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Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…

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by Josh Lanier
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Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court A Baltimore man was sentenced to 10 years with most of his term suspended and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution after 83 dogs were rescued from his Central Park Heights property earlier this year, authorities announced. Robert Conley, who pleaded guilty to 42 counts of animal cruelty, will serve three years of supervised probation and is banned from owning animals, a judge ordered.  The Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control officers uncovered the abuse during a raid at Conley's home on Pembridge Avenue in May, where dogs were found in appalling conditions, officials sa…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video A 35-year-old Washington DC man has been convicted of killing a 29-year-old man on a transit bus in Maryland last year, authorities said. Tyrone Curtis was found guilty by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court of first-degree murder for the April 5, 2023 killing of Amonte Cunningham on Jan. 24, before before the Honorable Jeannie Cho, the State's Attorney's Office said. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Curtis and Cunningham had been arguing on a Metro Transit bus in Wheaton around 12:25 p.m., officials said. Cunningham got off the bus when it stopped in fr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops The Anne Arundel County Police Department has received multiple complaints about a man donning an long gun near school bus stops, causing alarm for some parents and members of the community. Police say that an armed person has been walking on public property near and bast school bus stops, occasionally stopping to talk to children. In photos shared online, the suspicious man can be seen wearing all black and holding the gun pointed to the ground with a red hat. There have been reports that he is protesting Gov. West Moore's gun laws. Officers have made contact with the man, who is legally…

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by Zak Failla
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House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland
House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland The Maryland man who help operate a canine house of horrors will face time behind bars after admitting to dogfighting. Huntingtown's Edward Stanley Williams, 54, pleaded guilty to four counts of felony animal cruelty related to dogfighting, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 3. A multi-faceted investigation into alleged animal cruelty led to several disturbing discoveries on Williams’ Huntingtown property, where he maintained a dozen American Pit Bull terriers, several of which had injuries and scarring consistent with dogfighting. Evidence of dogfighting was …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police
Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Baltimore police have identified a 35-year-old man who died from complications stemming back to a 2008 shooting. Antwan Horton was on his way home from the store when he was left paralyzed after being shot in the early morning hours of March 22, 2008 in the 500 block of N. Decker Street, according to Baltimore police. Investigation revealed that Horton was shot in a robbery that had gone awry.  On Friday, March 10, police were advised that Horton had died in Texas from complications stemming back to the 2008 shooting. The update upgrades the shooting case to a homicide and has been c…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say
Maryland Man Facing 16 Sex Offense Charges Tied To Child Pornography, Frederick Police Say More than a dozen charges have been filed against a Prince George’s County man who was caught soliciting minors for child pornography, according to the Frederick Police Department. Prince George’s County resident Evan John Cain, 36, of Riverdale, has been charged with 16 counts related to the possession of child pornography and the solicitation of child pornography from minors following an investigation that was launched in November last year. Police say that investigators with the department’s Major Crimes Unit were tipped off late last year that a man - later identified as Cain - had been…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
33-Year-Old Woman Killed In Prince George's Remembered For Cheerfulness, Kindness 33-Year-Old Woman Killed In Prince George's Remembered For Cheerfulness, Kindness
33-Year-Old Woman Killed In Prince George's Remembered For Cheerfulness, Kindness A community is mourning the devastating loss of a 33-year-old mother who was stabbed to death in Laurel. Michelle Dudley was found tragically stabbed to death outside of a home in the 9500 block of Muirkirk Road around 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, according to Prince George's County police. Police were responding to a welfare check when they found Dudley, who was pronounced dead at the scene.  The family of the 33-year-old mother is remembering her as a "light" to the family, in a GoFundMe created to help with funeral costs. "She was the light to our family, always with a bright & c…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney Admits To Obtaining Phone Records, Stalking Ex Former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney Admits To Obtaining Phone Records, Stalking Ex
Former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney Admits To Obtaining Phone Records, Stalking Ex Former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry has reached a plea agreement admitting that he obtained confidential phone records to stalk two romantic partners, federal officials announced. Chaudry, 43, pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 9 to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records, admitting that he committed the crime knowing the information could be used in furtherance and with the intent to commit stalking. Between June 2009 and June 18, 2021, prosecutors say that Chaudry caused three grand jury subpoenas to be sent to a telecommunica…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bar Security Guard Who Pepper Sprayed, Hit, Killed Soccer Coach Charged With Murder Bar Security Guard Who Pepper Sprayed, Hit, Killed Soccer Coach Charged With Murder
Bar Security Guard Who Pepper Sprayed, Hit, Killed Soccer Coach Charged With Murder Police have arrested a murder suspect after gathering enough evidence for a warrant after he was accused of violently killing a man who through a brick toward him last month, authorities say. Keith Luckey, 39, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 6 after he fatally shot Kevin Abel Torres Guerrero, 35, on Monday, Nov. 7, according to Baltimore Police. This arrest came after detectives consulted with the States Attorney's Office and determined that the facts of this case warranted an arrest.  Luckey reportedly shot Guerrero while working as a security guard at a bar in the 4000 block of East L…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Teen Being Charged As Adult For Drug, Weapon Offenses In Maryland, Sheriff Says Investigators say that a teenage suspect is being charged as an adult on multiple weapons and drug charges after being caught by a member of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office who was assaulted during the incident. Officers from the sheriff’s office responded to a grocery store in the 190 block of St. Patrick's Drive in Charles County - twice - late last month to investigate complaints of loitering and possible drug activities. While responding to the grocery store, officers were able to detain one teen, and while he was being apprehended, another suspect allegedly assaulted the officer be…

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by Zak Failla
News
Anne Arundel County State's Attorney On Leave For Child Abuse Charge: Report Anne Arundel County State's Attorney On Leave For Child Abuse Charge: Report
Anne Arundel County State's Attorney On Leave For Child Abuse Charge: Report Anne Arundel County Assistant State’s Attorney Rashad White is on leave after being charged with felony child abuse, according to a report from FOX5. White was reportedly charged earlier this week and later released, according to the outlet. The nature of the claims of abuse was not disclosed, and a spokesperson for the state’s attorney’s office declined to comment on personal matters. White is reportedly not handling any work or cases for the office while he is on leave. The complete FOX report can be found here.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot
Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot A man captured on video fatally beating an elderly man in a Beltsville parking lot has been arrested after the manner of death of the victim was officially ruled a homicide, authorities say. Julias Wright, 25, was captured on surveillance video assaulting Johnny Lee Shepard, 87, in a residential parking lot in the 11300 block of Cherry Hill Road on Thursday, June 2, according to Prince George's County police. Shepard found for his life for nearly two months after the assault before he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, July 28. A Chief Medical Examiner determined that Shepard's cause o…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
9-Year-Old Boy Playing With Gun In Maryland Fatally Shoots Teen: Police 9-Year-Old Boy Playing With Gun In Maryland Fatally Shoots Teen: Police
9-Year-Old Boy Playing With Gun In Maryland Fatally Shoots Teen: Police A 9-year-old boy has been identified as the suspect that accidentally fatally shot a teenage girl in the head, officials say. The boy was allegedly playing with the loaded handgun when it accidentally discharged, striking and killing Nykayla Strawder, 15, in the 600 block of Linnard Street on Saturday, Aug. 6, according to Baltimore police. The 9-year-old dropped the gun and ran from the scene after the shooting. Officers were able to run the serial number of the gun to determine that the weapon belonged to a female relative of the boy, who works as an armed security guard, police said. I…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For Roles In Assault, Shooting, Armed Carjacking Of Woman, 84, In Maryland Man Sentenced For Roles In Assault, Shooting, Armed Carjacking Of Woman, 84, In Maryland
Man Sentenced For Roles In Assault, Shooting, Armed Carjacking Of Woman, 84, In Maryland A 20-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for his alleged role in four separate incidents that concluded with him carjacking an 84-year-old woman in Maryland. Frederick resident Titus Lamont Diggs, Jr. was sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison, suspending all but 20 years of active incarceration, the State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Specifically, in late May, Diggs pleaded guilty to: Armed carjacking; Armed robbery; Assault; Illegal possession of a firearm; Loaded handgun on a person. In December 2020, Diggs reportedly brandished a handgun and struck…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School Student: Sheriff Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School Student: Sheriff
Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School Student: Sheriff A high school student in Maryland may face criminal charges after bringing weapons to school, authorities said. A school administrator at the Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf was notified of a student in possession of a knife and stun gun at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. Both weapons were recovered without incident, officials noted. The school’s resource officer is conducting an investigation and, upon completion, will review the case with the State’s Attorney’s Office regarding potential criminal charges against the student,&nb…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Resource Officer, Administrators, Investigating Assault At Maryland High School Resource Officer, Administrators, Investigating Assault At Maryland High School
Resource Officer, Administrators, Investigating Assault At Maryland High School Books, desks, and chairs were all used as weapons when a melee broke out in a Maryland high school that left a student and staff member hospitalized. In Charles County, a fight broke out shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf after a student struck another in the head with a book that was thrown inside a classroom. According to a spokesperson with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, a group of students proceeded to confront the one who threw the book, and a dispute broke out. During the incident, desks and chairs were thrown around the classroo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say
Wrong Murder Suspect Arrested In Maryland, Police Say Police arrested the wrong suspect in this week's deadly shooting of Benjamin Ampong in Prince George's County, they announced. Anthony Shaw, 31, of Washington DC, was released from custody Friday, May 6, when detectives investigating Wednesday's 1 p.m. shooting at Corning Avenue in Fort Washington found evidence indicating he was not near the scene of the murder, Prince George's County police said. "Upon discovering the new evidence, detectives immediately contacted the State’s Attorney’s Office and the charges against him have been dropped. Mr. Shaw has also been released fr…

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by Cecilia Levine