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Victor Martinez-Hernandez Sentenced To Life Without Parole For Rape, Murder Of Rachel Morin
A man convicted of the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air will spend the rest of his life in prison, prosecutors announced.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 11, following his April 2025 jury trial conviction on all counts, which include first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The jury reached its verdict in less than one hour of deliberation, officials noted.
Prosecutors said evidence showed that on Aug. 5, 2023,…
‘Do You Want Him To Live?’: Maryland Gunman Raped Woman At Gunpoint In Cold Case: Prosecutors
A Maryland man will serve more than two decades behind bars after DNA evidence linked him to a horrifying cold case rape and armed robbery that left a couple traumatized in Montgomery County.
James Lorenzo Greene, 49, of Fairmount Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, July 31, to life in prison, with all but 23 years suspended, for first-degree rape stemming from an attack on Walker’s Choice Road in Gaithersburg on July 26, 2000, authorities announced.
According to charging documents, a man and woman were walking around 1:55 a.m. that morning, when they were approached from behind by a man ho…
'Cold Blooded' Maryland Killers Get Life For Gunning Down Couple Inside Home
Two Maryland men will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for gunning down a couple inside their home in a brutal 2023 double murder, prosecutors announced.
Jordan Patrick Perry and Richard Lee Stone were sentenced to multiple consecutive life terms for the murders of Ashley Dove Brown, 34, and Christopher Blain Thomas, 35, in North East, the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
On Monday, July 14, Perry was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 95 years for his role in the deadly shooting on Bethel Church Road, according to Circuit Court Judge William W. Davis, Jr.
Ju…
Infant Left Brain Damaged, Blind After Being Brutally Shaken By Soldier In Fort Belvoir: DOJ
A Virginia soldier violently shook a crying newborn until she flipped and landed on her head—then lied about it, leaving the child with permanent brain damage and blindness, officials said.
A former US Army soldier based at Fort Belvoir has pleaded guilty to brutally shaking a 16-day-old infant, causing severe injuries that left her legally blind and permanently brain damaged, according to federal prosecutors.
Austin Blair Johnson, 35, entered the guilty plea on Friday, May 30, in US District Court in Alexandria, the US Attorney’s Office announced.
Johnson was serving active duty when the …
Maryland Man Responsible For Sheetz Murder Faces Life Behind Bars, Officials Say
A 20-year-old man has been convicted of first-degree murder for his role in a deadly shooting outside a Maryland gas station, officials announced.
James Jerome Adams Jr., of Great Mills, was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury in connection to the 2023 murder of a 26-year-old man at a Sheetz in Great Mills, according to State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling on Monday, May 6.
Deputies responded to the gas station on Old Great Mills Road on April 4, 2023, after gunfire erupted in the parking lot.
A "thorough investigation," which included surveillance video, revealed Adams and multiple accomp…
MS-13 Gunman Who Walked Maryland Victims Into Woods, Killed One, Now Faces Life In Prison
A Maryland MS-13 gang member who gunned down one victim and left another for dead in a wooded park has been convicted of murder, prosecutors announced.
Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, was found guilty on Friday, April 4, of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and multiple other charges tied to the November 2022 gang-related ambush that left 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon dead in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
The second victim, Alex Castro Sabrian, was shot several times but survived by playing dead. He then crawled through a quarter-mile of Northwest Stream …
Braggadocios Gangsters Get Life For Grisly Kidnappings, Revenge Murders In DMV: DOJ
Two violent gang members from DC have been sentenced to life plus 60 years in prison after kidnapping and murdering two innocent people in a twisted act of revenge, federal authorities announced.
After a four-week trial, a jury found Marcel Vines, 28, aka “Baby Boy,” and Malique Lewis, 27, aka “Freak,” guilty of multiple charges, including kidnapping resulting in death, first-degree murder while armed, and weapons offenses, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Vines and Lewis, members of the notorious Clay Terrace crew, were convicted of luring and executing 23-year-old Armani Nico Coles …
Repeat Killer Found Guilty Of Maryland Murder During Smartphone Sale: State's Attorney
A Brooklyn man already serving a life sentence for a 2023 murder has been convicted in a second killing, this time for fatally shooting a 29-year-old man during a fake smartphone sale in Annapolis.
Jaden Crowner, 20, was found guilty Friday, Dec. 6, of first-degree murder, carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, and other handgun offenses following a four-day trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, officials said.
He faces sentencing on April 30, 2025.
The victim, Walters Elangwe, a hardworking Cameroonian immigrant who bought and resold used smartphones for …
