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'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Calvert County Pursuit 'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Calvert County Pursuit
'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Gets Decades In Prison For Calvert County Pursuit The man who shot a sheriff's deputy following a lengthy high-speed chase in Maryland will spend decades in prison after being convicted by a jury over the summer, the Calvert County State's Attorney announced on Friday. Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 23, who was previously described as an "evil perpetrator" by Sheriff Ricky Cox, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to the shooting of Master Deputy James Flynt in December 2022.  On Friday, Oct. 11, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that Turner has been sentenced to life in prison, wit…

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'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Faces Life In Prison For Maryland Pursuit 'Evil Perpetrator' Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Faces Life In Prison For Maryland Pursuit
Brandon Turner Convicted Of Shooting Deputy James Turner The man who shot a sheriff's deputy following a lengthy high-speed chase in Maryland has been convicted by a jury following a week-long trial, the Calvert County State's Attorney announced. Greenbelt resident Brandon Alexander Turner, 22, who was described as an "evil perpetrator" by Sheriff Ricky Cox, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to the shooting of Master Deputy James Flynt in December 2022.  The incident began at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 when sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop in the area of Yellow Bank Road in Dun…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police
Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police Two men implicated in a shooting involving a veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer are facing weapons charges after crashing in Prince George's County during a police pursuit, officials say. Rasheed Thorne, and William Walker IV, both 21, neither of whom has a fixed address, were taken into custody and charged with weapons offenses after crashing their vehicle in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Update: Chief Pamela A. Smith provides an update regarding the off-duty MPD captain injured when shots were fired at their personal vehicle in the 580…

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Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say
Man Pulled From Charred Remains Of Massive Maryland Brush Fire Dies, Officials Say The 93-year-old man who was hospitalized with critical burn injuries in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon has died, the State Fire Marshal announced. Charles Armstrong was flown to the Burn Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center by Maryland State Police on Tuesday with first- second- and third-degree burns after being overcome by a brush fire he was tending to. The incident was reported at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in the 15100 block of Long Hill Drive in Cresaptown.  Officials say that the fire was only discovered because an employee at American Insurance Center flew a d…

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Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In Maryland: State Police Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In Maryland: State Police
Trooper Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Altercation In Maryland: State Police Shots were fired over the weekend in Southern Maryland when a man attacked two state police troopers with a knife, authorities say. Anthony Oliveras, Jr., 22, of Hollywood, was arrested following an incident that played out in the 44000 block of West Marvell Court.  Police say that troopers were called to the area to assist a possibly suicidal person.  As a veteran trooper and recent graduate from the Academy approached the home, where they were met by Oliveras, who had ill intentions. Wielding a six-inch knife, Oliveras stepped out of the home and lunged toward the rookie troop…

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Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities
Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to  a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At MD Traffic Light: State Police One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At MD Traffic Light: State Police
One Killed, One Injured When Jeep Crashes Into Car Stopped At MD Traffic Light: State Police One driver was killed and another hospitalized in Maryland after a crash at a traffic light in Prince George’s County, state police announced. Upper Marlboro resident Lisa Brown, 64, was stopped in a Ford Fusion at the traffic light on the intersection of Route 301 (Crain Highway) and Rosaryville Road when she was struck by Ashley Raley, 47, of Lothian, on the driver’s side of her vehicle. Brown was rushed to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Raley was taken by paramedics to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment of his undisclosed injurie…

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One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say
One Dead, Two Airlifted To DC Hospitals Following Crash In MD, State Police Say One person was killed and two others were airlifted to area hospitals following a fatal crash in Charles County on Monday morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, a Dodge Durango was driving on US Route 301 near MD Route 234 when the driver struck an embankment and overturned the truck, state police say. First responders were called to the scene, and a passenger in the Durango was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Two others injured in the crash were flown by US Park Police to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC for treatment of undisclosed injurie…

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MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal
MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal The Fourth of July came a little too early for a Carroll County man who suffered extensive injuries making homemade fireworks over the weekend. An investigation has been launched by state and federal officials after a 68-year-old man suffered severe burns in the 300 block of Parisian Way in Westminster on Friday, April 21, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) joined an inquiry after first responders were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning to investigate an incident, where the homeowner said he was mak…

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New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland
New Details Released After Fatal Chain-Reaction Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-95 In Maryland New details have been released by Maryland State Police as the investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on Tuesday morning in Prince George’s County continues. New Jersey native Delando Woody, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene on I-95 near College Park after his tractor-trailer wound up on the wrong side of a chain-reaction crash along the interstate. Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park barrack were called to a stretch of I-95 near Maryland Route 212 in Beltsville. The initial investigation…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal
Maryland Man Airlifted To Hospital With Burns After Lighting Grill With Gasoline: Fire Marshal A Maryland man suffered extensive burns to both of his arms after lighting a charcoal grill with gasoline and getting caught in the flames, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In St. Mary's County, first responders were dispatched to Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, where there was a report of a man who had accidentally caught fire in the trailer park. Officials say that Thomas Roth attempted to start a charcoal grill using gasoline, catching his clothes on fire, and leaving him with burns to both arms. Roth was treated and t…

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Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Maryland Home During Standoff A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…

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