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Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff
Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff The "Wolf of Warrenton?"  A Virginia man is facing charges following an extensive investigation into the illegal commercialization of wildlife, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Mason Griffith, 22, of Sumerduck, was arrested following a probe into his alleged capture of a fox and subsequent attempt to sell the animal. Griffith was ultimately brought down by the sheriff's office and Virginia Conservation Police. Investigators say that detectives executed a search warrant where Griffith was staying in Northern Virginia. During the execution of that warrant, inves…

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Husband Surrenders After Estranged Wife Stabbed To Death In Maryland Home, Police Say Husband Surrenders After Estranged Wife Stabbed To Death In Maryland Home, Police Say
Husband Surrenders After Estranged Wife Stabbed To Death In Maryland Home, Police Say A man who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death inside a Maryland home surrendered to police over the weekend, authorities announced. Alexander Stephenson, 53, is facing a murder charge after allegedly violating a protective order and killing 47-year-old Amethyst Stephenson on Sunday morning. According to the Howard County Police Department, shortly before 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 8, officers were called to the 3400 block of Huntsman Run in Ellicott City, where there was a reported stabbing.  It is alleged that Stephenson stabbed his wife and fled the area. She was pronounced dead at…

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Frederick Man Who Raped Teen, Violated Protective Order Learns His Prison Fate Frederick Man Who Raped Teen, Violated Protective Order Learns His Prison Fate
Alan Verdeja Martinez Sentenced For Rape, Violating Order A Maryland man is heading to prison for a decade after admitting to repeatedly raping a juvenile and violating a protective order meant to keep him away, prosecutors said. Alan Verdeja Martinez, of Frederick, was sentenced this week, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree rape and violating a protective order, according to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. The 19-year-old picked the teen up from her family’s Carroll County home late at night on several occasions and brought her to his house to engage in sex, investigators found. After the v…

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Misfiring Gun Foils Murder Plot Involving VA Man, Mother Of Child In Frederick: Prosecutors Misfiring Gun Foils Murder Plot Involving VA Man, Mother Of Child In Frederick: Prosecutors
David Clayton Hanson Gets 93 Years For Murder Plot In MD A Virginia man who traveled to Frederick and pulled the trigger on a woman he once threatened to kill — only for the gun to misfire — will now spend the rest of his life behind bars, officials said. David Clayton Hanson, 35, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Frederick County Circuit Court to 93 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the harrowing assault of a woman he shares a child with. Specifically, Hanson was found guilty of:  Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of using a firearm in a violent crime;  Illegal possession of a regulated firearm;  Il…

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Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Virginia, Police Say Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Virginia, Police Say
Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order, Killing Ex In Virginia, Police Say The Maryland man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend during a domestic incident near her workplace has been taken into county in Prince George's County, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.  Tylen Jennings, 30, has been charged with murder and other offenses for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Anesha Isaacs in Annandale, who died at the hospital after being found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officers were called at around 4:45 p.m. to the 3200 block of Woodburn Road near the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus when Isaacs called to report that Jennings was…

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Repeat Strangler Admits To Assaulting Woman At Frederick County Hotel, Gets Time: Prosecutors Repeat Strangler Admits To Assaulting Woman At Frederick County Hotel, Gets Time: Prosecutors
Repeat Strangler Admits To Assaulting Woman At Frederick County Hotel, Gets Time: Prosecutors A Maryland man who strangled a woman on the way to, then at a Frederick County hotel during a domestic dispute will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Anthony Simpson, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and violating a protective order and was sentenced to a combined 50 years with all but 10 years suspended. He will also serve five years of supervised release upon his release, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. On Sept. 14 last year, officers from the Frederick Police Department were called to the Woodspring Suites hotel at…

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Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession A Maryland man will spend years behind bars after being busted with crack cocaine by police investigating a separate incident, the Calvert County State’s Attorney announced. Prince George’s County County resident Steven Terrell Wheeler, 27, of Beltsville, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 26 in Calvert County Circuit Court to 12 years in prison for intent to distribute cocaine, officials said, with an additional seven years for violating his probation from a 2020 assault case. The total sentence reached 19 years, according to the state's attorney. Police said that Wheeler was initially arrest…

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Maryland Man Violated Protective Orders Three Times In Three Days: Sheriff Maryland Man Violated Protective Orders Three Times In Three Days: Sheriff
Maryland Man Violated Protective Orders Three Times In Three Days: Sheriff If at first, you don’t succeed, it isn't always best to try, try again. A Mechanicsville man is facing multiple charges in Maryland after violating a protective order three times in the course of four days, leading to his arrest, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 21. First, on Saturday, July 16, deputies responded to the 40000 block of Old Horse Landing Road in Mechanicsville, where there was a reported protective order violation, officials said. Further investigation determined that Michael Robert Guy, 44, was in violation of a court order by being at his …

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Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protection Order Twice In One Week Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protection Order Twice In One Week
Maryland Man Accused Of Violating Protection Order Twice In One Week A repeat offender in Maryland is facing fresh charges after allegedly violating a court-issued order of protection twice within a week, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced. Lexington Park resident Jonathon Jacob Resnick, 48, was arrested twice for repeatedly violating the protective order that was issued for his victim in St. Mary's County. The new charges were announced by the sheriff’s office on Friday, June 17. On Thursday, June 9, deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to the 21900 block of Rosewood Terrace in Lexington Park, where there was a repor…

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