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Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff
Virginia Man Arrested After Road Rage Assault, Abduction In Sterling: Sheriff A Virginia man was arrested in Sterling on Wednesday afternoon following a violent road rage assault, according to officials. Chaz Newman, 33, is facing charges after getting into a confrontation near a busy intersection, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 6. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies were called to the intersection of Arcola Boulevard and Arcola Mills Drive, where there was a reported assault related to a road rage incident. Upon arrival, deputies found a man suffering from serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheri…

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Maryland Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Home, Sheriff Says Maryland Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Home, Sheriff Says
Maryland Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Home, Sheriff Says An argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home overnight, landing a 58-year-old man behind bars, authorities announced. David Scott Jones is facing multiple murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting reported in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired. Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead near the driveway of an area home, as Jones stood nearby holding a handgun. O…

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Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report
Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report A staff member at a Massachusetts therapeutic school was killed after she was kicked in the chest by a 14-year-old student. Now, a news report says authorities have charged the teenager with the death.  Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island, worked at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea. The school serves students with emotional and developmental challenges. Authorities said Morrell and other staff were trying to stop a student from leaving her dorm without permission on Oct. 15 when the teen kicked Morrell in the chest. “Shortly after being struck, the victim collapsed,” said Bristo…

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Maryland Man Tried To Rape Woman, Then Hopped On Bus To Flee, Police Say Maryland Man Tried To Rape Woman, Then Hopped On Bus To Flee, Police Say
Maryland Man Tried To Rape Woman, Then Hopped On Bus To Flee, Police Say A 25-year-old man is in custody after allegedly assaulting and attempting to rape a woman in Maryland early Friday morning, police say. Silver Spring resident Jerrell Lee Fullwood was apprehended by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police on Oct. 24 following a reported incident that played out near the Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville. According to police, shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Friday, officers were called to the 9800 block of Medical Center Drive to investigate reports of a sexual assault. Upon arrival, first responders spotted Fullwood attempting to leave the …

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Armed Maryland Home Invasion Crew Thought They Got Away — Then State Police Came Knocking Armed Maryland Home Invasion Crew Thought They Got Away — Then State Police Came Knocking
Armed Maryland Home Invasion Crew Thought They Got Away — Then State Police Came Knocking A violent summer home invasion in Talbot County has led to four arrests — including two teens — after investigators tracked down the suspects behind an armed robbery that shook a quiet Maryland neighborhood. Maryland State Police announced the arrests of Imari Jackson, 22, of Hurlock, Aamad Turner, 19, of Easton, and two teens — a 15-year-old from Hurlock and a 17-year-old from Cordova — in connection with the Aug. 13 armed robbery at a residence in Trappe. Officials said the 17-year-old is being charged as an adult. Investigators said that around 8:23 p.m., troopers from the Maryland Stat…

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Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…

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Baltimore Man Wanted After Brutal Stabbing Leaves Victim In Critical Condition: Sheriff Baltimore Man Wanted After Brutal Stabbing Leaves Victim In Critical Condition: Sheriff
Baltimore Man Wanted After Brutal Stabbing Leaves Victim In Critical Condition: Sheriff A violent feud in Southern Maryland exploded into bloodshed when a man was stabbed multiple times inside a Lexington Park home, and now deputies say the suspect is on the run. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called around 5:17 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, to the 21000 block of Essex Drive, where they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds to the torso.  The victim was flown to a trauma center and remains in critical but stable condition, according to the sheriff’s office on Sunday afternoon. Investigators said the stabbing was the result of an “ongoing d…

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Pair Identified After Stuffing Woman In Mercedes Trunk, Throwing Her Off Baltimore Bridge Pair Identified After Stuffing Woman In Mercedes Trunk, Throwing Her Off Baltimore Bridge
Pair Identified After Stuffing Woman In Mercedes Trunk, Throwing Her Off Baltimore Bridge It reads like a scene from a horror movie — a Maryland woman dragged from her car, stuffed into the trunk, and hurled off a bridge into a creek — and cops say the suspected duo is still on the loose two years later. But now they've been identified. Halethorpe resident Crystal Humphries, 35, and Baltimore native David Jiles, 39, have been identified by the Anne Arundel County Police Department as the pair responsible for a harrowing Mercedes carjacking and kidnapping that nearly killed a Glen Burnie woman in April 2023. At around 7 a.m. on April 15, 2023, officers were called to Crewboats T…

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Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say
Maryland Teen’s Fast & Furious Fantasy Ends With Spray Paint, Gun Bust, Jail, Police Say An 18-year-old driver who was a bit too fast and too furious is now facing charges after striking a woman during an illegal car takeover in Maryland. Millersville native Naef Salmo was taken into custody after doing donuts during an event in Landover, striking a woman — and then attempting to cover it up, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers said the illegal vehicle takeover happened around 1:45 a.m. in a shopping center parking lot in the 8500 block of Landover Road last weekend.  According to PGPD, vehicle takeovers are "large, unauthorized gatherings …

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Maryland School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day Of Class — Now He’s Jailed: Prosecutors Maryland School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day Of Class — Now He’s Jailed: Prosecutors
Maryland School Bus Driver Slapped Student On Last Day Of Class — Now He’s Jailed: Prosecutors A school bus driver who slapped a young student in the face in Maryland will spend time behind bars, authorities announced. Mark Travis Bright, 60, has been convicted of second-degree assault after allegedly striking an elementary school student, according to the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office. The assault involving the Prince Frederick man was reported on the last day of the 2024-2025 school year. Prosecutors said that Bright was driving a school bus when he and an elementary school student had an exchange of words. During the exchange, Bright slapped the student in the face — …

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DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds A DC man repeatedly beat his girlfriend so badly she was choking on her own blood — then did it again two months later, according to federal prosecutors. Nyzir Miles, 22, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 18, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges stemming from multiple assaults on his former girlfriend, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Prosecutors said the violence began on Sept. 2, 2024, around 11 p.m. near the 700 block of Decatur Place NE.  Miles and his girlfriend were driving when an argument broke out. He punched her in the face, according to the government’s e…

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New Fiancée Stabbed To Death By Virginia Man Inside Maryland Apartment: Police New Fiancée Stabbed To Death By Virginia Man Inside Maryland Apartment: Police
New Fiancée Stabbed To Death By Virginia Man Inside Maryland Apartment: Police A Virginia man is behind bars after stabbing his new fiancée in Maryland, police say. Rondale Dickerson, 34, of Mappsville in Virginia, is facing multiple murder charges following the fatal stabbing of Shelaya Broadwater in her Ellicott City apartment following their recent engagement, according to the Howard County Police Department. Officers were called shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, to an apartment in the 3100 block of West Springs Drive, where they found Broadwater suffering from stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to police, t…

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