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Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of MD Road By Heartless Armed Robbers: Police Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of MD Road By Heartless Armed Robbers: Police
Victim Called 911 While Left To Die On Side Of MD Road By Heartless Armed Robbers: Police The man who authorities say shot and killed his victim during a robbery earlier this year in Maryland has been convicted of murder. Jackson Garcia, 20, of Silver Spring, was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of crime of violence, armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery on Thursday, July 13, according to a release from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from the Feb. 17, 2022 killing of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero. According to court documents, Garcia and co-conspirator Malik D. Jeff…

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MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced
MD Bus Driver Who Claimed Mental Disorder Made Him Sexually Abuse Special Needs Girls Sentenced A Montgomery County school bus driver has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing children who rode his bus. Etienne Kabongo, 67, claimed he was not criminally responsible for abusing the four girls due to a mental disorder after he pleaded guilty to the crime, announced the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Kabongo was accused of abusing the special needs girls, who were ages 12, 12, 18, and 20 at the time of the incidents. Officials began investigating the incidents after one of the victims came forward in 2018. Surveillance footage of t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies
Maryland Brothers Busted After $50K Pharmacy Robberies A 26-year-old Washington, DC man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for the armed robberies of two pharmacies.  Carlos Zackery pleaded guilty in September 2022 to six armed robberies, nine first-degree assaults, and two conspiracy to commit armed robbery charges after robbing two pharmacies with his brother.  Zackery admitted to robbing two pharmacies, including the Walgreens on the 6900 block of Arlington Road in Bethesda, and the Giant Foods pharmacy on the 3800 block of International Drive in Silver Spring. “These defendants terrorized pharmacy employees and custome…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Medical Worker Admits Raping Vulnerable Patient: Police Maryland Medical Worker Admits Raping Vulnerable Patient: Police
Maryland Medical Worker Admits Raping Vulnerable Patient: Police A Rockville medical worker has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult after being convicted on similar charges the day before, authorities say. Macdoff Oghenejabo Okah, 46, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty Thursday, June 30 to sexually assaulting an involuntarily admitted patient(Victim A) at Adventist Healthcare Behavioral Health in Feb. 2018, according to Montgomery County officials. Once admitted, Okah forced Victim A into vaginal intercourse in her room. Okah was found guilty of assaulting a second patient(Victim B) in June 2019, Wednesday, June 19, police …

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by Annie DeVoe