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Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney
Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: Harford County State's Attorney Prosecutors in Harford County are throwing the book at a repeat drug offender who was convicted - again - of trafficking crack cocaine and faces a lengthy prison stay. Edgewood resident Xavier Alexander Stanfield, 30, who is no stranger to clashing with law enforcement, is facing decades in prison after being convicted of new charges for dealing drugs in the region after he was busted by an undercover officer. "The jury in this case confirmed that Xavier Stanfield is a drug dealer, and this verdict is a huge win for Harford County," State's Attorney Alison Healey, who personally prosecuted …

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Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Joppa Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Joppa
Man Convicted Years After Victim Found Shot Under The Eye In Joppa 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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Man Who Killed Ex-GF While Teen Was On The Phone With Police Likely To Spend Life In Prison Man Who Killed Ex-GF While Teen Was On The Phone With Police Likely To Spend Life In Prison
Man Who Killed Ex-GF While Teen Was On The Phone With Police Likely To Spend Life In Prison A Maryland man is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend in Harford County, the state's attorney's office announced. Edgewood resident Jamar Deverick Wise, 43, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder this week and agreed to a sentence range of life suspended with all but 80 years suspended without parole for the murder of 46-year-old Kisha Blackwall. On Dec. 20, 2022, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to an Edgewood home when a teen girl advised that Wise and her mother were arguing in the front yard, noting that…

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Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney
Rapist Who Assaulted Officer With Bodily Fluid Sentenced: Harford County State's Attorney A 29-year-old rapist may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of a host of crimes following his arrest in Harford County, authorities announced on Monday. Tavon Harvey has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 67 years to serve, despite prosecutors from the Harford County State's Attorney's Office pushing for 85 years behind bars for a host of crimes. Harvey was arrested by members of the Aberdeen Police Department last year following an investigation into the rape of a woman in the unit block of North Law Street in December 2022.  He pleaded guilty in O…

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Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman Doing Laundry After She Denied Him In Bel Air: Officials A 33-year-old Harford County man has been convicted of raping a young woman close to his family after she rebuffed his advances, authorities announced. Jose Wilfred Orellana-Cedillos is facing decades in prison after being found guilty at trial for terrorizing a 23-year-old woman after he asked her for a kiss and she said no, officials say. According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, at trial, the woman testified that after she turned him down, Orellana-Cedillos continued to pursue her, groping her, digitally penetrating her, and forcibly raping her in the basement of th…

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Max Sentence For Edgewood Man Who Tried To Rape Woman, Stole Wedding Rings: State's Attorney Max Sentence For Edgewood Man Who Tried To Rape Woman, Stole Wedding Rings: State's Attorney
Max Sentence For Edgewood Man Who Tried To Rape Woman, Stole Wedding Rings: State's Attorney A 68-year-old Maryland man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to violently raping a woman in a Motel 6, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. Edgewood native Bernard Lamont Staten received the maximum sentence after pleading guilty in separate cases to attempted second-degree rape and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In January, prosecutors say that his victim was stranded on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck, and despite not knowing her, offered to give the woman a ride to her home in Westminster; how…

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'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford 'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford
'Just Plain Evil:' Jealous Inmate Sentenced For Viciously Beating CO With Phone In Harford An inmate who threw everything but the kitchen sink at a corrections officer in a jealous rage-fueled fury will spend the rest of his days in the Big House. Matthew Dwight Tingler, 39, of Joppa, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder for attacking Cpl. Michael Vesek in the Harford County Detention Center on Nov. 20, 2022, the state’s attorney’s office announced. The vicious assault happened when Vesek, a Correctional Deputy at the detention center for more than two decades, was supervising Tingler during a phone call at the facili…

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Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police
Suspect Apprehended After Shooting In Aberdeen: Police A shooting suspect is in custody in Maryland after allegedly shooting another man in Harford County, officials announced. Havre de Grace resident Anthony Jai Wilson, 24, has been apprehended and is facing multiple charges in connection to the shooting of a man at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, in Aberdeen, police announced over the weekend. The alleged shooting happened in the unit block of Aberdeen Avenue, when officers located a subject who was suffering from a gunshot wound. On Saturday, July 30, police said that they tracked down Wilson, who was arrested without inciden…

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VIDEO: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Harford County VIDEO: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Harford County
Video: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Harford County Body-worn camera and dashboard footage has been released days after the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced that no charges would be filed against those involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maryland. In late June, State Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. announced that his office is declining to bring charges against the deputies involved in the Harford County shooting death of 53-year-old John Fauver on Saturday, April 23 in Forest Hills. On Thursday, July 7, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General released footage from th…

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Officials Won't Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Harford County Shooting Officials Won't Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Harford County Shooting
Officials Won't Charge Deputies Involved In Fatal Officer-Involved Harford County Shooting No charges will be filed against the sheriff’s deputies involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maryland, the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced. State's Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. announced that his office is declining to bring charges against the deputies involved in the Harford County shooting death of John Fauver on Saturday, April 23 in Forest Hills. Fauver, 53, was shot by a sheriff's sergeant and corporal after he was located behind CVS on Rock Spring Road following an hour-long search for him, according to the sheriff's office. At the time of the s…

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Teen Charged After Costly Harford County Barn Fire Teen Charged After Costly Harford County Barn Fire
Teen Charged After Costly Harford County Barn Fire A 15-year-old Maryland boy is facing charges for allegedly intentionally setting a Harford County barn fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, state officials announced. Deputy State Fire Marshals announced that the teen has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a barn fire that was reported in the 5300 block of Onion Road on Sunday, June 19. Crews from the Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were dispatched at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, where there was a report of a barn that was set ablaze, authorities said. The…

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Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Murdering Man With Rifle In Harford County Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Murdering Man With Rifle In Harford County
Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Murdering Man With Rifle In Harford County A convicted felon from Baltimore will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for murdering his victim with a rifle in Harford County, the State's Attorney’s Office announced. Sheron Garrett, 30, has been sentenced to 92 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised probation if he were to be released after being found guilty of murdering his victim after threatening him during an argument. Specifically, Garrett was convicted of: First-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit murder; Possession of a regulated firearm by a person with a felony conviction. Harford County State's A…

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