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Parks And Rec Employee In DC Who Killed 13-Year-Old Karon Blake Learns Prison Fate In Court
A District man who gunned down a 13-year-old boy during a chaotic confrontation over a string of car break-ins is headed to prison for over 12 years, officials announced.
Jason Lewis, 42, a former DC Parks and Recreation employee, was sentenced this week, to 12 ½ years behind bars for the shooting death of Karon Blake, a middle schooler, during an early-morning incident on Quincy Street NE in January 2023, according to federal prosecutors.
The case rocked the city when Lewis, armed with a loaded handgun, stepped outside his home around 4 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2023, after spotting two people break…
Florida Man Convicted Of Trying To Kill Estranged Wife, Her New BF In Maryland: Police
A 60-year-old man was convicted of killing a man while he attempted to shoot his estranged wife in Maryland, authorities said on Monday, July 10.
In Sept. 2021, Gary Savage drove from Tampa, FL to the Silver Spring home of his estranged wife, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said in a news release.
Savage saw his wife and 44-year-old Whali Shabazz getting into a vehicle and proceeded to open fire, killing Shabazz, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said. The estranged wife, who was not named by prosecutors, was not injured.
Evidence at the trial showed Savage kn…
Maryland Daycare Owner Admits To Shooting Husband Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse: Reports
A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty after being charged in the July shooting of her husband that occurred after he allegedly sexually abused children at the daycare she ran, according to multiple reports.
Shanteari Weems, 50, reportedly shot her husband, James Weems, 57, on July 21 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C., after she confronted him about the allegations, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
James Weems, a former Baltimore City police officer, reportedly assaulted at least three children at Lil ids Kastle Development Center, the daycare ran by his wife in …
Group Uses Brick, Stick To Fight Off Machete-Wielding Man In Maryland, Police Say
A group of people had to get creative to help fend off a machete-wielding homeless man who unexpectedly attacked them in Maryland, police said.
The Frederick Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 14 that Donald Lamar Myers, Sr., 40, who has no fixed address in Frederick County is facing multiple assault charges following an incident earlier this week.
Shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, officers from the department responded to the intersection of South Market Street and West All Saints Street, where there was a report of a weapons complaint involving several people.
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