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Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison
Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison The first gold bar scammer linked to an international crime ring targeting elderly residents in Maryland received a harsh sentence while making history in Montgomery County. On Monday, Dec. 11, Circuit Court Judge Margaret Schweitzer sentenced 26-year-old Ravinklejeet Mathon, of Rockville, to 10 years in prison, suspending all but five years, followed by five years of probation, well above the suggested guidelines for sentencing. Mathon was arrested in May after picking up the gold bars under the guise of being a courier.  The elderly victim, manipulated into believing his identity wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say
Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Elderly Woman In Maryland Home, Police Say The man who allegedly slashed a 70-year-old woman in Baltimore who required emergency surgery is being accused of attempted murder, according to police. City resident William Bowles, 29, has been arrested for his alleged role in the early morning stabbing of an elderly woman in the 500 block of Otterbein Street late in November.  The cutting incident was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27. Investigating officers called to the reported cutting say that they found the woman suffering from a "severe laceration" to her body, and she was taken to an area hospital, where she …

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Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time
Man Who Battered 78-Year-Old Man During Drunken Assault In Frederick Gets Prison Time The man who got drunk in his truck and savagely beat a 78-year-old man nearly to death in Frederick County will be spending years behind bars, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Frederick resident Edy Daniel Marroquin-Soma, 23, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 25 years to serve in the Division of Corrections followed by 5 years of supervised probation upon release, officials announced on Tuesday, March 28. The State had asked the court for an above the guidelines sentence of life suspend all but at least 40 years in prison, wh…

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by Zak Failla
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Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police
Elderly Woman Escapes Hatchet-Wielding Attacker In Maryland: Police An elderly woman was able to escape into her vehicle and drive to the police station while a 54-year-old woman struck her multiple times with a hatchet outside of her home in Maryland, authorities said. Wendy Yvette Shabazz, of Laurel, is facing a first-degree assault charge for hitting the 83-year-old woman with the weapon multiple times the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 14 on the 30 block of Orchard Towne Court, Laurel police said. The victim was able to get in her car and drive to the police station, where police treated her for non life-threatening injuries before she was hospitalized. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville
Video Shows Brutal Attack Of Elderly Man In Beltsville Video has been released of a suspect who brutally assaulted an elderly man in Beltsville, authorities say. The elderly victim who is in his 80s was beaten by the suspect after what detectives believe was an altercation over damage to a car door in a parking lot on the 11300 block of Cherry Hill Road around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 2, according to the Prince George's Police Department. The suspect fled the scene in a white pickup truck that is pictured in footage released by authorities. Investigators are asking the communities help to identify the suspect. The video may be disturbing to s…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH) Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (WATCH)
Newly Released Video Shows Virginia Deputies Tackling 77-Year-Old Man (Watch) EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video could be difficult to watch for some audiences.  Newly released police camera body footage captures deputies with the Warren County Sheriff's Office slamming a 77-year-old man to the ground during his arrest. Authorities originally said that Ralph Ennis "fell over" when deputies arrested him for reckless driving in Fort Royal, Virginia in April.  However, the video shows one deputy running up to Ennis and throwing him against Ennis' red pickup truck. Another deputy is seen jumping on top and sending both men to the ground. Ennis died 13 days later …

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by David Cifarelli
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4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (VIDEO) 4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (VIDEO)
4 Suspects Behind Violent Senior Citizen Attack Wanted By PG Police (Video) Prince George's Police are asking the public for help in identifying multiple suspects who violently attacked an elderly woman in an attempt to steal her car.  The four suspects attacked the woman as she was approaching her Capitol Height home around 6:40 p.m. on March 29, police said. The suspects pushed the woman to the ground, took her belongings and stole her car keys. When the victim tried to run toward a neighbor's house for help, one of the fleeing suspects chased and tackled her to the ground, police said.  The carjacking suspectsPrince George's Police Department The victim suf…

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by David Cifarelli