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Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff Baby Fox Sale Bust In Virginia Leads To Gun Arrest, More Charges Pending: Sheriff
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 Husband Surrenders After Estranged Wife Stabbed To Death In Maryland Home, Police Say
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 Maryland Rapist Who Violated Protective Order Keeping Him Away Learns Prison Fate
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 Misfiring Gun Foils Murder Plot In Maryland—Virginia Man Gets Prison Time
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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