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Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds
Maryland Duo Accused Of Abduction, Robbery Of Virginia Man In DC: Feds Two Maryland men who conspired to kidnap and rob a Virginia man have been indicted in DC and face criminal charges, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Distroct of Columbia charging Capitol Heights resident Jaevonn Archer, 20, and Camp Springs native Timothy Williams, 30, with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping in the February abduction.  The Metropolitan Police Department issued an alert in February as they sought the public's assistance in identifying suspects who kidnapped a man at gunpoint in DC, then drove him…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Shot To Death In Maryland Stairwell Was 'In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time,' Family Says Man Shot To Death In Maryland Stairwell Was 'In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time,' Family Says
Man Shot To Death In Maryland Stairwell Was 'In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time,' Family Says The mourning family members of the man fatally shot in a Maryland stairwell last week describe him as a “bright soul” who was simply “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Davon Brooks, 29, of Camp Springs, was found in a stairwell with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead as officers responded to a building on the 3700 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 6. “Davon was a bright soul and an unproblematic person; he loved his family and friends,” reads a GoFundMe launched for his funeral expenses. “A life taken too soon as a result of being in t…

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Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy
Maryland Man Admits To Advertising Dogfights On The Internet To Further 'DMV Board' Conspiracy Two more men from the region have pleaded guilty to their roles in a violent local dogfighting ring that operated throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, federal authorities announced. Derek Garcia, 41, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in dog fighting, and Camp Springs, Maryland resident Ricardo Thorne, 52, admitted to advertising the fights on the Internet to turn a profit, according to federal prosecutors. According to court documents, between at least May 2015 and August 2020, Garcia, Thorne, and others used a private messaging app they referred…

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by Zak Failla