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Fugitive Found Hiding Under Maryland Home During Wild Crawl Space Search, Sheriff Says Fugitive Found Hiding Under Maryland Home During Wild Crawl Space Search, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Found Hiding Under Maryland Home During Wild Crawl Space Search, Sheriff Says Sean Patrick Heckman lost a wild game of hide-and-seek in Southern Maryland. There is no place to hide behind bars. The 23-year-old fugitive is facing a host of charges after being apprehended following a bizarre search in Indian Head, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office on Thursday afternoon. His arrest did not come easily. Shortly after 5:45 a.m. on Monday, May 11, officers responded to a home in the 4600 block of Smallwood Church Road to serve multiple outstanding warrants on Heckman. Residents inside the home at the time of the search claimed they did not know Heckman's …
Man Shot By Maryland Trooper After Charging With Knife Now Facing Charges: State Police Man Shot By Maryland Trooper After Charging With Knife Now Facing Charges: State Police
Man Shot By Maryland Trooper After Charging With Knife Now Facing Charges: State Police A knife-wielding man was airlifted to the hospital and is now behind bars after being shot by a Maryland State Police trooper. Chester resident Preston Scott Carter, 21, is facing charges in Queen Anne's County following a strange scene that played out last week. According to police, around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, troopers were called to the unit block of Sherman Way in Chester, where there was a reported disturbance involving a man with a knife who was making threats. Upon arrival, troopers met with the caller, and while they were speaking, Carter charged toward them with the kni…
Man Who Threw Toddler Down Stairs, Out Window During Maryland Barricade Arrested: Sheriff Man Who Threw Toddler Down Stairs, Out Window During Maryland Barricade Arrested: Sheriff
Man Who Threw Toddler Down Stairs, Out Window During Maryland Barricade Arrested: Sheriff A man who threw a toddler down a flight of stairs, then out of a window in Maryland, has been apprehended after a nine-month manhunt. Kevin Morris, who has been wanted since an incident in June 2025, has been taken into custody after eluding authorities for the better part of the year, according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office. On June 5, 2025, officers were called to investigate a reported assault in progress involving Morris, who allegedly threw a 1-year-old child down a flight of stairs in his home. It is alleged that Morris then rushed downstairs, grabbed the child, and …
Maryland Firebug Accused Of Torching Home During Argument Now Facing Decades In Prison Maryland Firebug Accused Of Torching Home During Argument Now Facing Decades In Prison
Maryland Firebug Accused Of Torching Home During Argument Now Facing Decades In Prison  A Maryland firebug who torched a home during an argument last summer is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. Patrick Ryan Gifford, 28, is facing serious charges after being identified as the suspected arsonist in Cambridge who allegedly intentionally set the blaze during a disagreement, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced.  Gifford is accused of setting a fire in the 1100 block of Race Street in Cambridge on Aug. 27, 2025, following a disagreement with someone inside the home. It took dozens of firefighters approximately an hour to knock down the fl…
Gunfire Sparks Maryland Chase As Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV: Sheriff Gunfire Sparks Maryland Chase As Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV: Sheriff
Gunfire Sparks Maryland Chase As Suspect Tosses Loaded Rifle From SUV: Sheriff Gunfire echoing through a Maryland neighborhood sent deputies racing and ended with a chase, a tossed rifle, and a man under arrest. The incident unfolded in St. Mary’s County in Lexington Park on Monday night, March 9, around 9:30 p.m., when deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office heard gunfire while conducting proactive patrols in the area of Bunker Hill Drive. The driver they soon encountered was Vanecalus Quntya Alexander, 38, of Lexington Park, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responding to Bunker Hill Drive located a red Chevrolet Equinox with the passenger-si…
Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say
Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say An 18-year-old driver who was a bit too fast and too furious is now facing charges after striking a woman during an illegal car takeover in Maryland. Millersville native Naef Salmo was taken into custody after doing donuts during an event in Landover, striking a woman — and then attempting to cover it up, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers said the illegal vehicle takeover happened around 1:45 a.m. in a shopping center parking lot in the 8500 block of Landover Road last weekend.  According to PGPD, vehicle takeovers are "large, unauthorized gatherings …
Maryland Man’s Shifting Story Unravels After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff Maryland Man’s Shifting Story Unravels After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff
Maryland Man’s Shifting Story Unravels After Woman Assaulted, Placed On Life Support: Sheriff A Maryland man who couldn't keep his story straight, after nearly killing a woman, is facing multiple charges, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Matthew Alexander Buchannon, 20, was arrested following an investigation into a reported assault that left a woman on life support, officials said on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, officers were called to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf, where there was a report of a woman who had been knocked unconscious.  According to the sheriff's office, upon arrival, Buchannon told first r…
Maryland Man Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun While Already Jailed For Road Rage: State PD Maryland Man Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun While Already Jailed For Road Rage: State PD
Maryland Man Linked To 2024 Shooting With Same Gun While Already Jailed For Road Rage: State PD The man who pointed a gun at a Maryland father, his wife, and his 2-year-old daughter during a bout of road rage has been linked to another incident last year, state police announced. Javoughn Berbick, 27, is facing an attempted murder charge for an alleged road rage shooting that was reported in 2024, following his arrest in May for an unrelated incident. On July 31, 2024, troopers from the Maryland State Police North East Barrack responded to the 300 block of Fletchwood Road in Elkton for a reported shooting. The victims, an adult man and woman, told troopers that a motorist they were in…
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Woman, Barricades In Home For Hours, Sheriff Says A tense four-hour standoff in St. Mary’s County ended peacefully after a man allegedly fired multiple shots inside his Lexington Park home. The harrowing incident began shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, when the sheriff's office received a call from a home in the 45000 block of Kingfisher Court. The woman told dispatchers she had fled the home after 39-year-old Anibal Carrasquillo III fired a gun at her. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, while deputies were on the scene negotiating, they heard a series of shots fired from within the house and Carrasquil…
Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Maryland Boy, Sheriff Says Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Maryland Boy, Sheriff Says
Second Arrest Made In Abuse, Death Of 11-Year-Old Maryland Boy, Sheriff Says A second person has been arrested in connection with the abuse and death of an 11-year-old boy earlier this year in Southern Maryland. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division took over the ca…
Bike-Riding Arsonist Torched Maryland Home, Busted Returning To Scene Of Blaze: Fire Marshal Bike-Riding Arsonist Torched Maryland Home, Busted Returning To Scene Of Blaze: Fire Marshal
Bike-Riding Arsonist Torched Maryland Home, Busted Returning To Scene Of Blaze: Fire Marshal A Maryland man accused of setting a house on fire was busted after returning to the crime scene, according to investigators. Deputy State Fire Marshals arrested Ryan Lawrence Spann, 40, of Oakland, after spotting him in the woods near the burned home in Garrett County on Tuesday, Sept. 2, officials said. At about 2:30 p.m., a homeowner in the 1000 block of Pergin Farm Road reported seeing Spann ignite a blaze on the front porch before fleeing on a bicycle.  The homeowner chased Spann and took photos as he pedaled away, while a friend tried to put out the flames and called 911, accordi…
300+ Bullets, Dozens Of Casings Found After SUV Gunfire On Maryland Highways: Police 300+ Bullets, Dozens Of Casings Found After SUV Gunfire On Maryland Highways: Police
300+ Bullets, Dozens Of Casings Found After SUV Gunfire On Maryland Highways: Police A Prince George’s County man is behind bars after allegedly firing dozens of shots from his SUV while barreling down a busy Maryland highway, police said. Maryland State Police said Jose Gregario Cruz-Mendoza, 45, of Lanham, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 17, after multiple 911 callers reported a white Ford Excursion spraying bullets on I-97 and later along Route 50 in Annapolis. Troopers from the Annapolis Barrack, with backup from Anne Arundel County Police, pulled over the SUV on Route 50 near I-97 around 4:30 p.m., officials said. When they approached, officers said Cruz-Mendoza ignored …
Teen Who Set Maryland Home Ablaze With People Inside Charged As Adult, No Bail: Fire Marshal Teen Who Set Maryland Home Ablaze With People Inside Charged As Adult, No Bail: Fire Marshal
Teen Who Set Maryland Home Ablaze With People Inside Charged As Adult, No Bail: Fire Marshal A 17-year-old accused of setting a bedroom ablaze in a Salisbury home while people were inside is being charged as an adult — and could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted, Maryland Fire Marshal officials said Thursday, Aug. 14. Deputy State Fire Marshals said the fire broke out around 9:54 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, inside a one-story home on Grant Avenue.  Twenty firefighters brought the flames under control in 10 minutes, and Investigators determined the blaze was set intentionally in a bedroom while two people were inside. Salisbury Fire Department crews responded t…
Already Jailed Maryland Man Now Accused Of Abusing, Killing 11-Year-Old Boy: Sheriff Already Jailed Maryland Man Now Accused Of Abusing, Killing 11-Year-Old Boy: Sheriff
Already Jailed Maryland Man Now Accused Of Abusing, Killing 11-Year-Old Boy: Sheriff A Southern Maryland man already behind bars is now accused of abusing and killing an 11-year-old boy earlier this year, authorities said. Deputies and EMS crews were called to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills on May 8 for a report of an 11-year-old not breathing, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Life-saving measures were attempted before the child was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore later ruled the boy’s death a homicide. Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Divisi…
Maryland Woman Torches Neighbor’s Door Over $7 Argument: Fire Marshal Maryland Woman Torches Neighbor’s Door Over $7 Argument: Fire Marshal
Maryland Woman Torches Neighbor’s Door Over $7 Argument: Fire Marshal Seven bucks.  That’s all it took for a house fire, an arson arrest, and a trip to jail in handcuffs for a Maryland woman. A Salisbury woman is behind bars after allegedly dousing her neighbor’s front door with gasoline and lighting it on fire over a $7 argument, officials said. Janice Louise Oney, 58, was arrested Friday, Aug. 1, after investigators linked her to a July 3 fire on Penn Street, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The homeowner told investigators that Oney — whom he’d known for years — got angry after demanding $7 she claimed he owed her. After a brief argumen…
Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff
Maryland Man Set Fire To Wife’s Bed During Domestic Dispute — While Kids Slept: Sheriff A Charles County man who agreed to keep the peace by sleeping on his side of the house during a domestic dispute allegedly returned to his wife’s room hours later — with a gas can in hand, investigators say. Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest Drive — while their children were sleeping inside. Deputies had been called to the same ho…
WATCH: Maryland Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Maryland Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Maryland Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Cul-De-Sac Chaos: Teen Driver Rams Police Cruisers, Flees On Foot With Juvenile In MD: Sheriff Cul-De-Sac Chaos: Teen Driver Rams Police Cruisers, Flees On Foot With Juvenile In MD: Sheriff
Cul-De-Sac Chaos: Teen Driver Rams Police Cruisers, Flees On Foot With Juvenile In MD: Sheriff A high-speed chase in Carroll County ended in a cul-de-sac where a Pennsylvania teen allegedly rammed multiple police cruisers before fleeing on foot with a juvenile, authorities said. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said deputies attempted to stop a gray Nissan sedan speeding on Route 27 near Route 482 just after midnight on Tuesday, July 29. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Braylon Roberts of Pennsylvania, allegedly fled when officers lost sight of the vehicle, which was later located by Westminster City Police on Gentry Court, according to the sheriff’s office. Roberts allegedl…
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say
Maryland Man Fires Shots At Victim During Maryland Dispute, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly firing multiple shots at another person during a heated overnight argument, police said. Officers with the Hagerstown Police Department responded to the 200 block of W. Franklin Street around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, for a report of shots fired. “Within minutes, officers were able to identify the suspect from city surveillance cameras, locate him and place him under arrest,” HPD said in a statement. That suspect, Charles Anthony Rodgers, 38, was found outside his home in the 200 block of W. Franklin and taken into custody, officials said. …
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police An 18-year-old from Maryland is behind bars after police say he gunned down man in an area backyard. Jonathan Leross Jobe, of Salisbury, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Dajaud Rae’heim Townsend, Maryland State Police announced on Wednesday, July 16. The shooting was reported around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the 600 block of Smith Street, where Salisbury Police responded after getting multiple 911 calls about shots fired, according to the state police. **Update 07/15/25 7:00 PM** A homicide investigation is…
Gunfire Erupts Outside Maryland Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff Gunfire Erupts Outside Maryland Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff
Gunfire Erupts Outside Maryland Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff A holiday night at a popular seafood pub turned chaotic when gunfire broke out just after midnight in Maryland. Rayquan Malik Jackson, 27, of Falls Church, and Devon Patrick Hunter, 24, of Friendship, have been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July shooting outside Neptune’s Seafood Pub in North Beach, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to the bar, located in the 8800 block of Chesapeake Avenue, for reports of shots fired.  No injuries were reported at the scene. As a result of the investigation, Jackson and H…
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit A baby girl secretly born to a 14-year-old in a Milton bedroom was dead within hours. By the next morning, her decomposing body was in a shallow backyard grave—dug by the teen’s stepfather with garden shears, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Donan Antonio Maradiaga-Orellana, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, after Milton Borough Police say he buried the full-term newborn behind his Center Street home in the middle of the night and attempted to cover up the death without alerting authorities. He’s being held at Northumberland County Jail on $75,000 b…
Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say
Gunfire, Glock, And Fentanyl: Maryland Suspects Charged In Raid, Police Say Gunfire rattled a Hagerstown neighborhood late Sunday night, ending in a drug seizure, a ditched Glock, and three arrests — including two suspects from Baltimore — according to police. Officers responded to the 400 block of Jonathan Street around 11:21 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, for a report of multiple gunshots, police said. They found numerous shell casings and drugs on the ground. Investigators quickly tracked two suspects to a nearby residence and took them into custody without incident. Officers say controlled dangerous substances were in plain view. Overnight, police secured a s…
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police A routine shopping trip turned into a desperate rescue outside a Connecticut Walmart when shoppers spotted a 1-month-old and an 8-year-old locked in a hot car, police said. Talita Sonia De Carvalho Silva, 30, of Naugatuck, is facing multiple felony charges after the harrowing incident on Wednesday, June 25, police said. Temperatures that day hit a high of 91 degrees, according to Accuweather.  Shoppers at the Naugatuck Walmart noticed the children inside the vehicle after the car alarm started blaring. The 8-year-old was screaming and desperately trying to escape, police said. Both ch…
Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Maryland, Sheriff Says Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Dog Shot Dead With AR-15 During Neighborhood Dispute In Maryland, Sheriff Says A Maryland man is behind bars after he allegedly used an AR-15-style rifle to shoot and kill a dog during a neighborhood dispute in Waldorf, police said. Dejon Elijah Warren, 25, was arrested on June 20 by officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Judicial Services Section in connection with a May 18 incident on the 4500 block of Ruston Place, officials announced on Thursday. According to the sheriff’s office, Warren was arguing with a neighbor when he retrieved an AR-15-style rifle.  The other person went back inside their home. That’s when Warren allegedly turned the gun on …
Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says
Maryland Parents Ditched Baby In Hotel Room To Drink At Waterfront Bar, Sheriff Says Two Maryland parents are facing charges after they left their 1-year-old child alone in a hotel room so they could go drinking at a waterfront bar in Grasonville, according to the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the Hilton Garden Inn in Grasonville around 9:33 p.m. on Monday, June 16, for a report of child left behind, officials said.  A hotel employee told deputies that James Grant, of Laurel, and Carrie Zauner, of Columbia, had left their child alone in the room while they went out to The Jetty Restaurant and Dock Bar. Deputies went to the bar and found…
Maryland Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Fired Shotgun At Repo Driver During Vehicle Pickup, Sheriff Says A Southern Maryland man was arrested after allegedly firing a shotgun during a vehicle repossession and threatening to shoot the repo driver, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Douglas Aaron Chance, 49, of Hollywood, was arrested on Sunday, June 22, after deputies responded to a report of an assault at 5:20 a.m. on Gallant Fox Drive. Deputies say the victim had arrived at the address to repossess a vehicle when Chance came out of the home, fired a shotgun at the victim’s truck, then pointed the weapon at the victim and threatened to shoot him.  The victim fled and ca…
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after police say she broke into a woman's apartment, beat her with brass knuckles because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, authorities said.  Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, faces multiple charges following the alleged break-in at a Killingly home on Sunday, June 15, Connecticut State Police said.  Police were called to the Church Street apartment around 4 a.m. to reports of a break-in. The victim told troopers that Garcia had rammed into her vehicle before forcing her way inside the home, a report said.,&…
‘Forking Mad’: Maryland Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police ‘Forking Mad’: Maryland Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police
‘Forking Mad’: Maryland Man Stabs Mom’s Boyfriend After Heated Fight: Police A Maryland man lost it with a fork, stabbed his mom’s boyfriend, hit him with a baton, then bolted, police said. O’Shea Hunter, 23, of Silver Spring, is being held without bond after a violent outburst in the 1500 block of November Circle in White Oak on Wednesday, June 4, Montgomery County Police said. Officers from the 3rd District responded around 4:22 p.m. for a reported stabbing. According to detectives, Hunter got into an argument with his mother’s boyfriend and threatened him with a fork. When the victim didn’t comply, “Hunter grabbed a multi-tool knife, stabbed the victim in the ch…
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Shot In Back During Daytime Meet-Up With Teens In Maryland: Sheriff Two teens have been arrested — one just 16 — after a woman was shot in the back during a violent midday meetup in Maryland, authorities said. Deputies were called to the 700 block of Spruce Drive in Lusby around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, after a driver pulled up and told a passerby that she had just been shot on nearby Field Road in Lusby, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The 24-year-old woman from Prince Frederick was found in her car suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back, officials said. She was rushed to an area trauma center with non-life-threatening in…
Maryland Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Blaze With 14 People Inside: Fire Marshal Maryland Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Blaze With 14 People Inside: Fire Marshal
Maryland Man Threatens To ‘Burn Building Down’ — Sets Blaze With 14 People Inside: Fire Marshal A Hagerstown man accused of threatening to “burn the building down” made good on his word — torching a downtown apartment complex with more than a dozen people inside, authorities said. Dameon Davonte Irby, 32, has been arrested and charged in connection to a fire that damaged a Hagerstown apartment building while 14 residents were inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. on Monday, May 19, at 56 E. Antietam St., when Hagerstown firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the third floor of the building. Crews encountered…