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Prosecutors Detail Events That Ended With Death Of Dad Defending Son During Maryland Dispute
A 27-year-old man will spend years in jail for his role in an altercation that resulted in the death of an Anne Arundel County father who was defending his son last year. Glen Burnie resident Trevor Garrett Taylor was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for manslaughter following the grisly attack of Christopher Wright outside his Brooklyn Park home that resulted in his death. According to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office, in May 2023, police were called to the 300 block of West Arundel Road in Brooklyn Park, where they found Wright suffering from a head injury.…
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Mother Charged After Toddler Found Unresponsive From Opioids In Maryland: Police
An investigation into the death of a 2-year-old over the summer led to charges for an Anne Arundel County mother after autopsy results were returned, police say. Tiffany Lynee Carr, 34, of Glen Burnie, was charged with child neglect and other offenses following a months-long investigation into her toddler's death in August. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called late in the afternoon of Aug. 17 to the 8000 block of Winding Wood Road, where they found the child unresponsive lying face down inside the home. The child was rushed to an area hospital and later prono…
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Oral Surgeon Who Supplied Patient Turned Lover With Drugs Sentenced For OD In Maryland
The Maryland oral surgeon who was found complicit in the overdose death of his former girlfriend will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday. Dr. James Ryan, 50, of Clarksburg, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted for his role in the death of 25-year-old Sarah Harris nearly two years ago. State’s Attorney John McCarthy speaking after today’s sentencing hearing. In Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD,... Posted by Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 The Germantown doctor first knew Harris as a…
Police & Fire
Off-Duty US Park Police Officer Accidentally Kills Colleague, 22, In Virginia: Cops
An off-duty US Park Police officer accidentally shot and killed a 22-year-old man this weekend because he didn't realize the firearm he was playing with was loaded, police in Virginia said. Alcohol was a factor in the incident in which Alexander Roy, 25, of McLean, was attempting to dry-fire a firearm when he shot Jesse Brown Hernandez in an apartment on the 1700 block of Old Meadow Road in McLean at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, Fairfax County police said. Hernandez was found dead with a gunshot wound to the upper body, police said. There were four people in the apartment at the time of…
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Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison
The Maryland mom who accidentally contaminated her baby's bottle with fentanyl leading to his death will be joining her husband behind bars. Heather Marie Frazier, 35, of Mount Airy, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but five years suspended after pleading guilty over the summer to involuntary manslaughter, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith's Office. She will also serve five years of supervised probation upon her release. Her husband, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, 35, also pleaded guilty in March to the same offense and received the same sentence. On Ju…
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Retired DC Lieutenant Charged For Fatal Library Shooting
Police arrested a familiar face in law enforcement after he shot and killed a 25-year-old in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, officials said.At around 3:30 p.m. on August 4, officers found Maurica Manyan suffering life-threatening injuries during a Special Police training session, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police said Manyan was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the shooter, 58-year-old Jesse Porter, is a retired Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant that was providing baton instruction to the Library Speci…
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Virginia Driver Responsible For Fatal Loudoun County Crash Surrenders: Sheriff's Office
A Virginia man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in a car crash that killed a 65-year-old woman from Ashburn, authorities said. Ryan Lanza, 20, surrendered to police after an investigation revealed he was driving at an excessive speed and caused a fatal accident last week, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Initial investigation revealed Deborah Michel was traveling west on Windmill Drive when another vehicle struck her that was going north on Claiborne Parkway, the office said. The driver of that vehicle, later determined ad Lanza, was g…
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PA Prison Guard Accused Of Sexual Relationship With Inmate
A Pennsylvania prison guard has been charged after she attempted to have a sexual relationship with an inmate, according to Pennsylvania state police. Lindsay Nicole Dyer, 32, of Beavertown, is a former Snyder County corrections officer who has been charged with a felony for Criminal Attempts of Institutional Sexual Assault, according to court documents. Dyer sent sexually explicit photographs and letters– as well as had phone calls with the inmate, according to state police. The inmate has been identified as Brian George Heffner, 39, of Coal Township, according to PennLive. Heffner i…
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Woman Charged With Manslaughter In Deadly Baltimore Assault: Police
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after a woman died during an argument the two were having last October in Baltimore, authorities said. A Central District officer heard a noise while on patrol and was directed by concerned citizens to the 200 block of North Eutaw Street on Oct. 4 around 3 p.m., police said. The officer found 33-year-old Whitney Purnell laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the torso. She was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she died 10 days later, authorities said. An investigation found that Jasmine Jones as…
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