Man Accused Of Heading From Maryland To DC For Sex With 6-Year-Old: Feds Man Accused Of Heading From Maryland To DC For Sex With 6-Year-Old: Feds
Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott Charged For Targeting Girl A Maryland man who went out of state with the intention of sexually abusing a 6-year-old child has been indicted on federal charges, authorities announced. Bowie resident Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott, 35, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday charging him with traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct after traveling to DC with the purpose of engaging in illegal activity with the child. In late May, a member of the Metropolitan Police Department FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force posted a message on a website that is frequented …
Man Killed Brother Following Dispute In Maryland, Police Say Man Killed Brother Following Dispute In Maryland, Police Say
Man Killed Brother Following Dispute In Maryland, Police Say A man who allegedly shot and killed his brother following a dispute in April has been apprehended out of state and brought back to Maryland, police say. Baltimore resident Michael Conley, 34, has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of Devon Thomas, 27, earlier this year. Shortly before 8 a.m. on April 11, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 3400 block of Spellman Road to investigate a shooting, where they found Thomas suffering from a gunshot wound. He was treated and later pronounced dead. A day after the shooting, Conley was tracked…
Woman Charged For Running Sex, Human Trafficking Ring Across Maryland: AG Woman Charged For Running Sex, Human Trafficking Ring Across Maryland: AG
Woman Charged For Running Sex, Human Trafficking Ring Across Maryland: AG A Baltimore woman has been indicted by a Washington County grand jury in a 135-count indictment stemming from a years-long investigation by the Maryland Attorney General's Office into a human and sex trafficking ring, authorities announced. Kenika Danielle Leach, 33, has been charged following a two-year multi-agency investigation, which helped the AG's Organized Crime Unit to identify nearly a dozen women from Hagerstown who were allegedly trafficked by her and her organization at hotels and motels throughout Maryland. According to the AG, in December 2021, the Baltimore Police Department …
Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Trial A New York jury convicted former President Donald Trump of all charges in his alleged hush money trial, finding that he falsified business records to buy an adult film star’s silence and influence the 2016 presidential election. The historic verdict, the first adjudication and conviction of a former US president, was reached shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, after around 10 hours of deliberation. Seven men and five women on the jury unanimously found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree that were filed by Manhattan District Attorne…
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Construction Worker In Maryland Indicted For Murder: State Police Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Construction Worker In Maryland Indicted For Murder: State Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Construction Worker In Maryland Indicted For Murder: State Police The Somerset County hit-and-run driver who killed a 64-year-old construction worker while attempting to bypass a work zone in Maryland has been charged with murder, state police say. Jamal Scarborough, 27, has been indicted by a grand jury in Wicomico County following an investigation by the state's attorney's office for his role in the fatal crash involving Dover, Delaware resident Thomas Attix earlier this year. Police say that Scarborough was driving in front of an off-duty trooper in his police cruiser shortly before 10:30 a.m. on March 27 heading south on Airport Road near Salisbury Re…
Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time
Man Who Shot Stepson During Deadly Parking Spot Dispute At Maryland Home Gets Prison Time The 71-year-old man who shot and killed his stepson during a deadly dispute over a parking spot in Anne Arundel County will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. George Albert Summers has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the February 2023 fatal shooting of Sharod Moore, 48, following an argument over parking at their Brooklyn Park home, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. "This is sadly another case where a verbal dispute turned deadly because of easy access to a firearm, the opposite of what was needed in this heated situation," Anne Arundel County State's Att…
Convict Caught Hiding Ghost Gun In Federal Building After DC Police Chase Facing 20 Years: Feds Convict Caught Hiding Ghost Gun In Federal Building After DC Police Chase Facing 20 Years: Feds
Convict Caught Hiding Ghost Gun In Federal Building After DC Police Chase Facing 20 Years: Feds The District man with a well-known rap sheet who took police on a wild chase before attempting to hide an illegal weapon inside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission building in DC has been convicted, federal authorities announced. Frederick Powell, 29, was found guilty by a jury for the unlawful possession of a weapon with a prior conviction and other offenses after attempting to hide his pistol inside the building following a Friday-night vehicular flight from police through the H-Street corridor in September last year. According to court documents, at around 9:40 p.m. on Sep…
Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery
Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery The New Yorker who defaced a famed exhibit inside the National Gallery of Art earlier this year in DC will spend time in prison, but received a lenient sentence, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn native Joanna Smith pleaded guilty late last year to causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen" during a targeted attack in May. On Friday, she was sentenced to 60 days in prison, though she had faced up to five years.  According to prosecutors, Smith and North Carolina native Timothy Martin did their research and sought to deface the belo…
Birthday Party Rape: Toddler Was In Room When Man Assaulted Victim In Maryland, Officials Say Birthday Party Rape: Toddler Was In Room When Man Assaulted Victim In Maryland, Officials Say
Birthday Party Rape: Toddler Was In Room When Man Assaulted Victim In Maryland, Officials Say A Montgomery County man who raped a drunk and unconscious woman during his own birthday celebration has been convicted, the state's attorney's office announced on Thursday afternoon. Montgomery Village resident Jose Dimas Ordonez-Marquez, 33, was convicted by a jury this week of second-degree rape stemming from a reported incident in the summer of 2021 when he took advantage of a woman at his birthday party. ** WARNING: The following news report contains graphic and disturbing details. Reader discretion is advised. ** Prosecutors say that on June 19, 2021, Ordonez-Marquez was hosting …
District Man Charged With Murder For Separate DC Slayings Facing Life In Prison: Feds District Man Charged With Murder For Separate DC Slayings Facing Life In Prison: Feds
District Man Charged With Murder For Separate DC Slayings Facing Life In Prison: Feds A 23-year-old District man is facing multiple murder charges following separate slayings and robberies in 2021 and 2022, federal authorities announced. Corde Fitzhugh-Clingman was indicted by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia this week on multiple counts of felony murder and other related offenses for his alleged role in the killing of Bristow resident Muntsier Sharfi in July 2021 and Zekariya Elmi, 26, in April 2022. On July 8, 2021, Prince George's County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3300 block of Southern Avenue SE, where they found Sharfi, 24, a…
Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring
Virginia Man Convicted For Role In DMV Dog Fighting Ring A 45-year-old Stafford man has been convicted for his role in an animal fighting ring in the DMV for five years, federal officials said. Mark Joseph Rodriguez, aka “Slow Poke,” and co-conspirators from the region used a messaging app that they called "The DMV Board" or "The Board" to discuss training fighting dogs, exchange videos about dogfighting, and arrange and coordinate dog fights, out of view of law enforcement, Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said. Members of the DMV Board also used the app to compare methods of killing dogs that lost f…
Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced
Woman Who Drove Over Girl Standing On Sidewalk Waiting For DC Bus With Father Sentenced The woman who drove into a 5-year-old girl standing on the sidewalk waiting for a bus with her father over the summer last year in Southeast DC will spend years in prison after admitting to the crime late last year, federal authorities announced. Thaniyyah Veney, 33, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to aggravated assault while armed with a vehicle in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia following a July incident that left the child pinned under her vehicle, requiring a bold save by first responders while she simply walked away while under the influence. On Friday, Veney was sentenc…
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter In MD: Prosecutor Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter In MD: Prosecutor
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter In MD: 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…
Loaded Gun, Magazine Seized From Unlicensed Prince George's Duo In VA Traffic Stop: Cops Loaded Gun, Magazine Seized From Unlicensed Prince George's Duo In VA Traffic Stop: Cops
Loaded Gun, Magazine Seized From Unlicensed Prince George's Duo In VA Traffic Stop: Cops A loaded gun, magazine, and "distribution amount" of marijuana was seized from a Maryland couple during a routine traffic stop in Arlington, authorities aid. Officers stopped a vehicle at 15th Street S. at Richmond Highway Wednesday evening, March 27, for a moving violation and improper registration, police said. Neither the driver, Jonavan Nickens, 25, of Hyattsville, nor his passenger, Carlita Marbley, 25, of District Heights, had a valid driver's license, authorities said. During a search of the car, a loaded firearm with extended magazine and a distribution amount of marijuana wer…
Trained Boxer Admits To Beating Smaller Victim To Death During Fight Outside Maryland Eatery Trained Boxer Admits To Beating Smaller Victim To Death During Fight Outside Maryland Eatery
Trained Boxer Admits To Beating Smaller Victim To Death During Fight Outside Maryland Eatery A Wheaton man has pleaded guilty to murder after an argument led to a deadly bar fight outside a Montgomery County restaurant in 2021, the State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday afternoon. Nickolis Williams, 33, admitted to his role in a dispute that rapidly escalated at the Odalis Restaurant on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring that resulted in the death of 29-year-old Darcel Cole, who was hospitalized for months and later died from his injuries. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 18, 2021, Cole and friends were at the eatery when Williams arrived and the two got into an argument, with…
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds
Registered Sex Offender In Maryland To Get Prison Time For Coercing Teens Online: Feds A previously convicted sex offender is facing up to 50 years in prison following a three-day trial for attempting to coerce teen girls sexual activities, authorities announced. Werth was convicted of two counts of production of child pornography and for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, as well as committing a crime involving a minor by a registered sex offender. According to prosecutors, between January and June 2021, Werth persuaded, enticed, and coerced two underage girls to engage in sexually explicit conduct by producing child porn that was then…
No Charges For US Park Police Officer Struck During Fatal Northwest DC Shooting: Feds No Charges For US Park Police Officer Struck During Fatal Northwest DC Shooting: Feds
No Charges For US Park Police Officer Struck During Fatal Northwest DC Shooting: Feds There will be no charges for a US Park Police Officer implicated in a fatal shooting of a District resident last year, federal authorities announced on Monday. Federal prosecutors say that there is insufficient evidence to charge the officer following the midday shooting that left 30-year-old Northwest DC resident Turell Delonte Campbell dead the day before Thanksgiving last year. "The US Attorney’s Office and the MPD Internal Affairs Division conducted a comprehensive review of the incident, which included a review of law enforcement and civilian accounts, crime-camera footage, BWC fo…
Georgia Man Groomed, Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Maryland Girl For Months, Sheriff Says Georgia Man Groomed, Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Maryland Girl For Months, Sheriff Says
Georgia Man Groomed, Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Maryland Girl For Months, Sheriff Says A Georgia man who headed north across state lines to sexually abuse a young girl in Maryland who he took time grooming could spend decades in prison, according to the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office. Marietta native Jonathan Santos, 24, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 10 years active, for sexually abusing a minor and raping a 12-year-old girl, authorities announced on Friday. In April last year, officers from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were tipped off about Santos, who allegedly groomed and sexually abused the girl. Investigators say that the abuse began in 2020…
Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds
Cop Impersonators Cuffed, Kidnapped Victims During Maryland Robberies: Feds A police impersonator who carjacked drivers and their employers is expected to get 15 years in prison for a summertime crime spree in Maryland three years ago, federal authorities announced. Davonne Tramont Dorsey, 30, of Gwynn Oak, pleaded guilty to carjacking and to using, carrying and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence while admitting that he and others conspired to kidnap their victims to rob them while using force or threats. According to federal prosecutors, between May and August 2021, Dorsey and others planned to impersonate police officers to stop vehicles, c…
Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home
Man Who Beat Girl With Belt Convicted Of Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old In Maryland Home A Maryland man who terrorized and sexually abused a member of his household for months while she was just a child has been convicted after she came forward as a teen, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office announced. Leonel Esquivel-Grijalva, 35, is back behind bars after being found guilty of physically, mentally, and emotionally abusing an 8-year-old girl while they shared a home in Glen Burnie. In March 2022, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services received a report that a 15-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted and raped by a man, later identified as Esqui…
Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney
Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney Five officers have been indicted in three separate cases in Baltimore, authorities said. Corporal Zachary James Small, a member of the Baltimore County Police Department, was indicted by a Baltimore City Grand Jury on Second-Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment, Excessive Force, and Misconduct in Office, State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Baltimore County Officers Jacob Roos and Justin Graham-Moore were indicted on Misconduct in Office relating to the same incident, Bates said. Cpl. Small’s charges stem from an incident that began on the 400 block of N. Was…
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations 'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations
'International Fugitive' From MD Sentenced After Four Years On The Lam For Bail Violations Authorities say that a Maryland man who spent more than four years as an international fugitive attempting to avoid prosecution for stalking a younger co-worker will spend time behind bars. Ranjith Keerikkattil, 35, formerly of Catonsville, left the United States after being found guilty of stalking a junior co-worker before he was re-arrested four years later, authorities announced. On Wednesday, he was sentenced to 12 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after being convicted and then failing to appear in court, according to the DOJ. Prosecutors said that Keeri…
Woman Admits To Abusing Animals At Non-Profit Venture In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Admits To Abusing Animals At Non-Profit Venture In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Admits To Abusing Animals At Non-Profit Venture In Maryland: Sheriff An animal abuser will avoid prison time after hoarding dozens of rabbits and other creatures in deplorable conditions in Calvert County. Carol Badart VanWie, of Lusby, pleaded guilty in court to multiple charges involving her violations of animal cruelty laws after she left her pets in inhumane situations at her non-profit Bunny Magic and Wildlife Rabbit Rescue. Prosecutors said that VanWie was found to have housed more than 40 rabbits and other animals in "unsanitary and inhumane conditions" at the non-profit. A judge gave her a suspended jail sentenced, but she has been ordered not …
Public Masturbator Admits To Sex Offenses Near Elementary School, Threatening Neighbors In DC Public Masturbator Admits To Sex Offenses Near Elementary School, Threatening Neighbors In DC
Public Masturbator Admits To Sex Offenses Near Elementary School, Threatening Neighbors In DC A serial masturbator with a penchant for lewd incidents in Washington, DC has admitted to separate incidents near an elementary school where children were walking, federal authorities announced. Derrick Jones, 54, pleaded guilty this week for masturbating in public near Bancroft Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, and then making aggressive threats towards neighbors who implored him to stop. According to court documents, on April 3, Jones was caught by a neighbor pleasuring himself outside their apartment building, which is a block away from the school. The neighbor - who was with her 11-…
Former College Park Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney Former College Park Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney
Former College Park Mayor In Maryland Admits To 140 Child Porn Charges: State's Attorney Disgraced former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn will spend decades in prison after being convicted of more than 100 counts stemming from his possession and distribution of child porn, the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney announced. Patrick Wojahn pleaded guilty in court this week and will be sentenced to 150 years in prison with all but 30 years suspended after he was busted earlier this year by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit. “This is a horrific case,” State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said. “I am truly pleased that Wojahn has (…
School Security Guard Who Sparked Relationship With Student Busted: St. Mary's County Sheriff School Security Guard Who Sparked Relationship With Student Busted: St. Mary's County Sheriff
School Security Guard Who Sparked Relationship With Student Busted: St. Mary's County Sheriff An ill-fated fling between a school security guard and student in St. Mary’s County landed a 22-year-old man in jail, authorities announced. Davon Natrell Stewart is behind bars after being arrested by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office when he was busted sparking up a relationship with a 15-year-old student from Chopticon High School. It is alleged that Stewart, who was employed as a member of the St. Mary’s County Public School Safety and Security team formed a relationship with the teen while working inside the building. According to investigators, he was busted after mee…
Man Who Assaulted Congresswoman, Police In DC Cops To Crime Man Who Assaulted Congresswoman, Police In DC Cops To Crime
Man Who Assaulted Congresswoman, Police In DC Cops To Crime The Washington, DC man who assaulted a Congresswoman in the elevator of her apartment building admitted to attacking her earlier this year, federal authorities announced. Kendrid Hamlin, 26, was arrested and charged with simple assault following an attack on Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig on Thursday, Feb. 9 inside an H Street building in Northeast, DC.  This week, the Department of Justice announced that Hamlin pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. "According to Hamlin’s admissions in court, he willfully assaulted a member of the House of Representati…
Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD
Mother Of Neglected Teen With Flesh-Eating Disease Sentenced For Daughter's Death In MD The mother who neglected her 18-year-old daughter for years until she died in her bed will spend nearly a decade behind bars for her role in what one prosecutor called "the worst case I've ever seen."  Cobb Island resident Virginia Marie Stone, 46, has been sentenced to 10 years - with all but eight suspended - in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to neglect of a vulnerable adult in March in connection to the death of her daughter. In addition to her prison term, Stone was also ordered by a judge to serve five years of supervised probation upon her release from prison. Of…