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Drug Dealer Avoids Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Maryland Teen: DOJ Drug Dealer Avoids Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Maryland Teen: DOJ
Drug Dealer Avoids Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Maryland Teen: DOJ The Maryland drug dealer who authorities said sold the fentanyl dose that killed a minor will avoid a lifetime in prison. Silver Spring's Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, also known as “Mick,” 24, was charged with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of teen Landen Hausman, of Bethesda, US Attorney Erek Barron announced. Last week, Kefyalew pleaded guilty to the distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death. He faces up to 20 years in prison after his plea, previously having faced a lifetime behind bars. Due to the fatal overdose in January 2022, investigators said they discov…

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Drug Dealer Faces Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Minor In Maryland: DOJ Drug Dealer Faces Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Minor In Maryland: DOJ
Drug Dealer Faces Life In Prison For Fatal Fentanyl OD Of Minor In Maryland: DOJ A Maryland drug dealer faces life in prison for selling the fentanyl that killed a minor who overdosed on a counterfeit “Percocet” pill, federal officials announced. Silver Spring resident Mikiyas Maryie Kefyalew, also known as “Mick,” 24, has been charged with the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of teen Landen Hausman, of Bethesda, US Attorney Erek Barron announced. As a result of the fatal overdose in January, investigators said they discovered a counterfeit pill that appeared to be 30mg of oxycodone and alleged texts between Hausman and Kefyalew.  The pill was …

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Maryland Dad Gunned Down While Watching Fireworks Maryland Dad Gunned Down While Watching Fireworks
Maryland Dad Gunned Down While Watching Fireworks A loving father was trying to take in some Fourth of July fireworks over the holiday weekend when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet, according to his family. Cambridge resident Tyuane Johnson, Jr., 24, was an innocent bystander watching fireworks on Monday, July 4, when he got caught in the crossfire and was fatally hit by a bullet. Johnson was watching fireworks in the area of the 1000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night when he was struck, police said. He was rushed to the Dorchester General Hospital for treatment, where he was later pronounce…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large
Police ID 24-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Maryland, Suspect Remains At Large A fatal Fourth of July homicide remains under investigation by state police after a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in Dorchester County, authorities said on Thursday, July 7. Cambridge resident Tyuane Johnson, Jr. was pronounced dead at the Dorchester General Hospital on Monday, July 4 after he was found with a gunshot wound by members of the Maryland State Police Department. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday night, officers from the Cambridge Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge for a reported shooting, a spokesperson for the department said. Upon thei…

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Body Of Missing EU Delegate From Bethesda Found Two Months After Disappearance Body Of Missing EU Delegate From Bethesda Found Two Months After Disappearance
Body Of Missing EU Delegate From Bethesda Found Two Months After Disappearance The body of Sibylle Zitko, a missing EU delegate from Bethesda who was reported missing in January, has been found.  Zitko, 54, went missing from the Lock 7 area of the C&O Canal around 6 a.m. on Jan. 6, the US Park Police originally reported.  Her body was located after someone reported finding a woman’s body in the area of Lock 5 of the park on Friday, March 8, Bethesda Magazine reports. Park Police officially cancelled the search for Zitko on Friday, March 18 after the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner positively identified the body as Zitko's.  pic.twitter.com/LYxW…

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Man Dies In Severn House Fire Man Dies In Severn House Fire
Man Dies In Severn House Fire Fire officials are investigating a house fatal fire that claimed one life. Crews responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a fire at a single-family home in Severn at around 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Upon arrival crews found one male occupant, estimated to be in 60s, dead inside the home. The fire had spread throughout both floors of the building and was under control in about 15 minutes, the department said. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine an official cause of death. The cause of the fire is s…

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