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Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police
Second Teen Charged As Adult In Howard County After Baltimore Man's Body Found In Car: Police A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a Baltimore man who was found dead in a vehicle in Howard County, according to police. A 14-year-old from Severn will be charged as an adult after Kendrick McLellan, 26, was found dead in a vehicle behind a Howard County office building over the weekend. The teen was taken into custody at his high school in Anne Arundel County, police say. His arrest comes after a 17-year-old was apprehended - also at his school with a loaded gun in his backpack - earlier this week for his alleged role in McLellan's murder. Investi…

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Teen Arrested For Fatal Shooting Busted With Loaded Weapon At Maryland High School: Police Teen Arrested For Fatal Shooting Busted With Loaded Weapon At Maryland High School: Police
Teen Arrested For Fatal Shooting Busted With Loaded Weapon At Maryland High School: Police An ankle monitor couldn't keep a teen from reportedly committing a murder after a Baltimore man was found shot to death in a vehicle in Howard County, according to police. Days after Baltimore resident Kendrick McLellan, 26, was found dead inside a vehicle behind an area office building over the weekend, authorities announced that a 17-year-old was arrested in connection to his death. The teen is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder and other offenses after being busted at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon at Howard High School, where he is a student. At the time of his …

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Schools
Teen Identified As Person Responsible For Bomb Threat At Maryland Middle School (UPDATED) Teen Identified As Person Responsible For Bomb Threat At Maryland Middle School (UPDATED)
Teen Identified As Person Responsible For Bomb Threat At Maryland Middle School (Updated) A 13-year-old has been identified as the person responsible or a bomb threat targeting a Montgomery County middle school earlier this year. In March, Lakelands Park Middle School had to shelter-in-place following a threat that was made targeting the building posted on social media. The bomb threat was reported shortly before 8:45 a.m. on Friday, March 15, and ultimately deemed to be not credible, and there was no threat to students or staff. UPDATE: The Shelter-in-Place has been lifted at Lakelands Park Middle School. https://t.co/5bxuVFtAdc — Gaithersburg Police (@GPDNews) March 1…

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Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff
Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff A group of teens who allegedly harassed a girl inside a Calvert County middle school for months have been charged with hate crime violations, according to the sheriff's office. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for the agency announced that three 13-year-old students at Plum Point Middle School have been charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes.  According to charging documents, the students displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes, and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs. The behavior …

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Schools
Drug Paraphernalia, Faux Weapon Recovered From 12-Year-Old Charles County MS Student: Sheriff Drug Paraphernalia, Faux Weapon Recovered From 12-Year-Old Charles County MS Student: Sheriff
Drug Paraphernalia, Faux Weapon Recovered From 12-Year-Old Charles County MS Student: Sheriff A 12-year-old middle school student in Charles County was caught with drugs, an apparently replica weapon, and ammunition, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office. Early on Wednesday, March 29, administrators at the Matthew Henson Middle School were alerted to the smell of marijuana coming from one of the bathrooms, prompting further investigation. School officials responded to the bathroom, where they found a student who was in possession of a replica handgun, several rounds of ammunition, and drug paraphernalia that included a grinder with cannabis inside and a lighter, all …

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Teen Wanted For Robbery Connected To Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Teen Wanted For Robbery Connected To Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says
Teen Wanted For Robbery Connected To Shooting In St. Mary's County, Sheriff Says Two teens were busted with multiple firearms in St. Mary’s County after being linked to a reported shooting earlier this month in Lexington Park, the sheriff’s office announced. Pernell NMN Maddox, 18, who was known to police, and a 14-year-old minor, both of Lexington Park, are facing multiple charges after being busted by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division (CID). Deputies from the sheriff’s office reported hearing shots fired shortly before 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the area of Hancock Road in Lexington Park, which was confirmed by …

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