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Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney
Max Sentence For Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing 53-Year-Old Man: State's Attorney A man from Prince George's County with a lengthy criminal history is heading back to prison for several decades for the murder of a 53-year-old man in the summer of 2022, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced late on Wednesday afternoon. Forestville resident Malcolm Carl Young, 47, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration, after being convicted convicted by a jury following the shooting death of Great Mills resident Anthony Charles Wright in August 2022. Specifically, he was convicted of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commi…

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by Zak Failla
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Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video A 35-year-old Washington DC man has been convicted of killing a 29-year-old man on a transit bus in Maryland last year, authorities said. Tyrone Curtis was found guilty by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court of first-degree murder for the April 5, 2023 killing of Amonte Cunningham on Jan. 24, before before the Honorable Jeannie Cho, the State's Attorney's Office said. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Curtis and Cunningham had been arguing on a Metro Transit bus in Wheaton around 12:25 p.m., officials said. Cunningham got off the bus when it stopped in fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again) Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again)
Masturbating Man Gets Max Penalty For Trespassing At Maryland College (Again) A serial flasher who was caught masturbating by students on a college campus in Maryland will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Aaron Dunn, 52, pleaded guilty in Wicomico County to charges that include indent exposure and trespassing on school grounds following an incident earlier this year when he was caught enjoying himself too much at Salisbury University. On Tuesday, April 25, prosecutors say that Dunn walked into the third floor of the Academic Commons at the school and began masturbating next to a student at a desk who couldn’t see what was happening. According to the W…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD
Woman 'Sexually Attracted To Children' Gets Prison Time For Toddler Porn In MD Federal officials say that a woman who claimed to be sexually attracted to children will spend years behind bars after being busted with a host of child porn files following an investigation that was launched by a man in Washington, DC. Shemara Shay Mack-Smith, 42, of Accokeek, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by 120 months of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography, federal authorities announced. Mack-Smith set her own downfall in motion in late April 2020, when a concerned citizen who met her at a home in DC alerted the police that she had showed him c…

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by Zak Failla
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Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Two Prince George’s County residents were hit with lengthy prison sentences after being convicted by a jury in Washington, DC for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teens, federal officials announced. Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, will both be spending years behind bars after being found of multime criminal charges for the illegal operation involving two minors. Specifically, Lewis was sentenced to life, while Jones got 14 years for trafficking a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girl between April and May 2019. According to prosecutors, J…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight Maryland Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight
Maryland Man Sentenced To Max Prison Term For Shooting Victim Seven Times In Broad Daylight A Maryland man received the maximum possible sentence for his role in a brazen midday shooting in. Baltimore in May 2021, the state's attorney announced. Andre Preston was sentenced to 75 years in prison with the first 10 to be served without the possibility of parole for the fatal shooting of Gary Wilson in the Rosemont neighborhood last year. Specifically, Preston was found guilty in April of: Second-degree murder; Use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence; Disqualified person in possession of a regulated firearm. Police responded to calls about gunshots in the 3000 bl…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Men Found Convicted Of Double Homicide In Maryland: State's Attorney Three Men Found Convicted Of Double Homicide In Maryland: State's Attorney
Three Men Found Convicted Of Double Homicide In Maryland: State's Attorney Two people were found guilty on dozens of charges related to a 2019 double homicide in Baltimore and may spend the rest of their life behind bars, authorities say. Kiray Walker and Malik Brooks faced the charges after the murders of Aryanna James and Courtney Richardson on Nov. 14, 2019. Another accomplice, Devon Bynum who was a minor at the time of the killings pleaded guilty to minimal involvement, according to the State's Attorney for Baltimore City. Walker, Brooks, and Bynum reportedly shot the victims shortly before 3 a.m., Nov. 14, 2019, in the 1900 block of McHenry Street. Police arr…

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by Annie DeVoe
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BF Sentenced For Strangling GF 'To Point Of Seeing Black' During Domestic Assault In Maryland BF Sentenced For Strangling GF 'To Point Of Seeing Black' During Domestic Assault In Maryland
BF Sentenced For Strangling GF 'To Point Of Seeing Black' During Domestic Assault In Maryland The man who assaulted his girlfriend and “strangled her to the point that she was seeing black and was concerned for her life,” in Maryland will spend years in prison, the Frederick County State’s Attorney announced. Frederick resident Jesse Cook, 44, has been sentenced to 25 years with all but 20 suspended to actively serve in the Division of Corrections, State's Attorney Charlie Smith said.  He was also ordered that Cook serve three years of supervised probation upon his release after he was found guilty of first-degree and second-degree assault by a Frederick County jury in Jun…

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by Zak Failla