‘OC Legend’ Faces Fight For His Sight As Rare Disease Strikes Maryland Man ‘OC Legend’ Faces Fight For His Sight As Rare Disease Strikes Maryland Man
‘OC Legend’ Faces Fight For His Sight As Rare Disease Strikes Maryland Man The world is getting harder to see for a Maryland man who has spent years being a familiar face to others. Ocean City native Jason Cropper has suffered significant vision loss over the past six months, and doctors suspect he has Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or LHON, a rare inherited disorder that causes sudden, painless loss of central vision, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched this week by his brother, Steve Cropper. For Jason, the uncertainty is mounting. He lives alone. His eyesight continues to decline. And he does not know how much longer he will be able to work and suppo…
Stolen Truck, Armed Carjacking, DC Crash: Maryland Man Charged In Wild Crime Spree, Police Say Stolen Truck, Armed Carjacking, DC Crash: Maryland Man Charged In Wild Crime Spree, Police Say
Stolen Truck, Armed Carjacking, DC Crash: Maryland Man Charged In Wild Crime Spree, Police Say His getaway didn't last long. A Maryland man accused of pulling a gun on a woman and stealing her vehicle during a midday carjacking in Virginia was caught hours later after a pursuit ended with a crash in DC, police said. Tyler Abrahim Afsar, 23, of Hyattsville, has now been charged in the Tuesday, July 14 carjacking in the Cherrydale neighborhood, Arlington County Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 6. It began at approximately 12:59 p.m. in the 4100 block of 18th Street North, where investigators say a woman was sitting inside her parked vehicle when Afsar pulled up in a pickup truck. T…
Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB
Pilot's Final Flight Was Test Run After Repairs Before Fatal Virginia Plane Crash: NTSB Rowland Babcock Jr.'s final flight lasted only minutes before something went terribly wrong. New details released on Thursday, Aug. 6, by the National Transportation Safety Board are shedding light on the moments before the 78-year-old Ruther Glen pilot was killed in a crash near Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg in July. Babcock was conducting a test flight in an experimental Montana Coyote after repairs were made to the plane following an earlier mishap, according to the NTSB's preliminary report. Family members told investigators the aircraft had been repaired after a "landing grou…
Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS
Maryland Murder Suspect Was Released From Jail Despite ICE Detainer Before Fatal Shooting: DHS A Maryland murder case just became the latest flashpoint in the immigration fight. The Department of Homeland Security took aim at state officials on Thursday, Aug. 6, after 34-year-old Noe Castillo-Mendez was charged in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Dolores Leiva Hernandez, claiming the accused killer had previously been released from custody despite an ICE detainer. Castillo-Mendez, of Riverdale Park, is charged with second-degree murder and related offenses in connection with the shooting at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, inside an apartment in the 5400 block of Kenil…
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) 18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
18-Year-Old Charged Months After Teen Gunned Down In Maryland, Sheriff Says (Updated) The gunman investigators say killed a 19-year-old during a late-night dispute in Maryland is no longer on the run. Terrell Lamont Thompson, 18, of Waldorf, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, in connection with the April shooting death of White Plains resident Tyon Makai Bias, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when officers were called to Enid Blyton Place in White Plains for reports of gunfire. Investigators say a group of people had gotten into a dispute when multiple shots were fired, striking Bias. T…
Mystery Carroll County Incident Ends In Deadly Randallstown Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Mystery Carroll County Incident Ends In Deadly Randallstown Crash, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Mystery Carroll County Incident Ends In Deadly Randallstown Crash, Police Say (Developing) A 17-year-old driver was killed after an SUV left the road and crashed near the intersection of Liberty Road and Lyons Mill Road in Randallstown late Wednesday night, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called to the scene at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Investigators said a 2013 GMC Acadia was traveling eastbound on Liberty Road when it left the roadway and slammed into a tree. The driver, identified as 17-year-old Angel Callejas Fuentes, was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV's front-seat and rear-seat passengers were also rushed t…
Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors
Maryland Driver Was Drunk, High Before 94 MPH Crash That Killed 71-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutors It wasn't just the speed. It was everything that came before it. More than a year after Mary Elizabeth Moody, 71, was killed in a violent Germantown crash, Brody Richardson, 20, of Boyds, admitted in court that he caused the collision while driving drunk and high. Richardson pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two charges stemming from the deadly July 21, 2025 crash after drinking beer and smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel. The plea comes after investigators pieced together a devastating timeline. According to prosecutors, Richardson was…
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police
DC Man Dead, Virginia Man Charged With Murder In Domestic-Related Shooting: Police One deadly encounter ended almost as quickly as it began in DC, where police say a Virginia man was arrested at the scene after a fatal shooting in Northwest. Alexandria resident Jeremiah Greene, 21, was taken into custody Wednesday night, Aug. 5, in the 2500 block of 41st Street NW following a brief murder investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to the block around 7:58 p.m. for reports of a shooting and found an adult man suffering from gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded, but 35-year-old Bobby Lee Cannon, of Southeast DC, was pronounced d…
Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police
Owings Mills Man Arrested In Deadly Downtown Baltimore Stabbing: Police An arrest came quickly in Maryland after a deadly stabbing in downtown Baltimore left a 48-year-old man dead over the weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old James Harrison of Owings Mills, was arrested Thursday, Aug. 6, in the 300 block of North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, police announced. Investigators say Harrison was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old Roderick Fitzgerald, which happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 300 block of West Saratoga Street. Central District patrol officers responding to reports of an unresponsive person found Fitzgerald sufferi…
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police
Pizza Run Turns Into Gunpoint Robbery In Maryland As Teen Suspects Target Driver: Police A late-night pizza run turned into a nightmare in Severn when a delivery driver found himself staring down the barrel of a gun instead of collecting payment. Anne Arundel County police say the driver pulled up to a delivery in the 1800 block of Robin Court shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, expecting a routine stop. Instead, investigators say three teenage suspects rushed the victim, tried to snatch the order, flashed a firearm, and vanished into the night before officers arrived. The bizarre robbery has Western District detectives searching for three suspects described only a…
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest
Sheriff Fears More Victims After Maryland Catholic Deacon's Child Solicitation Arrest A Maryland Catholic deacon accused of trying to meet a child for sex has been stripped of his ministry as investigators warn the case may not end with his arrest. Kenneth Goedeke, 45, of Bel Air, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 5, after Harford County Sheriff's Office detectives said he communicated with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old boy before arriving at a meeting location intending to engage in sexual activity with the child. The Harford County resident was charged with two counts of sexual solicitation of a minor. One day later, on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Archdiocese…
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds
Suspected Tren De Aragua Gang Member Walked Free Before ICE Tracked Him Down In Maryland: Feds A suspected Tren de Aragua gang member walked out of a Prince George's County jail despite an ICE detainer. Federal agents say they had to hunt him down weeks later. Maryland neighbors learned Wednesday, Aug. 6, that ICE officers arrested two criminal illegal immigrants during targeted enforcement operations in Upper Marlboro after Prince George's County Detention Center declined to honor immigration detainers and released both men back into the community. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the arrests happened July 9 following lawful traffic stops. One of the men, 28-yea…