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Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate
Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate The woman who sold the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose of a 19-year-old in Montgomery County will spend years behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Evelin Cabrera, 20, who has no known address, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for her role in the death of Daniel Pineda-Romero in December 2022, when he was found unresponsive in his family's home in Gaithersburg. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 10, 2022, a family member found Pineda-Romero unresponsive, and first responders declared him dead at the scene. "(His brother) saw him sleeping at 3 p…

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District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS) District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (VIDEOS)
District Man Sentenced After Attempted Murder Caught On Camera In Maryland (Videos) A District man will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty mid-trial for an attempted murder that was caught on camera in Maryland, authorities announced. The 22-year-old saw the writing on the wall and admitted his guilt in the middle of a jury trial earlier this year in connection to his role in a shooting in a well-known Silver Spring alleyway following a wild chase in June 2022, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison with all but 30 to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation when he is released. …

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Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland
Glen Burnie Man Who Killed Dad Defending Son During Dispute Learns Fate In Maryland A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…

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Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney
Man Sentenced To Double The Top Maryland Sentencing Guideline For Motel Rape: State's Attorney The Maryland man who admitted to a motel rape earlier this year in Harford County, was handed a heavy prison term that exceeds the state's sentencing guidelines, prosecutors announced. In February, Whiteford resident Earl Samuel Jones, 44, pleaded guilty to the first-degree rape of a 36-year-old woman at a Red Roof Inn in Aberdeen in September 2022.  According to the state's attorney's office, on Sept. 12, 2022, police were called to the motel when a woman reported being asleep in a room when she was awoken by a naked man she did not know after her boyfriend left the door open to use t…

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Woman Gets Jail Time For Pepper Spraying 12-Year-Old Child During Disagreement In Maryland Woman Gets Jail Time For Pepper Spraying 12-Year-Old Child During Disagreement In Maryland
Woman Gets Jail Time For Pepper Spraying 12-Year-Old Child During Disagreement In Maryland The woman who pepper sprayed a 12-year-old child living with her during an argument is going to spend time behind bars, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Waldorf resident Sabrina Cocheye Embrey, 51, was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted by a jury in May on child abuse and assault charges following an incident that escalated with the boy.  Prosecutors say that in October 2023, an officer from the Charles County Sheriff's Office was called to a Waldorf home to investigate a reported domestic disturbance. According to investigators, Embrey got in…

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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…

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Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland
Men Busted With Thousands Of Pills After Cross Country Train Ride Sentenced In Maryland Two men who transported thousands of fentanyl pills across the country into Maryland will spend years in prison for bringing the poison into Montgomery County. Prince George's County residents Malik Marin, of Bowie, and Tuflah Davies, of Laurel, both 27, will spend years behind bars after admitting to possession of a large amount of fentanyl, the state's attorney's office announced. Both received the same sentence: 15 years in prison with all but five years to serve, followed by five years of supervised probation following their release. In December last year, the pair traveled from Los An…

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Suspect Busted With Child Porn Also Touched Minor In Maryland: State's Attorney Suspect Busted With Child Porn Also Touched Minor In Maryland: State's Attorney
Suspect Busted With Child Porn Also Touched Minor In Maryland: State's Attorney The investigation into distribution of child porn in Maryland will land a 27-year-old man in Calvert County behind bars for years, the state's attorney's office announced. Hunter Lee Kirby was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the distribution of child porn and sex abuse of a minor following an investigation by the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force last year. Beginning in July 2023, investigators have been probing people in possession of child pornography across Maryland, leading them to Kirby last year, according to officials last year. In Augus…

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Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member
Teen Heading To Prison For Role In Maryland Murder Of Rival Gang Member A 19-year-old is heading to prison in Montgomery County for his role in the death of a Frederick man who was in a rival gang two years ago, the state's attorney announced. Germantown resident Dayton Miller was sentenced to 25 years in prison with all but 15 suspended in connection to the death of 20-year-old Taon Cline in April 2022. According to court documents, shortly before 11 p.m. on April 22, 2022, first responders were called to the 19000 block of Gunners Branch Road in Germantown to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Cline suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He w…

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Shooter Caught On Camera Sentenced For Midday Shooting Near Busy Maryland Roadway (VIDEO) Shooter Caught On Camera Sentenced For Midday Shooting Near Busy Maryland Roadway (VIDEO)
Shooter Caught On Camera Sentenced For Midday Shooting Near Busy Maryland Roadway (Video) A 20-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison following a midday shooting in Maryland in one of Montgomery County's busiest roads, authorities announced on Wednesday. Sorie Mansaray, who has no known address, was sentenced on July 17 to 30 years in prison with all but 12 years suspended following a July 2022 shooting that was caught on camera. On July 22, 2022, prosecutors say that Mansaray shot at a vehicle that pulled onto the 11000 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, striking and injuring a passenger in the vehicle. The victim was treated at an area hospital…

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Man Who Killed Teen Fearing For His Life, Family, Sentenced For Maryland Shooting: Prosecutors Man Who Killed Teen Fearing For His Life, Family, Sentenced For Maryland Shooting: Prosecutors
Man Who Killed Teen Fearing For His Life, Family, Sentenced For Maryland Shooting: Prosecutors A 24-year-old man implicated in the 2021 murder of a teenager who "feared for his life" and began living with friends to protect his family may spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office. Tyree Ronell Deangelo Haynes has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 40 years suspended following the murder of 17-year-old Malakai Cooke in April 2021, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say that on April 16, 2021, Haynes fatally shot the teen in the parking lot of Country Inn and Suites in Frederick. "The victim previously t…

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Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC
Teen Sentenced For Murder, Abduction Of Maryland Man After Nightclub Altercation In DC A 17-year-old has been sentenced to decades in prison for his role in the murder of a man they abducted after an altercation in a DC nightclub, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Nijuan Wilson was sentenced by a judge to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended in connection to the death of Deangelo Beale last summer. On June 9, 2023, officers responded to an apartment complex in Waldorf to investigate a reported shooting, where they found Beale in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person, Marqui…

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Unlicensed Driver, 21, Who Killed Maryland Newlywed Gets 7 Years Behind Bars Unlicensed Driver, 21, Who Killed Maryland Newlywed Gets 7 Years Behind Bars
Austin Keith Seagraves Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash The speeding hit-and-run driver who tore apart a newly-married couple in Anne Arundel County is facing the better part of a decade prison, according to the state's attorney's office. Austin Keith Seagraves, now 21, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for striking high school sweethearts in August 2022, killing 22-year-old Arielle Starr Dryden-Bera, and critically injuring her new husband, Fidel Angel Castro, 23. On Aug. 24, 2022, while the couple was out enjoying the night to get ice cream, they were struck by Seagraves' Toyota Camry in the area of Aquahart Road and Oakwood Road in …

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Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Maryland Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Maryland
Shooter Sentenced For Murdering Man After Altercation With Son In Maryland A man will spend 35 years in prison for shooting his victim more than two dozen times after getting into an altercation with his son, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Mehki Joseph Smith, 24, of Waldorf, was sentenced to life in prison with all but 35 years suspended in connection to the murder of 60-year-old Michael Anthony Dodson, Sr. in October 2022. Dodson, a Waldorf resident, was identified as the victim who was found shot several times and killed at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2022 in the 2500 block of Old Washington Road in his hometown, according t…

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'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland 'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland
'Stunning' Sentence Stupefies Prosecutors After Murder Conviction In Maryland Prosecutors in Montgomery County are up in arms after a convicted murderer received what is being perceived as a light sentence. District resident Tyrone Curtis, 35, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to life in prison, with all but 15 years suspended after being convicted in January of the first-degree murder of 29-year-old Amontae Cunningham on a Metro Transit bus. “The State sought a life sentence in this case and finds an executed sentence of 15 years to be stunning," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said. "It is inconsistent with the facts of the case and the verdict re…

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Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term
Convict Who Threatened Minors With Gun While Shouting Racial Slurs In MD Gets New Prison Term A convicted felon already serving time for an incident in St. Mary's has been sentenced to an additional prison term for two separate cases in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced. Leonardtown resident James Stephen Gass, Jr., 32, was sentenced to nine years for an incident involving a group of minors, as well as five years for illegally possessing a weapon due to a previous felony conviction. In June last year, officers made contact with a minor who advised that he and three other juveniles were riding their bikes in the area of Chicamuxen Road and Mason Springs Road whe…

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