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Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate
Woman Who Sold Fentanyl To 19-Year-Old Hours Before Fatal OD In Maryland Learns Fate The woman who sold the fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose of a 19-year-old in Montgomery County will spend years behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Evelin Cabrera, 20, who has no known address, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for her role in the death of Daniel Pineda-Romero in December 2022, when he was found unresponsive in his family's home in Gaithersburg. According to prosecutors, on Dec. 10, 2022, a family member found Pineda-Romero unresponsive, and first responders declared him dead at the scene. "(His brother) saw him sleeping at 3 p…

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Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute
Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…

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Mother Charged After Toddler Found Unresponsive From Opioids In Maryland: Police Mother Charged After Toddler Found Unresponsive From Opioids In Maryland: Police
Mother Charged After Toddler Found Unresponsive From Opioids In Maryland: Police An investigation into the death of a 2-year-old over the summer led to charges for an Anne Arundel County mother after autopsy results were returned, police say. Tiffany Lynee Carr, 34, of Glen Burnie, was charged with child neglect and other offenses following a months-long investigation into her toddler's death in August. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called late in the afternoon of Aug. 17 to the 8000 block of Winding Wood Road, where they found the child unresponsive lying face down inside the home. The child was rushed to an area hospital and later prono…

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Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney
Dealer Who Sold Pill Leading To Fatal Overdose In Maryland Gets Prison Time: State's Attorney The dealer who provided the fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death of a 20-year-old man in Montgomery County is heading to prison, according to the state's attorney's office. A judge sentenced Gaithersburg resident Eric Turner, 32, to 10 years in prison with all but six years to serve after pleading guilty to his role in the death of Shanon Cole, who overdosed in July 2022 after ingesting a pill he received from him. Shannon Cole Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office Turner pleaded guilty in June to involuntary manslaughter.  On the night of his death, court documents…

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Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Maryland Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Maryland
Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Maryland The Maryland oral surgeon who was found complicit in the overdose death of his former girlfriend will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday. Dr. James Ryan, 50, of Clarksburg, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted for his role in the death of 25-year-old Sarah Harris nearly two years ago. State’s Attorney John McCarthy speaking after today’s sentencing hearing. In Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD,... Posted by Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The Germantown doctor first knew Harris as a…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty US Park Police Officer Accidentally Kills Colleague, 22, In Virginia: Cops Off-Duty US Park Police Officer Accidentally Kills Colleague, 22, In Virginia: Cops
Off-Duty US Park Police Officer Accidentally Kills Colleague, 22, In Virginia: Cops An off-duty US Park Police officer accidentally shot and killed a 22-year-old man this weekend because he didn't realize the firearm he was playing with was loaded, police in Virginia said. Alcohol was a factor in the incident in which Alexander Roy, 25, of McLean, was attempting to dry-fire a firearm when he shot Jesse Brown Hernandez in an apartment on the 1700 block of Old Meadow Road in McLean at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, Fairfax County police said. Hernandez was found dead with a gunshot wound to the upper body, police said. There were four people in the apartment at the time of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Retired DC Lieutenant Charged For Fatal Library Shooting Retired DC Lieutenant Charged For Fatal Library Shooting
Retired DC Lieutenant Charged For Fatal Library Shooting Police arrested a familiar face in law enforcement after he shot and killed a 25-year-old in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, officials said.At around 3:30 p.m. on August 4, officers found Maurica Manyan suffering life-threatening injuries during a Special Police training session, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police said Manyan was pronounced dead at a local hospital.  Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the shooter, 58-year-old Jesse Porter, is a retired Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant that was providing baton instruction to the Library Speci…

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by AJ Goldbloom