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Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate: Prosecutors
A Maryland man who set a deadly plan in motion that ended with a teenager shot in the head has been sentenced in Charles County, prosecutors said. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 24, of Waldorf, was handed a 25-year prison term, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Garcia was ambushed on Oct. 23, 2022, during a planned drug deal that never happened. Prosecutors said Colbert-Lyles, along with co-defendant Dalvin Devonte Risi and an unidenti…
Police & Fire
Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served
The family of Jennifer Farber Dulos, the Connecticut mother of five whose 2019 disappearance sparked years of speculation and high-profile legal battles, has responded to news that her husband's former attorney once charged in her case was allowed to plead to a lesser charge. Attorney Kent Mawhinney, 59 — the lawyer for the New Canaan mom's husband husband —had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. However, he submitted an Alford plea on Friday, June 13, to interfering with an officer, according to NBC Connecticut. A judge sentenced him to time served — 11 months. The Alf…
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
Two are facing serious charges after a woman tried to enlist a former family member to help her kill her ex-boyfriend, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Germantown resident Adelaida Consuelo Zacarias Chacon, 53, and 40-year-old Philadelphia resident Reyna Gomez Lopez have both been charged with conspiring to commit murder for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. According to police, in June, detectives were contacted by a case worker at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Family Justice Center after being tipped off that Zacarias Chacon had attempted to …
Police & Fire
Gang Member Who Pointed Police To Body Of Teen In Shallow Grave Admits To Maryland Murder
A man with no known address admitted to his role in the murder of an 18-year-old girl who was found buried in a shallow grave in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Roberto Rivera-Delgado, 23, pleaded guilty to murder and other offenses in connection to the murder of Rosa Sanchez Merino in May 2023 with three others. Iris Yudella Alonzo-Salgado, 23, Aracely Abarca-Melgar, 21, and Edwin Alexander Rivas-Salvador, 16 have also been implicated in the incident. According to police, Rivera-Delgado was arrested for a parole violation in Nevada and broug…
Police & Fire
Six Suspects In Custody In Connection To Body Found in Woods Behind MD Apartment Complex
Six suspects have been arrested in connection to the November killing of 20-year-old Edvin Moises Agustin Leon in Montgomery County last year. On Wednesday, May 31, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that they have identified and apprehended six men who were implicated in the murder of Leon in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park. Those charged: Jonathan Edwardo Videz, 28, of Montgomery Village with: First-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit murder; First-degree assault; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; "Several other charges." Edwin Armando Sa…
Police & Fire
Woman Charged For Attempted Murder Of Man Left With Severe Injuries In Baltimore
A woman is in custody after being accused of seriously injuring a man in Baltimore earlier this month, authorities say. Saidah Williams, 29, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 15 in the 7600 block of Lillian Hold Drive in Baltimore County after the shooting of a 31-year-old man on Thursday, Sept., according to Baltimore police. The victim is still in the hospital for treatment of serious injuries caused by the attack. Williams has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder and is being held at the Central Booking without bail.
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Shooting Suspect Sentenced For Murdering Man With Rifle In Harford County
A convicted felon from Baltimore will spend decades in prison after being sentenced for murdering his victim with a rifle in Harford County, the State's Attorney’s Office announced. Sheron Garrett, 30, has been sentenced to 92 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised probation if he were to be released after being found guilty of murdering his victim after threatening him during an argument. Specifically, Garrett was convicted of: First-degree murder; Conspiracy to commit murder; Possession of a regulated firearm by a person with a felony conviction. Harford County State's A…