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Maryland Woman Who Drank Red Wine Out Of Red Cups Arrested For DUI With Kids In Car: Sheriff Maryland Woman Who Drank Red Wine Out Of Red Cups Arrested For DUI With Kids In Car: Sheriff
Maryland Woman Who Drank Red Wine Out Of Red Cups Arrested For DUI With Kids In Car: Sheriff Red wine in red Solo cups doomed a 25-year-old Maryland mother who was caught driving recklessly and drunk with kids in the car while traveling through Stafford County, police say. Glenn Dale resident Claudia Sorto Ortiz had to be held behind bars over the holiday weekend after she was caught speeding and drifting off the roadway on Richmond Highway by members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The incident was reported shortly after 2:20 a.m. on Sunday morning when Ortiz sped past a deputy on duty who she nearly struck while failing to stay in her lane several times. According …

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by Zak Failla
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Swerving, Drunk Driver From Maryland Had Child In Car: Stafford Sheriff Swerving, Drunk Driver From Maryland Had Child In Car: Stafford Sheriff
Swerving, Drunk Driver From Maryland Had Child In Car: Stafford Sheriff A "couple of drinks" led to a Maryland man being locked up in Virginia for alleged drunk driving with a kid in the car, police say. Upper Marlboro resident David Kamara, was arrested in Stafford County, following a wild ride that saw him speeding, swerving, and causing a menace on Sunday night while driving with a 6-year-old child. The 40-year-old first came to the attention of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20, in the area of Richmond Highway and Aquia Town Center, where there were reports of a reckless driver who was out of control and nea…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Accused Of Hitting Deputy With Car In VA Before Being Captured By US Marshal In MD: Police Teen Accused Of Hitting Deputy With Car In VA Before Being Captured By US Marshal In MD: Police
Teen Accused Of Hitting Deputy With Car In VA Before Being Captured By US Marshal In MD: Police Authorities say that a teenage driver who intentionally drove through a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy rather than get a ticket was apprehended by US Marshals after fleeing into Maryland. Kimora Fagbewesa, 18, is in police custody and faces a host of charges following a wild scene that began shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and lasted well into the following day as law enforcement attempted to take her into custody. A member of the sheriff’s office on patrol spotted a reckless driver - later identified as Fagbewesa - who was driving recklessly and speeding in the area of Gar…

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by Zak Failla
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Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting
Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Nearly two dozen members of the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club have been indicted on multiple charges related to a quadruple shooting that took place in Maryland in October 2020. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 22, that 21 members of the club have been identified and apprehended for their roles in a shooting at Room 301 on Crain Highway in Waldorf. Those charged, and their affiliation to the gang: Eric Gerard Davis, 32, of Fort Washington (Unseen Kingz); Kentrel Jerome Dorsey, 33, of Front Royal (Virginia Chapter); Shawn Everett Fleming, 32, of Centerville …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder
Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Authorities have identified the man killed at a Red Roof Inn in Stafford County over the weekend.  Deputies said Leo Franklin, 47, of Maryland, died at the Warrenton Road motel in Stafford just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 19.  George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, reportedly shot him and then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with the handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. A Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with Pearson on FaceTime in an attempt to get him to turn himself in. He told them he wouldn't be taken alive, deputies said. However, when offic…

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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine
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FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …

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by Cecilia Levine