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'Stunning' Sentence Stupifies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Montgomery County 'Stunning' Sentence Stupifies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Montgomery County
Tyrone Curtis Sentenced For Amontae Cunningham Murder Prosecutors in Montgomery County are up in arms after a convicted murderer received what is being perceived as a light sentence. District resident Tyrone Curtis, 35, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to life in prison, with all but 15 years suspended after being convicted in January of the first-degree murder of 29-year-old Amontae Cunningham on a Metro Transit bus. “The State sought a life sentence in this case and finds an executed sentence of 15 years to be stunning," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said. "It is inconsistent with the facts of the case and the verdict re…

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Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor The speeding driver who failed to secure her toddler daughter in the backseat before the child was killed in a violent wreck in Maryland has been convicted for her role in her death. Bryans Road resident Danshell Evon is facing decades in prison in connection to the death of  3-year-old Dreamie Dior Jackson, who was killed in May 2022 when her mother struck a pick-up truck and she was improperly secured in a backless booster seat.  The scene of the Montgomery County crash. Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office According to court documents, Evon was driving a Kia Optima s…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Holding Hands On Election Day In Gaithersburg Sentenced Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Holding Hands On Election Day In Gaithersburg Sentenced
Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Holding Hands On Election Day In Gaithersburg Sentenced The drunk driver who killed a couple crossing a Maryland street on Election Day 2022 is headed to prison. Davinder Singh, 47, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to ten years in prison with all but eight years suspended and five years of supervised probation upon release, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday, Feb. 23. Singh was driving his Toyota Prius on School Drive on the day of the fatal crash when he struck and killed Miguel Antonio Ortiz, 65, and Ana Margarita Ortiz, 70, a married couple from Gaithersburg who were holding hands and crossing the street to vote at…

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Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Man Who Raped Elderly Woman At Rockville Hotel Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney The man who forced his way into the hotel room of an elderly woman in Montgomery County and sexually assaulted her may spend the rest of his life in prison, the state's attorney's office announced. Rockville resident Arash Khosh, 46, was convicted of rape and other grisly offenses following an incident in May 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 14000 block of Shady Grove Road when he accosted a 70-year-old woman in her room. According to prosecutors, Khosh and his victim were strangers at the time of the assault, and her husband was on the first floor of the hotel at the time, having …

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by Zak Failla
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Metro Bus Murder: Killer Convicted Of Wheaton Slaying Caught On Video Metro Bus Murder: Killer Convicted Of Wheaton Slaying Caught On Video
Metro Bus Murder: Killer Convicted Of Wheaton Slaying Caught On Video A 35-year-old Washington DC man has been convicted of killing a 29-year-old man on a transit bus in Maryland last year, authorities said. Tyrone Curtis was found guilty by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court of first-degree murder for the April 5, 2023 killing of Amonte Cunningham on Jan. 24, before before the Honorable Jeannie Cho, the State's Attorney's Office said. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Curtis and Cunningham had been arguing on a Metro Transit bus in Wheaton around 12:25 p.m., officials said. Cunningham got off the bus when it stopped in fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Silver Spring Man In Prison For Decades: State's Attorney 'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Silver Spring Man In Prison For Decades: State's Attorney
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Silver Spring Man In Prison For Decades: State's Attorney A 24-year-old Montgomery County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted for the second-degree murder of a man during a botched drug deal, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Silver Spring resident Malik Jefferson, was convicted of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, and robbery, for his role in the death of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero in Rockville in February 2022. On Feb. 17, 2022, officers were called to the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place in Rockville, where they found Genao Romero suffering…

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District Man Admits To Attempted Murder Of Park Police Officer In Montgomery County District Man Admits To Attempted Murder Of Park Police Officer In Montgomery County
District Man Admits To Attempted Murder Of Park Police Officer In Montgomery County The Washington, DC man who took police on a wild chase in Montgomery County before shooting at an officer has admitted to the crime and is facing decades behind bars. Trevon Brox, 28, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer in Montgomery County after shooting at him following a robbery at the Olney Manor Swim Center, authorities announced on Wednesday. Olney Indoor Swim Center Google Maps street view On Feb. 1, 2022, Maryland National Capital Park Police responded to the call of a theft at the swim center when an employee advised th…

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by Zak Failla
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Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Montgomery County Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Montgomery County
James Ryan Gets Time For OD Death Of Sarah Harris In MD The Maryland oral surgeon who was found complicit in the overdose death of his former girlfriend will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday. Dr. James Ryan, 50, of Clarksburg, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted for his role in the death of 25-year-old Sarah Harris nearly two years ago. State’s Attorney John McCarthy speaking after today’s sentencing hearing. In Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD,... Posted by Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The Germantown doctor first knew Harris as a…

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'Don't Tell On Me': Man Gets Time For Shooting That Caused Chaos Outside Busy Chevy Chase Bar 'Don't Tell On Me': Man Gets Time For Shooting That Caused Chaos Outside Busy Chevy Chase Bar
'Don't Tell On Me': Man Gets Time For Shooting That Caused Chaos Outside Busy Chevy Chase Bar The 29-year-old District man who caused mayhem outside a popular Maryland bar before shooting a man amid an ongoing argument will spend decades behind bars. It will be a night to forget for David Lee Brown III, 30, who was sentenced to 55 years in prison with all but 35 years to serve after being convicted of multiple counts of assault and other offenses for his role in the shooting of Mame Faye during a dispute outside Clyde's Restaurant in Chevy Chase, officials in Montgomery County announced. Faye and several of his co-workers - including Sala Coleman - from Maggiano Little Italy in DC w…

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District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Montgomery County District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Montgomery County
District Man Joins Teen Carjacker Behind Bars After Police Pursuit, Crash In Montgomery County A 19-year-old District man will join his teenage co-conspirator behind bars after being sentenced for a armed carjacking that ended in a violent crash in Maryland. Zyier Brown has been sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 13 years suspended after he and 17-year-old Upper Marlboro resident Victor Noel carjacked both an Uber and later a Toyota driver at gunpoint, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. The prison term stems from a pair of separate carjacking incidents:  On Oct. 25, 2022 when they attacked an Uber driver in the 1500 block of Shady Gro…

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Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Montgomery County Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Montgomery County
Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Montgomery County A 20-year-old man who admitted to a fatal stabbing during a drug deal in Montgomery County will have plenty of time to think about his crime.  Silver Spring resident Dakari Thomas has been sentenced to 25 years with all but 12 years suspended after admitting to killing Getro Marius Benamna in December 2021 during a botched marijuana sale. Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said that on Dec. 7, 2021, Thomas and Benamna met at Startbucks in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring for a shady drug transaction. Thomas attempted to pass off a different substanc…

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'Don't Tell On Me': DC Man Convicted In Shooting That Caused Mayhem At Popular Chevy Chase Bar 'Don't Tell On Me': DC Man Convicted In Shooting That Caused Mayhem At Popular Chevy Chase Bar
'Don't Tell On Me': DC Man Convicted In Shooting That Caused Mayhem At Popular Chevy Chase Bar A 29-year-old Washington DC man was convicted on charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter after shooting one of his coworkers during a night out in Maryland. David Lee Brown III, 29, of Washington D.C. on charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault, and use of a handgun, in the Nov. 14, 2022 incident at Clyde's Restaurant in Chevy Chase, officials in Montgomery County announced. Mame Faye and several of his coworkers from Maggiano Little Italy in DC went to Clyde's for a night out when at some point, Brown showed up, and began arguing with a woman outside the bar ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Montgomery County Schools DOT Employees Admit To Misconduct For $320K Fraud Scheme Montgomery County Schools DOT Employees Admit To Misconduct For $320K Fraud Scheme
Montgomery County Schools DOT Employees Admit To Misconduct For $320K Fraud Scheme The former Assistant Director of the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation (DOT) will spend years behind bars for his role in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. Charles Ewald, 37, of Knoxville, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but five suspended, after admitting to the scam earlier this year, authorities announced. The scam began in 2009 when Todd Watkins, 56, of Jefferson - who also pleaded guilty to the scheme - began conspiring with Ewald  Prosecutors say that Watkins assumed his position in 2009, and beginning in 2016 and throu…

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by Zak Failla
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Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Germantown Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Germantown
Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Germantown 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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by Zak Failla
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Jealous, Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In Germantown: State's Attorney Jealous, Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In Germantown: State's Attorney
Jealous, Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In Germantown: State's Attorney A retrial over a 2019 murder will land a career criminal back behind bars for at least two 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 25 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend, 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 officials on Friday, June…

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by Zak Failla
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Springtime Shooter Gets Max Sentence For Gunning Down Man In Clarksburg: State's Attorney Springtime Shooter Gets Max Sentence For Gunning Down Man In Clarksburg: State's Attorney
Springtime Shooter Gets Max Sentence For Gunning Down Man In Clarksburg: State's Attorney A 21-year-old man will spend decades in prison for gunning down a man in broad daylight in an incident that was caught on camera. The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 31, that Clarksburg resident Rodjaun Neal-Williams has been sentenced to the maximum term of 30 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year for his role in the death of 23-year-old Javon Gordon, of Boyds, two years ago. Specifically, Neal-Williams was convicted by a jury in March of voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. The conf…

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by Zak Failla
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'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss 'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss
'Most Evil We Have Seen:' MD Man In 'Financial Despair' Gets Max Sentence For Murdering Boss The schemer in Maryland who went through elaborate measures to plot and kill his boss after he was fired will never see the light of day after being sentenced on Monday, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Billy Phillips, 38, of Rockville, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 65 years after admitting to killing his boss, Bethesda resident Geoffrey Biddle, 66, nearly two years ago, according to officials on Monday, May 1. "For a period of time, Biddle trusted Phillips to work for his company, and he abused that trust by using what he learned during his employment to …

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA
Shooter Sentenced For Killing Former Roommate in Front Of Family, Fleeing MD For VA A man who forced his way into his former Montgomery County home in 2021 will likely never be a free man again after being sentenced for murder 39-year-old James Beverly in front of his family and young daughter in Silver Spring. Treymayne Dorsey, 44, was sentenced to life plus 110 years in prison after being convicted by a jury of murder and multiple other violent offenses following an incident in Beverly’s apartment in the area of Fairland on Nov. 30, 2021, according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy. Specifically, Dorsey was found sentenced for: First-degree murder (lif…

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by Zak Failla
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MD Gunman Danced With Gun Used In Rapper's Killing On Instagram: Officials MD Gunman Danced With Gun Used In Rapper's Killing On Instagram: Officials
MD Gunman Danced With Gun Used In Rapper's Killing On Instagram: Officials A Maryland man recently convicted of killing a rapper in front of his own home was captured dancing with the gun he used in the slaying on social media. Mario Samm, 22, of Frederick, on Friday, April 14 was found guilty of second-degree murder of 25-year-old Jahandar Darvish, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said. The charges stem from an incident that happened inside Darvish's apartment, on the 19300 block of Circle Gate Drive in Germantown on Dec. 23, 2021, in which Samm fired seven rounds from two firearms — hitting the victim three times, McCarthy said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Case Of Mistaken Identity' Hagerstown Man Sentenced After Killing Wrong Man In 2013 Robbery 'Case Of Mistaken Identity' Hagerstown Man Sentenced After Killing Wrong Man In 2013 Robbery
'Case Of Mistaken Identity' Hagerstown Man Sentenced After Killing Wrong Man In 2013 Robbery A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 40 years after being convicted of a 2013 murder. Vaughn Darvel Bellamy, 32, was sentenced for the crime on Tuesday, April 11, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Bellamy is one of three men who were convicted of the murder of Alexander Buie in late 2013. The first of the three men to get sentenced was Bryan Byrd, who received life in prison in October 2022. Around 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2013, Bellamy and the other two men broke into a recovery home on Grenoble Drive in Rockville to attempt a robbery of one of…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Housemate Admits Killing Prominent DC Sculptor In Montgomery County: State's Attorney Housemate Admits Killing Prominent DC Sculptor In Montgomery County: State's Attorney
Housemate Admits Killing Prominent DC Sculptor In Montgomery County: State's Attorney A Kensington woman has admitted to murdering her 92-year-old sculptor roommate and trying to make it look like a natural death, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced. Julie Birch, 27, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Nancy Ann Frankel, who she first attempted to suffocate, then strangled to death during an incident in July 2021. Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death investigation after Frankel was killed. Upon arrival, Birch, then 2…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Convicted Of Shooting 23-Year-Old In Cold Blood: Montgomery County State's Attorney Gunman Convicted Of Shooting 23-Year-Old In Cold Blood: Montgomery County State's Attorney
Gunman Convicted Of Shooting 23-Year-Old In Cold Blood: Montgomery County State's Attorney The Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a 21-year-old man has been convicted of shooting a man in broad daylight in an incident caught on camera. Clarksburg resident Rodjaun Neal-Williams is facing decades in prison after being found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for his role in the death of Javon Gordon, 23, of Boyds. The conflict between the two dates back nearly three years, when Neal-Williams was 19 years old at the time. According to the State’s Attorney’s Office, on April 13, 2021, in the 12…

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by Zak Failla
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Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors
Montgomery County Public School Driver Guilty Of Abusing Special Needs Students: Prosecutors Prosecutors say that a school bus driver in Montgomery County who drove special education students was found criminally responsible for sexually abusing four girls on his route following a lengthy investigation. Gaithersburg resident Etienne Kabongo, 67, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday, Feb. 9 to multiple counts of rape and sexual abuse of a minor after one of his victims came forward and several other victims were identified during the investigation. A driver for Montgomery County Public Schools, officials said that one of Kabongo’s victims came forward following an incident in July…

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Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison
Magruder HS Teen Who Shot Student,15, With 'Ghost Gun' Gets 18 Years In Prison Authorities say that a teenager charged as an adult for a bathroom shooting at a Montgomery high school earlier this year will spend time behind bars and participate in a youth offender program. Steven Alston, Jr., 18, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended and five years of post-release probation after admitting earlier this month to the January 2022 shooting of DeAndre Thomas, then 15, at Magruder High School. The teen was also barred from having contact with Thomas and will undergo mental health evaluation at the facility he has been assigned to. St…

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by Zak Failla
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Torrey Moore Found Unfit To Stand Trial For Murdering Pregnant Woman in Montgomery County Torrey Moore Found Unfit To Stand Trial For Murdering Pregnant Woman in Montgomery County
Torrey Moore Found Unfit To Stand Trial For Murdering Pregnant Woman in Montgomery County The man accused of gunning down a gas station clerk in Maryland while the body of his decomposing pregnant former lover lay in his White Oak apartment has been deemed not competent to stand trial. Torrey Moore made his latest court appearance on Monday, Dec. 19 for his roles in the murder of Ayalew Wondimu and the death of his 26-year-old paramour Denise Middleton, whose body was found eight months pregnant in his apartment. According to court officials, Moore is unfit to stand trial. Moore had been scheduled for a bond hearing on Thursday, Dec. 15, which was continued pending his mental…

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MURDER: DC Shooting Suspect Convicted Of Gunning Down 23-Year-Old Man In Maryland MURDER: DC Shooting Suspect Convicted Of Gunning Down 23-Year-Old Man In Maryland
Murder: DC Shooting Suspect Convicted Of Gunning Down 23-Year-Old Man In Maryland A Washington, DC man faces life in prison after being convicted of murdering a 23-year-old Maryland man by gunning him down from behind before breaking into an apartment and trying to hide from police, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Abraham Douglas, 21, was found guilty by Judge John Maloney of first-degree murder for his role in the murder of Tacoma Park resident Ahambou Bamba Gueye in Montgomery County earlier this year. Prosecutors said that in broad daylight on April 22, Douglas was caught on camera exiting a vehicle in the parking lot of the Park Richi…

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Man Convicted Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Silver Spring Metro Station: Prosecutors Man Convicted Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Silver Spring Metro Station: Prosecutors
Man Convicted Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Silver Spring Metro Station: Prosecutors A 39-year-old Maryland man has been convicted of rape and other charges in Montgomery County for sexually abusing his vulnerable victim in a secluded area near a Metro Station, the state's attorney announced. Rockville resident James McClain, 39, was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial and faces decades behind bars for allegedly raping his victim in a quiet area near the Wheaton Metro Station in Silver Spring. Specifically, McClain was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Attempted second-degree rape; Two counts of third-degree sexual offense. Montgomery County State’s Attor…

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Magruder High School Bathroom Shooter Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder Magruder High School Bathroom Shooter Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder
Magruder High School Bathroom Shooter Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder A teenager has pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder after shooting a fellow student with a manufactured ghost gun in a Maryland high school bathroom, officials announce. Steven Alston Jr., 18 was 17-years-old when he shot a 15-year-old student on Jan. 21, 2022 inside of a bathroom at Magruder High School, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Alston Jr. was charged as an adult in the crime. “I want to express gratitude for the collaboration between Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery County Police and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office immedi…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland
Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland An unexpected sleuth helped detectives in Maryland bust a Montgomery County man who opened fire in downtown Silver Spring and will now spend more than a decade behind bars, the state's attorney announced. John Tomlinson was sentenced at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to 30 years in prison with all but 15 of them suspended after shooting at a man and his vehicle during an altercation that was captured on camera by a nearby parked car, according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy. Tomlinson pleaded guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder and prohibited pe…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Killer Sentenced To Life Without Parole After Stabbing Girlfriend's Son, Two Others DC Killer Sentenced To Life Without Parole After Stabbing Girlfriend's Son, Two Others
DC Killer Sentenced To Life Without Parole After Stabbing Girlfriend's Son, Two Others A convicted killer has been sentenced to life without parole following a horrific attack during a trip to Washington D.C. in May 2020 that left one dead and two others injured, authorities say. Biet Van Tran, 65, was found guilty of the first-degree murder or Linh Pham, 23, and attempted first-degree murders of Quy Luc, 32, and Thi Nyguen, 22, back in April of 2022, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Pham, Luc, and Nyguen were attacked on May 11, 2020 after traveling to visit the D.C. area after Luc's mother suffered a stroke.  Tran, who was Luc's mother's b…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers
Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers The Maryland Court of Appeals has reinstated a murder conviction for a man who helped kill two high school students, authorities say. Rony Galicia, 30, of Boyds, was involved in the murder of Shadj Ali Najjar, 17, and Artem Ziberoy, 18, the night before their graduation from Northwest High in June 2017, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Najjar and Ziberoy were ambushed in Montgomery Village by Galicia and three other men. The four suspects shot the pair multiple times while the victims were sitting in a parked car.  This new decision reverses an …

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by Annie DeVoe