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Gaithersburg Man Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate Gaithersburg Man Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate
Gaithersburg Man Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate The 36-year-old man who "seriously injured" two Montgomery County police officers while resisting arrest will spend decades in prison after being convicted of assault and other offenses. Gaithersburg resident Jermaine Palmer was sentenced to 38 years in prison, suspending all but 21 to serve following an attack on officers in June 2023, authorities announced on Thursday. Palmer did not go down quietly on June 30, 2023, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to police. Shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of the incident, offi…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Convicted Of Assault Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Convicted Of Assault
Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Convicted Of Assault The 36-year-old man who "seriously injured" two Montgomery County police officers while resisting arrest is facing decades in prison after being convicted of assault and other offenses, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jermaine Palmer did not go down quietly on June 30, 2023, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to police. On Monday, Aug. 5, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Palmer was found guilty by a jury of:  First- and second-degree assault on law enforcement; Second-de…

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by Zak Failla
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Officers 'Seriously Injured' By Burglary Suspect Who Went Down Swinging In MD Officers 'Seriously Injured' By Burglary Suspect Who Went Down Swinging In MD
Officers 'Seriously Injured' By Burglary Suspect Who Went Down Swinging In MD Two Montgomery County police officers suffered “serious injuries” while attempting to apprehend an unrelenting suspect who broke into a Gaithersburg apartment over the weekend. Germantown resident Jermaine Palmer did not go down quietly on Friday, June 30, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to authorities. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday, officers were called to the 7900 block of Spiceberry Circle, where there was a report of a man spraying a fire extinguisher in the hallway. At the scene, officers found a woman who sa…

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by Zak Failla
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'Peeping Tom' Charged With Indecent Exposure; Additional Victims Urged To Come Forward 'Peeping Tom' Charged With Indecent Exposure; Additional Victims Urged To Come Forward
'Peeping Tom' Charged With Indecent Exposure; Additional Victims Urged To Come Forward Montgomery County Police are urging the public to come forward if they believe to have been victimized by a Silver Spring man charged with indecent exposure last week.  Steven Adams, 28, exposed himself to a female occupant in the laundry room of one Gaithersburg apartment building in November 2021, police said.  On top of that, Adams is believed to be behind multiple incidents where he was looking into ground floor apartments in the Washington Square neighborhood, police said.  When police identified Adams as the suspect behind these incidents, they learned Adams had a…

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by David Cifarelli