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Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff
Students Charged With Hate Crime For Anti-Semitic Sentiment Inside Maryland School: Sheriff A group of teens who allegedly harassed a girl inside a Calvert County middle school for months have been charged with hate crime violations, according to the sheriff's office. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for the agency announced that three 13-year-old students at Plum Point Middle School have been charged as juveniles with harassment and violations of Maryland’s hate crimes statutes.  According to charging documents, the students displayed swastikas, made Nazi salutes, and directed offensive comments to a classmate because of the classmate’s religious beliefs. The behavior …

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'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff
'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' Sentenced For Raping Minor In Maryland: Sheriff A judge in Calvert County had harsh words for a sexual offender from Prince Frederick who preyed on a minor for years.  Jonathan Huffman, 38, was sentenced in Calvert County Circuit Court to 50 years in prison with all but 18 years suspended, for sexually abusing a minor and second-degree rape, authorities announced. At his sentencing, Judge Mark Chandlee described Huffman as "a wolf in sheep's clothing."  According to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office, last year, the sheriff's office received a cyber tip about possible abuse, launching a joint investigation that inclu…

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Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole
Man Busted With Faux Oxy Manufactured With Fentanyl In Maryland Gets Prison Without Parole A Maryland man will spend years behind bars without the possibility of parole following his sentencing for possession of fentanyl in large quantities, officials announced. Owings resident Harold Bernard Gross pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to possession of fentanyl in large volume and received a mandatory prison sentence of five years, according to the sheriff’s office. In July, investigators executed a search warrant at Gross’ Maryland home, at which point Calvert County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement officers recovered 302 counterfeit oxycodone pills that had been manuf…

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Convicted Murderer Loses Bid To Reduce Life Sentence In Maryland, State's Attorney Says Convicted Murderer Loses Bid To Reduce Life Sentence In Maryland, State's Attorney Says
Convicted Murderer Loses Bid To Reduce Life Sentence In Maryland, State's Attorney Says A man convicted of a grisly murder in Maryland more than two decades ago will stay behind bars after losing his bid to have his sentence reduced. Ancil Tony Hamrick, who was convicted in 2001 of a “brutal Calvert County murder” was convicted by a jury for the murder of Darlene Turney after allegedly breaking in, and attempting to strangle her before stabbing her to death with a knife. He had argued that his sentence was illegal because his convictions for first-degree murder and burglary should have been treated as the same offense, according to prosecutors. However, Judge Mark Chandlee …

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Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession
Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced For Violating Probation, Crack Cocaine Possession A Maryland man will spend years behind bars after being busted with crack cocaine by police investigating a separate incident, the Calvert County State’s Attorney announced. Prince George’s County County resident Steven Terrell Wheeler, 27, of Beltsville, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 26 in Calvert County Circuit Court to 12 years in prison for intent to distribute cocaine, officials said, with an additional seven years for violating his probation from a 2020 assault case. The total sentence reached 19 years, according to the state's attorney. Police said that Wheeler was initially arrest…

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Sexual Abuser Sentenced For Raping Stepdaughter In Maryland: State's Attorney Sexual Abuser Sentenced For Raping Stepdaughter In Maryland: State's Attorney
Sexual Abuser Sentenced For Raping Stepdaughter In Maryland: State's Attorney A 37-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison and must register as a sex offender for life in Maryland for sexually abusing a family member in Calvert County, the state's attorney announced. Lusby resident Ryan Christopher Carpenter has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following his conviction of second-degree rape involving his stepdaughter. In November 2021, Carpenter’s victim came forward to her school guidance counselor that she had been sexually abused by her stepfather, prosecutors said. The subsequent investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS) and the Calvert C…

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Maryland Man Admits To Premeditated Murder Of Woman Over Money Maryland Man Admits To Premeditated Murder Of Woman Over Money
Maryland Man Admits To Premeditated Murder Of Woman Over Money A Maryland man is facing life in prison after admitting to killing a woman in cold blood over a financial dispute in January, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Lusby resident Travis Benjamin Ridgely, 34, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 11, to first-degree premeditated murder in Calvert County Circuit Court for his role in the death of Selena Noel Persinger. Calvert County State’s Attorney Robert Harvey said that on Friday, Jan. 28, officers responded to Persinger’s Lusby home, where there was a reported domestic incident involving the homeowner. Upon arrival, prosecutors said that …

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