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Firebug Failed To Torch Family's Home, Car During Dispute In Maryland: Fire Officials
An attempted arsonist who wanted to exact revenge on his family during a domestic dispute in Washington County forgot a key component that led to a failed arson attempt in Hagerstown, fire officials say. Luis David Rodriguez, 29, was arrested after dousing a vehicle in gasoline and threatening arson over the weekend, though he failed to bring a lighter and his ill-intended plans were thwarted. At around 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, first responders were called to a reported arson-in-progress on Gandy Dancer Court in Hagerstown, where Rodriguez was pouring gasoline on a vehicle and attem…
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Man Indicted For Kidnapping, Murder Of Missing Mother In Maryland: State Police
Maryland State Police investigators have arrested a man who has been charged in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Tiyavauna Britt earlier this year. On Tuesday, authorities announced that Cambridge resident Kenneth Stefan Bradley, 40, has been indicted for the February kidnapping of 31-year-old Tiyavauna Britt. Tiyavauna Britt Easton Police Department According to investigators, Britt - who knew Bradley before her disappearance - was last seen at work in Delaware on Wednesday, Feb. 7 and her vehicle was later located in the Easton area in Maryland. Her body has never been rec…
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Man Charged With Torching Building That Partially Collapsed: Maryland Fire Marshal
A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged for allegedly setting a massive fire that led to a building collapse in Washington County over the weekend. Kevin Lee Spielman was arrested on Tuesday, March 26 following an extensive investigation into the fire inside the former Snooks Poultry on Sunday night. First responders from multiple agencies rushed at approximately 6:30 p.m. on March 24 to the building on West Baltimore Street, where firefighters were met with smoke and flames coming from the building. At 6:33PM on Sunday, March 24, 2024, units from the Hagerstown Fire Department…
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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 …
Police & Fire
Man Terrorized Ex-GF With Gun Before Barricade Situation In Maryland, 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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WV Man Arrested For Killing PA Roommate, Ditching Body In MD: US Marshals
A West Virginia man is accused of shooting one of his former roommates dead in Pennsylvania and dumping the body in Maryland before fleeing to North Carolina, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Shane Adrian Bradley, 32 of Hedgesville, WV, had been staying with several other people in a home in the 14000 block of Ditto Road in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg when a "minor verbal altercation" ended with him shooting one of his roommates, Isiah Clark, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. The 20-year-old's body was then loaded into a car — wi…
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Sketch Leads Police To Sexual Assault Suspect Who Targeted 71-Year-Old Woman On Maryland Trail
A spot-on sketch helped police in Baltimore identify and arrest a man wanted for assaulting a woman a popular park earlier this month. City resident Charles Avon Taylor, 46, has been identified arrested following an investigation into the reported sexual assault of a 71-year-old woman in the area of 4300-4400 block of North Franklintown Road in Leakin Park, authorities announced on Wednesday. Police say that at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, Taylor struck up a conversation with his future victim and began to follow her while she was walking through the Gwynns Falls Trail before grabbing …
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Shooter Who Killed Man Inside Ex's Elkton Bedroom Gets Decades In Prison: State's Attorney
Justice has been served for the family of Daquon Colson after the 22-year-old was shot to death inside an Elkton home last year, the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Isaiah Solomon Pearson, 24, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Colson in March 2022 in a bout of possible jealous rage, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that on March 20, 2022, Pearson found Colson at an Abbott Drive home with Pearson's former girlfriend with whom he shares a child. The following day, he returned to the same address and shots were fired i…
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Baltimore Grandmother Convicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors
A grandmother in Baltimore will face years behind bars after being convicted of failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder last summer. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Tuesday that April Gaskins, 54, was found guilty of two charges for her role in the August 2022 shooting when her grandson pulled the trigger and fired the bullet that killed Strawder. On Aug. 6, 2022, prosecutors said that members of the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street to investigate a…
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Selfie-Taking Shoppers Draw Ire Of Gun-Toting Man At MD Convenience Store, State Police Say
A customer at a Carroll County convenience store did not take kindly to other shoppers snapping selfies of themselves before pulling a gun on them, state police say. Taneytown resident Timothy Davis, 38, is facing multiple assault and other charges after a relatively innocuous incident nearly turned violent outside of a local retailer. According to investigators, during the afternoon of Sunday, July 16, officers from the Taneytown Police Department were called to a convenience store in the unit block of Grand Drive in Taneytown, where there was a reported incident involving several customer…
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4 Children Under 5 Years Old Shot At Over Parents' Fireworks: PA State Police
Four children were among the eight people shot at when their neighbor became irate over their fireworks, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Dalea Joann Carbaugh, 45, of Greencastle, heard the fireworks on Independence Day and came out of the rear door of her home on Hager Road, Peters Township to yell at her neighbors to stop set them off around 8:45 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Carbaugh proceeded to exchange words with two of the men sitting in her neighbor's backyard before going back inside for her handg…
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Teen To Be Charged As Adult For Harford County Shooting, Police Say
A 15-year-old will be charged as an adult for shooting a woman in Harford County on Wednesday, police say. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, officers from the Aberdeen Police Department were called to the 100 block of Hanover Street, where they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was rushed to an area trauma center, where the 19-year-old was listed in critical condition, officials said. The Aberdeen Police Dept is on the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of Hanover St. The victim was transported to the hospital and the suspect is in custody. There is no …
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Officers Shot Responding To Burglary In Port Deposit; Suspect Busted Soliciting Ride Home: PD
A suspect who couldn't find a getaway driver is in custody after shooting a Maryland State Police trooper and two deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office during a botched burglary attempt, authorities announced. Daniel Padraig Colin Donnelly, 23, of Elkton, opened fire shortly before midnight on Sunday morning when he was caught by police investigating a reported burglary. An emergency call came in from a neighbor regarding a burglary in progress in the unit block of Twin Lakes Drive in Port Deposit, prompting a response from state police and the sheriff’s office, according to offi…
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Admitted Arsonist Set Aberdeen Blaze With Father Inside: Fire Marshal
The man who set an Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware and idle in their basement two floors below is facing multiple attempted murder charges, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Sunday. Patrick Joseph Brinsfield, 27, is being accused of attempting to commit patricide when he allegedly intentionally set their Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware in the basement. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Friday, March 31, crews from the Aberdeen and surrounding fire departments were called to a home on North Post Road, where there was a reported house fire. Firefighter…
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Murder Suspect All Smiles After Baltimore Arrest
A 21-year-old Baltimore man has been arrested after a double shooting that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old man earlier this month. Kishawn Brooks was taken into custody by the Baltimore Police Department's Warrant Apprehension Task Force around 6 a.m., Tuesday, March 28 during a traffic stop. Police had pulled over Brooks in the 5200 block of Reisterstown Road. Brooks is accused of fatally shooting Juan Hill, and injuring a 24-year-old woman on Sunday, March 12 in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Brooks is being held without bail at the Central Booking Intake Faci…
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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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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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Man On Meth Drives To Frederick County Sheriff's Office With Weapons: Officials
New Market native Dustin Matthew May gave members of the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office a scare after allegedly threatening to kill himself and harm others before driving to the agency’s headquarters, authorities said. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, deputies at the sheriff’s office received a call for service of a suspect, later identified as 31-year-old May, who was making threats, allegedly while under the influence of methamphetamine. According to a spokesperson with the sheriff’s office, they were advised that May had a loaded handgun in his possession at the time he …
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Baltimore Grandmother Indicted After 9-Year-Old Kills Teen With Unsecured Gun: Prosecutors
A grandmother in Baltimore is facing criminal charges for failing to secure the gun that her 9-year-old grandson was carrying when he fatally shot 15-year-old Nykayla Strawder last summer. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced on Thursday, Feb. 2 that a grand jury indicted April Gaskins, 54, for her alleged role in the fatal shooting on Aug. 6, 2022, when her grandson pulled the trigger, firing the bullet that killed Strawder. Police said that the shooting was believed to be accidental, though others have reportedly questioned that determination. Specifically, Gaskins was in…
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Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports
A train operator in Maryland has been charged in connection to the fatal crash that killed a star high school football player in his prime last year, according to multiple reports. MTA Light Rail operator Tavon Smith will face multiple charges for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of highly-touted prospect Lamar Patterson in Anne Arundel County last year. Specifically, he was charged with: Negligent manslaughter; Criminal negligence; Reckless endangerment. A star at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Patterson had offers to play at Penn State and other prestigious schools be…
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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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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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Would-Be Victims Narrowly Escape Shotgun-Wielding Man In Maryland, Sheriff Says
An early morning incident led to two in Maryland nearly getting shot by a shotgun-wielding man in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park resident Reginald Tre Brown, 31, was arrested by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Sept. 22 following a shooting incident in the 21900 block of Baja Lane. Deputies responded shortly before 5:15 a.m. on Thursday morning in Lexington Park, where there was a report of shots fired. The victim advised investigators that Brown arrived at the residence in a vehicle with a shotgun, pointing the weapon at the…
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Maryland Shooter Nabbed During Traffic Stop: Police
The suspect in an early September shooting was arrested during a traffic stop, officials said. On Sept. 6, at around 4:30 p.m., a male suspect was arguing with a large group of people in the 1900 block of Treetop Lane, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. The suspect pulled out his gun and even though the woman he was with tried to smack the gun out of his hand, he was able to get ahold of the weapon and fire at the group of people, police said. Everyone fled the area and no victims were around when police arrived, authorities reported. A white Infiniti SUV ret…
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Maryland Man Burns His Own Home With Daughter Inside: Fire Marshal
A Maryland man was apprehended after a struggle with officials arresting him for attempting to light his own house on fire while his daughter was home, officials said. Dorchester resident Larry Herd, Jr., 38, of Madison has been charged with multiple crimes after allegedly attempting to burn down his house, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. First responders from the Madison Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a White Marsh Road home shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, when a neighbor reported a fire in a one-story single-family home. It took crews an esti…
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'Reckless Endangerment' Suspect Apprehended In St. Mary's County (
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Police activity has been confirmed near a busy St. Mary’s County business park. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is advising residents to avoid the area of Expedition Drive in Lexington Park as they conduct a reckless endangerment investigation. An alert was issued by the agency at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Police activity in the area of Expedition Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies are conducting an investigation for a reckless endangerment — St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (@firstsheriff) September 14, 2022 Hours later, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on W…
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Maryland Man Fires Gun Into Air After Children Get Into Physical Fight
A Silver Spring man who fired his gun into the air during a heated argument following a physical fight between children has been arrested, authorities say. Lewis Stokes, 41, reportedly shot his gun into the air after the family of one of the children in the fight approached his home in the 12600 block of Farnell Drive to speak with him around 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, according to Montgomery County Police. Stokes allegedly pointed the gun at the family before firing it into the air. Officers ordered those inside of the home to leave after arriving on scene the night of the incident. W…
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Reported Building Explosion Leads To Arrest For Man Who Nearly Shot Infant In Maryland: Police
An infant was nearly shot in Maryland after a man accidentally discharged a weapon in a Frederick County building, coming dangerously close to striking the child, according to police. Paul Viera, 25, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in city limits following an investigation into what was initially reported as a building explosion in Frederick County. The alleged incident happened at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in the 1400 block of Key Parkway in Frederick. Police said that upon arrival at the scene, officers and emergency personn…
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Attempted Murder Suspect In Custody For Near-Fatal July Shooting In Maryland: Police
A suspect is in custody in Maryland following a monthlong investigation into a near-fatal shooting in Prince George's County, officials announced. Antonio Knott was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder following the investigation into a shooting in the 5400 block of Silver Hill Road in District Heights on Tuesday, July 19. The arrest was reported by the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 25. According to the warrant for his arrest, when officers arrived at the scene on the night of the shooting, they located a victim suffering from a gunshot woun…
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Murder Suspect Apprehended After Fleeing From Police In Maryland: Sheriff
A wanted man has been arrested in Prince George's County in connection to a July attempted murder, authorities say. Nathan Farmer was taken into custody on Wednesday, Aug. 17 in connection to the incident in the 5400 block of Silver Hill Road on Tuesday, July 19, according to Prince George's County police. Police arrived at the scene of the crime to find the victim on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound after Farmer and the victim allegedly got into an altercation, police said. Farmer allegedly pulled out a firearm during the altercation and shot the victim before fleeing the scene. …
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Trial Begins For Baltimore Police Officer Accused Of Failing To Keep Prisoner Safe: Report
The trial of a Baltimore police officer accused of misconduct and reckless endangerment in office has reportedly begun. Christopher Nguyen, who Daily Voice previously reported "allegedly failed to properly supervise, secure or otherwise detain” a police officer found guilty of beating Wayne Brown during an incident in 2020, was under the microscope on Monday, Aug. 15, according to WBAL. Related Story - ‘I Wish I Could Have Killed His A**’: Baltimore Man Faces 30 Years For ‘Brutal Beating’ It is alleged that Nguyen did not intervene when former officer Kenneth Sommers beat Brown on Aug…
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