Gunman Who Killed Golden Gloves Boxing Champion In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors Gunman Who Killed Golden Gloves Boxing Champion In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
Gunman Who Killed Golden Gloves Boxing Champion In Maryland Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors The gunman who shot and killed rising Maryland boxer Oludayo Olugbemi will spend the rest of his life in prison. Nicholas Francis Giroux, 37, of Odenton, was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for the murder of the 27-year-old Olugbemi, who was killed last year in cold blood, according to the Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office. Specifically, Giroux pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence in February for the apparently targeted shooting. Multiple residents in the neighborhood reported shots fired at approximately 9:4…
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
Getaway Driver In Maryland Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court Getaway Driver In Maryland Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court
Getaway Driver In Maryland Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court A La Plata man will spend a decade in prison for acting as the getaway driver in a murder plot that left a Maryland teenager dead, prosecutors announced. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise Stephenson sentenced Dalvin Devonte Risi, 27, to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and wear, carry, and transport of a handgun in a vehicle, according to state's attorney's office. The charges stem from the Oct. 23, 2022, shooting of 17-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia in Waldorf. Police said Garcia was shot in the head during a botched drug transaction and died the ne…
Maryland Murder Suspect Spotted Skulking In Newly Released Police Video (WATCH) Maryland Murder Suspect Spotted Skulking In Newly Released Police Video (WATCH)
Maryland Murder Suspect Spotted Skulking In Newly Released Police Video (Watch) Police have released new video of a suspect wanted in the 2023 murder of a man in Maryland as they renew their call for help from the public. An alert was issued by the Prince George's County Police Department as they continue their manhunt for the person responsible for killing 33-year-old Chuck Deonte Jenkins, who had no fixed address, two years ago. Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2023, to the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, they found Jenkins outside suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In…
Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Maryland Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Maryland Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’
Shooter Gets Double Life For Double Maryland Porch Murders: ‘How Many Caskets?’ A Maryland man who opened fire on a group of women sitting on a Clifton Park porch, killing two, in what he claimed as an act of defense, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Dandre Woods-Bethel was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 25, to two life terms plus 28 years for the September 2020 double murder of Michelle Green and Julie Rice, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates. Woods-Bethel, now convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder, and multiple gun charges, fatally shot Green and Rice while three other women managed …
Maryland's Reggie Carroll, Known For Comedy And TV Roles, Shot Dead In Mississippi Maryland's Reggie Carroll, Known For Comedy And TV Roles, Shot Dead In Mississippi
Maryland's Reggie Carroll, Known For Comedy And TV Roles, Shot Dead In Mississippi Baltimore comedian Reginald "Reggie" Carroll has been identified by authorities as the victim in a fatal shooting last week in Mississippi.  The Southaven Police Department issued an update over the weekend, confirming that Carroll was the target of a shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 20.  According to police, officers were called to investigate a reported shooting on Burton Lane in Southaven, where they found the 52-year-old Carroll suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. One person was arrested and later charged with murder, officials said on Saturday, Aug. 23.  "Our thoughts our …
Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected
Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected  A day after his brother was denied parole, Lyle Menendez met the same fate for the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation 36 years ago. A two-member panel ruled Friday, Aug. 22, that there are "still signs" that Lyle poses a risk to the public,” Parole Commissioner Julie Garland said. The hearing lasted 11 hours and did not wrap up until 9 p.m. West Coast time.  On Thursday, Aug. 21, a panel ruled that the 57-year-old Menendez's younger brother, Erik, age 54, still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  Lyle Menend…
Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars
Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars More than three decades after the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation, Erik Menendez’s hopes for freedom were dashed as a parole board cited “blind spots” in his rehabilitation and denied his bid for release. Click here for a new, updated story: Parole Board Denies Lyle Menendez Day After Rejecting Brother Erik On Thursday, Aug. 21, the two-member panel ruled that he still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  The decision follows a May resentencing that made both Erik and his brother, Lyle, eligible for parole after ser…
Salisbury Man Staying In Howard County Executed In Columbia Parking Lot (UPDATED) Salisbury Man Staying In Howard County Executed In Columbia Parking Lot (UPDATED)
Salisbury Man Staying In Howard County Executed In Columbia Parking Lot (Updated) A Salisbury man was executed at close range in a Columbia parking lot late Tuesday night, and Howard County police are offering a cash reward to catch the killer. The deadly shooting unfolded around 10:35 p.m. on Aug. 19, when officers were called to a lot near Dove Sail Lane and Merriweather Drive, police said. 39-year-old Leon Grant, Jr., a Salisbury native who had been staying in Columbia was found inside a vehicle riddled with gunshot wounds.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, witnesses reported a man walked up as the victim was getting into his vehicle, o…
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say ‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say The day before a pregnant Massachusetts teen went missing earlier this month, she sent a chilling text to her sister about her boyfriend: “My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg.” Two weeks later, police found the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who had been stabbed to death and buried in the yard of her boyfriend’s grandparents in Rehoboth, authorities said. Gregory Groom, 22, admitted to police that he killed Monteiro, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. Despite that alleged confession, he pleaded not guilty to murder. Monteiro was last seen alive on Aug. 6. Inve…
Young Father Gunned Down, Family ‘Struggling To Cope’ After Maryland Shooting Young Father Gunned Down, Family ‘Struggling To Cope’ After Maryland Shooting
Young Father Gunned Down, Family ‘Struggling To Cope’ After Maryland Shooting A young father who was gunned down in Baltimore is being remembered by a family that has been left "heartbroken and struggling to cope with this sudden loss," following his death. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2700 block of Manokin Street before noon on Monday, Aug. 18, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Wilson Marroquin Caceros, 29, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Following his death, the mother of  Marroquin Caceros' child penned a touching t…
MS-13 Gang Member Gets Life After Execution-Style Murder, Leaving Victim For Dead In Maryland MS-13 Gang Member Gets Life After Execution-Style Murder, Leaving Victim For Dead In Maryland
MS-13 Gang Member Gets Life After Execution-Style Murder, Leaving Victim For Dead In Maryland A Maryland MS-13 gang member who gunned down one victim execution-style and left another for dead in a wooded park will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, was found guilty on Friday, April 4, of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and multiple other charges tied to the November 2022 gang-related ambush that left 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon dead in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. The second victim, Alex Castro Sabrian, was shot several times but survived by playing dead. He then crawled through a quarter-mile of Northwest…