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Man Who Hid Out In El Salvador For Years Sentenced For Cookout Murder In Maryland: Prosecutors
A man who fled to his native El Salvador for years following a fatal shooting in Anne Arundel County will be spending decades stateside - in a prison cell - authorities announced on Wednesday. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, was sentenced to 90 years in prison with all but 55 years suspended, with the first 10 years to be served without the possibility of parole, after admitting to a 2020 shooting at a company party. According to Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, the fatal and non-fatal shooting of two men were reported at a construction company…
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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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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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Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Maryland
Loose lips sunk a Maryland man who was convicted of murder after spilling the details of a shooting to other inmates while behind bars, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. Edgewood resident Alton Cumbo, 30, was found guilty following a five-day trial of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and illegal possession of a firearm following an incident in December 2021 that left one man dead after being shot in the face. On Dec. 10, 2021, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to Dembytown Road in Joppa, where there was a…
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Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford, and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …
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Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney
A man from Prince George's County with a lengthy criminal history is heading back to prison for several decades for the murder of a 53-year-old man in the summer of 2022, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced late on Wednesday afternoon. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration, after being convicted convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August 2022. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commi…
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Top Prosecutor 'Baffled' By Sentence For Man Convicted Of Killing Morgan State University Guard
The Maryland man convicted of killing a security guard working around off-campus Morgan State University apartments has been sentenced to decades in prison, the Baltimore City State's Attorney announced on Thursday. Chase Wilson, 22, was sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended in connection to the the fatal shooting of Julian Fruh in the 4400 block of Marble Hall Road in August 2022 On Aug. 31, 2022, campus police alerted Baltimore City officers about a shooting near campus involving a man - later identified as Fruh - who was shot in the head after reportedly getting…
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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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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 …
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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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Naked, Covered In Blood: Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To UMD Grad's Slaying
A Virginia man who was found naked and covered in blood after dragging his victim’s dead body out of his own Washington, DC apartment in 2019 will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Collin Potter, 30, of Quantico, pleaded guilty in February to second-degree murder while armed for the butchering of Vongell Lugo on Jan. 6, 2019, in which Potter stabbed his victim 42 times, federal officials said. This week, he was sentenced by a judge to 16 years in prison for the fatal stabbing. The incident began at approximately 4 a.m. when the two were together in Lugo’s Garfield House…
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Man Convicted For Fatal Shooting Of Morgan State University Security Guard
A Maryland man has been convicted of killing a security guard working around Morgan State University apartments last summer, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney announced on Thursday. Chase Wilson, 22, was found guilty of murder and other charges for the fatal shooting of Julian Fruh in the 4400 block of Marble Hall Road in August last year in Baltimore. On Aug. 31, 2022, campus police alerted Baltimore City officers about a shooting near campus involving a man - later identified as Fruh - who was shot in the head after reportedly getting into a dispute. At the time of the shooting, Fruh w…
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Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Maryland
A retrial over a 2019 murder in Maryland will land a career criminal back behind bars for decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 50 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend during a frenzied attack, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Kyle Noble, 30, who has no known address, but is familiar to law enforcement throughout the state, was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in the death of 31-year-old Efrain Arias in 2019, according to …
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MD Murder Suspect Sought In Fairfax County Double Shooting: Police
Police are on the hunt for a 32-year-old Maryland man identified as the shooter who left one man dead and another wounded earlier this month in Fairfax County. ALSO SEE: 'Life Of The Party' Killed In Bailey's Crossroads Shooting Javon Antonio Reid is believed to have killed Maurice Anderson, 24, of Washington DC, and wounded the second victim in the 2:20 a.m. incident on S. George Mason Drive in Falls Church, FCPD said. Reid left the scene prior to police arrival and was identified via surveillance footage and interviews, police said. He has been charged with second-degree murde…
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Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Sentenced For MD Murder: Prosecutors
The daughter of a former UN diplomat will spend decades behind bars after she was convicted of murdering a Bethesda man in Rockville in 2020, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Washington, DC resident Sophia Negroponte was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yusuf Rasmussen. Update- Our live stream had some audio issues. Here is a clip of State’s Attorney McCarthy and the father of the... Posted by Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Friday, March 31, 2023 Ne…
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Baltimore Man Charged After Elkridge Man Found Dead Inside Burning Home
A suspect has been charged with murder after allegedly killing an Elkridge man in his own home, authorities say Howard County Police were called to the home of James Sents Jr. 64, in the 6000 block of Old Washington Road around 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 3 after reports of a home invasion. When police arrived, they found Dennis Lee Graham, 38, inside of the home, and smoke coming from a bedroom. Police searched the home, found Sents' body, and arrested Graham, a Baltimore resident, at the scene. Investigators determined that Graham broke into the home and assaulted Sents before setting a f…
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Naked, Covered In Blood: Navy Corpsman Fesses Up To UMD Grad's Slaying
A Virginia man who was found naked and covered in blood after dragging his victim’s dead body out of his own Washington, DC apartment in 2019 has admitted to his crime, authorities said. Collin Potter, 30, of Quantico, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the butchering of Vongell Lugo on Jan. 6, 2019, in which Potter stabbed his victim 42 times, federal officials said. The incident began at approximately 4 a.m. when the two were together in Lugo’s Garfield House apartment on Wisconsin Avenue, police said. Potter — who according to NBC Washington and the Navy Ti…
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Baltimore Officials Comment On Tyre Nichols' Death, Peaceful Protest Protection
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison issued a moving statement to the public following the release of new details surrounding the recent police-involved death of Tyre Nichols. The video message was released after the body-worn camera footage of Nichols was made public on Friday, Jan. 27. Harrison addressed Baltimore residents, calling the incident "horrific". "I, along with the leaders in this department, are in full support of Memphis Police Department Chief CJ Davis' decision to condemn the actions of these officers and terminate them", stated Harrison. "They are not an accurate…
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Virginia Data Engineer ID'd As Victim Of Deadly Secret Service Pursuit
A 31-year-old data engineer from Virginia has been identified as the woman killed by an erratic driver fleeing from US Secret Service agents in Washington DC last month. Shuyu Sui, of McLean, VA, was walking south in the intersection of 14th Street and New York Avenue, Northwest, on Friday, Dec. 30, when Spiro Stafilatos ran a red light and was struck by another vehicle — sending his Buick into Sui and the other pedestrian, Metropolitan police said. Spiro StafilatosSpiro Stafilatos Facebook Sui and the other victim were rushed to the hospital, where Sui died and the other remains critic…
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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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Stranger Accused Of Murdering Maryland Teen Arrested, Motive Still Unknown, Police Say
A Hyattsville man has been arrested after brutally stabbing and killing a Maryland teenager, authorities say. Rasheed Anwar, 65, is accused of fatally stabbing Therry Buhdeng, 19, on Wednesday, Nov. 16 around 11:45 a.m., in the 4600 block of Baltimore Avenue, according to Prince George’s County police. Police discovered Buhdeng suffering from a stab wound and rushed him to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, Dec. 1. Detectives were able to identify Anwar as the suspect, and say that it does not appear that Anwar and Buhdeng knew each other at the time of the murder. …
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Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff
Authorities say that a Maryland man and a family member have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of a 29-year-old teacher in Virginia. Leonardtown resident Demitri Raymond Gardiner, 28, and Michael John Gardiner, 35, of Montross, Virginia, are both facing a host of charges in Westmoreland County for their alleged roles in the brutal murder of Taylor Wood, 29, also of Montrose, and several of her pets, the sheriff’s office announced. According to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was notified shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 of a structure fire…
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UVA Shooting Suspect In Custody, Victims ID'd As Football Players: Officials
Authorities have arrested the suspect wanted in the University of Virginia shooting that left three people dead and two wounded on Sunday, Nov. 13. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a UVA student and former walk-on football player from the Petersburg area, was taken into custody just before 11 a.m., according to the UVA Police Department. The 22-year-old was captured on the 5700 block of Edgelawn Street, after an officer spotted the suspect's vehicle in the eastern part of Henrico County, local police said on Twitter. Good evening, On behalf of the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office, please …
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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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Charges Upgraded For Man Who Beat Woman Dead In Virginia Bus Stop Attack: Police
Charges have been upgraded to second-degree murder for a man who beat a 63-year-old woman dead at a Virginia bus stop in June, authorities said. Chante Antonio Jones beat Michelle Huntley, 63, who was found with trauma to her upper body at a bus stop on the 7800 block of Richmond Highway June 17, Fairfax police said. An officer saw Jones wearing similar clothing from the night of the attack in the 7900 block of Richmond Highway – one block away from where the deadly assault took place, authorities said. Jones was identified as the assailant and charged with aggravated mali…
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight
A Maryland man received the maximum possible sentence for his role in a brazen midday shooting in. Baltimore in May 2021, the state's attorney announced. Andre Preston was sentenced to 75 years in prison with the first 10 to be served without the possibility of parole for the fatal shooting of Gary Wilson in the Rosemont neighborhood last year. Specifically, Preston was found guilty in April of: Second-degree murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; Disqualified person in possession of a regulated firearm. Police responded to calls about gunshots in the 3000 bl…
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Teen Busted During Traffic Stop Following Fatal Midday Shooting In Maryland: State Police
A teenager has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal midday shooting of a Maryland man over the weekend, state police announced. Boris Wade Connor, 18, of Newark, is facing multiple murder charges for his role in the shooting of 34-year-old Kamron Michael Lewis on Saturday, Oct. 15. Police say that at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting that was reported in the 6700 block of Basket Switch Road in Newark. Deputies there located Lucas, who was declared dead at the scene, while investigators …
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Multiple Murder Charges For Maryland Man Accused Of Fatal Boarding House Stabbing, Police Say
A 23-year-old man is facing multiple murder charges in Maryland for allegedly stabbing and killing someone living in the same Baltimore boarding house during an early morning incident, investigators said. Jayquann Bridgeman, a resident of a boarding house in the 1400 block of North Central Avenue in Baltimore was arrested following a fatal incident early on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police announced. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the boarding house shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, where there was a report of a person suffering after a “serious cutting” incide…
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'Remorseless' Attempted Murderer Sentenced To Prison Time In Maryland
Citing “predatory behavior,” a judge sentenced a Pennsylvania man to more than a decade behind bars in Maryland for attempting to run down his victim in May last year, authorities announced. Pennsylvania resident Jeffrey Scott Osborne, 50, of Kemblesville, has been sentenced to 30 years, with all but 13 years suspended for attempted second-degree murder, Judge Mark Chandlee ordered. In addition to his prison term, Osborne was ordered to serve five years of supervised probation upon his release, which cannot happen until he has served at least half his sentence, Chandlee said. In asking for…
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Maryland State Police Investigators Crack 2006 Cold Case After Woman Found Near I-70 Rest Stop
Sixteen years after a young woman was found killed on I-70 in Frederick County, a suspect has been apprehended for her murder, state police announced. White Springs, Florida resident Garry Artman, 64, has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree assault for allegedly killing Dusty Myriah Shuck, 24, of Silver City, New Mexico in May 2006. On May 4, 2006, Shuck’s body was discovered near a Frederick County rest stop by a passing motorist, according to police. She had last been seen at a New Mexico hotel on April 24, 2006. Days later she was found wearing…
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DC Police Seek Suspect Who Shot, Killed 32-Year-Old In 2021
D.C. police have identified the suspect they are looking for in connection to a 2021 fatal shooting, officials said.On August 23, 2021, at around 2:30 a.m., Ali Al-Mahdi was found in the 1800 Block of 9th Street suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Al-Mahdi was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities reported. The suspect was identified as 26-year-old Deonte Patterson, who is wanted for second degree murder while armed, police said. Police said they are offering a $25,000 reward for anyone with information that could lea…
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