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Not-So-Fleet-Footed Shooting Suspects Quickly Scooped Up By Officers During Pursuit In MD: PD Not-So-Fleet-Footed Shooting Suspects Quickly Scooped Up By Officers During Pursuit In MD: PD
Not-So-Fleet-Footed Shooting Suspects Quickly Scooped Up By Officers During Pursuit In MD: PD Two men were quick - but not quick enough - and will be facing a host of weapons charges after attempting to avoid their arrests in Frederick.  Hedbby Abddy Ramirez Maldonado, 22, and Abel Antonio Castillo, 21, both of Frederick, were arrested over the weekend following a shooting incident reported in an otherwise quiet Frederick City street, police say. Shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to the area of South Pendleton Court, where they were met by witnesses who advised that two Hispanic Men came from the area of…
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction.  The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…
Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Admits To Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Admits To Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney
Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Admits To Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney Kaedon Holland - also known as drill rapper "Baby K" - has admitted to the premeditated school bus attack that took Prince George's County by storm, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced on Thursday. The 16-year-old pleaded guilty on March 14 to murder and weapons charges following the botched attack on another teenager when his gun malfunctioned on the bus as he sought to kill him. In May 2023, Holland and two other teens "stormed onto a school bus and attacked a student," prosecutors said.  Holland then pointed a gun at the teen and pulled the trigger three times, though it malf…
Germantown Man Among Five Busted In Heavily Armed DC Apartment, Police Say Germantown Man Among Five Busted In Heavily Armed DC Apartment, Police Say
Germantown Man Among Five Busted In Heavily Armed DC Apartment, Police Say A man attempting to elude police in Washington, DC accidentally led officers right to a small cache of weapons. Five people have been arrested following a massive gun bust by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Violent Crime Suppression Division, who got an unlikely assist from one of the suspects. Over the weekend, officers on patrol spotted a man with a weapon, though when they attempted to stop him, he ignored their commands and he fled into a nearby apartment in Southeast DC, which led to a surprise for investigators. Once inside, police say that the officers spotted severa…
21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says 21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says
21-Year-Old Man, Teen, Busted Concealing Handguns During Traffic Stop In Maryland, Sheriff Says A teen in Charles County has been charged as an adult alongside a second man after they were found armed during a traffic stop, the sheriff's office announced. Isaiah Jordan, 21, of Bryans Road, and a 17-year-old whose name has not been released, are facing multiple weapons charges following a bust by officers earlier this week.  A driver who did not have a license was stopped near the intersection of Strauss Avenue and Blair Road in Indian Head and during that traffic stop, officials say that Jordan was found with a weapon in his waistband, while the teen had a gun in his pocket. Bot…
Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland
Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland A 17-year-old student faces weapons charges for bringing a gun to school Monday, July 10, in Prince George's County, authorities said. The student brought the loaded weapon onto school property at Central High School in Capitol Heights, Prince George's County police said. The assigned School Resource Officers recovered the gun from the student’s waistband after being alerted by Prince George’s County Schools security personnel that the student was possibly armed. The student will be charged as an adult with handgun on person, dangerous weapon on school property, loaded handgun on pers…
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police
Accused ‘90 Day Fiance’ Barber Killer Extradited From Florida After Fentanyl Arrest: Police A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in ”90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” has been extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44, of Carlisle, had been on the run for a year and a half after he allegedly shot and killed his former boss.  The wild arrest involved a bar fight, a knife, a loaded gun, more than 800 ecstasy tablets, and fentanyl, according to US Marshals.  Baltimore was wanted as the prime suspect in the fatal shooting of GQ Barber Shop owner Kendell Jerome Cook, 39, of Steel…
Pair Tried To Kill Teen Girl In Baltimore: Police Pair Tried To Kill Teen Girl In Baltimore: Police
Pair Tried To Kill Teen Girl In Baltimore: Police Two suspects have been taken into custody weeks after their botched attempt to gun down a 16-year-old girl in Baltimore, police say. It is alleged that on Sunday, April 23, both Anthony Mason, Jr., 34, and Theresa Taylor, 42, both of Baltimore, fired multiple gunshots at a 16-year-old girl in the 400 block of Lyndhurt Street during a dispute. The nature of the disagreement is unclear, though the teen was not struck by any of the bullets and was uninjured in the incident. The investigation led police to arrest Mason on Wednesday, May 10 in the 400 block of Font Hill Avenue, the same place T…
Valentine's Time Day Drug Bust: Couple Charged With Distribution In St. Leonard Valentine's Time Day Drug Bust: Couple Charged With Distribution In St. Leonard
Valentine's Time Day Drug Bust: Couple Charged With Distribution In St. Leonard A raid of a St. Leonard home led to drug and weapons charges for a couple on Valentine's Day, authorities said. Members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) executed a warrant at a home on the 6000 block of Hill Road in St. Leonard on Tuesday, Feb. 14, where Michael Ian Harts, 30, and Cierra Lexy Munson, 25, had been living, according to a release from the sheriff's office. A search of Harts’ and Munson’s home turned up a variety of drugs, a digital scale, a short barrel rifle, multiple pieces of military style equipment, and various packing/prod…
'Wick Squad' Drug Organization Members In West Baltimore Indicted: Maryland AG 'Wick Squad' Drug Organization Members In West Baltimore Indicted: Maryland AG
'Wick Squad' Drug Organization Members In West Baltimore Indicted: Maryland AG Nine members and associates of an alleged West Baltimore drug trafficking organization have been indicted on a myriad of drug and weapons charges, the Maryland Attorney’s General Office announced on Monday morning. Attorney General Anthony Brown said that following a long-term investigation into trafficking throughout the region, the "Wick Squad,” which operated in the 2500 block of Edmondson Avenue in Baltimore, has been broken up. Charges in multiple indictments include: Illegal possession of firearms; Distribution of fentanyl; Distribution of cocaine. In April last year, the AG’s off…
Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says Investigators say that a teenage suspect is being charged as an adult on multiple weapons and drug charges after being caught by a member of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office who was assaulted during the incident. Officers from the sheriff’s office responded to a grocery store in the 190 block of St. Patrick's Drive in Charles County - twice - late last month to investigate complaints of loitering and possible drug activities. While responding to the grocery store, officers were able to detain one teen, and while he was being apprehended, another suspect allegedly assaulted the officer be…
Former NBA Star Delonte West Arrested Again In Virginia Parking Lot: Reports Former NBA Star Delonte West Arrested Again In Virginia Parking Lot: Reports
Former NBA Star Delonte West Arrested Again In Virginia Parking Lot: Reports Delonte West's post-NBA career took another turn for the worse following his latest arrest in Virginia, this time for trespassing in a vehicle and trying to run away from police, according to reports. On Saturday, Oct. 15, police say that officers from the Fairfax County Police Department found the 39-year-old former NBA star trespassing in a vehicle in the 7400 block of Fordson Road in Arlington. When they attempted to apprehend him, it is alleged that West attempted to flee before he was quickly apprehended. The incident was first reported by TMZ. West, a Washington, DC native, was char…
Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ
Convicted Maryland Felon Sentenced For Illegal Guns, Host Of Narcotics During Drug Bust: DOJ A convicted felon is going to spend more time behind bars after admitting to drug and weapon charges after he was busted with fentanyl and more than a dozen illegal firearms, federal officials announced. Jessup resident Edward Burton, 38, was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to federal charges of possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute and to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to officials, Burton’s guilty plea came following a DEA investigation into a drug-trafficking operati…
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State
Convicted Felon In Maryland Sentenced For Illegally Dealing Firearms Transported Into The State A convicted felon in Maryland with a lengthy rap sheet will spend years in prison after being sentenced by a federal judge for dealing in firearms without a license and transporting them across state lines with the intent to sell them, federal officials announced. Cheverly resident Deante Mandel Duckett, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release on various weapons charges following his previous guilty plea. Between March 2019 and April 2019, although Duckett was not a licensed firearms dealer, he engaged in the business of selling firearm…
Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland
Second Suspect Convicted Of Murdering Man During Armed THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In Maryland A 21-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee was convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence; First-degree assault; Armed robbery; Robbery; …
Maryland Traffic Stop Leads To Multiple Weapons Charges For Unlicensed Driver: Sheriff Maryland Traffic Stop Leads To Multiple Weapons Charges For Unlicensed Driver: Sheriff
Maryland Traffic Stop Leads To Multiple Weapons Charges For Unlicensed Driver: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop for suspended license plates led to multiple weapons charges for a Maryland man, authorities from the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Indian Head resident Jordan Enoch Gantlin, 23, was stopped by a patrol officer from the sheriff's office in the area of Ignatius Drive and Heritage Place in Waldorf when the investigator noticed the registration plates on the vehicle were suspended. At the time the stop was initiated, officials noted that there was a pick-up order from the Maryland DMW to recover the tags. While speaking with Gantlin during t…
Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures
Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures A months-long investigation into a leader of a violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang operating in Baltimore led to more than a dozen arrests for drug and weapons charges tied to a homicide in North Carolina. The Baltimore County Police Department’s Vice Narcotics Section announced the completion of an investigation into trafficked cocaine and prescription pills in Maryland, which led to a host of new information regarding a triple homicide involving a purported rival gang. While investigating the gang leader, police said that they uncovered new information in reference to the triple homicide, whi…
Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff
Shooting Suspects Nabbed Following Violent Assault In Maryland: Sheriff Two Maryland men are facing a host of weapon and narcotics charges following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, June 24 in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff's office announced. Lexington Park residents Daitoine Vincent Payne, 21, and Joshua Alexander Mason, 38, have been charged for the shooting that left their 43-year-old man with serious injuries in the area of Exquisite Court. During the investigation, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that evidence and multiple witness accounts determined that Mason was in an alleged altercation with the victim - whose name has not be…
‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says ‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says
‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says A Las Vegas resident caught with a loaded gun at a Newark Airport security checkpoint told officers he’d driven to Connecticut with it in his backpack, then forgot it was there, the TSA said. Port Authority police seized the handgun and arrested the man on weapons charges after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the weapon in an X-ray monitor in Terminal A, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Tuesday, March 22. “The man told officials that he had driven from his home in Las Vegas to Connecticut and brought his handgun with him in his backpack for the drive,” Farbs…