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Parolee Convicted Of Killing SAO Witness Coordinator Learns Fate For Maryland Assault Parolee Convicted Of Killing SAO Witness Coordinator Learns Fate For Maryland Assault
Parolee Convicted Of Killing SAO Witness Coordinator Learns Fate For Maryland Assault A parolee who was convicted of the murder of Gayle Cooke in a 2000 shooting during a domestic dispute is heading back to prison, according to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office. La Plata native Damion Anqwan Wilson, 42, was sentenced to 20 years in prison following an incident earlier this year at a Dash In location when he broke out a gun during an altercation while still on parole. Prosecutors say that on Jan. 17, officers were called to the 600 block of Charles Street in La Plata, where there was an altercation involving Wilson and a stranger, during which, the former pointed a…

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Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police
Man Convicted Of Paralyzing Officer During Traffic Stop Shooting Denied Parole: Police The man who shot a Montgomery County Police officer more than two decades ago and left him paralyzed has been denied parole, according to officials. Terrence Green, who shot Officer Kyle Olinger during a traffic stop in Silver Spring in August 2003, will stay behind bars, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Olinger was shot in the neck during the stop, which left him with a severed spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.  Despite his injuries, Olinger continued to be a prominent member of the community, police say, before he passed away in April 2019. "Due to …

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Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Premeditated Murder Of Woman In Maryland Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Premeditated Murder Of Woman In Maryland
Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Premeditated Murder Of Woman In Maryland A Maryland man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for the premeditated murder of a woman earlier this year, according to the Calvert County State's Attorney's Office. Lusby resident Travis Benjamin Ridgely, 35, has been sentenced to life in prison suspended to 35 years of active incarceration for the first-degree premeditated murder of 37-year-old Selena Noel Persinger in January. Persinger was found dead inside a home in the 8300 block of Cedar Lane in Lusby with trauma to her body, reportedly from being strangled. Ridgely was later identified as a suspect and he later ad…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department
Baltimore Sgt. Dragged By Car Faces Long Road To Recovery: Department The Baltimore police sergeant dragged for two blocks by a violent repeat offender remains hospitalized, his department said Thursday, July 7. Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg was "on the mend" and receiving physical therapy, and while he has a good prognosis, he faces a long road to recovery, Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Mancuso said. Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, Ramberg would not be in this situation. "There is no reason why someone with multiple arrests for second-degree attempted murder, and almost 20 charges in connection to violen…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities
Repeat Violent Offender Out On Parole Dragged Baltimore Sergeant Two Blocks: Authorities Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, a Baltimore police sergeant wouldn't have been dragged by his vehicle for nearly two blocks earlier this week, authorities said. The sergeant was conducting a traffic stop on the notoriously dangerous 5200 block of Park Heights Avenue after Joseph Daniel Black, 36, committed a traffic violation, around 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, according to Baltimore officials. Upon approaching the vehicle, the sergeant noticed that Black was armed and told him to get out of the vehicle. When Black did not comply, the sergeant attempted to …

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by Annie DeVoe