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High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney
High Maryland Mom Driving With 4 Kids In Car Jailed: State's Attorney A Maryland mother will spend time behind bars after she was caught driving high with four young children in her car, nearly crashing on a busy highway, the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office announced. Ronni Laine Davis, 34, of Lusby, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court on Monday, March 3, to eight years in prison, with 60 days of active time, followed by three years of supervised probation, according to prosecutors. The case stemmed from an incident on April 28, 2024, when concerned drivers spotted Davis swerving dangerously on MD Route 4 around 8:50 p.m., almost hitting a …

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Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate
Security Guard Who Caused TBI Shoving Patient At CalvertHealth Medical Center Learns Fate A former Maryland security guard was sentenced for manslaughter after shoving a man outside a hospital, causing a fatal brain injury, prosecutors announced. Joshua Walter Messick, 36, of Lexington Park, was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison, with one year of active time and three years of supervised probation, according to the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office. The deadly incident happened in 2024 while Messick was working security at CalvertHealth Medical Center in Prince Frederick.  Officials said he was escorting the victim out of the hospital lobby when he forcefull…

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Maryland Animal Rescue Operator Convicted Of Cruelty After 73 Dogs Found In Squalor Maryland Animal Rescue Operator Convicted Of Cruelty After 73 Dogs Found In Squalor
Maryland Animal Rescue Operator Convicted Of Cruelty After 73 Dogs Found In Squalor A Chesapeake Beach woman who ran a home-based rescue was convicted of animal cruelty after authorities found dozens of dogs living in shocking conditions. Marliana Zahedi-Mullis, operator of "3 Acres Rescue," was sentenced this week in Calvert County District Court after investigators uncovered 73 dogs in cages filled with urine and feces at her residence on Breezy Point Road, according to a release from the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office. The investigation began in May, when Calvert County Animal Control officials executed a search warrant with assistance from the sheriff's offic…

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Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree
Residents In Maryland Spooked By Human-Shaped Halloween Decoration Found Hanging From Tree An investigation was launched in Calvert County over the weekend following complaints from neighbors about a potentially insensitive decoration that was leftover from Halloween, officials say. Members of the sheriff's office were called over the weekend to a home in Dunkirk, where there were reports from local homeowners about a "human-shaped object (that) had been seen hanging from a tree in the front yard of a residence."  According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, "concerned citizens initially believed the object to be a racially-motivated statement, causing alarm in the comm…

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Sexual Abuser Gets Prison Time After Two Girls Come Forward In Maryland: State's Attorney Sexual Abuser Gets Prison Time After Two Girls Come Forward In Maryland: State's Attorney
Sexual Abuser Gets Prison Time After Two Girls Come Forward In Maryland: State's Attorney A 65-year-old man has been sentenced for allegedly sexually assaulting young girls after two came forward with claims of abuse, the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office announced. Lusby resident Theodore Frederick Harris received a term of 18 years in prison after being convicted earlier this year of two charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors say that in February 2023, a child reported instances of abuse to her mother, who alerted the authorities, leading to a joint investigation by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office and Child Protective Services. Through that inve…

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