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'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit 'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit
'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit The man who shot a sheriff's deputy following a lengthy high-speed chase in Maryland will spend decades in prison after being convicted by a jury over the summer, the Calvert County State's Attorney announced on Friday. Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 23, who was previously described as an "evil perpetrator" by Sheriff Ricky Cox, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to the shooting of Master Deputy James Flynt in December 2022.  On Friday, Oct. 11, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that Turner has been sentenced to life in prison, wit…

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by Zak Failla
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US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting
US Army Veteran, Dad ID'd As Victim Slain In Carroll County Road Rage Shooting A lover. A soldier. A friend. This is how Chris Moore is being remembered. Moore, 36, was shot just after 10 p.m. by Davon Dabbs, 20, of Taneytown, after his fiance had showed up with a handgun in an effort to protect him, the county sheriff's office said. Posts shared to Facebook say Moore served in the US Army, having been deployed for more than a year to Egypt. In a Facebook post, Dominic Mancuso said he served alongside Moore in Egypt, adding that "he was such a good guy, beloved by those who knew him, and such a solid heart." Good Morning Carroll County. As many of you know we h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Harwood Father 'Pistol Whips' Son In Head After Assaulting Grandmother: Anne Arundel Police Harwood Father 'Pistol Whips' Son In Head After Assaulting Grandmother: Anne Arundel Police
Harwood Father 'Pistol Whips' Son In Head After Assaulting Grandmother: Anne Arundel Police A Harwood man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting several family members over the weekend, authorities announced. Anne Arundel County police were called to the 4700 block of Flanders Lane around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12 after receiving reports of a shooting. Investigators learned that Robert Lee Bias Jr. was outside of a residence arguing with his mother when he reportedly grabbed her by the jacket, causing her to fall down the porch steps.  Two additional victims, identified as Bias' son and daughter, tried to intervene, prompting Bias to go inside and retrieve a handgun.…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (UPDATE) MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (UPDATE)
MD Gunman Fired At Sanitation Worker, Police During Multi-State Pursuit: Authorities (Update) A 26-year-old Maryland man was arrested for leading a police pursuit across state lines into Virginia on July 4, authorities announced. Frederick Njihia fired a gun multiple times at a Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission worker and a man standing next to his truck around 9:50 a.m., bringing police to the 11300 block of Hawks Ridge Terrace in Germantown, Montgomery County police said. No one was injured. A description of Nijhia's Honda Civic was broadcast. A MoCo officer spotted his car, but Nijhia shot the front tire, flattening it, police said. Police pursued the gunman's onto I-270 …

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by Cecilia Levine