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'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit 'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit
'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Maryland Pursuit The man who shot a sheriff's deputy following a lengthy high-speed chase in Maryland will spend decades in prison after being convicted by a jury over the summer, the Calvert County State's Attorney announced on Friday. Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 23, who was previously described as an "evil perpetrator" by Sheriff Ricky Cox, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to the shooting of Master Deputy James Flynt in December 2022.  On Friday, Oct. 11, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that Turner has been sentenced to life in prison, wit…

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Two Children, Adult Airlifted In Washington County Crash On I-70: Maryland State Police Two Children, Adult Airlifted In Washington County Crash On I-70: Maryland State Police
Two Children, Adult Airlifted In Washington County Crash On I-70: Maryland State Police A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized, and two children and an adult passenger were airlifted from a crash scene on I-70 in Washington County, state police say. Baltimore resident Yelson Aguilar was among four hospitalized following a rollover crash in Big Pool early on Tuesday morning. According to state police, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, troopers were called to a stretch of the interstate, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash with four injuries.  Investigators say that Aguilar was taken by paramedics to Meritus Medical Center, while two 6 year olds were flown t…

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Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station A teen murder suspect who admitted to his role in the death of a popular 18-year-old in Montgomery County will have decades to think about his actions after being sentenced on Monday. Emmanuel Simmonds, now 17, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family last year inside the Wheaton Metro Station. Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On Monday, authorities announced that Simmonds …

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Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station A teen murder suspect wearing an ironic sweatshirt at the time of the shooting has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting Emmanuel Simmonds, 16, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family earlier this year inside the Wheaton Metro Station, prosecutors announced. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On May 18, two groups who were strangers t…

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Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal A Washington County woman is being hailed as a sort of "Wonder Woman" who may have saved her husband's life after a kitchen fire broke out in their Williamsport home on Friday afternoon. At approximately noon on Friday, June 9, members of the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company and other area agencies were called to a two-alarm house fire on Hoffman Drive, after smoke and flames were reported by neighbors. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that the investigation into the near-fatal blaze determined that a 76-year-old homeowner turned on the stovetop and walked away from the area after h…

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MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal
MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal The Fourth of July came a little too early for a Carroll County man who suffered extensive injuries making homemade fireworks over the weekend. An investigation has been launched by state and federal officials after a 68-year-old man suffered severe burns in the 300 block of Parisian Way in Westminster on Friday, April 21, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) joined an inquiry after first responders were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning to investigate an incident, where the homeowner said he was mak…

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New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as the investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County continues. New Jersey native Delando Woody, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on I-95 near College Park after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the interstate. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park barrack were called to a stretch of I-95 near Maryland Route 212 in Beltsville. The initial investigation…

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Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal
Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal A Maryland man suffered extensive burns to both of his arms after lighting a charcoal grill with gasoline and getting caught in the flames, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In St. Mary's County, first responders were dispatched to Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, where there was a report of a man who had accidentally caught fire in the trailer park. Officials say that Thomas Roth attempted to start a charcoal grill using gasoline, catching his clothes on fire, and leaving him with burns to both arms. Roth was treated and t…

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Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…

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