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Repeat Killer Found Guilty Of Annapolis Murder During Smartphone Sale: State's Attorney Repeat Killer Found Guilty Of Annapolis Murder During Smartphone Sale: State's Attorney
Repeat Killer Found Guilty Of Annapolis 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 …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Hid Out In El Salvador For Years Sentenced For Cookout Murder In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Who Hid Out In El Salvador For Years Sentenced For Cookout Murder In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Who Hid Out In El Salvador For Years Sentenced For Cookout Murder In Maryland: Prosecutors A man who fled to his native El Salvador for years following a fatal shooting in Anne Arundel County will be spending decades stateside - in a prison cell - authorities announced on Wednesday. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, was sentenced to 90 years in prison with all but 55 years suspended, with the first 10 years to be served without the possibility of parole, after admitting to a 2020 shooting at a company party. According to Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess, the fatal and non-fatal shooting of two men were reported at a construction company…

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by Zak Failla
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Bruised Ego Lands Irate, Intoxicated Driver In Prison For Maryland Attack: Prosecutors Bruised Ego Lands Irate, Intoxicated Driver In Prison For Maryland Attack: Prosecutors
Adam Wolford Sentenced For DUI, Assault In Anne Arundel A Severn man will spend more than a decade in prison after he got behind the wheel while intoxicated and went on a small rampage that involved parked cars and pedestrians last summer, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney announced. On Thursday, Adam Rey Wolford, 34, was sentenced to 75 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended for striking three pedestrians and repeatedly ramming a parked SUV with two women inside after an incident outside the Cancun Cantina in Hanover last summer. Shortly before 2 a.m. on June 4, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were…

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Karate Instructor Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children In MD: State's Attorney Karate Instructor Gets Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Children In MD: State's Attorney
Harry 'Craig' Conaway Sentenced For Rape, Sex Offenses A 72-year-old karate instructor will spend more than a decade behind bars after getting too physical with at least two of his students at his makeshift dojo in Anne Arundel County, the state's attorney's office announced. Harry "Craig" Conaway has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex offenses involving two children, one of whom was a student at his homemade dojo, while the other came forward after suffering from child sexual abuse more than two decades ago. "As an instructor of martial arts, (Conaway) was expected to instill confidence and teach self-defense," Anne Arundel Coun…

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Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
Woman Who Fled To Florida After Killing Maryland Father Gets 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor A 33-year-old woman who tried to flee to Florida after shooting a father of three in Maryland last Spring will spend decades in prison, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced on Tuesday. Ronnisha Harris, who has no fixed address, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with all but 30 suspended, with the first five years to be served without the possibility of parole for the murder of Raphael "Ray-Ray" Johnson, Jr. last year. On March 2, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 100 block of Obery Court, where there were rep…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials
Repeat DUI Offender Used Sober Person To Crack Interlock Device Before Fatal Crash: Officials A man with a history of drinking and getting behind the wheel in Maryland is going to have 15 years to reconsider his actions before he's released from prison. Pedro Baires-Beltran, 36, pleaded guilty this week to drinking, then driving after using someone else to unlock an interlock device, leading to a fatal midday crash which also injured his 15-year-old nephew outside Marley Station Mall in Anne Arundel County last year, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess' office announced. Shortly before 1 p.m. on April 2, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the…

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Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney
Man Who Fled To El Salvador Admits To Murder At Maryland Get-Together: State's Attorney A Maryland resident who was tracked down in El Salvador pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 22 to shooting two men, one fatally, during an argument at a get-together in 2020, authorities announced. Wilber Oswaldo Nunez-Menendez, 28, of Crownsville, pleaded guilty to second-degree counts of murder and attempted murder, as well as two counts of use of a handgun in a violent crime in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court in Annapolis, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The charges stem from a November 2020 incident in which Anne Arundel Police responded to a home on Brick Church Road in Edgewater…

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Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland
Kidnapper Who Held Ex-GF, Family Captive In Vehicle For Weeks Gets Prison Time In Maryland A kidnapper and three-time felon who held his ex-girlfriend and their two children captive in a vehicle for two weeks in Maryland is heading to prison. Juan Michael Pack, 40, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. The sentence was sought due to Pack’s status as a repeat felon offender. The charges stem from an incident on March 2, 2023 in which Anne Arundel County police were alerted by a principal and guidance counselor at an area school that the mother of a disabled 10-year-old boy appeared “extremely distr…

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Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney
Life In Prison For Son Responsible For Butchering Mother In Maryland: State's Attorney An Anne Arundel Judge has ruled that a 26-year-old man spend life in prison for the grisly murder of his mother in their Tracy's Landing home in 2021, authorities announced. Andrew Beavers was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his mother, cybersecurity executive Juanita Naomi Koilpillai, 58, whose body was found poorly outside of their home after being reported missing. Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess added that on top of the life sentence, Beavers was also hit with three years on a weapons charge. On July 25, 2021, prosecutors say that …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney
Man Traded Pics Of Kids In Exchange For Child Porn In Maryland: State's Attorney A man who traded photos of his neighbor’s daughters in exchange for child porn with a youth coach and colleague in Maryland is heading to prison, authorities announced. Adam James Jun, 41, of Linthicum, was sentenced to 80 years, with all but 18 months suspended, with five years of supervised probation in Anne Arundel, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said. The investigation began in May 2022, when detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) involving multiple files of child pornography discovered on Kik, a chat messenger site. The …

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Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church
Man Admits To Hate Crime For Damaging 'BLM' Signs And Pride Flags At Maryland Church A masked man who was caught on camera vandalizing a "Black Lives Matter" sign posted at an Anne Arundel Church will likely avoid time behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Billups, 29, pleaded guilty this week to defacing religious property in connection to a hate crime committed earlier this year when he destroyed Pride and other symbolic flags at the Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church in Odenton. The Anne Arundel State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday that Billups received a three-year suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation, during which he must complete …

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by Zak Failla
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Brother Who Penned Note Wishing Family Dead Complicit In Killing 5-Year-Old Sister In MD: Jury Brother Who Penned Note Wishing Family Dead Complicit In Killing 5-Year-Old Sister In MD: Jury
Brother Who Penned Note Wishing Family Dead Complicit In Killing 5-Year-Old Sister In MD: Jury A Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found criminally responsible for the 2020 death of his 5-year-old half sister, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. Pasadena resident Stephon Jarrod Davis II, now 20, was found to be complicit by a jury after a five-day trial for his role in the murder of Anaya Jannah Abdul during a bout of rage against his family. He was 17 years old at the time of the murder and a rising senior at Chesapeake High School. "(Davis) was angry at his family and he took it out on the youngest and most vulnerable…

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by Zak Failla
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Prisoner Gets New Sentence After Attempting To Kill Fellow Inmate Over Juice Boxes In MD: Judge Prisoner Gets New Sentence After Attempting To Kill Fellow Inmate Over Juice Boxes In MD: Judge
Prisoner Gets New Sentence After Attempting To Kill Fellow Inmate Over Juice Boxes In MD: Judge An inmate housed inside a Maryland correctional facility will never see the light of day again after getting saucy over some juice boxes and attempting to murder a fellow inmate, authorities announced. Already serving a 35-year bid for a robbery and weapons violation in Baltimore in 2009, an Anne Arundel County judge sentenced Courtney Butler, 35, to life in prison plus 10 years for an attack in 2021 inside the facility. Prosecutors say that on March 25, 2021, Butler and his victim were involved in an argument about the distribution of juice boxes, including a threat made by the former towa…

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by Zak Failla
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Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother
Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother A man convicted of killing the mother of a US Naval Midshipman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, officials announced. Angelo Harrod was sentenced on Wednesday, March 1 after being convicted of the murder of 57-year-old Michelle Cummings, who was visiting her son Trey, a member of the Navy football team, for induction day on June 29, 2021. “What was supposed to be a celebratory time turned into tragedy for Mrs. Cummings’ family that summer evening," State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement.  “Mrs. Cummings was a proud mother and loving wife who was take…

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Woman Sentenced For 'Vicious' Murder Where She Stabbed Victim 36 Times In Maryland Woman Sentenced For 'Vicious' Murder Where She Stabbed Victim 36 Times In Maryland
Woman Sentenced For 'Vicious' Murder Where She Stabbed Victim 36 Times In Maryland The woman who stabbed her victim 36 times and killed him during an unprovoked attack in Maryland will spend decades in prison after being sentenced, the Anne Arundel State's Attorney announced. Inari Molina, 27, was sentenced to life with all but 60 years suspended after pleading guilty in May to first-degree murder for her role in the death of Brian Gifford in 2019. Giffords body was found on July 27, 2019, when the Anne Arundel Police Department received a report of a foul odor coming from a white pick-up truck in a large parking lot in the 800 block of Aquahart Road in Glen Burnie. Upon…

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by Zak Failla
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Family Friend Sentenced For Raping Minor After Moving Into Maryland Home Family Friend Sentenced For Raping Minor After Moving Into Maryland Home
Family Friend Sentenced For Raping Minor After Moving Into Maryland Home A Virginia man has been sentenced to 36 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing a child of a family friend for two years, authorities say. Anne Arundel County Police and Department of Social Services first received a report that Hector Rojo, 27, had sexually abused the minor victim on Oct. 22, 2020, according to Anne Arundel County Government officials. The report stated that Rojo had moved into the home of the victim and had initially begun to touch her breasts and buttocks of the victim before progressing to rape over the course of two years of abuse. “As adults, …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland
Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland A Maryland man could spend up to two decades behind bars after being found guilty of more than a dozen charges related to the assault of two Anne Arundel County Police officers. Annapolis resident Brandon Hardy, 26, was sentenced to 15 years of active incarceration and is subject to an additional five years which were suspended for 13 charges including two counts of second-degree assault against officers Saifedlin Hussain and James Yee in September 2021. Hardy was also sentenced for a litany of felony drug charges for possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances, lea…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Restaurant Owner Gets 20 Years For Killing Army Veteran While Driving Drunk Maryland Restaurant Owner Gets 20 Years For Killing Army Veteran While Driving Drunk
Maryland Restaurant Owner Gets 20 Years For Killing Army Veteran While Driving Drunk A restaurant owner from Anne Arundel County has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing an Army veteran while he was driving under the influence, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's office said on Tuesday, April 19.  Guarav “Sonny” Rawal, owner of Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, was intoxicated, using his phone and excessively speeding when he slammed into the back of Anthony Jean-Louis' car last year.  The impact caused Jean-Louis to lose control, overturn and crash into a nearby guardrail, killing him on impact. Jean-Louis served in the US Army f…

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by David Cifarelli
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Daughter Admits To Mother's Murder In Anne Arundel Hotel Fight: Authorities Daughter Admits To Mother's Murder In Anne Arundel Hotel Fight: Authorities
Daughter Admits To Mother's Murder In Anne Arundel Hotel Fight: Authorities A woman from Anne Arundel County pleaded guilty to inadvertently murdering her mother two years ago, the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney office said on Tuesday, April 19.  Kimberly Windsor, 47, of Linthicum Heights admitted to assaulting her 74-year-old mother Carol Windsor so bad that she died from her injuries days after Carol was viciously attacked, the office said.  “This is truly heartbreaking,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “The defendant viciously attacked her own mother because she wouldn’t go to the store for her and the subsequent assault contributed to the victim…

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by David Cifarelli