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Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County
Man Sentenced On Federal Child Porn Charge Faces Second Sentencing In Prince George's County A Maryland man who photographed his sexual abuse of two minors will spend decade behind bars after being caught red-handed by one of his victims, federal officials announced.  Now he will face a punishment more close to home. Prince Georges County resident Carl Gage Linden, 57, of Mount Rainier, was sentenced this week to 32 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child pornography, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said that Linden sexually abused his two victims, who were between the ages of 7 and 11, and recorded…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Prince George's County Men Busted Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say Two Prince George's County Men Busted Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say
Two Prince George's County Men Busted Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills, Feds Say Two men from Maryland are facing federal charges after they were allegedly busted selling thousands of fentanyl pills in Connecticut. Prince George's County residents Oscar Flores, 34, of Mount Rainier, and Severo Alelar, 25, of Hyattsville, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Hartford, Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 22, for fentanyl trafficking. The indictment came just weeks after the pair was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 following a sting operation in Wethersfield, the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut said. Flores, Alelar, and others allegedly showed up to a prearranged meeting…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Two Juveniles Charged With Murder In Fatal Prince George's County Gas Station Stabbing: Police Two Juveniles Charged With Murder In Fatal Prince George's County Gas Station Stabbing: Police
Two Juveniles Charged With Murder In Fatal Prince George's County Gas Station Stabbing: Police Two minors are facing charges in Maryland after being identified as suspects who allegedly fatally stabbed a gas station clerk in Prince George's County, investigators announced. A 15-year-old and 12-year-old from Clinton have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of Mount Rainier resident Israel Akingbesote, 37, who was found murdered at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the 9000 block of Woodyard Road. Investigators from the Prince George’s County Police Department made note that the 15-year-old is being charged as an adult. Officers from the department res…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings Including Prostitute In MD Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings Including Prostitute In MD
Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings Including Prostitute In MD A man sentenced to life in prison after strangling a single mother has been linked to two cold-case killings including one in Maryland and another in Virginia dating back to 1987, according to police. Charles Helem, 52, is serving life in prison at a supermax state prison for the 2002 murder of Patricia Bentley, a 37-year-old single mother from Chantilly, Virginia. He strangled Bentley with a phone cord and his hands, according to officials. This week, Helem was indicted for murder by a Fairfax County grand jury in the 1987 murder of another woman and is also suspected of killing a third wo…

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by Joe Gomez