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Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland
Husband Who Opened Fire At Man Found With Drunk Wife Learns Prison Fate In Maryland A bout of jealousy will land a 39-year-old decades in prison after he carried out threats against a man he found with his drunk wife in Maryland, authorities announced. Edward Stanley Stewart was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assault and weapons charges after pleading guilty in July to a violent assault last year. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, on April 20, 2024, officers responded to a Waldorf apartment complex to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they made contact with Stewart, who was bleeding, had a torn shirt, and told firs…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate Maryland Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate
Maryland Man Who Fired At Driver In I-95 Road Rage Case Learns His Fate A Maryland man who opened fire on a driver during a midday road rage dispute on I-95 in Howard County will spend decades in prison. Owings Mills resident Quwan Gordon, 48, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting last summer after firing at another driver during a bout of road rage, and he was later convicted. This week, the Howard County State's Attorney's Office announced that Gordon was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection to the shooting along the interstate. In January, Gordon was convicted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and related weapons offenses fo…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Who Fired Gun At Work Caught After Social Media Slip-Up, Police Say Maryland Man Who Fired Gun At Work Caught After Social Media Slip-Up, Police Say
Maryland Man Who Fired Gun At Work Caught After Social Media Slip-Up, Police Say A disgruntled Maryland worker who allegedly fired a shot at an assisted living facility was caught hours later—after posting on social media about running out of gas on the highway, police said. Troy Nicholas Ludwig, 26, of Dundalk, is facing charges after he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired a round outside Heart Homes Assisted Living in Annapolis before returning to the scene and later giving himself away on social media, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The incident began around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, when officers responded to the 3000 block of Arundel o…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train Bound For Virginia: New Jersey AG Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train Bound For Virginia: New Jersey AG
Man Had Booby Trapped Semi-Automatic Rifle On Amtrak Train Bound For Virginia: New Jersey AG A 34-year-old Florida man was arrested and hit with numerous weapons charges on Wednesday, April 16, after he boarded an Amtrak train to Trenton with a  booby trapped semi-automatic rifle earlier this year, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 3 at Newark Penn Station, an officer noticed an unattended black and white zebra print suitcase in front of McDonald's, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. A handgun with a fully loaded 18-round magazine and an AK-47 style rife were found in the suitcase, along with numerous bullets, Platkin said. Surveillance footage showed, Jeffrey K…

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by Sam Barron
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AK-47, Stolen Car Seized During Traffic Stop Near Mass Shooting Scene In Baltimore County: PD AK-47, Stolen Car Seized During Traffic Stop Near Mass Shooting Scene In Baltimore County: PD
AK-47, Stolen Car Seized During Traffic Stop Near Mass Shooting Scene In Baltimore County: PD Baltimore County Police recovered a stolen car, a loaded AK-47, and a “Glock switch” during a traffic stop not far the scene of last week's mass shooting, authorities announced. Officers from the Eastern Patrol Division Community Action Team made the stop near Meteor Court and Cloister Road on Thursday during a high-visibility enforcement operation, police said on Monday. During that search, they recovered:   A stolen vehicle; A loaded AK-47; An AK-47 magazine with 10 rounds of 7.62 ammunition; A “Glock switch,” an illegal device that converts a semi-automatic firearm into a f…

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Abingdon Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim; Killed Deaf Cellmate In MD Gets Life: Prosecutors Abingdon Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim; Killed Deaf Cellmate In MD Gets Life: Prosecutors
Abingdon Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim; Killed Deaf Cellmate In MD Gets Life: Prosecutors Gordon Staron is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Staron, formerly of Abingdon, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of an elderly man, and then later, his deaf cellmate while he was incarcerated, according to the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office on Thursday. Staron pleaded guilty of the first-degree murder of Javarick Gantt in the Baltimore City's Central Booking and Intake Facility after previously admitting to killing 66-year-old Keith Bell with an axe at a bus stop. The fatal stabbing was reported in the early hours of Sept. 6 , 202…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland: PD Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland: PD
Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder 15 Months After 22-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland: PD More than a year after a 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside a parked vehicle, police in Baltimore say that they have apprehended a man responsible for his murder. City resident Lamont Johnson, 36, who was already behind bars on other offenses is now facing new charges in connection to the fatal shooting of Tiwan Wilson in August 2023. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug.4, 2023, to the 300 block of South Calhoun Street, to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival in the area, officers found Wilson sitting inside a vehicle…

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by Zak Failla