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Months-Long Manhunt Ends As Fugitive Nabbed In Maryland After Choking Woman, Gun Threat
A fugitive accused of choking a woman and pulling a gun on her has been caught after a months-long manhunt in Maryland, authorities announced.
Rome Delmar Watkins, 27, of Waldorf, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 16, after members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the US Marshals Service, and the US Park Police tracked him down.
Watkins had been wanted since April 20, when deputies said he assaulted a woman inside a Waldorf home after being asked to leave.
During the assault, Watkins reportedly choked the woman, and after exiting the home, he pulled a handgun from his waistba…
Cold Case Cracked: Maryland Man Arrested For 2022 Apartment Murder Of Artist: Police (Updated)
Nearly three years after a deadly shooting outside a Maryland apartment complex, detectives say they’ve arrested the man responsible.
Montgomery County Police announced Wednesday, Sept. 3, that Jason Duane Moore, 47, of Silver Spring, has been charged in connection with the 2022 killing of Nathaniel Potts, 29.
On Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at about 3:05 a.m., officers responded to the 8500 block of 16th Street at the Summit Hills apartments in Silver Spring for a report of a shooting.
Potts was found in the parking lot suffering from gunshot wounds and was rushed to a hospital, where he l…
Maryland Man Learns Fate In Deadly Maryland Drive-By Shooting That Killed Teen
A Maryland man will spend at least the next three decades behind bars for his role in a deadly drive-by shooting that killed a teenager in Montgomery County, prosecutors announced.
Kyler Mcroy, 22, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, in connection to the 2022 shooting death of 19-year-old Keon Jones in Gaithersburg, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The sentence, handed down on Friday, May 9, also includes five years of supervised probation after Mcroy’s release.
The judge recommended placement in the Patuxent Youth…
Violent Convict Out On Parole Attempted To Rob, Kidnap Woman In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A violent Maryland parolee is off the streets after police say he stalked, attacked, and tried to kidnap a woman at knifepoint in Mechanicsville, sparking a countywide manhunt that ended with his arrest.
William Francis Dixon, 52, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on Tuesday, March 18, following an intensive investigation into the attempted kidnapping and armed robbery that occurred the day before, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities say Dixon was already on parole for a 1994 conviction of attempted first-degree murder and second-degree rape when he targeted a wom…
Armed Lookout Who Terrorized Gas Stations In Maryland Gets Prison Time
A Baltimore man who terrorized a Carroll County gas station with two armed accomplices will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Le’tray Lee, 29, pleaded guilty this week, to armed robbery and first-degree assault for his role in a violent holdup at the Marathon Gas Station in Hampstead in July 2023, the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office announced.
On the night of the robbery, Maryland State Police were called to the gas station at 201 Hanover Pike just before 8 p.m., when a caller reported three armed men storming the store, threatening employees, and stealing cash, tobacco, and …
Man Bites Woman, Dog Bites Man During Violent Maryland Assault, Sheriff Says
A violent domestic assault in Waldorf turned bizarre and brutal when a Clinton man allegedly bit a woman in the face, only to have his own dog turn on him, leaving both with serious injuries, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
Officers responded to a home on Sherman Road shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, for a domestic assault in progress involving a man, woman, and a dog.
Inside the home, officials say the officers found a woman in the hallway with severe facial injuries, police said.
The suspect, later identified as 31-year-old Joshua Aaron Carter, was att…
