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Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds
Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds A Maryland man who forced women into prostitution across several East Coast states is facing life in prison. Brandon Sartor, 33, a Prince George's County native, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the Department of Justice. Between December 2024 and April 2025, prosecutors say that Sartor used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and the withholding of drugs to compel two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. His …

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Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff
Virginia Snapchat Predator Threatened Girls As Young As 11 For Nude Photos: Sheriff A repeat offender is back behind bars after being busted on fresh child pornography charges in Virginia. Keynin Burgess, 24, used Snapchat to prey on victims between the ages of 11 and 17 over several months, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Now, investigators fear there could be more victims. According to investigators, the agency received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a man who was meeting young girls on social media and soliciting them for nude photos. If the girls refused, it is alleged Burgess would then threat…

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Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting
Elementary Teacher 'Pervteach' Learns Prison Fate After Florida Undercover Sting Calling himself "pervteach" online wasn't exactly subtle for a Virginia elementary school teacher caught in an undercover child solicitation sting. One year after Antonio Geno Ford was arrested at Lovettsville Elementary School, the 29-year-old Leesburg man was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Loudoun County Circuit Court to 16 years and eight months in prison. And it was his choice of Snapchat username that caught plenty of attention in court. "Pervteach." In January 2025, Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives in Florida were conducting an undercover sting on Snapchat, posing as a 1…

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He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody
He Reported His Ex Missing, Fled To India, Now Maryland Murder Suspect Is In Custody The international escape is over for a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Maryland and leaving the country the same day he reported her missing. Columbia resident Arjun Sharma, 26, is in custody in India nearly eight months after investigators say he killed 27-year-old Ellicott City resident Nikitha Godishala, the Howard County Police Department announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. International authorities notified Howard County police that Sharma had been captured, according to the department. He is expected to be extradited to the US, though police said there is no timeline yet for …

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DNA Links Baltimore Cop To Rape Of Harford County Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff DNA Links Baltimore Cop To Rape Of Harford County Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff
DNA Links Baltimore Cop To Rape Of Harford County Woman He Was Supposed To Escort Home: Sheriff A Baltimore police officer tasked with giving a Harford County woman an escort home is facing multiple counts of rape, authorities announced. Officer Daniel Oxendine found himself on the wrong side of the jail cell following an investigation into an alleged on-duty sexual assault involving an Edgewood woman that was launched in June. On June 3, detectives were called to a local hospital to meet with a woman in the emergency department who reported that she had been sexually assaulted, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. It was later determined that Oxendine, a Balti…

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DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say
DC Man Exposed Himself To Four UMD Students Near Campus, University Police Say Four University of Maryland students got an unwanted introduction to a stranger Wednesday night, police say. University of Maryland Police were called at approximately 8:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after a man allegedly exposed himself in the area of Norwich Road in College Park, according to the department. And police say it wasn't just one student who encountered him. There were four victims. All four UMD students, according to investigators. Officers responding to the report began searching the area and soon located a suspect nearby in the 4500 block of College Avenue. Police ident…

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He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead
He Pulled Over, Then Took Off: Maryland Traffic Stop Ends With Innocent Woman Dead A Maryland traffic stop lasted only seconds before everything went horribly wrong. Prince George’s County Police officers attempted to stop a driver at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, near Lanham Severn Road and Driscoll Drive in Bowie, where investigators say the man was wanted in connection with an open investigation. At first, he pulled over. Then he took off. Police said the driver fled toward 9th Street, prompting a supervisor to radio officers seconds later and order them to stop any further attempts to pursue him. About a half-mile from where the traffic stop be…

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Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery
Police, Volunteers Searched A Northern Virginia Park For Missing Teen, Then Made Grim Discovery The body of a missing teenager was found in a Northern Virginia state park, police confirmed. Officers were called around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to Prince William Forest Park in the 18100 block of Park Entrance Road in Triangle to probe reports of a missing person. During a search of the park and its trails, members of the Prince William County Police Department found the missing 19-year-old man's body in a wooded area. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that there are no signs of foul play or a threat to the community. The investigation into the teen's death is on…

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Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods
Manhunt Over: Rape Suspect Captured Week After Woman Escaped Attack In Virginia Woods The hunt is over for a man accused of attacking a woman in a wooded area in Virginia. Curtis Lucas Brown Jr., 45, was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday, Aug. 26, a week after a 39-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted near the 8300 block of Sudley Road in Manassas. Brown, who police said has no fixed address, had been wanted since the alleged attack on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the area at approximately 10:56 p.m. that night, where investigators learned that the woman had been sexually assaulted in…

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Bad Place To Break Down: Worker Stranded 20 Feet Above Busy Virginia Highway Rescued Bad Place To Break Down: Worker Stranded 20 Feet Above Busy Virginia Highway Rescued
Bad Place To Break Down: Worker Stranded 20 Feet Above Busy Virginia Highway Rescued There are worse places for your ride to die than 20 feet above a busy Virginia highway, but not many. A worker found that out the hard way Thursday morning, when a bucket truck lost power along Route 267 westbound at Dolley Madison Boulevard, leaving its occupant stranded high above the roadway. With the bucket going nowhere, Fairfax County firefighters had to bring in a much bigger ladder. Crews were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. for what became an unusual technical rescue, with the worker stuck roughly 20 feet up and firefighters assembling below. Photos from the scene captured the p…

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Coach Ty Washington Was Always The Spotter, Now Hundreds Are Stepping Up For Him Coach Ty Washington Was Always The Spotter, Now Hundreds Are Stepping Up For Him
Coach Ty Washington Was Always The Spotter, Now Hundreds Are Stepping Up For Him Strength has always been at the forefront of Ty Washington's world. Now, the Virginia coach known as “SHOWOUT” needs some from the community he helped build. Washington, a powerlifting coach and trainer familiar to athletes at OneLife Fitness in Hampton and Newport News, remained in the ICU this week after suffering cardiac arrest, according to his wife, Courtney. "My husband is an incredible coach and trainer who is well respected, driven, and has a passion for what he does," Courtney Washington wrote. "My safe place, my soulmate, an amazing father and breadwinner of our household." Washi…

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WATCH: Someone In A 'Scream' Mask Kept Targeting HOA Center, So Detectives Decided To Wait WATCH: Someone In A 'Scream' Mask Kept Targeting HOA Center, So Detectives Decided To Wait
Watch: Someone In A 'Scream' Mask Kept Targeting HOA Center, So Detectives Decided To Wait This wasn't Halloween. And Virginia police say the man behind the "Scream" mask wasn't out looking for candy. Beginning in July, a masked figure repeatedly showed up at a homeowners association community center on Lorton Station Boulevard in Lorton, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. During those incidents, police allege that 22-year-old Lorton resident Zion Gibbs smashed windows six times, ultimately causing approximately $8,000 in damage. His outfit was hard to miss. Surveillance cameras captured the suspect dressed in a "Scream"-style mask and black robe, comp…

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