they were inside amid an ongoing dispute was arrested on Tuesday and faces attempted murder and other offenses, officials announced. North East native Joshua Edward Alexander Larkins, 27, was taken into custody on May 14 following a monthlong investigation into an intentionally set fire involving his neighbors. Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 16, crews from the North East Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to a home on Bay View Woods Lane to investigate a fire that was reported in the area. Firefighters were able to quickly …
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Four Minors Apprehended For Assault Turned Armed Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
Four minors were apprehended and charged for their roles in an assault and subsequent armed robbery in Frederick, police say. On Sunday night, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to the area of Horizon Drive, where there were reports of an assault in progress involving multiple minors who attacked their victim before robbing him. Upon arrival, officers found several suspects in the area who attempted to flee on foot, leading to a brief pursuit that ended poorly for the minors. Police say that officers were able to take two into custody in the 1300 block of West Patric…
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Teen Accused Of Murder In Maryland Home Charged As Adult, Sheriff Says
A 16-year-old will be charged as an adult following a fatal midday shooting inside a Washington County home, authorities announced. Kamari Kenyon Meniefield, 16, is being held behind bars for his alleged role in the murder of 23-year-old Devin Anthony Meniefield earlier this week in Hagerstown. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 18, deputies were called to the 17400 block of Maple Leaf Court, where they found Devin Meniefield suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside an area residence. He died from his injuries. Investigators did not disclose the nature of …
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Teen Charged As Adult For Rape, Murder Of Woman Found By Daughter In Maryland: Sheriff
A 17-year-old will be charged as an adult for the alleged sexual assault and murder of a woman in Frederick County whose body was found by her daughter. Brunswick resident Juwan Terry Stewart has been arrested by local police following a weeks-long investigation into the January murder of Tammy Sue Coates, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday. On Jan. 22, officers from the Brunswick Police Department were called to a report of cardiac arrest in the 300 block of Ninth Avenue, where they were met by Coates' daughter, who advised that she found her mother dead inside th…
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Man Charged With Murder, Rape Following Assault In Maryland, Police Say
A suspect has been apprehended on rape and murder charges following an incident involving an elderly woman and juvenile in Harford County on Thursday, according to the Bel Air Police Department. On Feb. 22, officers from the department were called to the 700 block of Bedford Road to investigate an assault, where they found 73-year-old Mary Catherine Bland suffering from stab wounds, and a teen girl who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Both were rushed to area hospitals, where Bland later died. UPDATE: A suspect is in custody. There is no threat to the community. — Bel Air …
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Police ID Man Who Stole Maryland State Highway Tow Truck, Rammed 13 Vehicles During Pursuit
A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking state police on a wild pursuit in a stolen Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration vehicle through Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Laurel resident Flavio Cesar Lanuza is accused of striking more than a dozen vehicles late on Friday afternoon during a lengthy police pursuit that started shortly before 5 p.m. when troopers responded to a hit-and-run crash that was reported at the inner loop of I-495 near the Greenbelt Metro Station. .@mdsp arrested a man suspected of stealing a @MDSHA vehicle and l…
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Finksburg Man Terrorized Ex-GF Before Barricade Situation In Carroll County, Police Say
The man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend before barricading himself inside a Carroll County home is facing a series of criminal charges, the Westminster Police Department announced. Matthew Skirka, 30, was arrested early on Wednesday morning following a standoff with officers after he kicked down his ex's door following a confrontation earlier on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Officers from the department were called at around 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday night to the 200 block of East Main Street in Westminster, where there were reports of shots fired in the area involving Skirka and his ex-girlfriend. …
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Security Guard Cut By Burglary Suspect During Safeway Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
Two grocery store thieves did not go down quietly after being caught red-handed stealing merchandise and then attacking an officer in Montgomery County, police say. Fernando Calix, 38, and Christian Alexander Gonzalez, 18, have been arrested following an incident that played out in Safeway on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington when they pulled a knife on a security guard attempting to stop them from stealing. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 10500 block of Connecticut Avenue earlier this week to investigate a reported armed robbery involving the pair. …
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Fight Outside Condo Complex Ends With Fatal Shooting In Maryland: Police
An argument outside a Harford County condo complex led to a fatal shooting that landed a Bel Air man behind bars for murder, police say. Brian Michael Delen, 47, allegedly got into a heated disagreement overnight at the English Country Manor condominiums that rapidly escalated until he pulled out a handgun and began firing overnight. The incident was reported at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in the 600 block of Churchill Road in Bel Air. Upon arrival, members of the Bel Air Police Department found that the two had gotten into an argument in the parking lot of the complex during which…
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Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland
A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based hit show “The Wire” will decades behind bars after being convicted of two stabbing attacks in Montgomery County earlier this year. Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 33, who has no known address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two Rockville stabbing incidents in May, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney. A judge sentenced Stanfield to 65 years in prison after he was found guilty of the two separate assaults, a spokesperson for the state's attorney announced on Monday…
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Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …
Police & Fire
Daughter Accused Of Lighting Mother's House Ablaze In Maryland: Fire Officials
A family feud led to attempted murder and arson charges for a 51-year-old woman in Anne Arundel County who allegedly set her mother's Churchton home on fire late last month, officials say. This week, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department announced that Laurie Anne Canvan has been arrested in connection to an early-morning fire that was intentionally set on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at her mother's home. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on the morning of the fire, members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a call from a woman who advised that her daughter had set fire to the home, though sh…
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Music Studio Shooter Sentenced For Partially Paralyzing 19-Year-Old In Maryland
A gang member who shot a 19-year-old inside a Montgomery County music studio and left him paralyzed from the waist down will spend decades in prison, the state's attorney announced. Germantown resident Marvin Frazier, 24, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended after being convicted for his role in a violent assault in August 2020 when he shot one person and pistol-whipped a 20-year-old man in an incident caught on camera. Montgomery County State's Attorney A spokesperson from the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said that Frazier and his victims w…
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Teen Shooter To Be Tried As Adult For Murder Of 18-Year-Old In MD Metro Station: Police
A teen suspect has been apprehended following the latest fatal shooting inside the Wheaton Metro Station in Montgomery County earlier this month. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Leonard Simmonds, 16, has been charged with murder in connection to the death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, earlier this year in a fight that rapidly escalated and turned deadly. The arrest came after detectives learned that Simmonds and other minors were on an escalator, along with Leslie and a second group of friends, when the altercation broke out on Thursday, May 18 at the Georgia Aven…
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Man Airlifted To Area Hospital Murder Attempt, Assaults In Frederick, Police Say
Police say that a man with bad intentions is in custody for the alleged attempted murder during a domestic incident in Frederick on Friday morning. Kyler Philip Beard, 35, was taken into custody by members of the Frederick Police Department following a stabbing shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31 in the 600 block of Wyngate Drive following an investigation, according to officials. Upon arrival, police say that first responders were met by a single victim in his 60s, and began rendering aid, while Beard was identified as a suspect and was taken into custody. The victim was airlifte…
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Prisoner Gets New Sentence After Attempting To Kill Fellow Inmate Over Juice Boxes In MD: Judge
An inmate housed inside a Maryland correctional facility will never see the light of day again after getting saucy over some juice boxes and attempting to murder a fellow inmate, authorities announced. Already serving a 35-year bid for a robbery and weapons violation in Baltimore in 2009, an Anne Arundel County judge sentenced Courtney Butler, 35, to life in prison plus 10 years for an attack in 2021 inside the facility. Prosecutors say that on March 25, 2021, Butler and his victim were involved in an argument about the distribution of juice boxes, including a threat made by the former towa…
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Perry Hall Man Charged in Edgewood Murder; Additional Suspects Sought: Sheriff
Eleven months after a fatal shooting in Harford County, investigators from the sheriff’s office nabbed one of their suspected suspects involved in the homicide, authorities announced. On Monday, March 13, the Harford County Sherif’s Office arrested Joseph Albert Ashley, 30, and charged him with murder and other offenses in connection to the death of Angello Osborne last year. According to a sheriff’s spokesperson, on April 12, 2022, investigators were called to the 100 block of Reider Court in Edgewood, where they found Osborne suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Osborne was treated at…
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Montgomery County HS Student To Be Tried As Adult For Armed Gas Station Robbery, Police Say
One teen is in custody and a second is at large following an armed robbery at a Montgomery County gas station. Jeffrey Gabriel Johnson, 18, of Rockville, was apprehended this week at Richard Montgomery High School without incident a week after he allegedly robbed the Summit Shell Station in Gaithersburg. The Summit Station at 15 South Summit Ave. in GaithersburgGoogle Maps street view Police say that shortly before 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, officers were called to the gas station to investigate a reported armed robbery that had just taken place. The investigation determined that two …
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Teen To Be Charged As An Adult For Triple Stabbing In Maryland: Sheriff
The investigation into a triple stabbing involving teens located at a Frederick County party led to charges for a fourth who will be charged as an adult on multiple assault charges in Carroll County, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office announced. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20 members of the Carroll County and Frederick County sheriff’s offices responded along with officers from the Mt. Airy Police Department to the area of the 14000 block of Shirley John Road to investigate a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, investigators found one 19-year-old who suffered a significant …
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Baltimore Bar Fight Shooter Turns Himself Into Police After Victim Sought Medical Attention
A 61-year-old man was arrested after shooting and injuring a man during a bar fight in Baltimore, authorities say. Michael Breckenridge was found by police after shooting a 51-year-old man in the 400 block of Eutaw Street in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 15, according to Baltimore police. The victim initially approached police with a gunshot wound to the shoulder around 1:55 a.m., investigators say. Investigation revealed that the victim and Breckenridge reportedly got into a fight at a local tavern shortly before the shooting. Later that day, Breckenridge reportedly turned himse…
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Driver Accused In Deadly Secret Service Pursuit Once Robbed MD Gas Station At Gunpoint: Reports
A 35-year-old man who once apparently robbed a Maryland gas station at gunpoint has been charged with murder and related offenses for killing a female pedestrian and critically injuring another while fleeing members of the US Secret Service last week near the White House, authorities announced. Spiro Stafilatos was in a 2001 Buick LeSabre when he was pulled over by the Secret Service on the 700 block of 15th Street around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The Buick was apparently not registered and was displaying an incorrect license plate. That'…
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Baby Abducted By Gunman Who Left Victim For Dead In Maryland Christmas Attack: PD
A 31-year-old gunman abducted a baby and fled in his victim's car after shooting her and leaving her to die in a Christmas attack, authorities in Baltimore County said. Dariel Williams allegedly shot the woman on Joggins Court in Bowley's Quarters, then stole her car and took a 1-year-old boy with him sometime after 11 p.m., county police said. The woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Williams was later identified as the suspect and charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, motor vehicle theft, and the use of a firear…
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: Four Charged In Triple Moco Shooting That Left One Dead In Woods
Four suspects have been arrested in connection to a November triple shooting that took the life of one man, authorities say. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 19, Elmer Lopez-Cortez-23, Jonathon Adonys Leon-Chacon, 24, and Elvin Manuel Guzman-Machato, 18, were arrested in connection to the shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the 100 block of Colony Road in Piney Branch, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney. Officers responded to the report of shots fired where they located three adult men suffering from gunshot wounds around 4 a.m., as previous…
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Attempted Murder, Weapons Charges For Shooter Looking To Settle Dispute In Maryland: Police
Officials say that an attempted murder suspect is in custody in Maryland following a weeks-long investigation into the shooting of a man looking to settle a dispute in Prince George’s County. Rohan Dwayne Patterson has been arrested on an outstanding warrant for attempted first-degree murder following an incident in Fort Washington earlier this month, according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Nov. 22. The incident began on Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the 9500 block of Allentown Way, investigators say. When police spoke with Patterson’s victim, it was determined that the …
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Convicted Felon Accused Of Targeted Shooting In Maryland Leaving Victim Hospitalized: Sheriff
Authorities say that a 21-year-old convicted felon in Maryland is facing attempted murder and other charges following a targeted shooting in Charles County. Waldorf resident Deandre Dewberry is being held at the Charles County Detention Center as the sheriff’s office investigates the assault and shooting of a 35-year-old man earlier this month, the agency announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Officials say that on Friday, Nov. 4 Dewberry allegedly shot his victim in the 2700 block of Hadley Drive in Waldorf while he was walking along the roadway. Dewberry’s victim was initially transported by p…
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Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney
A teenage assault suspect has been sentenced to years behind bars for his role in the shooting and attack of a 17-year-old during a drug deal gone wrong in Charles County, the state's attorney announced. Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, has been sentenced to 53 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended following his guilty plea for shooting a teen and pistol-whipping his brother during a planned meeting to purchase marijuana. On Tuesday, March 23, officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting, where they found a 17-year-old…
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Maryland Man Apprehended For Murdering Man Found Beaten To Death Outside Home: State Police
A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with murdering a 57-year-old man in Worcester County, state police announced. Carl Lee “Moose” Fuller, 32, of Salisbury, was apprehended by Delaware State Police in Delmar for the alleged murder of 57-year-old Salisbury resident David Pfeffer. Shortly before 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of St. Lukes Road in Salisbury after receiving a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, they found Pfeffer lying on the ground outside of this home, wh…
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Shooter Gets Two Life Sentences For Role In Grisly Double Murder In Maryland
A Maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for his role in the murder of two people in cold blood in November 2019. Malik Brooks has been sentenced to two consecutive Life sentences plus 205 years in prison for his role in the murders of Ayranna James, 22, and Courtney Richardson, 21, in November of 2019 on the 1900 block of McHenry Street in West Baltimore. “This lengthy sentence can never return Ms. James and Mr. Richardson back home to their loved ones, but I hope it brings some measure of closure,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby stated.…
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Suspect Charged For Waving Handgun, Making Racial Slurs To Soccer Players At Maryland Park
Police have identified the man who was busted allegedly waving a gun at a group of young soccer players while shouting racial slurs at them at a park in Gaithersburg, authorities say. Gaithersburg resident Jonathan Boka, 26, was identified and arrested by members of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police Department following an investigation into an incident last weekend, authorities announced on Saturday, Oct. 15. Specifically, Boka was charged with: Reckless endangerment; Crime motivated by race or religion; Use of a firearm in a crime of violence; First-degree assault. Boka alleg…
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Man In Custody For Carjacking, Kidnapping Charged With Attempted Murder Of Minor In Maryland
A 29-year-old man already apprehended for a carjacking and kidnapping incident is now facing an attempted murder charge following a lengthy investigation into a summer shooting in Maryland, police announced. Montgomery County resident Damien Fisher, of Germantown, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault following an incident that happened on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in the 18300 block of Lost Knife Circle in Montgomery Village. On the night of the shooting, officers said that they were called to Lost Knife Circle, where they found a minor suffering from …
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