Woman Fatally Struck By Car On Route 50 Mourned As 'Free Spirit' Woman Fatally Struck By Car On Route 50 Mourned As 'Free Spirit'
Woman Fatally Struck By Car On Route 50 Mourned As 'Free Spirit' Friends and family of a free-spirited woman in Maryland are in shock after she was unexpectedly struck and killed by a car. "Heaven gained an angel, and we lost a beautiful soul," organizers of a GoFundMe campaign on behalf of Jennifer Kent wrote after she was killed on Bay Dale Drive in Annapolis on Saturday, May 6. The organizers of the campaign highlighted Kent's appreciation and love of animals, as well as the way she touched the lives of those around her. "Anyone that knew Jen, knew that she was a free spirit with a warm heart," Christina McDonough wrote. "She loved nature and beading…
Father Of Two Killed In Murder-Suicide In MD Remembered As Beloved Family Member, Friend Father Of Two Killed In Murder-Suicide In MD Remembered As Beloved Family Member, Friend
Father Of Two Killed In Murder-Suicide In MD Remembered As Beloved Family Member, Friend Support is swelling for the family of a father of two who was at the wrong place at the wrong time when he was shot and killed in a grisly murder-suicide involving a husband and wife in Maryland. Annapolis native George Michael Petrullo, 38, was murdered in a triple shooting on Friday, May 5 in the area of the Holiday Inn Express in the 2100 block of Somerville Road. The shooter, George Edward Huff, 42, of Riva, shot his wife Alexandra Abbott Huff, 34, then Petrullo, before turning the gun on himself in the parking lot of the hotel. Since his death, the community has rallied around Petrull…
MURDER SUICIDE: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel MURDER SUICIDE: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel
Murder Suicide: Police ID Husband Who Killed Wife, 2nd Victim At Maryland Hotel The gunman and two victims involved in a murder-suicide late last week outside a Maryland hotel have been identified by the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police say that George Edward Huff, 42, of Riva, shot wife Alexandra Abbott Huff, 34, and Annapolis resident George Michael Petrullo, 38, in the 2100 block of Somerville Road on Friday, May 5, in the parking lot outside the Holiday Inn Express in Annapolis.  Investigators determined that Huff shot both of his victims in the parking lot, then shot himself.  Both he and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene, while Petrullo wa…
Purse Snatchers Using Stolen Credit Card Lead MD Police To Illegal Guns, Drugs: Police Purse Snatchers Using Stolen Credit Card Lead MD Police To Illegal Guns, Drugs: Police
Purse Snatchers Using Stolen Credit Card Lead MD Police To Illegal Guns, Drugs: Police A pair of dim-witted 19-year-old purse-snatchers were busted with drugs and illegal weapons after leading investigators in Anne Arundel straight to their location following a reported robbery. Charles Boyd III, and Brandon White, Jr., both of Annapolis, were not as clever as police investigators hunting them, and they will now face multiple charges, after they were caught with drugs and illegal weapons, according to officials late on Friday, May 5. The strange series of events began shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, when officers were met by a woman on Melrob Court who said she was…
Multiple Victims Shot Near Annapolis Shopping Center (DEVELOPING) Multiple Victims Shot Near Annapolis Shopping Center (DEVELOPING)
Multiple Victims Shot Near Annapolis Shopping Center (Developing) Several people were shot outside an Annapolis shopping center on Friday afternoon, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Officials say that at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Friday, May 5, officers were called to the 2000 block of Somerville Road in Annapolis, where there were reports of gunshots fired with multiple victims. #MultipleVictimShooting 2000 block of Somerville Road in Annapolis. PIO en route, media staging will be in the Truist Bank parking lot 2360 Solomons Island Road. — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) May 5, 2023 The incident was reported n…
Police Impersonator Terrorizes MD Medical Center Security Day After Arrest: Officials Police Impersonator Terrorizes MD Medical Center Security Day After Arrest: Officials
Police Impersonator Terrorizes MD Medical Center Security Day After Arrest: Officials A man with bad intentions who posed as law enforcement at the Anne Arundel Medical Center is facing fresh charges after being busted returning to the scene of the crime with bad intentions, police say. Annapolis resident Glenn Anthony Atkins, 64, is facing multiple charges following trespassing incidents that were reported on consecutive days, according to officials from the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The strange week began at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, May 1, when officers were called to investigate an allegedly intoxicated man outside the Anne Arundel Medical Center on Me…
Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police
Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police A stabbing suspect implicated in a fatal incident in Annapolis on Monday was killed after stepping into traffic and being struck by a tractor-trailer, according to Maryland State Police. Maurice Logan Mitchell, 42, of Annapolis, has been identified by investigators as the victim who was struck and killed in Prince George’s County on Monday, May 1. At approximately 4:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, troopers from the College Park Barrack were called to US Route 50 near Maryland Route 193 to investigate a reported pedestrian-related crash. The initial investigation determined that the pedestria…
Threats Targeting Congressman With 'His Militia' Gets MD Man Prison Time: DOJ Threats Targeting Congressman With 'His Militia' Gets MD Man Prison Time: DOJ
Threats Targeting Congressman With 'His Militia' Gets MD Man Prison Time: DOJ Federal officials say that a Maryland man will spend time behind bars after sending messages over the Internet threatening to maim and injure a US member of Congress. Annapolis resident Justin Kuchta, 40, has been sentenced to four months in federal prison, followed by a year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to making what turned out to be idle threats, authorities announced on Thursday, April 27.  US Attorney Erek Barron said that a Congressman’s district office in Texas reported in July last year that it received a threatening message through an event management website t…
Mom Dies In Labor Leaving Kids, Husband To Grieve In Maryland Mom Dies In Labor Leaving Kids, Husband To Grieve In Maryland
Mom Dies In Labor Leaving Kids, Husband To Grieve In Maryland What was supposed to be a day of dreams turned into one of nightmares for a Maryland family mourning the loss of their matriarch. Maria Mejia and her husband were ready to welcome their third child, Nuestro Regaló Dilan Gael, to the world on Wednesday, April 12, though fate had more pernicious plans in mind for the family that day. While in labor with the child, there were complications, according to her husband, and she died from severe preeclampsia while giving birth. “My beloved wife, or as I called her, my 'China,' came to the hospital to give birth to our third child, and this moment…
Morgan State Teacher, Annapolis Principal Arrested On Armed Robbery Charge Morgan State Teacher, Annapolis Principal Arrested On Armed Robbery Charge
Morgan State Teacher, Annapolis Principal Arrested On Armed Robbery Charge The principal of Annapolis's Phoenix Academy has been arrested on an armed robbery charge, police confirm. Mark Steward Brown, who also serves as a faculty member at Morgan State University, was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 12, according to Baltimore police. Baltimore police say that Brown was charged with Armed Robbery, but did not disclose additional information. Morgan State University released the following statement regarding the incident: "The University is aware of the reports surrounding Mark Steward Brown and can confirm that he joined the University in January of 2023, t…
Funeral Home Murderer Admits To Gunning Down Teen Behind Brooklyn Business: State's Attorney Funeral Home Murderer Admits To Gunning Down Teen Behind Brooklyn Business: State's Attorney
Funeral Home Murderer Admits To Gunning Down Teen Behind Brooklyn Business: State's Attorney A teenager may spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to scheming and executing a plan to murder his robbery victim right at death's door in Brooklyn last year, the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney announced. Jaden Kemetrius Crowner, 19, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for his role in the premeditated murder of 19-year-old Devin Scott Freeman behind Gonce Funeral Services in March 2022, according to officials on Monday, April 10. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2022, witnesses found blood in the park…
Masonic Lodge Vandal Caught After Smearing Blood-Like Substances, Leaving Concerning Notes Masonic Lodge Vandal Caught After Smearing Blood-Like Substances, Leaving Concerning Notes
Masonic Lodge Vandal Caught After Smearing Blood-Like Substances, Leaving Concerning Notes A 43-year-old man has been arrested after being accused of vandalizing a Masonic Lodge in Glen Burnie. Michael Paul Ozalas was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 22 after Anne Arundel County Police connected him to the vandalism that had occurred at the Masonic Lodge on Crain Highway on Monday, March 13. Investigators say that Ozalas smeared a blood-colored substance on multiple doors of the Lodge. They also found hand-written letters that contained "concerning language" posted on the entry doors of the building. A week later on Tuesday, March 21, a member of the Annapolis Masonic Lodg…