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Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Shooting Transgender Sex Partner Just After Sex Act: Feds Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Shooting Transgender Sex Partner Just After Sex Act: Feds
Ex-Con Found Guilty Of Shooting Transgender Sex Partner Just After Sex Act: Feds An ex-con from Washington DC has been convicted of shooting a transgender victim following a sexual act, federal authorities announced. Jerry Tyree, who has previous weapon and drug convictions in Maryland and the District, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of aggravated assault while armed for shooting his victim in November last year in Northeast DC.  Court documents state that Tyree met his victim at the intersection of Eastern Avenue NE and Foote Street NE shortly before 2 p.m., on Nov. 29, 2023, where they negotiated a price for oral sex. The two then walked to …
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney
Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney The Maryland man who admitted to a motel rape earlier this year in Harford County, was handed a heavy prison term that exceeds the state's sentencing guidelines, prosecutors announced. In February, Whiteford resident Earl Samuel Jones, 44, pleaded guilty to the first-degree rape of a 36-year-old woman at a Red Roof Inn in Aberdeen in September 2022.  According to the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 12, 2022, police were called to the motel when a woman reported being asleep in a room when she was awoken by a naked man she did not know after her boyfriend left the door open to use t…
Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors
Illegal Immigrant Admits To Murder Of Woman Recorded On BF's Voicemail In Maryland: Prosecutors The teenager in the country illegally who killed a 20-year-old woman who was found unconscious on the floor of her bedroom by her boyfriend bound at the wrists and with a phone charging court wrapped around her neck copped to the crime, authorities announced. Walter Javier Martinez, now 19, who is a confirmed member of MS-13 pleaded guilty to murder this week in Harford County in connection to the July 2022 murder of Kayla Hamilton, whose body was found three days after her 20th birthday. According to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office, on July 27, 2022, both the victim's boyfrien…
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney A 30-year-old man who preyed on a teen girl looking to end their relationship in Harford County has been sentenced to likely a lifetime in prison following a conviction for multiple counts of rape, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. Forest Hill resident Kareem Anthony Parker was found guilty earlier this summer following a near weeklong trial regarding the rape of a then 18-year-old girl in a wooded area behind her family home near the Rock Spring Swim Club in Bel Air last summer. On Aug. 12, prosecutors announced that Parker was sentenced to life with all but 50 years to se…
Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit
Infant Thrown Like 'Dog Poop' Out PA Window By CNA, Mom: Affidavit A certified nursing assistant in Maryland and her boyfriend have been arrested for throwing their newborn son out an apartment window and attempting to cover up his death, Pennsylvania State Police troopers announced on Tuesday, June 25, and detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Joshua Wooters, 19, and Emily Dickinson, 20, both of McConnellsburg, have been charged with felonies for criminal homicide and conspiracy, as well as misdemeanor counts of concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse, as stated in their court dockets.  The couple's arrests com…
Here's What Trump Said In Phone Call To Grieving Mom Of Slain Maryland Jogger Rachel Morin Here's What Trump Said In Phone Call To Grieving Mom Of Slain Maryland Jogger Rachel Morin
Here's What Trump Said In Phone Call To Grieving Mom Of Slain Maryland Jogger Rachel Morin Patty Morin got an unexpected phone call Thursday morning, June 20. Former President Donald Trump, who was reaching out to express his condolences, Morin's attorneys said. Patty's daughter, Rachel Morin, was killed in August 2023 while jogging on the Ma & Pa trail in Bel Air. Last weekend, her accused killer, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, was arrested in Oklahoma. Patty Morin said she was deeply touched by Trump's phone call. "He was genuine and truly wanted to know how our family was coping," she said. "He asked about Rachel and showed honest compassion for her untimely death.…
DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Maryland DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Maryland
DNA Evidence Helps Police Close 23-Year-Old Murder Mystery In Maryland More than two decades after Leslie Preer was found murdered inside her home after failing to show up for work, police in Montgomery County say they have arrested a man in connection to the 2001 cold case. DNA evidence has linked Eugene Teodor Gilgor as a possible suspect in the murder, police say, and on Tuesday, he was arrested by the US Marshals Task Force in Washington, DC.  Early in the morning on May 2, 2001, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the 4800 block of Drummond Avenue in Chevy Chase, where they found Preer's body, and her death was lat…
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say An arrest has been made nearly a year after Rachel Morin was found dead near a Harford County trail, authorities said on Saturday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, was taken into custody in Tulsa, OK, in connection with Morin's August 2023 killing, according to the Harford County Sheriff and Morin's family's legal team. Harford County Sheriff Gahler said that DNA evidence was key in linking Martinez-Hernandez to the murder. "Three weeks ago, on May 20, which should have been Rachel's 38th birthday, investigators uncovered a lead, and we're here today to tell you Rachel's murde…
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Convicted Of Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Convicted Of Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Convicted Of Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney A 30-year-old man who preyed on a teen girl looking to end their relationship in Harford County has been convicted of multiple counts of rape, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. Forest Hill resident Kareem Anthony Parker was found guilty following a near weeklong trial regarding the rape of a then 18-year-old girl in a wooded area behind her family home near the Rock Spring Swim Club in Bel Air last summer. Prosecutors say that on Aug. 6, 2023, Parker met the girl after the pair communicated through Instagram messages for several weeks leading up to the assault. "Testimony …
DNA Evidence Lands Arsonist Behind Bars For Triple Murder In Maryland, Police Say DNA Evidence Lands Arsonist Behind Bars For Triple Murder In Maryland, Police Say
DNA Evidence Lands Arsonist Behind Bars For Triple Murder In Maryland, Police Say A suspicious fire that resulted in the grisly deaths of three people led to the apprehension of a Maryland man who is facing murder, arson, and other charges, authorities announced on Tuesday. Michael Anthony Swann, 35, has been identified and charged for the triple homicide on April 15 that took the lives of Aberdeen residents John C. Claytor, 54, Talaya D. Wiley, 48, and Melissa L. Williams, 45. John Claytor, Melissa Williams, and Talaya Wiley. Aberdeen Police Department According to the Aberdeen Police Department, shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 15, officers were called to t…
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney An Anne Arundel Judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man spend life in prison for the grisly murder of his mother in their Tracy's Landing home in 2021, authorities announced. Andrew Beavers was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his mother, cybersecurity executive Juanita Naomi Koilpillai, 58, whose body was found poorly outside of their home after being reported missing. Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess added that on top of the life sentence, Beavers was also hit with three years on a weapons charge. On July 25, 2021, prosecutors say that …
DNA Connects California Rapist To 1992 Maryland Attack: Cops DNA Connects California Rapist To 1992 Maryland Attack: Cops
DNA Connects California Rapist To 1992 Maryland Attack: Cops A California man has been charged in a 1992 Maryland rape case, authorities said. Xavier Battice, now 62 years old, followed his victim after she got off of a bus near the 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase on Sept. 24, 1992, Montgomery County police said on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Battice, 31 at the time, followed the victim, took her to a nearby park and raped her before leaving the scene, police said. Cold case detectives submitted evidence from the crime scene to the crime laboratory, and a DNA profile was extracted from the evidence. The DNA was submitted into the Combined DNA In…
WRONG GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Virginia Dad WRONG GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Virginia Dad
Wrong GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Virginia Dad DNA evidence has led to dropped charges for one man wrongly accused in a crash last spring that killed a Virginia dad, and fresh charges for another. A 55-year-old Woodbridge man had initially been accused of blowing a red light in a Ford F-150 pickup truck, killing passenger, 30-year-old Eric Kuhn on April 29 at the intersection of Old Bridge Drive and Colby Drive in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. However, that man named 33-year-old Austin Michael Woolf, of Fredericksburg, as the true driver, and testing of DNA evidence proved that Woolf was actually the driver behind the w…
Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney A predator from Washington, DC who preyed upon a sleeping child during a home invasion in Maryland may spend the rest of his life in prison. Joshua Grice, 30, was convicted by a jury of first-degree rape and first-degree burglary for breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who was asleep in her bedroom, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, April 25. According to court records, on Nov. 29, 2021, investigators were called to a Browning Avenue home in Takoma Park to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a child that had just…
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC
Serial Rapist Gets Life In Prison For Targeted Ground-Level Apartment Sexual Assaults In DC A serial rapist was hit with two life sentenced for home invasion sexual assaults committed in Washington, DC three years apart, federal authorities announced. DC resident Ronald P. Berton, 48, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without the possible release, plus 27 years for a June 2010 home invasion and sexual assault. Additionally, a judge gave him a second life sentence without the possibility of release for an October 2007 home invasion and sexual assault of a second woman. Berton’s downfall came during an investigation into the 2010 sexual assa…
Kohberger Victims, Roommate Were Reportedly Awake During Idaho Slayings: Affidavit Kohberger Victims, Roommate Were Reportedly Awake During Idaho Slayings: Affidavit
Kohberger Victims, Roommate Were Reportedly Awake During Idaho Slayings: Affidavit The probable cause affidavit in the quadruple murders of University of Idaho students was unsealed Thursday, Jan. 5 as prime suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in court, suggesting that at least one of the victims and one surviving roommate were awake during the crimes. It was ultimately DNA on the button snap of a knife sheath that helped police identify the 28-year-old criminology PhD student as the suspect in the Nov. 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, according to the affidavit published in NewsNationNow. The affidavi…
'Potomac River Rapist' Found Hanging By Sheets In Jail Cell Days Before Trial 'Potomac River Rapist' Found Hanging By Sheets In Jail Cell Days Before Trial
'Potomac River Rapist' Found Hanging By Sheets In Jail Cell Days Before Trial The man accused of being the Potomac River Rapist was found dead inside of his jail cell in Washington, D.C., according to multiple reports.  Giles Warrick was found by a guard doing a routine check shortly before 8 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19. Warrick reportedly was found hanging from a sheet and pronounced dead around 30 minutes later, the reports continue. Warrick was accused of 10 sexual assaults as well as the murder of Christine Mirzayan, 29, that occurred in the Montgomery County area in the 1990s. He had been charged with first-degree murder and other related charges.  Warric…
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder A 40-year-old cold case involving a young mother of four who was found dead is closer to justice after a Laurel man admitted to his role in the crime, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 64, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of Laney Lee McGadney, 28 in 1982, say Howard County officials. DNA evidence linked Bradberry to the crime in 2021, prompting his arrest, they said. On March 29, 1982, McGadney was leaving her Columbia apartment to walk to the grocery store when she was witnessed being abducted on Oakland Mills Road, according to officials. McGadney never m…