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Passenger Jumps Behind Wheel, Sparks Wild Maryland Chase Through Shopping Center: Sheriff Passenger Jumps Behind Wheel, Sparks Wild Maryland Chase Through Shopping Center: Sheriff
Passenger Jumps Behind Wheel, Sparks Wild Maryland Chase Through Shopping Center: Sheriff A Maryland teenager was too fast and too furious and found himself behind bars facing a host of weapons charges following a police pursuit, authorities announced. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, a deputy from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office spotted a Mitsubishi Mirage cross the double yellow center lines while traveling southbound on Route 4 near Kingston Creek Road in California. What came next was unexpected. The deputy continued to observe the vehicle as it entered the parking lot of a closed business in the Laurel Glen Shopping Center. A second vehicle entered th…

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by Zak Failla
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CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials
CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials A former York County Children and Youth Services caseworker will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his longtime roommate, a fellow CYS employee, in what investigators described as a targeted, brutal attack in their shared Adams County home. Kyle Wesley Bartram, 39, of New Oxford, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading no contest to first-degree criminal homicide in the death of 61-year-old Keith Monn, court records show. Judge Shawn Wagner handed down the sentence on Wednesday, April 17, 2025. Victim Found Dead During Welfare Check Monn was discovered b…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Gun Seized In Maryland Hotel Drug Bust: Police Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Gun Seized In Maryland Hotel Drug Bust: Police
Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Gun Seized In Maryland Hotel Drug Bust: Police A narcotics investigation at a hotel in Northern Maryland led to the seizure of drugs, cash, a loaded handgun, and the arrest of two men, authorities announced. Aberdeen Police executed nine search warrants at a hotel in the 700 block of West Bel Air Avenue following an extensive probe into alleged drug sales.  While executing the warrants, investigators arrested Darnell Mitchell, 40, and Riyad Carter, 21, in connection with the operation. The suspects face felony and misdemeanor drug charges, along with weapons charges. During the bust, officers seized: Over two ounces of suspecte…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney
David Gray Pleads Guilty To Holiday Parade Shooting In MD A Frederick man has admitted to attempted murder and a weapons charge for his role in thea shootout with another man during a holiday parade in 2022, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. David Gray, 33, is facing up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in August after pleading guilty to participating in a shootout in downtown Frederick in December 2022 with Atu Adeyemi, 51, during the city's Kris Kringle parade. According to court documents, on Dec. 9, 2022, officers heard shots fired in the area of South Market Street and All Saints Street, which led to a short …

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by Zak Failla
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TSA Stops Florida Woman Attempting To Bring Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Dulles Airport TSA Stops Florida Woman Attempting To Bring Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Dulles Airport
TSA Stops Florida Woman Attempting To Bring Loaded Gun Onto Flight At Dulles Airport A Florida woman attempting to get onto a flight at Washington Dulles International Airport had an unexpected item in her carry-on bag that had to be confiscated by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer. While conducting surveillance at the security checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 9, TSA officials say that the officer found a 9mm handgun in the woman’s bag, including one bullet in the chamber that could have accidentally gone off during the flight. According to officials, the X-ray unit alerted the TSA officer who was staffing the X-ray, and the carry-on bag was inspected and a f…

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Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder, Possession Of Explosives: State's Attorney A 20-year-old Maryland man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for murder and possession by explosives, the Frederick County State’s Attorney announced. Frederick resident Joshua Eckenrode was sentenced to a life sentence with all but 40 years suspended after pleading guilty to his role in the March 2021 death of Curtis Mason Smith. Specifically, Eckenrode entered binding guilty pleas of: First-degree murder; Possession of a destructive device; Possession of explosives without a license; “Related weapons charges.” According to the state’s attorney, “the binding nature o…

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by Zak Failla
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Alexandria Residents Stopped From Bringing Handguns Aboard DCA Flight: TSA Alexandria Residents Stopped From Bringing Handguns Aboard DCA Flight: TSA
Alexandria Residents Stopped From Bringing Handguns Aboard DCA Flight: TSA Two people were unable to carry their personal handguns on a flight leaving from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials reported. On Sept. 29, a woman was stopped with her .380 caliber gun, that was not loaded, and a man was stopped with his nine millimeter handgun, loaded with 14 bullets, according to TSA. The man also had an extra 14 bullets with him, authorities said. TSA said the two incidents were not related. After each incident, both individuals had their guns taken away and were dealt weapons charges by law enforcement, officials said.

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by AJ Goldbloom