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Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window
A 49-year-old home healthcare worker that failed to check in on his patient, who was found injured after jumping out of a Frederick County apartment building will spend time behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced. Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye was ordered by a judge to spend 12 months in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center with another nine years suspended for neglecting a vulnerable adult. In August last year, a resident was walking his dog when he spotted a man on the ground, and it was later determined that the 55-year-old victim was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, as well…
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Three More Arrested For Role In Teen's February 2023 Murder In Maryland: Police (
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Three more people have been arrested more than a year after the murder of a 15-year-old boy in Frederick County, bringing the total to nine suspects who have been apprehended, police say. On Tuesday, June 4, authorities announced that federal investigators and local police detectives have apprehended three people in connection to the February 2023 murder of Limber Lopez Funez. In February last year, family members of Lopez Funez alerted the Frederick County Police Department that the teen had gone missing, prompting a massive, multi-agency search that came to a head on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023…
Police & Fire
Hospital Ceiling Proves To Be Poor Escape Route For Burglar Busted In Maryland: Sheriff
A trespassing man who attempted his best John McClane impression after being arrested is facing burglary and other charges after being busted in Frederick County. James Abraham Prevatt III, who has no fixed address, was arrested early on Thursday morning after the sheriff's office received a complaint about a possible trespasser in Woodsboro. According to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, the call to deputies came in at approximately 7:50 a.m. on May 30 regarding a burglary in progress in the 300 block of Cooper Oaks Drive, when a man was seen inside the residence. That report c…
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Sheriff IDs Woman Killed Crashing Into Pole At Busy Maryland Intersection
One person was killed after crashing into a pole in Frederick County early on Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Tuscarora resident Cindy Sue Reed-Sensenig, 43, has been identified by the sheriff's office as the driver who struck a pole shortly after 5 a.m. on May 28 at the intersection of New Design Road and Crestwood Boulevard in Ballinger Creek. Google Maps street view At approximately 5:06 a.m. on Tuesday, Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the intersection, where they found Reed-Sensenig inside a vehicle after striking a pole. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A…
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Woman Who Verbally, Physically Abused Child 'On Regular Basis' Convicted In Maryland
A woman in Frederick County is behind bars after being convicted of physically and verbally abusing a child, prosecutors announced. Ana Cecilia Gonzalez, 50, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and second-degree assault following a two-day bench trial after she was identified by a child as their abuser. According to the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office, in July last year, a student in an area elementary school advised a teacher, counselor, and School Resource Officer that she "did not feel safe," and that Gonzalez had hit her and verbally abused her on a regular basis.…
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