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Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate
Suspect Who 'Seriously Injured' Officers During Disturbance In Maryland Learns Fate The 36-year-old man who "seriously injured" two Montgomery County police officers while resisting arrest will spend decades in prison after being convicted of assault and other offenses. Gaithersburg resident Jermaine Palmer was sentenced to 38 years in prison, suspending all but 21 to serve following an attack on officers in June 2023, authorities announced on Thursday. Palmer did not go down quietly on June 30, 2023, after assaulting multiple officers who sought to take him into custody for breaking into a home, according to police. Shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of the incident, offi…

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by Zak Failla
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Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland
Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted earlier this year of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent, and now he's heading to prison for decades. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. According to court documents, on April 19, 202…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Synagogue Says Parents Waived Their Rights To Sue Its Preschool: Reports DC Synagogue Says Parents Waived Their Rights To Sue Its Preschool: Reports
DC Synagogue Says Parents Waived Their Rights To Sue Its Preschool: Reports The Washington Hebrew Congregation is claiming that parents who are suing the synagogue's preschool for alleged sexual abuse waived their right to do so, according to WTOP. Parents believed staff at the Edlavitch-Tyser Early Childhood Center ignored a teacher's sexual abuse of the toddlers; however, the synagogue's legal team responded that when the parents signed enrollment waivers, they forfeited their rights to sue Washington Hebrew Congregation for personal injury, the website said.  The parents' legal staff said that none of the guardians, of the 14 children sexually abused, consi…

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by AJ Goldbloom