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Repeat Killer Found Guilty Of Maryland Murder During Smartphone Sale: State's Attorney
A Brooklyn man already serving a life sentence for a 2023 murder has been convicted in a second killing, this time for fatally shooting a 29-year-old man during a fake smartphone sale in Annapolis.
Jaden Crowner, 20, was found guilty Friday, Dec. 6, of first-degree murder, carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, and other handgun offenses following a four-day trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, officials said.
He faces sentencing on April 30, 2025.
The victim, Walters Elangwe, a hardworking Cameroonian immigrant who bought and resold used smartphones for …
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced.
Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records.
Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
MS-13 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing 19-Year-Old Over Defaced Graffiti In Montgomery County
Three MS-13 street gang members have become the first to be convicted in Montgomery County of participation in a criminal organization resulting in the death of a 19-year-old, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday.
Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, both of Silver Spring, are facing multiple life sentences for their roles in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz in November 2022.
Police say that at approximately 4 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022, officers were called to the 100 bloc…
District Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Ex, Sexually, Physically Abusing Her For Days In DC: Feds
A District man will spend the rest of his life in prison after holding his partner hostage in his Northwest DC apartment, where he repeatedly physically and sexually abused her, federal authorities announced.
Bryant Phillips, 53, was found guilty by a jury earlier this year to multiple criminal charges after terrorizing a former lover over the course of several harrowing days more than two years ago.
On Friday, Aug. 9, officials say he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release, plus 30 additional years, followed by a lifetime of supervised release/probation.
He wil…
Jealous, Controlling Boyfriend Gets Life For Violently Killing Ex-GF In Maryland: AG
Forell Isaac will have a lifetime to think about his actions after he violently stabbed his girlfriend to death after tracking her from her home in Baltimore, the Maryland AG announced.
Isaac, 39, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted earlier this year of the first-degree murder of girlfriend Linique Green, 29, in September 2021 following what was described as a "tumultuous romantic relationship," where he showed concerning, controlling behavior.
According to the investigation, Isaac and Green had been involved in a “tumultuous romantic relationship,” an…
DC Killer Sentenced To Life Without Parole After Stabbing Girlfriend's Son, Two Others
A convicted killer has been sentenced to life without parole following a horrific attack during a trip to Washington D.C. in May 2020 that left one dead and two others injured, authorities say.
Biet Van Tran, 65, was found guilty of the first-degree murder or Linh Pham, 23, and attempted first-degree murders of Quy Luc, 32, and Thi Nyguen, 22, back in April of 2022, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office.
Pham, Luc, and Nyguen were attacked on May 11, 2020 after traveling to visit the D.C. area after Luc's mother suffered a stroke.
Tran, who was Luc's mother's b…
