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Tag: Victim Impact Statement
Maryland Mother 'Shows Grace' After Drunk Teen Driving 100+ MPH Kills Her Son In Crash
A Maryland mother whose son was killed by a speeding, drunk teen urged the court to impose a fair plea deal for the driver.
Adam McGinnis, now 20, of Seaford, Delaware, was sentenced in Wicomico County to 10 years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended to be served in the Wicomico County Detention Center.
The deadly incident played out shortly after midnight on Feb. 8, 2025, when Maryland State Police troopers were called to investigate a single-vehicle crash on Gumboro Road in Pittsville.
Investigators determined that McGinnis, 18 at the time, was driving between 94 mph and 105 mph i…
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,…
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars.
Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha.
The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack.
While reading his …
