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Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney
Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland Sentenced: State's Attorney The train operator in Maryland who was charged in connection to the fatal crash that killed highly-touted high school football prospect Lamar Patterson has been sentenced, State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced. MTA Light Rail operator Tavon Smith, 44, has been sentenced to 18 months, with the first two to be served at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center, with the remaining time on house arrest after killing the 17-year-old in 2022. According to prosecutors, on Feb. 2, 2022, Patterson, who was a standout at Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore and had multiple offers from…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal'
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal' A memorial fund has been created for one of two victims who died in a Fairfax County drug-related robbery. As of Tuesday, June 6, more than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Braden Deahl, a senior and varsity soccer player at Washington Liberty High School. Services for the other victim of the May 29 incident, Jonas Skinner, were being handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapel. Deahl had been recruited to attend and play soccer for St. Mary's College of Maryland, and was being remembered as a "fiercely loyal" friend and teammate. "He was described by coaches as having the heart o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Baltimore City, Poly Football Players Suspended, Teams Forfeit Playoffs Over Fights Baltimore City, Poly Football Players Suspended, Teams Forfeit Playoffs Over Fights
Baltimore City, Poly Football Players Suspended, Teams Forfeit Playoffs Over Fights One of Maryland’s hottest football rivalries got a little too heated, and the season will be over early for both teams after a massive brawl broke out in their latest game. Fights that started at the end of the matchup between Baltimore City College and Baltimore Polytechnic Institute at Johns Hopkins University led to a suspension for some players on both squads, effectively ending their seasons and barring them from postseason play. City technically won the game 24-16, but both teams were ultimately the losers when the swift punishment was handed down from above. The brawl broke out amid…

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by Zak Failla