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Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison
Gold Bar Scammer Preying On Elderly Becomes First In Montgomery County Sentenced To Prison The first gold bar scammer linked to an international crime ring targeting elderly residents in Maryland received a harsh sentence while making history in Montgomery County. On Monday, Dec. 11, Circuit Court Judge Margaret Schweitzer sentenced 26-year-old Ravinklejeet Mathon, of Rockville, to 10 years in prison, suspending all but five years, followed by five years of probation, well above the suggested guidelines for sentencing. Mathon was arrested in May after picking up the gold bars under the guise of being a courier.  The elderly victim, manipulated into believing his identity wa…

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Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Gets 35 Years For Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station A teen murder suspect who admitted to his role in the death of a popular 18-year-old in Montgomery County will have decades to think about his actions after being sentenced on Monday. Emmanuel Simmonds, now 17, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family last year inside the Wheaton Metro Station. Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On Monday, authorities announced that Simmonds …

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Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Maryland Metro Station A teen murder suspect wearing an ironic sweatshirt at the time of the shooting has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting Emmanuel Simmonds, 16, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family earlier this year inside the Wheaton Metro Station, prosecutors announced. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On May 18, two groups who were strangers t…

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Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland
Max Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In Maryland A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based hit show “The Wire” will decades behind bars after being convicted of two stabbing attacks in Montgomery County earlier this year.  Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 33, who has no known address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two Rockville stabbing incidents in May, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney. A judge sentenced Stanfield to 65 years in prison after he was found guilty of the two separate assaults, a spokesperson for the state's attorney announced on Monday…

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Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ
Hundreds Of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Lands Maryland Drug Dealer In Prison: DOJ Eon Brummel will have time to think about his actions after being sentenced for possessing hundreds of pills containing fentanyl over the summer in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced on Tuesday. Brummel, 27, a Germantown resident, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison - with all but five years suspended - after he admitted to distributing drugs before his arrest in May. Specifically, Brummel pleaded guilty to both distribution of narcotics and possession of a large amount of narcotics when he was caught with more than 600 pills. In May, an investigation was launc…

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Maryland Man Who Downed 11 Mimosas Before Fatal Crash Facing 15 Years: Prosecutors Maryland Man Who Downed 11 Mimosas Before Fatal Crash Facing 15 Years: Prosecutors
Maryland Man Who Downed 11 Mimosas Before Fatal Crash Facing 15 Years: Prosecutors A 22-year-old Maryland man is facing prison time for downing nearly a dozen mimosas then getting behind the wheel of a car and crashing, killing a 62-year-old man, authorities said. Kevin Orihuela, of Rockville, faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of killing Germantown's Noel Powell in an August 2022 crash, the Montgomery County State's Attorney said. Before the cash, Orihuela went to brunch in the Pike and Rose center to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday, consuming bottomless mimosas, Montgomery County prosecutors said.  Photos show Orihuela downing — 11 of them — o…

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Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Admits To Double Fatal Shooting In Maryland Parking Lot Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Admits To Double Fatal Shooting In Maryland Parking Lot
Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Admits To Double Fatal Shooting In Maryland Parking Lot An off-duty Pentagon police officer who shot and killed two men in the parking lot of his Takoma Park apartment complex two years ago has admitted to murder charges. David Hall Dixon, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges after he opened fire in April 2021, striking James Johnson, 38, and Dominique Williams, both of whom died from their injuries. Dominique Williams (left) and James JohnsonMontgomery County State's Attorney Officers from the Takoma Park Police Department were called to the Takoma Overlook Apartment Complex on New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County shortly…

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Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland
Dealer Who Sold Pills To Man Who OD'd In Mother's Home Sentenced In Maryland The drug dealer who sold the pills that led to the fatal overdose of 20-year-old Rockville resident Kevin Ourand in his mother’s basement will spend time behind bars, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced. Teymour Peters, 22, of Rockville, was sentenced by a judge to 10 years in prison with all but one year suspended for selling fentanyl to Ourand, who died of an overdose in October last year. Prosecutors said that Peters sold his victim blue pills stamped with the letter “M” and the number “30” on them to make them look like prescription medication; however, “it was clear from m…

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Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities
Maryland Woman Convicted In Teen Brother's Killing Had Help From BF, Twin Sister: Authorities A Maryland woman is facing decades in prison for conspiring with her boyfriend and another man, then had help from her twin sister killing her teen brother, authorities announced. Leaundra Matthews, 25, of Accokeek, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the death of her brother, Christian Matthews, who was strangled during an attack by Matthews' boyfriend, Tyson Lipford and another man, Daniel Howard, while he was asleep in their family's Silver Spring home in March 2017. Court documents show that Leaundra told her mom that Howard held him down as Lipford choked him. At the time the …

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Opportunistic Burglar Convicted Of Targeting MD Homes While Victims Were Traveling: Prosecutors Opportunistic Burglar Convicted Of Targeting MD Homes While Victims Were Traveling: Prosecutors
Opportunistic Burglar Convicted Of Targeting MD Homes While Victims Were Traveling: Prosecutors A homeless man who targeted Maryland families who he knew were on vacation will face 75 years in prison for the opportunistic scam, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced. Jose Mazara, 27, who has no fixed address was found guilty by a jury after burglarizing at least three homes in the Takoma Park area in November last year while his victims were out of town. Prosecutors said that Mazara targeted homes where newspapers or mail sat outside on the front door, indicating that they were not present, specifically around the Thanksgiving holiday. Mazara stole multiple items of jewelr…

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Former School DOT Employees In MD Admit To Role In $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney Former School DOT Employees In MD Admit To Role In $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney
Former School DOT Employees In MD Admit To Role In $320K Theft Scheme: State's Attorney The former Director of the Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation (DOT) has copped to his role in a scheme that allowed another top official to steam hundreds of thousands of dollars. Todd Michael Watkins, 56, of Jefferson, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in office for conspiring with Charles Ewald, the former Assistant Director of the DOT, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced on Friday, June 30. Prosecutors say that Watkins assumed his position in 2009, and beginning in 2016 and through September 2021, he failed to properly manage the…

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Separate Juries Convict Man For Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In MD: State's Attorney Separate Juries Convict Man For Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In MD: State's Attorney
Separate Juries Convict Man For Murder, Assault During Stabbing Spree In MD: State's Attorney A man with a name familiar to fans of the Baltimore-based “The Wire” may spend decades behind bars following a trial for separate stabbing attacks in Montgomery County. Two separate juries convicted Scorpio Alexander Stanfield, 32, who has an unknown address, of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for two stabbing incidents in Rockville, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney announced on Friday, May 26. Officials say that on Monday, May 22, a jury convicted Stanfield for the assault of Alhajie Keita, 46, who was stabbed, but ultimately survived. Days later, on Thursday, May 25…

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Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney
Predator Guilty Of Raping Woman With Slow Cognition At Maryland Metro Station: State's Attorney A 39-year-old Maryland man has been convicted of rape and other charges in Montgomery County for sexually abusing his vulnerable victim in a secluded area near a Metro Station, the state's attorney announced. Rockville resident James McClain, 39, was found guilty by a jury following a three-day trial and faces decades behind bars for allegedly raping his victim in a quiet area near the Wheaton Metro Station in Silver Spring. Specifically, McClain was convicted of: Second-degree rape; Attempted second-degree rape; Two counts of third-degree sexual offense. Montgomery County State’s Attor…

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Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland
Smile, You're On Candid Camera: Shooting Suspect Caught On Tesla Cam Sentenced In Maryland An unexpected sleuth helped detectives in Maryland bust a Montgomery County man who opened fire in downtown Silver Spring and will now spend more than a decade behind bars, the state's attorney announced. John Tomlinson was sentenced at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to 30 years in prison with all but 15 of them suspended after shooting at a man and his vehicle during an altercation that was captured on camera by a nearby parked car, according to Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy. Tomlinson pleaded guilty to charges of attempted second-degree murder and prohibited pe…

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