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Road Rage Shooter Convicted In Violent I-95 Incident In Maryland: State Police Road Rage Shooter Convicted In Violent I-95 Incident In Maryland: State Police
Road Rage Shooter Convicted In Violent I-95 Incident In Maryland: State Police A Baltimore County man accused of drug and weapons offenses following a road rage incident on I-95 in Howard County has been convicted, state police announced. Owings Mills resident Quwan Gordon, 48, was arrested in connection to a midday shooting last summer after firing at another driver during an incident. On Friday, Jan. 31, officials said that Gordon has been convicted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, and related weapons offenses following a three-day trial. He remains detained at the Baltimore County Detention Center on related narcotics and weapons charges. “The…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland
Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland An off-duty member of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office went above and beyond to capture a wanted man who escaped custody, officials say. Capt. Richard Russell, the Special Operations Commander for the department, received an alert on Tuesday morning regarding Leonardtown native Jordan Poetzman, who removed his GPS monitoring device while attending court-authorized inpatient treatment at a facility in California. Capt. Richard Russell St. Mary's County Sheriff At the time, he was returning from jury duty. With one civic duty done, Russell decided to join the hun…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspended Driver Found With Cocaine In Routine St. Mary's Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says Suspended Driver Found With Cocaine In Routine St. Mary's Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
Suspended Driver Found With Cocaine In Routine St. Mary's Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old driver was charged with drug offenses during a routine traffic stop, authorities said. St. Mary's County Sheriff's deputies said they recognized a driver as having a suspended Maryland license and owing child support. Deputies pulled over a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Shawn Maurice Dickens, 41, of Great Mills, near FDR and MacArthur boulevards in California, MD, they said. As the Tahoe approached the intersection of FDR Boulevard and Buck Hewitt Road, deputies said they saw Dickens throw an object from the vehicle, immediately turn, park, exit, and walk away.  The deputie…

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by Jon Craig