US Marshals Nab Kidnapper, Recover Child In DC: Authorities US Marshals Nab Kidnapper, Recover Child In DC: Authorities
US Marshals Nab Kidnapper, Recover Child In DC: Authorities Members of the US Marshals Service recovered a kidnapped child and arrested the suspect in Washington DC less than 24 hours after the incident was reported, authorities announced. A warrant was issued for Johnte Fitzhugh, of Washington DC, after police in West Virginia were notified he was believed to have kidnapped a family member on Monday, Sept. 19, the US Marshals tell Daily Voice. Fitzhugh was found the following day at his home on in the 100 block of Wayne Place in Washington DC the following day, and the child found shortly after, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if …
Man, Teen Apprehended For Kidnapping Woman During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police Man, Teen Apprehended For Kidnapping Woman During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police
Man, Teen Apprehended For Kidnapping Woman During Domestic Incident In Virginia: Police Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department have arrested two suspects in Virginia following an investigation into a reported kidnapping, authorities announced. Carlos Castillo, 28, and a 16-year-old teen, both from Houston, were arrested on Saturday, Sept. 10 by Virginia State Police and are set to be extradited back to Washington, DC following the alleged kidnapping the previous day. At approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 in the 100 block of Michigan Avenue, police said that the two suspects approached a woman and forced her inside of a nearby vehicle before fleeing the are…
Juvenile Suspect Apprehended In Connection To Two Sexual Assaults In Maryland, Police Say Juvenile Suspect Apprehended In Connection To Two Sexual Assaults In Maryland, Police Say
Juvenile Suspect Apprehended In Connection To Two Sexual Assaults In Maryland, Police Say A minor is in custody following two sexual assaults in Owings Mills earlier this week, authorities say. The young suspect was apprehended on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 23 after reports of the assaults the previous two nights in the Lakeside Boulevard area of Owings Mills, according to Baltimore County police. The first assault occurred around 11:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 with the second assault happening around 10:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 22, police say. The suspect has been charged as an adult with first degree rape, second degree rape, kidnapping and armed robbery. They are being held…
PA Men Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Teenage Girls From Virginia, Maryland PA Men Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Teenage Girls From Virginia, Maryland
PA Men Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Teenage Girls From Virginia, Maryland Two men part of a teenage sex trafficking ring that was headquartered in the Philadelphia suburbs have been convicted, authorities said. A jury found 36-year-old Dimas Omar Hernandez, aka “Adonys,” of Malvern, and 27-year-old Franklin Rivera-Mendieta, aka “Mono,” of Downingtown, guilty on charges of trafficking minors, involuntary servitude, rape, kidnapping, and other related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. On May 28, 2020, a missing 14-year-old Maryland girl's Facebook message to her mother led multi-state authorities to her location, sparking an…
Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff
Kidnapping, Assault Suspect Apprehended In Maryland: Sheriff A kidnapping suspect in Maryland who allegedly assaulted a victim in a quest to retrieve a cellphone password, set a vehicle on fire, and fired gunshots at her, has been apprehended, authorities announced. Dijon Cornelle Blunt was arrested on a warrant for kidnapping by members of the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Intervention Division, the agency announced on Monday, Aug. 15, following an investigation into a series of incidents in the region. According to the warrant, on Monday, Aug. 8, deputies responded to an address in the 1000 Block of Glen Willow Drive in…
DC Gang Member Admits To Kidnapping Conspiracy That Led To Death Of 19-Year-Old DC Gang Member Admits To Kidnapping Conspiracy That Led To Death Of 19-Year-Old
DC Gang Member Admits To Kidnapping Conspiracy That Led To Death Of 19-Year-Old A 23-year-old D.C. resident and street gang member pleaded guilty to a first degree murder charge, officials said. In 2019, Jordan Moreno, "Joker", and two other members of the "Tiny Locos Surenos" group in the 18th Street gang, kidnapped a woman who they believed was associating with another gang, MS-13, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Moreno and the co-conspirators lured the victim to a wooded area in Maryland, where Moreno shot and killed her, authorities reported. Moreno pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping charges related to the death of the 19-year-old woman after plead…
Fourth Man Sentenced For Movie-Like Kidnapping, Robbery Scheme At Maryland Casino, DC Apartment Fourth Man Sentenced For Movie-Like Kidnapping, Robbery Scheme At Maryland Casino, DC Apartment
Fourth Man Sentenced For Movie-Like Kidnapping, Robbery Scheme At Maryland Casino, DC Apartment The fourth of five suspects implicated in an elaborate kidnapping and robbery scheme that started at a Maryland hotel has been sentenced to federal prison time, authorities announced. Washington, DC resident Anthony Erik Hebron - also known as “Pain,” 29, has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit kidnapping. As part of his guilty plea in February 2021, Hebron and co-conspirators Darius “Mup” Young, 30, Christopher Young, 27, Lance Perkins, 28, and Tray Sherman, age 27, all of DC, admitted to working on a scheme to kidn…
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder A 40-year-old cold case involving a young mother of four who was found dead is closer to justice after a Laurel man admitted to his role in the crime, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 64, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of Laney Lee McGadney, 28 in 1982, say Howard County officials. DNA evidence linked Bradberry to the crime in 2021, prompting his arrest, they said. On March 29, 1982, McGadney was leaving her Columbia apartment to walk to the grocery store when she was witnessed being abducted on Oakland Mills Road, according to officials. McGadney never m…
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD A 22-year-old Maryland man arrested four times since March was released each time, only to commit similar crimes again and again, according to authorities, court documents and news reports. Lorenzo Day, of Upper Marlboro, was being held without bond for his latest crime alongside Washington DC's David Zanders, 20: An armed robbery and kidnapping in Suitland, Prince George's County police said. The two were being held without bond for the June 30 incident in the armed robbery of a locksmith. Day is linked to several other incidents dating back to March 19. Each time, he was released:  …
MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ
MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of 2 Teens In Falls Church: DOJ Five members of the violent international gang MS-13 were convicted of kidnapping and murdering two Fairfax County teenagers in 2016, prosecutors said. The boys were found in shallow graves at a Falls Church park seven months after they disappeared. An Alexandria jury last week found the men guilty of killing 17-year-old Edvin Escobar Mendez and 14-year-old Sergio Anthony Arita Triminio, the Department of Justice said. The convicted killers now face life sentences in federal prison.  MS-13 members killed Mendez in August 2016 because they believed he was a spy for the rival 1…
Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Victim At Maryland Hotel & Casino Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Victim At Maryland Hotel & Casino
Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Victim At Maryland Hotel & Casino A D.C. man has been sentenced for the kidnapping of a victim at a Maryland hotel and casino, authorities announce. Darius Lawrence "Mup" Young, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in connection to the February 2021 kidnapping on Monday, June 27, according to the Department of Justice.  Young had worked with several other co-conspirators, including Anthony Anthony Erik "Pain" Hebron, 29, Christopher Allen "40" Young, 27, Lamar Jamal Perkins, 28, and an unidentified co-conspirator to lure the victim to the hotel and casino where they kidnapped them on Feb. 3, 2021. Hebron an…
Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son
Ex-BF Gets Plea-Bargained 30 Years For Killing NJ Mom, Abducting Son UPDATE: A New Jersey man who admitted killing his former girlfriend, kidnapping their young son and fleeing to Tennessee last summer was sentenced to a plea-bargained 30 years in state prison, authorities said. Tyler Rios, 28, must serve 25½ years before he’ll be eligible for parole under the deal brokered with the Union County Prosecutor’s Office for killing 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar, taking his son with him as he drove her body to Tennessee in the trunk of her car and dumping the corpse in a field there on July 8, 2021. That means he’d still be in his early 50s when he’s eventually releas…