Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (UDPATED) Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (UDPATED)
Shots Fired, Robbery Reported At Maryland Bus Stop, Police Say (Udpated) A high school student was shot at and robbed at gunpoint while waiting at a bus stop to head to school on Thursday morning in Prince George's County, police say. At around 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 19, officers were called to the 15900 block of Livingston Road near Xander Street in Accokeek, where there was a reported incident involving a robber and pair of robbers. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, two people approached a group of minors at the bus stop and announced the robbery, prompting them to scatter away in fear. One of the two suspects fired a shot in the air, cau…
Pair Who Stole 50 Firearms From Virginia Gun Store To Re-Sell In DC Sentenced: Feds Pair Who Stole 50 Firearms From Virginia Gun Store To Re-Sell In DC Sentenced: Feds
Pair Who Stole 50 Firearms From Virginia Gun Store To Re-Sell In DC Sentenced: Feds A pair who conspired to steal 50 weapons from a federal firearms licensee (FFL) with the intent to sell them have been sentenced, authorities announced. District resident Victor Jones, 22, and Cedric Minger, of Brandywine, both 22, were among four involved with two others to rob a gun seller, officials say. According to court documents, on April 29, 2023, the four drove a stolen Acura ILX from Washington to an FFL in Springfield with the intention of breaking in and stealing weapons. After his initial attempts to gain entry, including shooting a round at the door with a firearm, were unsuc…
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison
Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Employee Shot, Killed Robber Assaulting Restaurant Workers In Maryland: Police (UPDATED) Employee Shot, Killed Robber Assaulting Restaurant Workers In Maryland: Police (UPDATED)
Employee Shot, Killed Robber Assaulting Restaurant Workers In Maryland: Police (Updated) A would-be robber was gunned down by an employee while attempting to rob a restaurant in Prince George's County, police say. Capitol Heights resident Victor Rios Rubio, 27, has been identified by investigators as the person who was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon inside an area business. . Officers responded to the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike at approx. 4:40 pm for a reported shooting. Once on scene, they located an adult male inside a store suffering from gunshot wound(s). He was pronounced dead on scene. — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) August 29, 2024 According to the Prince George's C…
Feds Critical Of Howard County For Refusing To Honor Immigration Detainer In Maryland Feds Critical Of Howard County For Refusing To Honor Immigration Detainer In Maryland
Feds Critical Of Howard County For Refusing To Honor Immigration Detainer In Maryland A Guatemalan national who was convicted of assault and later released is back in the custody of the the Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore (ERO), authorities announced. Walter Romero Saloj-Pecher was apprehended after being let back into the public following multiple incidents that were reported in Maryland. According to officials, in late January 2013, Saloj-Pecher entered the country illegally in Texas, where he was apprehended and issued a notice to appear before a DOJ immigration judge, who ultimately released him in March 2013. Months later, in August 2014, a secon…
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison
Felon Who Escaped Custody After 'One-Man Crime Spree' In Maryland Gets Decades In Prison A 22-year-old felon who went on a "one-man crime spree" while on probation in several Maryland counties is going to spend decades in prison, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. Stoney Beach native Tyler Ray Marini Sater, who has racked up a lengthy rap sheet, was sentenced to 59 years in prison with 44 to serve following multiple criminal convictions stemming from a weeklong crime spree in December 2022.  On Dec. 13, 2022, Sater committed a robbery by knifepoint at the Cloud Smoke Shop in California, prosecutors say. Less than a week later, on Dec. 19, 2022, he …
Suspect Packing Semi-Automatic Weapon Convicted Of Armed Robbery In Maryland: Prosecutors Suspect Packing Semi-Automatic Weapon Convicted Of Armed Robbery In Maryland: Prosecutors
Suspect Packing Semi-Automatic Weapon Convicted Of Armed Robbery In Maryland: Prosecutors Jeremiah Terrell Bryant has been convicted following a five-day trial for his role in an armed robbery, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. The 25-year-old was found guilty by a jury on Friday of armed robbery and other offenses after being arrested earlier this year.  According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, in early January, Bryant entered a Sunoco gas station in Waldorf brandishing a semi-automatic weapon, stole an employee's phone, and proceeded to grab the cash drawer from the register before fleeing in a vehicle. An investigation …
Police Pursuit Involving Stolen Vehicle In Virginia Ends With DC Crash: Police Police Pursuit Involving Stolen Vehicle In Virginia Ends With DC Crash: Police
Police Pursuit Involving Stolen Vehicle In Virginia Ends With DC Crash: Police A driver in a car reported stolen out of Prince George's County took officers in Alexandria on a chase that ended in DC when they crashed into multiple vehicles in The Wharf, police say. At approximately 6:50 p.m. on Friday night, officers were alerted by a License Plate Reader about a car reported stolen out of Maryland that was also wanted in connection to a felony robbery in Arlington earlier this week in the 6200 block of Duke Street. According to the Alexandria Police Department, officers pursued the vehicle into The Wharf, where it crashed, and the driver took off on foot before being…
District Man, Maryland Teen Accused Of Armed Robbery, Carjacking Outside High School: Sheriff District Man, Maryland Teen Accused Of Armed Robbery, Carjacking Outside High School: Sheriff
District Man, Maryland Teen Accused Of Armed Robbery, Carjacking Outside High School: Sheriff Two teens have been arrested months after a pair students were assaulted during an armed robbery and carjacking outside a Charles County High School, the sheriff's office announced.  District resident Martino Marcus Young, 19, and a 17-year-old from Waldorf - who will be charged as an adult - were identified and apprehended following an incident in March in the parking lot of St. Charles High School. On March 6, two students were assaulted in the parking lot, when one of the two stole their car and fled, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Young and the teen were identif…
Repeat Offender Who Escaped Custody Re-Arrested In Charles County, Sheriff Says Repeat Offender Who Escaped Custody Re-Arrested In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Repeat Offender Who Escaped Custody Re-Arrested In Charles County, Sheriff Says A 24-year-old suspect who is familiar to members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office after ditching his monitoring device from a previous arrest is facing fresh charges, authorities announced on Tuesday. Waldorf resident Kavon Brown, who violated the condition of his release earlier this summer for a previous robbery offense, is back in custody, and being held without bond this time, following an incident that played out last week. The incident began shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24 when officers spotted a Toyota Prius parked near Hamilton Place in Waldorf that had been rep…
Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station A teen murder suspect who admitted to his role in the death of a popular 18-year-old in Montgomery County will have decades to think about his actions after being sentenced on Monday. Emmanuel Simmonds, now 17, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family last year inside the Wheaton Metro Station. Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On Monday, authorities announced that Simmonds …
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences: Usdoj More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024.  Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…