Mini-Bike Driver Ejected From Ride Suffers Critical Injuries At Maryland Intersection: Police Mini-Bike Driver Ejected From Ride Suffers Critical Injuries At Maryland Intersection: Police
Mini-Bike Driver Ejected From Ride Suffers Critical Injuries At Maryland Intersection: Police A 52-year-old man suffered serious injuries after failing to slow down his mini-bike at an Anne Arundel County stop sign and being ejected after he was struck by a vehicle, police say. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, first responders were called to investigate a crash at the intersection of Evergreen Road and Beverly Road in Severn. Investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department say that the driver of a 2021 Axis Offroad mini-bike was heading north on Beverly Road when he blew through a stop sign and was struck by a Subaru heading west on Evergreen Road. During…
DUI Driver Indicted For 2023 Maryland Crash That Left Two 19-Year-Old Women Dead: Police DUI Driver Indicted For 2023 Maryland Crash That Left Two 19-Year-Old Women Dead: Police
DUI Driver Indicted For 2023 Maryland Crash That Left Two 19-Year-Old Women Dead: Police The allegedly intoxicated driver who killed two 19-year-old women in an early morning crash last year in Montgomery County has been indicted by a grand jury, authorities announced. Elkridge resident Jean Pierre Velasco, 20, is facing nearly a dozen charges following an incident in March 2023 that resulted in the deaths of Leslie Kristin Ventura and Kailey Briana Vigil, officials say. The crash was reported shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023 on Montrose Road near Hitching Post Lane in Rockville. The initial investigation determined that a black 2012 Infiniti G37 with possibly f…
Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
Feral Cat Prowling Outside Maryland Hotel Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department A feral cat who became aggressive outside a Cecil County hotel has tested positive for rabies, the Health Department confirmed on Wednesday. On Saturday, Aug. 10, Animal Services picked up a cat near the Best Western hotel on Elwoods Road in North East that later tested positive for the virus after acting aggressively in the area. The cat was described as being a small to medium-sized brown and white female tabby. Officials caution that although the cat was found at the hotel, it may have exposed other people and pets in the surrounding area. According to health officials, "rabies is a vi…
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison A 22-year-old felon who went on a "one-man crime spree" while on probation in several Maryland counties is going to spend decades in prison, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Stoney Beach native Tyler Ray Marini Sater, who has racked up a lengthy rap sheet, was sentenced to 59 years in prison with 44 to serve following multiple criminal convictions stemming from a weeklong crime spree in December 2022.  On Dec. 13, 2022, Sater committed a robbery by knifepoint at the Cloud Smoke Shop in California, prosecutors say. Less than a week later, on Dec. 19, 2022, he …
Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney The dealer who provided the fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death of a 20-year-old man in Montgomery County is heading to prison, according to the state's attorney's office. A judge sentenced Gaithersburg resident Eric Turner, 32, to 10 years in prison with all but six years to serve after pleading guilty to his role in the death of Shanon Cole, who overdosed in July 2022 after ingesting a pill he received from him. Shannon Cole Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Turner pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter.  On the night of his death, court documents…
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney
Man Messaging Teen Girl On Instagram Sentenced For Rape Behind Maryland Home: State's Attorney A 30-year-old man who preyed on a teen girl looking to end their relationship in Harford County has been sentenced to likely a lifetime in prison following a conviction for multiple counts of rape, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday. Forest Hill resident Kareem Anthony Parker was found guilty earlier this summer following a near weeklong trial regarding the rape of a then 18-year-old girl in a wooded area behind her family home near the Rock Spring Swim Club in Bel Air last summer. On Aug. 12, prosecutors announced that Parker was sentenced to life with all but 50 years to se…
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected From Bike In Maryland Crash With Pole Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected From Bike In Maryland Crash With Pole
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected From Bike In Maryland Crash With Pole A 30-year-old Montgomery County man was killed after being ejected from his bike when he struck a metal light support pole in White Oak, police say. Silver Spring resident Christian Ronaldo Guillen has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed on Saturday afternoon while riding through the area. The crash was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Aug. 10 in the area of Lockwood Drive and Columbia Pike.  Investigators say that Guillen was riding a Honda CBR600 motorcycle north on Columbia Pike when he attempted to make a right turn onto Lockwood Drive. He struck the po…
Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds
Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds A 36-year-old Maryland man who used women's' drug dependency to compel them to participate in commercial sex work for him up and down the East Coast is facing prison time, federal authorities announced. William O’Neil Murray III pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 12 to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion over the course of several months in several states. At least three women were involved. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2022, Murray was involved in the multi-state sex trafficking operation, using women he would coerce by using their drug dependency…
Man Busted For Sexual Solicitation By Officer Posing As 15-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff Man Busted For Sexual Solicitation By Officer Posing As 15-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff
Man Busted For Sexual Solicitation By Officer Posing As 15-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff A 48-year-old Virginia man is facing charges in Maryland for allegedly targeting a young girl - who was, in fact, an undercover officer - through a messaging app, authorities announced. David Clay Murray, of Fairfax, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual solicitation of a minor following an investigation by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. In early August, a detective performing online investigations posing as a minor girl who was 15 was contacted by Murray through the cellular messaging app.  Investigators say that during the course of the conversation, the de…
Woman Killed By Falling Tree In Maryland Identified By Police Woman Killed By Falling Tree In Maryland Identified By Police
Woman Killed By Falling Tree In Maryland Identified By Police A woman was killed and a second person hospitalized when a tree fell on their vehicles in Howard County, police say. Columbia resident Stephanie Scensny has been identified by police as the driver of a Honda CR-V who was killed in an Ellicott City accident on Sunday, Aug. 11.  ELLICOTT CITY: Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike) is CLOSED in both directions at the Baltimore County line for tree down/collision. Will update. pic.twitter.com/2zTCdvR0nX — Howard County Police Department (@HCPDNews) August 11, 2024 According to the Howard County Police Department, shortly after 5:30 p.m. …
Inmate Found Stabbed To Death In Maryland Prison; Suspect In Custody: State Police Inmate Found Stabbed To Death In Maryland Prison; Suspect In Custody: State Police
Inmate Found Stabbed To Death In Maryland Prison; Suspect In Custody: State Police An inmate housed at a Maryland prison was killed after being stabbed to death by another prisoner in his cell, state police say. Marvin Brown, 23, has been identified as the person found dead inside the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland on Friday morning following an incident with another inmate, according to officials. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 9, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the facility to investigate an inmate death, where they found Brown unresponsive with multiple puncture wounds.  Another inmate - who has not been identified as charges are…
Motorcyclist Killed In Laurel Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Laurel Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Laurel Crash A motorcyclist was killed in an overnight crash in Laurel, police said. The unidentified man was heading north on Washington Boulevard on a Suzuki GSX-S750 when it struck a truck turning left near Lynn Buff Court around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, Howard County police said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the truck were uninjured. The cause of the collision is under investigation. Washington Boulevard in the area of the collision was closed for approximately 3 ½ hours.