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District Man Busted With Bag Of Guns After Tripping, Falling While Fleeing Officers Sentenced District Man Busted With Bag Of Guns After Tripping, Falling While Fleeing Officers Sentenced
District Man Busted With Bag Of Guns After Tripping, Falling While Fleeing Officers Sentenced A 22-year-old District man who can't keep himself out of trouble will spend nearly a decade behind bars, authorities announced. Saadiq Logan was sentenced to 117 months in prison after being arrested last summer by members of the Metropolitan Police Department with a suspicious backpack that was loaded with illegal weapons, according to federal officials on Tuesday. According to court documents, on June 22, 2022, officers from the department's Violent Crime Impact Team were on patrol in Southeast DC when they spotted a group standing around a Mercedes that was parked in the area. Logan was…

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Pair Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds Pair Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds
Pair Sold Thousands Of Pills To Undercover DEA Officers In DMV Region: Feds A dubious duo is facing federal charges after selling thousands of fentanyl pills to undercover DEA agents in Washington, DC and Maryland, authorities announced. Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 22, and 26-year-old Jennifer Echeverria Flores, of Silver Spring, have been indicted on charges for their alleged roles in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, officials say. According to the charging documents, on five different occasions between February and mid-July, Echeverria Flores - who allegedly used Monge as her supplier - sold approximately 4,500 pills containing fentanyl …

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Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland
Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland The drug dealer who sold the pills that led to the fatal overdose of 20-year-old Rockville resident Kevin Ourand in his mother’s basement will spend time behind bars, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced. Teymour Peters, 22, of Rockville, was sentenced by a judge to 10 years in prison with all but one year suspended for selling fentanyl to Ourand, who died of an overdose in October last year. Prosecutors said that Peters sold his victim blue pills stamped with the letter “M” and the number “30” on them to make them look like prescription medication; however, “it was clear from m…

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Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say.  Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…

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Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD
Drug Dealer Accused Of Selling Fentanyl That Led To Christmas Day OD In MD A real-life Grinch who allegedly sold the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in Montgomery County on Christmas Day is being held behind bars after being busted this week. Junior Salvador Alvarez Paz, 22, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged for selling the drugs that led to an overdose the morning of Sunday, Dec. 25 last year. It is alleged that on the morning of his victim’s death, Alvarez Paz arranged a meet, where he allegedly sold the drugs to him before he died, according to police. The cause of death was later determined by the Chief Medical Examiner to be caused by fent…

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Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison In MD: State's Attorney Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison In MD: State's Attorney
Dealer Busted With '296 Doses Of Poison' Heading To Prison In MD: State's Attorney One half of a couple busted with hundreds of capsules of fentanyl in Southern Maryland will spend years behind bars, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, of Mechanicsville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but eight suspended after being caught with 296 capsules that contained a combination of fentanyl and xylazine. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as part of an ongoing investigation into Dishner and his dealings. During the…

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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…

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Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC
Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC The family that deals together spends time behind bars together. Larry Jerome Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, and his sister, DC resident Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, have been sentenced after admitting to selling fake prescription pills that led to the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old woman in 2021 who had a history of drug problems.  Larry Eastman was sentenced to 140 months, and his sister was hit with 37 months behind bars. Both were also ordered to serve 36 months of supervised release when they get out of prison.  Prosecutors said that the Eastmans were linked to the fat…

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Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC
Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC The DC drug dealer who sold a lethal dose of fentanyl to a private in the US Army is in custody after being busted with more than 33 pounds of marijuana at an area airport as he returned home. Jaron Johnson, 22, was detained this week pending his upcoming trial for the drug distribution case that led to the death of an 18-year-old soldier last year, federal authorities announced. Court documents state that in May last year, Johnson distributed what he knew to contain fentanyl to the US Army private, which killed him within hours. Officials say that the cause of death was determined to be …

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Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Off DMV Region Streets Following Charles County Drug Bust: Sheriff Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Off DMV Region Streets Following Charles County Drug Bust: Sheriff
Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Off DMV Region Streets Following Charles County Drug Bust: Sheriff Thousands of fentanyl pills didn’t make it to the streets in the DMV region following a massive drug bust of narcotics being shipped from California into Maryland, authorities announced. Quecealla Turner, 22, of Waldorf, and Oxon Hill resident Marvin Anthony Bussie, 20, are facing charges for their roles in a wide-ranging fentanyl distribution conspiracy after recently being indicted by a grand jury in Charles County, the sheriff’s office announced on Friday, April 14. A multi-agency investigation was launched in November 2022 into the coordination of the shipment of thousands of pills, whi…

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Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff
Non-Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Reported At Charles County High School: Sheriff An investigation has been launched by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office after a high school student was found semi-conscious after potentially ingesting an edible laced with fentanyl. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, a student was found on a bathroom floor inside St. Charles High School and had to be treated by a school nurse until the teen could be rushed to an area hospital. On Thursday, March 23, investigators said that it was determined the student consumed an edible gummy Life Saver gummy before he was found in the bathroom. The initial investigation into the inci…

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Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted
Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Officials say that a drug dealer in St. Mary’s County will face decades behind bars after being busted with hundreds of bags of fentanyl that could have hit the streets, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Mechanicsville resident Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, pleaded guilty this week to a felony charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl after being caught by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office last summer. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as pa…

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