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Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors
Predatory Pastor Abused Power To Sexually Abuse Girl On Church Floor In MD: Prosecutors A Maryland pastor who acted in bad faith is facing decades in prison after being convicted of raping a member of his church, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Erick Odir Vidal-Fuentes was found guilty of rape and other sexual offenses at trial this week for an incident that took place in September 2020 at the Iglesia Pentecostal El Fin Viene in Takoma Park. His victim was a parishioner. Prosecutors said that the 39-year-old Hyattsville resident targeted his victim when she injured her ankle and he promised her mother that he would help her by massaging the injury w…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Found Not Criminally Responsible In Stepdad's Killing Over Internet Search History Maryland Man Found Not Criminally Responsible In Stepdad's Killing Over Internet Search History
Maryland Man Found Not Criminally Responsible In Stepdad's Killing Over Internet Search History A 21-year-old Maryland man has been found guilty but not criminally responsible for stabbing his stepdad to death in March 2022, authorities announced. Sergio Elysee Koyangbo, of Bethesda, was committed to the Maryland Department of Health, and will be held in a medical facility pending future evaluations, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a release. Koyangbo had been charged with first-degree murder in the Sunday, March 6 stabbing death of his stepfather, 46-year-old David Beasley, in the 5600 block of Lambeth Road, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Accordi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police
Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police A 60-year-old man was convicted of killing a man while he attempted to shoot his estranged wife in Maryland, authorities said on Monday, July 10. In Sept. 2021, Gary Savage drove from Tampa, FL to the Silver Spring home of his estranged wife, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said in a news release. Savage saw his wife and 44-year-old Whali Shabazz getting into a vehicle and proceeded to open fire, killing Shabazz, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said. The estranged wife, who was not named by prosecutors, was not injured. Evidence at the trial showed Savage kn…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Who Beat Wife Dead With Buddha Statue After Suffocating Her Gets Prison Time In Maryland Man Who Beat Wife Dead With Buddha Statue After Suffocating Her Gets Prison Time In Maryland
Man Who Beat Wife Dead With Buddha Statue After Suffocating Her Gets Prison Time In Maryland A man who suffocated his wife with a pillowcase then beat her to death with a Buddha statue in their home has learned his fate. Reginald Dunlap, a 45-year-old Silver Spring resident, was sentenced to 55 years in prison for murdering his wife, Lauren Charles in 2021, authorities said. Lauren's body was found inside the couple's home in March 2021, Lauren DeMarco, the director of public affairs for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, said.  Dunlap forced a pillowcase down her throat and beat to her death with a decorative Buddha statue, DeMarco said.  Dunlap…

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Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors
Drug-Seeking Man Convicted Of Killing Ex's Friend In 'Jealous Rage' At Retrial: Prosecutors A retrial over a 2019 murder will land a career criminal back behind bars for at least two decades. The jealous rage of a man with a history of violence who was on probation in Maryland will see him back in prison for at least 25 years for murdering a friend of his ex-girlfriend, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Kyle Noble, 30, who has no known address, but is familiar to law enforcement throughout the state, was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in the death of 31-year-old Efrain Arias in 2019, according to officials on Friday, June…

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by Zak Failla
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State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland
State Police Trooper Hospitalized After Crash With Suspected Impaired Driver In Maryland A potentially intoxicated driver hospitalized a Maryland State Police trooper early on Monday morning after crashing through his cruiser while it was parked in a Montgomery County construction zone, officials say. Charges are pending against Washington, DC resident Anthony Bowser, 31, who injured a trooper inside a work zone area in the inner loop of I-495 near University Boulevard at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 22. Police say that Bowser was driving a white Mercedes SUV when he lost control and sped into the construction zone, rear-ending the Maryland State Police patrol veh…

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'She's Not Coming Back:' Husband Convicted Of Killing Wife In MD Whose Body Was Never Found 'She's Not Coming Back:' Husband Convicted Of Killing Wife In MD Whose Body Was Never Found
'She's Not Coming Back:' Husband Convicted Of Killing Wife In MD Whose Body Was Never Found A Montgomery County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted for his role in the murder of his wife nearly four years ago, whose body has never been recovered, the state’s attorney’s office announced. It took a jury just two hours to determine that Montgomery Village resident Jean J. Pierre, 50, was guilty of second-degree murder for the death of his 41-year-old wife Nerlande Forrest in August 2019. Nerlande ForesteMontgomery County State's Attorney Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said that Pierre was convicted following a five-day trial. 🚨 Second-Deg…

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Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney
Rapist Who Assaulted Sleeping Girl Faces Life In Prison: State's Attorney A predator from Washington, DC who preyed upon a sleeping child during a home invasion in Maryland may spend the rest of his life in prison. Joshua Grice, 30, was convicted by a jury of first-degree rape and first-degree burglary for breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who was asleep in her bedroom, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, April 25. According to court records, on Nov. 29, 2021, investigators were called to a Browning Avenue home in Takoma Park to investigate a reported sexual assault involving a child that had just…

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Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Sentenced For MD Murder: Prosecutors Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Sentenced For MD Murder: Prosecutors
Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Sentenced For MD Murder: Prosecutors The daughter of a former UN diplomat will spend decades behind bars after she was convicted of murdering a Bethesda man in Rockville in 2020, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Washington, DC resident Sophia Negroponte was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yusuf Rasmussen. Update- Our live stream had some audio issues. Here is a clip of State’s Attorney McCarthy and the father of the... Posted by Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Friday, March 31, 2023 Ne…

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Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder
Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder The 30-year-old daughter of George W. Bush's national intelligence director was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing her friend in a margarita-fueled, Maryland argument in 2020, authorities said. Sophia Negroponte, whose father is John Negroponte, had been drinking the night she killed 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen on Feb. 13, 2020, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. She was convicted of the murder on Jan. 3, 2023. In the heat of an argument, Rasmussen tried to leave the scene at an apartment on the 400 block of Montgomery Avenue, but coul…

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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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Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Guilty Of Maryland Murder: Prosecutors Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Guilty Of Maryland Murder: Prosecutors
Former Diplomat's Daughter Found On Top Of Bloodied Body Guilty Of Maryland Murder: Prosecutors The daughter of a former UN diplomat has been convicted of murdering a Bethesda man in Rockville in 2020, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Washington, DC resident Sophia Negroponte was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yusuf Rasmussen and now will face 40 years in prison when she is sentenced in late March. Negroponte was arrested at a home in the 400 block of West Montgomery Avenue in Rockville in February 2020 when they were called to the residence and found Rasmussen stabbed to death. Police say that a witness…

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by Zak Failla