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Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff
The "Wolf of Warrenton?" A Virginia man is facing charges following an extensive investigation into the illegal commercialization of wildlife, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Mason Griffith, 22, of Sumerduck, was arrested following a probe into his alleged capture of a fox and subsequent attempt to sell the animal. Griffith was ultimately brought down by the sheriff's office and Virginia Conservation Police. Investigators say that detectives executed a search warrant where Griffith was staying in Northern Virginia. During the execution of that warrant, inves…
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Husband Surrenders After Estranged Wife Stabbed To Death In Maryland Home, Police Say
A man who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death inside a Maryland home surrendered to police over the weekend, authorities announced. Alexander Stephenson, 53, is facing a murder charge after allegedly violating a protective order and killing 47-year-old Amethyst Stephenson on Sunday morning. According to the Howard County Police Department, shortly before 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 8, officers were called to the 3400 block of Huntsman Run in Ellicott City, where there was a reported stabbing. It is alleged that Stephenson stabbed his wife and fled the area. She was pronounced dead at…
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Maryland Rapist Who Violated Protective Order Keeping Him Away Learns Prison Fate
A Maryland man is heading to prison for a decade after admitting to repeatedly raping a juvenile and violating a protective order meant to keep him away, prosecutors said. Alan Verdeja Martinez, of Frederick, was sentenced this week, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree rape and violating a protective order, according to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office. The 19-year-old picked the teen up from her family’s Carroll County home late at night on several occasions and brought her to his house to engage in sex, investigators found. After the v…
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Misfiring Gun Foils Murder Plot In Maryland—Virginia Man Gets Prison Time
A Virginia man who traveled to Frederick and pulled the trigger on a woman he once threatened to kill — only for the gun to misfire — will now spend the rest of his life behind bars, officials said. David Clayton Hanson, 35, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Frederick County Circuit Court to 93 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the harrowing assault of a woman he shares a child with. Specifically, Hanson was found guilty of: Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of using a firearm in a violent crime; Illegal possession of a regulated firearm; Il…
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Man Who Defied Protective Order 111 Times Released On Bond In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A North Carolina man was released by a judge, but faces a long list of charges in Maryland after allegedly violating a domestic-related protective order a staggering 111 times, according to the sheriff's office. Officers assigned to the sheriff's office's Judicial Services Domestic Violence Unit were recently tipped off that Dennis Lee Jalbert, 44, who was wanted in connection to the violations involving a Charles County resident, was in North Carolina. Investigators say that the officers contacted the State's Attorney's Office, which agreed to extradite him back to Maryland to fa…
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New Charges For Alleged Stalker In Maryland Who Shared Revenge Porn Of DC Ex: Feds
A Maryland man is facing new charges in DC for stalking his ex, disseminating revenge porn, and shooting into her home, federal authorities in DC announced. Brandywine native Nahvarj Mills, 31, was charged by a US District Court grand jury on a 27-count indictment this week following weeks of terrorizing his ex-girlfriend. According to court documents, Mills and his ex began dating in December 2022, and he allegedly physically abused her on multiple occasions before she ended the relationship in the summer of 2023. "Angry about the breakup, Mills began contacting the victim by phone," pros…
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No Charges For Officers Probed In Double Fatal Shooting Involving Husband, Wife: Maryland AG
There will be no charges filed against the officers involved in a fatal shooting during the Thanksgiving holiday last year, the Maryland AG announced on Monday following an extensive investigation. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Maple Avenue in Parkville to investigate a reported domestic disturbance. Police say that the officer called to the scene heard gunshots fired inside the home and a woman screaming, and when officers then approached the area, screams could be were heard ins…
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