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Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct
Judge Departs From Sentencing Guidelines For Maryland Police Sergeant Accused Of Misconduct A police officer in Maryland will find himself on the wrong side of the iron bars after using a departmental cellphone to target teens and high school students on social media while flaunting his position, state prosecutors announced. Veteran Easton Police Sgt. Jason Dyott was sentenced to four years of incarceration, with all but six months suspended, followed by three years of probation for "awful" and "embarrassing" conduct, according to a judge in Easton. "The judge found that regardless of the applicable guidelines, there were several reasons for departure from the guidelines when…
Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute
Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
Masturbating Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney Masturbating Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney
Masturbating Man Sentenced For Exposing Himself To Maryland HS Track Team: State's Attorney The 43-year-old Maryland man with a history of indecent exposure incidents will spend time in prison after giving an eyeful to a high school track team in Anne Arundel last spring, the state's attorney's office announced. Glen Burnie resident Adam Sandow has been sentenced to four years in prison after he exposed himself to members of the Severna Park High School girl's track team at an intersection in May.  On May 3, prosecutors say that eight members of the track team were on a practice run when they stopped at the intersection of Jumpers Hole Road and Benfield Boulevard to wait…
Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says
Dealer On Probation Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix In Southern Maryland, Sheriff Says A drug dealer on probation is facing fresh charges after being busted with a combination of Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) in St. Mary's County. Daisaun Altay Eric Culpeepper, 31, is back behind bars following a search of a Lexington Park home on Wednesday that led to the recovery of approximately 685 grams of a CDS suspected to be a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, according to the sheriff's office.  Following an investigation, deputies executed a warrant at a home in the 22000 block of Rue Woods Drive, where they seized tied-off bags containing the suspected fentanyl-heroi…
Getaway Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced Getaway Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced
Getaway Driver Who Provided Gun To Shooter Caught On School Bus Camera In Maryland Sentenced A 21-year-old getaway driver implicated in a Montgomery County shootout will spend decades in prison for an incident that was caught on camera, authorities announced on Friday. Callen Baker, 21, of Jefferson, was sentenced by a Circuit Court judge to 400 years in prison, with all but 30 suspended following a shooting in March 2023. Baker and Zachary Ciccantelli, 24, both of Rockville, were found guilty earlier this year on an 18-count indictment that includes charges of assault and weapons offenses, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023,…
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds
Predator Who Preyed On Deaf Victims For Years In DC Sentenced For Sex Abuse Offenses: Feds A District man will spend years in prison for the sexual abuse of three deaf victims, including a child and minor over the course of nearly a decade, federal authorities announced. John’Ta Price, 29, was sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this summer to multiple charges, including attempted stalking, blackmail, and child sexual abuse.  According to prosecutors, between March 2015 and February 2020, Price stalked his first victim, who was approximately 13 to 18 years old at the time. Price sent nude videos and pictures on at least 10 different occasions…
Urgent Care Doctor Sentenced For Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Montgomery County Urgent Care Doctor Sentenced For Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Montgomery County
Urgent Care Doctor Sentenced For Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Montgomery County An urgent care doctor who groped, inappropriately touched, and sexually abused patients during routine exams will spend decades in prison, according to officials. Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, was convicted earlier this year by a jury for targeting patients in his care at the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care at 10800 Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, where he was arrested last year. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced he's been sentenced to 42 years in prison, with all but 24 to serve following by five years of supervised probation when he is …
Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland
Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted earlier this year of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent, and now he's heading to prison for decades. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. According to court documents, on April 19, 202…
Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG
Woman Admits To Inappropriate Relationship With Incarcerated Inmate At Maryland Facility: AG An officer working at the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Anne Arundel County admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with an incarcerated person, the Attorney General's Office announced. Ajee Xavier Myers, who has served as a Correctional Dietary Officer for three years, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office following an investigation into her conduct earlier this month. The investigation was launched in September last year, when the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services was tipped off about a possibly inappropriate relationship between Myers and on…
Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home
Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home The home invader implicated in a fatal incident and arson last year is going to spend decades in prison, according to the Howard County State's Attorney's Office. Baltimore native Dennis Lee Graham, 40, was sentenced to 70 years in prison with all but 40 years suspended for his role in the death of 64-year-old James Sents, Jr. in Elkridge. According to police, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 3, 2023, officers were called to Sents' home in the 6000 block of Old Washington Road to investigate a reported home invasion, where they were met by smoke coming from a bedroom. Upon arrival, fir…
Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member
Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member A 19-year-old is heading to prison in Montgomery County for his role in the death of a Frederick man who was in a rival gang two years ago, the state's attorney announced. Germantown resident Dayton Miller was sentenced to 25 years in prison with all but 15 suspended in connection to the death of 20-year-old Taon Cline in April 2022. According to court documents, shortly before 11 p.m. on April 22, 2022, first responders were called to the 19000 block of Gunners Branch Road in Germantown to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Cline suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He w…
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Role In Restaurant Shooting That Injured Five In Maryland The man responsible for a shooting outside a Maryland restaurant that left five people injured will spend decades in prison, authorities announced on Wednesday. A judge sentenced Michael Boyd, Jr., 40, to 90 years in prison, with all but 55 years suspended followed by five years of supervised probation if he is released after being convicted by a jury in April to his role in the Montgomery County shooting last summer. The shooting was reported outside the Sole D'Italia restaurant in the 14300 block of Layhill Road in Silver Spring in July 2023, which resulted in four people - including Boyd…
Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC
Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC A 17-year-old has been sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the murder of a man they abducted after an altercation in a DC nightclub, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Nijuan Wilson was sentenced by a judge to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended in connection to the death of Deangelo Beale last summer. On June 9, 2023, officers responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Beale in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person, Marqui…
Unlicensed Driver, 21, Who Killed Maryland Newlywed Gets 7 Years Behind Bars Unlicensed Driver, 21, Who Killed Maryland Newlywed Gets 7 Years Behind Bars
Unlicensed Driver, 21, Who Killed Maryland Newlywed Gets 7 Years Behind Bars The speeding hit-and-run driver who tore apart a newly-married couple in Anne Arundel County is facing the better part of a decade prison, according to the state's attorney's office. Austin Keith Seagraves, now 21, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for striking high school sweethearts in August 2022, killing 22-year-old Arielle Starr Dryden-Bera, and critically injuring her new husband, Fidel Angel Castro, 23. On Aug. 24, 2022, while the couple was out enjoying the night to get ice cream, they were struck by Seagraves' Toyota Camry in the area of Aquahart Road and Oakwood Road in …
Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Maryland: State's Attorney Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Maryland: State's Attorney
Man Shot Housemate In Back During Dispute Caught On Camera In Maryland: State's Attorney The man who killed his 40-year-old housemate in Silver Spring during an altercation in their home that was caught on camera will spend decades in prison, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. Andre Moore, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 70 years suspended followed by five years of supervised probation after being convicted of murdering Michael Sutton in January 2021.  Michael Sutton Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Prosecutors say that on Jan. 18, 2021, the two got into an argument inside a home along Balmoral Drive in Silver Sp…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Crossing Street On Election Day In Maryland Sentenced Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Crossing Street On Election Day In Maryland Sentenced
Drunk Driver Who Killed Couple Crossing Street On Election Day In Maryland Sentenced The drunk driver who killed a couple crossing a Maryland street on Election Day 2022 is headed to prison. Davinder Singh, 47, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to ten years in prison with all but eight years suspended and five years of supervised probation upon release, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday, Feb. 23. Singh was driving his Toyota Prius on School Drive on the day of the fatal crash when he struck and killed Miguel Antonio Ortiz, 65, and Ana Margarita Ortiz, 70, a married couple from Gaithersburg who were holding hands and crossing the street to vote at…
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff A judge in Calvert County had harsh words for a sexual offender from Prince Frederick who preyed on a minor for years.  Jonathan Huffman, 38, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 50 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended, for sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape, authorities announced. At his sentencing, Judge Mark Chandlee described Huffman as "a wolf in sheep's clothing."  According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, last year, the sheriff's office received a cyber tip about possible abuse, launching a joint investigation that inclu…
Repeat Bank Robber Heading Back Behind Bars In Maryland For Latest Heist: Prosecutors Repeat Bank Robber Heading Back Behind Bars In Maryland For Latest Heist: Prosecutors
Repeat Bank Robber Heading Back Behind Bars In Maryland For Latest Heist: Prosecutors A 59-year-old man who brandished a handgun and slipped a bank teller a note demanding cash in Maryland has been convicted by a jury, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. Gaithersburg resident Samuel Harry Powell Jr. is facing up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of armed robbery and robbery on Thursday, Feb. 15 stemming back to an incident in September 2021. Prosecutors say that on Sept. 29, 2021, Powell walked into the BB&T Bank in the 400 block of North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg wearing a medical mask, where he slipped the teller demandin…
Family Friend, House Cleaner Sentenced For Swiping Thousands In Cash From MD Client Family Friend, House Cleaner Sentenced For Swiping Thousands In Cash From MD Client
Family Friend, House Cleaner Sentenced For Swiping Thousands In Cash From MD Client Two Maryland house cleaners have been sentenced to time in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in cash from a client's home, authorities said. Karen L. Stonesifer, 65, of Hampstead, and Susan E. Pinder, 65, of Manchester, were both captured on surveillance footage swiping $2,440 and $810 from drawers in their home, officials in Carroll County said. Circuit Court Judge Thomas S. Stansfield sentenced Stonesifer to 5 years of imprisonment with all but 90 days suspended, along with 3 years of supervised probation and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $2,440 (Stonesifer p…
Man Busted With Explosive Device During Maryland Burglary Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney Man Busted With Explosive Device During Maryland Burglary Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
Man Busted With Explosive Device During Maryland Burglary Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney The Maryland man who assaulted his mother and returned to his family home in Frederick County the next day with an improvised explosive device will spend years in prison, authorities announced. Dominic Michael Valenti has been sentenced to 35 years in prison with all but 10 years suspended for manufacturing a destructive device and second-degree assault, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office. On Aug. 6, 2022, officers from the Brunswick Police Department were called to Valenti's family home after he made violent threats and assaulted his mother before leaving the area …
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …
Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Maryland Gets Prison Time Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Maryland Gets Prison Time
Gunman Who Posted Photos Of Himself Before Rapper's Killing In Maryland Gets Prison Time The 32-year-old man who was convicted of murdering rapper Jahandar Darvish earlier this year in Montgomery County will spend decades in prison, according to authorities. On Tuesday, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Frederick resident Mario Samm has been sentenced to 60 years in prison with all but 55 years to serve, followed by five years of probation for his role in the 25-year-old Darvish's death in December 2021. According to court documents, on Dec. 23, 2021, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a Circle Gate Drive apartm…
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds A man with a history of violence is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in a Northwest DC neighborhood. District native Harold Augostus Stone, 48, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base for an operation that centered in the area of 7th Street and O Street NW, authorities announced. He was one of 20 people charged in connection to the open-air drug market on the corner of 7th and O Street. According to court documents, in 2021, members of the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI began investigating the sale of dr…
Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Maryland Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Maryland
Knife-Wielding Man With History Of Violence Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing In Maryland A 20-year-old man who admitted to a fatal stabbing during a drug deal in Montgomery County will have plenty of time to think about his crime.  Silver Spring resident Dakari Thomas has been sentenced to 25 years with all but 12 years suspended after admitting to killing Getro Marius Benamna in December 2021 during a botched marijuana sale. Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said that on Dec. 7, 2021, Thomas and Benamna met at Startbucks in the 900 block of Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring for a shady drug transaction. Thomas attempted to pass off a different substanc…
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…
Former School DOT Employees In MD Sentenced For $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney Former School DOT Employees In MD Sentenced For $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney
Former School DOT Employees In MD Sentenced For $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney The former Assistant Director of the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation (DOT) will spend years behind bars for his role in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. Charles Ewald, 37, of Knoxville, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but five suspended, after admitting to the scam earlier this year, authorities announced. The scam began in 2009 when Todd Watkins, 56, of Jefferson - who also pleaded guilty to the scheme - began conspiring with Ewald  Prosecutors say that Watkins assumed his position in 2009, and beginning in 2016 and throu…
Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds
Felon On Probation For Murder Busted By US Marshals With Handgun In Maryland: Feds Antjoun Riddick is back in trouble with the law. It didn’t take long for a jury to convict the 45-year-old Accokeek man following a two-day trial, where he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after being busted with a gun while on probation for murder. In January last year, US Marshals sought to serve an outstanding arrest warrant out of Washington, DC, and as they approached him at his Prince George’s County home, he hesitated. According to court documents, Marshals instructed Riddick to raise his hands, which he did with his left, though his right hand lingered near…
Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Maryland Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Maryland
Drug-Seeking Man Sentenced For Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' In Maryland A retrial over a 2019 murder in Maryland will land a career criminal back behind bars for decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 50 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend during a frenzied attack, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Kyle Noble, 30, who has no known address, but is familiar to law enforcement throughout the state, was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in the death of 31-year-old Efrain Arias in 2019, according to …
Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD
Ankle Monitor-Wearing Teen Robber Heading To Prison For Phony Drug Deal In MD Even an ankle monitor couldn’t stop a teen probate from committing an armed robbery in Maryland who will now spend years behind bars, the Charles County State’s Attorney announced. Waldorf resident Ta’vyon Cortaz Wills, 18, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a planned robbery earlier this year after admitting to a host of charges in May. State’s Attorney Tony Covington said that on Tuesday, Jan. 3, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf to investigate a reported robbery after a man - later identified as Wills - robb…
Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors
Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors A retrial over a 2019 murder will land a career criminal back behind bars for at least two decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 25 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Kyle Noble, 30, who has no known address, but is familiar to law enforcement throughout the state, was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in the death of 31-year-old Efrain Arias in 2019, according to officials on Friday, June…
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced A Montgomery County school bus driver has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing children who rode his bus. Etienne Kabongo, 67, claimed he was not criminally responsible for abusing the four girls due to a mental disorder after he pleaded guilty to the crime, announced the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Kabongo was accused of abusing the special needs girls, who were ages 12, 12, 18, and 20 at the time of the incidents. Officials began investigating the incidents after one of the victims came forward in 2018. Surveillance footage of t…