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Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS
Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS A Maryland murder case just became the latest flashpoint in the immigration fight. The Department of Homeland Security took aim at state officials on Thursday, Aug. 6, after 34-year-old Noe Castillo-Mendez was charged in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Dolores Leiva Hernandez, claiming the accused killer had previously been released from custody despite an ICE detainer. Castillo-Mendez, of Riverdale Park, is charged with second-degree murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, inside an apartment in the 5400 block of Kenil…

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18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) 18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated) The gunman investigators say killed a 19-year-old during a late-night dispute in Maryland is no longer on the run. Terrell Lamont Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the April shooting death of White Plains resident Tyon Makai Bias, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when officers were called to Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for reports of gunfire. Investigators say a group of people had gotten into a dispute when multiple shots were fired, striking Bias. T…

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Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Mystery Incident Involving Teen Ends In Deadly Maryland Crash, Police Say (Developing) A 17-year-old driver was killed after an SUV left the road and crashed near the intersection of Liberty Road and Lyons Mill Road in Randallstown late Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called to the scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Investigators said a 2013 GMC Acadia was traveling eastbound on Liberty Road when it left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The driver, identified as 17-year-old Angel Callejas Fuentes, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV's front-seat and rear-seat passengers were also rushed t…

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Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors
Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it. More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high. Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline. According to prosecutors, Richardson was…

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DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest. Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…

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Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man
Four Days After A Deadly Maryland Stabbing, Police Say They Found Their Man An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…

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Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…

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Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…

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Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…

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Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say
Intoxicated Man's Bizarre Apartment Rampage Ended Inside Stranger's Home, Police Say Zackary Lee Plumley didn't stop after smashing apartment windows, police say. He walked right into someone else's home. The bizarre chain of events was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, when Prince William County officers rushed to the Dominion Lake Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge after reports of a burglary. Investigators say the 33-year-old, who has no fixed address, shattered the windows of two apartments before walking through the unlocked front door of a third. Unfortunately for Plumley, someone was home. Police said the resident yelled at the unexpected visitor, sending…

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Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ
Repeat Drug Dealer Caught Selling PCP Near Playground Facing Fresh Prison Term: DOJ A children's playground wasn't enough to keep Jermaine Fairnot away, prosecutors said. Federal jurors found the repeat narcotics offender guilty after prosecutors proved he was dealing PCP while armed with loaded handguns just steps from a Southwest DC recreation center and playground. The verdict came late on Wednesday, Aug. 5, following a four-day federal trial in Washington, DC, where jurors convicted the 46-year-old District man on multiple drug and weapon offenses. According to prosecutors, Metropolitan Police officers were patrolling the King Greenleaf Recreation Center on Oct. 14, 2…

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8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA 8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA
8-Foot Python Slithers Through Residential NJ Yard: SPCA A resident in Freehold had quite the surprise in his backyard. An 8-foot Burmese python was found hiding under the floor of a shed, the Monmouth County SPCA said. A local contractor removed the floorboards and animal control officer gently unwound the snake so as not to cause injury, the SPCA said. The python was taken to the SPCA. An X-ray showed the python had eaten a large possum, the SPCA said. Fins and Feathers in Red Bank helped find a snake expert who will keep the snake safe until a permitted owner comes forward, the SPCA said.

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