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‘Kill All Rats’: Maryland Inmate’s Chilling Jailhouse Letter Adds Decades To Sentence ‘Kill All Rats’: Maryland Inmate’s Chilling Jailhouse Letter Adds Decades To Sentence
‘Kill All Rats’: Maryland Inmate’s Chilling Jailhouse Letter Adds Decades To Sentence He tried to kill a man. Then, from behind bars, he wrote letters promising to finish the job. Now, a Maryland inmate will spend nearly three more decades in prison. Nasir Wilkinson, 23, of District Heights, was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 16, to 35 years in prison after Judge Marybeth Ayres in Montgomery County Circuit Court stacked new time on top of his attempted murder conviction, prosecutors announced. Wilkinson had already been serving time for a brutal stabbing on March 26, 2024, when he left a man bleeding out in the 20300 block of Notting Hill Way in Germantown.  The man survive…
DC Mailman Stole $1.6M, Blew $100K At Strip Clubs — Now Loses US Citizenship: Feds DC Mailman Stole $1.6M, Blew $100K At Strip Clubs — Now Loses US Citizenship: Feds
DC Mailman Stole $1.6M, Blew $100K At Strip Clubs — Now Loses US Citizenship: Feds A crooked former mail carrier who stole more than $1.6 million while delivering letters in DC has been stripped of his US citizenship and sentenced to federal prison. Federal prosecutors said 45-year-old Hachikosela Muchimba, a one-time letter carrier in Friendship Heights, lived large on stolen Treasury checks and bank fraud until investigators closed in.  He was sentenced this week to 66 months in prison, ordered to pay $651,068.35 in restitution, and forced to forfeit another $1.27 million.  His citizenship was revoked, and he now faces deportation. Muchimba, originally from …
Maryland Man Posed As Teen To Lure Girls As Young As 13 With Drugs For Sex: Feds Maryland Man Posed As Teen To Lure Girls As Young As 13 With Drugs For Sex: Feds
Maryland Man Posed As Teen To Lure Girls As Young As 13 With Drugs For Sex: Feds A 33-year-old Maryland man who targeted teen girls on social media to exchange drugs for sexual images and acts is facing decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn Park resident Charles Anthony Forame IV pleaded guilty this week to federal child exploitation charges after he preyed on middle and high school students between the ages of 13 and 16. According to his guilty plea, Forame posed as a 19-year-old on Snapchat to get his victims to speak with him, then coerced them into sharing explicit images, and in some instances, sexual acts in person. In exchange, prosecutors s…
He Drove From NY To Rob Charities In The DMV — Now He’s Going To Prison He Drove From NY To Rob Charities In The DMV — Now He’s Going To Prison
He Drove From NY To Rob Charities In The DMV — Now He’s Going To Prison He traveled from New York to rob donation centers meant to help people in need. Now he’s headed to prison for it. Louis Thomas Menatac, 61, of Windsor, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted in Loudoun County of breaking into nonprofit donation centers and stealing thousands in cash, officials announced. Menatac was specifically targeting charitable organizations in Sterling — nonprofits that provide job training and services for people with disabilities or barriers to employment — because, prosecutors say, they often handle cash due to low-price inventory. Acc…
Virginia Navy Petty Officer Caught With Child Porn Learns Prison Fate Virginia Navy Petty Officer Caught With Child Porn Learns Prison Fate
Virginia Navy Petty Officer Caught With Child Porn Learns Prison Fate A Navy Petty Officer in Virginia, who knew Big Brother was watching but continued to enjoy child porn on his devices is going to spend years in prison. Robert Henry, a US Navy Petty Officer Second Class in Norfolk, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), federal authorities announced. In November 2024, the Norfolk Police Department received a complaint that Henry, 43, was in possession of CSAM on his personal laptop, according to court documents.  Henry handed over his computer, along with two hard drives, and a cell phone, whi…
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate: Prosecutors Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate: Prosecutors
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…
Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate
Maryland Doctor Who Ran 45-State Pill Mill In DC Learns Prison Fate A Maryland physician will spend nearly two decades behind bars for handing out addictive opioids to patients he barely examined — in what federal officials say was a massive pill mill operation that spanned the entire country. Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, 65, of Upper Marlboro, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of illegally prescribing powerful drugs like oxycodone and promethazine with codeine to people using fake names — and collecting cash for each visit. The sentencing was announced by US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and follows Okafor’s March 21 conv…
Maryland Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds Maryland Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds
Maryland Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing his girlfriend’s husband in cold blood inside their DC apartment, federal officials announced. Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, admitted to second-degree murder while armed in the 2022 killing of Dana Bailey Jr., who was shot once in the chest after discovering an affair between his wife and Slaughter, the US Attorney’s Office said. According to investigators, on the morning of Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered Bailey’s apartment on E Street SE and confronted him about the relationship.  He then pulled out a .40 caliber handgun a…
Cousins Gunned Down Man Over Family Revenge. Now They’re Going To Prison: DOJ Cousins Gunned Down Man Over Family Revenge. Now They’re Going To Prison: DOJ
Cousins Gunned Down Man Over Family Revenge. Now They’re Going To Prison: DOJ They thought he killed one of their own — so they gunned him down in broad daylight. Now two DC cousins are headed to prison for decades. Ronnie Wallace, 52, and Deangelo Glover, 33, have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the January 2021 murder of Tyrone Wright in front of the Mayfair Mansions apartment complex, federal prosecutors announced. Wallace was convicted of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill, and several firearms offenses. He was sentenced on May 21, to 45 years in prison with five years of supervised release. Glover was convicted of second-deg…
Former Frederick County Man Who Sexually Exploited Girl For 18 Months Learns Prison Fate Former Frederick County Man Who Sexually Exploited Girl For 18 Months Learns Prison Fate
William Joseph Murrow Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Girl A former Maryland man will spend decades in prison for sexually exploiting a young girl, authorities announced. William Joseph Murrow, 43, formerly of Frederick County, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for preying on a girl under the age of 18 until her mother caught wind of his actions, federal officials say. According to court documents, Murrow sexually abused and exploited a minor by soliciting images and engaging in sexual acts with her.  The abuse occurred for more than 18 months, ending when the child’s mother discovered the abuse and reported it to the police.  When he…
Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn From Boy Learns Prison Fate In Maryland Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn From Boy Learns Prison Fate In Maryland
Man Posing As Girl To Solicit Child Porn From Boy Learns Prison Fate In Maryland A Maryland man will have to register as a sex offender after preying on a 12-year-old boy in Charles County while playing video games, authorities announced. Adam Marks, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for four counts of soliciting child porn after pleading guilty to repeatedly pressuring the child to send inappropriate photos to him, officials say. According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, in April 2024, detectives were alerted by the boy that Marks asked him on numerous occasions to send inappropriate pictures of himself. An investigation revealed tha…
Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor
Maryland Man Opens Fire On Same Woman Less Than 24 Hours After Jail Release: Prosecutor He walked out of jail — and headed straight back into trouble. A St. Mary’s County man is heading to prison after he was convicted of tracking down the same woman he assaulted before, then firing a gun at her less than 24 hours after being released, prosecutors announced. Jonathan Salazar-Martinez, 20, of Lexington Park, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, with 15 years of active incarceration, following a violent domestic encounter that nearly turned deadly. The disturbing part? He’d just finished serving time for the previous assault on the same victim. “Repeat offenders must face seri…
Vengeful Gunman Kills Accomplice, Torches Evidence In Maryland, Learns Prison Fate: AG Vengeful Gunman Kills Accomplice, Torches Evidence In Maryland, Learns Prison Fate: AG
Vengeful Gunman Kills Accomplice, Torches Evidence In Maryland, Learns Prison Fate: AG A Baltimore man’s plan for retaliation ended in flames—literally—when he shot the wrong person, torched the getaway truck, and now has 48 years behind bars to think about it, officials announced. Jimmy Murphy, 30, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 48 years suspended after prosecutors say he accidentally shot his co-conspirator in a revenge plot that rapidly spiraled out of control. Investigators say Murphy and Cornelius Bruce, 30, set out to kill Christopher Brown on Jan. 20, 2020, in retaliation for the murder of Bruce’s brother, Cordelle Bruce, just days earlier. Armed and rea…
Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland
Fool Me Twice: Dealer Hit With Lengthy Sentence After Two Drug Busts In Maryland An Elkton man with a history of drug distribution will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being caught with fentanyl and cocaine—twice, authorities said. Nakia Pollard, 50, was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Friday, March 7, after pleading guilty to multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office. Pollard’s troubles began in June 2022, when investigators with the Cecil County Drug Task Force raided a hotel room where he was staying. Inside, they found fentanyl, cocaine, cash, and drug paraphern…
Sexual Abuser Who Preyed On Minors In Maryland Home Learns Prison Fate Sexual Abuser Who Preyed On Minors In Maryland Home Learns Prison Fate
Sexual Abuser Who Preyed On Minors In Maryland Home Learns Prison Fate A 25-year-old man who was convicted of grooming and sexually abusing minors in a home they shared will spend decades in prison, authorities announced. Katravien Tyrieus Vercher was sentenced to 40 years in prison for preying on three minors under the age of 13 over the course of three years after moving into a family's Waldorf home, the Charles County State's Attorney said. In March 2023, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the home, where there was a report of child sexual abuse from Vercher's victims' mother. Investigators say that Vercher moved in in 2020, and …
Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds
Predator Who Stalked, Kidnapped Victims In Maryland, Virginia Gets 20 Years: Feds A violent predator who orchestrated two terrifying kidnappings in Virginia and Maryland—one of which ended in gunfire—will spend nearly 20 years behind bars, federal authorities announced. District resident Tyree Eugene McCombs, 29, was sentenced to 228 months in federal prison this week, for his role in the September 2022 abduction and armed robbery of a couple in Alexandria, and the November 2022 kidnapping, robbery, and shooting of a 25-year-old woman in Maryland and DC. McCombs, who was already on supervised release for a previous violent crime at the time of the attacks, pleaded guilty…
Prince George's Co. Man Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Girl, 6, Sentenced: Prosecutors Prince George's Co. Man Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Girl, 6, Sentenced: Prosecutors
Prince George's Co. Man Who Sexually Assaulted NJ Girl, 6, Sentenced: Prosecutors A Maryland man will spend more than three decades in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in Burlington County, authorities said. Kevin Williams of Clinton, MD, was sentenced to 41 years in prison, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release on Friday, Dec. 20. Williams, 34, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and four counts of second-degree sexual assault. The assaults happened on multiple occasions over several years. Prosecutors said additional details about the case are being withheld to protect the girl’s …
Monrovia Man Who Threatened To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Learns Fate Monrovia Man Who Threatened To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Learns Fate
Monrovia Man Who Threatened To Crush, Shoot Child During Separate Incidents In Learns Fate A 46-year-old Monrovia man has been sentenced after being convicted of abusing and imprisoning a child he had previously threatened with a gun, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. Christopher Kraft, 46, was found complicit in assaulting a child earlier this year following an investigation by the sheriff's office into claims of child abuse that were filed in March.  This week, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison with all suspended but 17 years to serve. On Sunday, March 3, deputies responded to conduct a welfare check of a child, who they met, along …
Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate
Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate The 36-year-old man who "seriously injured" two Montgomery County police officers while resisting arrest will spend decades in prison after being convicted of assault and other offenses. Gaithersburg resident Jermaine Palmer was sentenced to 38 years in prison, suspending all but 21 to serve following an attack on officers in June 2023, authorities announced on Thursday. Palmer did not go down quietly on June 30, 2023, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to police. Shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of the incident, offi…
Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping In Maryland Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping In Maryland Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds
Inmate Awaiting Resentencing For Kidnapping In Maryland Convicted Of Assaulting COs: Feds An inmate already waiting to be sentenced for kidnapping and other offenses is facing additional time behind bars following a tirade at the Chesapeake Detention Facility that left several officers injured, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Igor Yasinov, 35, was found guilty following a four-day trial after assaulting several correctional staff members and causing damage in the facility. Court documents state that the assaults began on Nov. 16, 2021, when Yasinov broke a control center window within the facility with a broom stick and suffered minor injuries. That …
Husband Who Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Maryland Sentenced Husband Who Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Maryland Sentenced
Husband Who Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In Maryland Sentenced The man who murdered his wife, then turned himself in to police in Montgomery County and pointed investigators to the body has been sentenced to decades in prison. Dennis Hinnant, Jr., 30, of Silver Spring, was convicted earlier this year of second-degree for the death of his 28-year-old wife Taresha Pendarvis in February last year. Taresha Pendarvis Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office On Wednesday, Sept. 4, prosecutors announced that Hinnant has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, the maximum penalty permitted under Maryland law. Hinnant walked into the Rockville City P…
Former Metropolitan Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Bribery Scheme Involving Crash Victims Former Metropolitan Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Bribery Scheme Involving Crash Victims
Former Metropolitan Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Bribery Scheme Involving Crash Victims A former Metropolitan Police Department patrol officer who provided confidential information to attorneys for referral fees will spend time in prison, federal officials say. Vincent Forrest, 36, was convicted earlier this year for his role in a bribery scheme where he illegally provided private information from police documents in exchange for cash payments. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, authorities announced that Forrest has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy, bribery, and making false statements at trial. Forrest and Raquel DePaula, 43, of Beltsvil…
Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds
Maryland Woman Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Minors For Cash Sentenced For Exploitation: Feds A Maryland woman has been sentenced to decades in prison for sexually exploiting a child, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Hagerstown native Ashley Marie Tibbs, 34, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexually abusing two children. According to her guilty plea, Tibbs sexually abused two minors who were between the ages of 2 and 5, which she filmed, and sent to John Balch in exchange for cash. Balch - who has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the exploitation of six minors - paid Tibbs a total of $38,325 …
Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds
Convicted Sex Offender Gets 30 Years For Sexually Exploiting, Abusing Minor In Maryland: Feds A 47-year-old predator who preyed on minors will spend decades in prison for sexually exploiting children in Maryland, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown resident Matthew Molnar was sentenced to 30 years in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of a child. According to prosecutors, in 2015, Molnar was convicted of possession of child pornography, and between 2020 and 2021, he was in touch with a minor in Florida, who he coerced into producing sexually explicit videos for him. He later traveled to visit the minor, claiming that he was 17 years…
Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds
Purported Psychic Masterminded Scheme To Bilk Love-Struck Maryland Man Into $4M Scam: Feds The purported psychic who masterminded an elaborate fraud, extortion, and money laundering scheme that resulted in a Maryland man embezzling more than $4 million from his DC employer will spend time in prison, federal authorities announced. Gina Rita Russell, 35, formerly of New York and Los Angeles, was sentenced to 125 months in prison following an elaborate scheme involving family members, one of whom threatened the Maryland man's young children. According to prosecutors, Russell met a New York woman and performed a psychic reading on her, convincing her that bad things would happen…
Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member
Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member A 19-year-old is heading to prison in Montgomery County for his role in the death of a Frederick man who was in a rival gang two years ago, the state's attorney announced. Germantown resident Dayton Miller was sentenced to 25 years in prison with all but 15 suspended in connection to the death of 20-year-old Taon Cline in April 2022. According to court documents, shortly before 11 p.m. on April 22, 2022, first responders were called to the 19000 block of Gunners Branch Road in Germantown to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Cline suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He w…
Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (UPDATED) Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (UPDATED)
Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (Updated) A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is heading to prison after violently attempting to control her, federal officials say. Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities. On Friday, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheat…
Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced
Dealer Who Sold Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In DC, Maryland To Undercover DEA Agent Sentenced One half of a dubious duo who sold thousands of fentanyl pills will spend years in prison after admitting to his role in the distribution scheme, authorities announced. Beltsville resident Edward Steven Monge, 23, was sentenced to 96 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy in which he sold at least 4,500 pills in a scheme involving 26-year-old Silver Spring native Jennifer Echeverria Flores. According to prosecutors, between February and August last year, Monge sold more than 4,500 pills containing fentanyl to Echeverria Flores, who then sold those…
'Make Love To Me Or Die:' Man Who Attempted To Rape Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time 'Make Love To Me Or Die:' Man Who Attempted To Rape Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time
'Make Love To Me Or Die:' Man Who Attempted To Rape Maryland Teen Gets Prison Time The man who broke into the apartment of a 14-year-old girl and attempted to sexually assault her after a gathering with her family will spend nearly a decade in prison after copping to the crime late last year in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Jose Oliva-Marin, 26, of Montgomery Village, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but nine years suspended following a harrowing incident where he broke into a residence before threatening and attempting to abuse the teen. On Halloween in 2021, prosecutors said that Oliva-Marin broke into the girl's bedro…
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020. At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said. According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…
Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot
Man Sentenced After Carjacking Unsuspecting Woman Putting On Clothes In Maryland Parking Lot A man convicted of carjacking a woman at gunpoint while she was trying to get dressed was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials announce. Anthony Millhouse, 40, was convicted of armed carjacking and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence back in April 2022 after attacking the unsuspecting woman on March 30, 2021, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Millhouse snuck up on the 49-year-old woman as she was putting on a long sleeved shirt she was carrying after she had unlocked her vehicle to put items inside while it was parked in a parking lot …