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Maryland Man Facing Decades Behind Bars For Deadly Drug Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney Maryland Man Facing Decades Behind Bars For Deadly Drug Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
Maryland Man Facing Decades Behind Bars For Deadly Drug Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney A 22-year-old Maryland man is facing decades in prison after being convicted of murdering Walter Woods during a drug deal gone bad in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Javier Reyes, 22, of Silver Spring, was found guilty of felony murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in connection to the death of the 20-year-old Takoma Park resident last year. Prosecutors say that on March 7, 2023, Reyes and Woods met at a neighborhood park on Hampshire Green Lane in Silver Spring to conduct a drug deal.  Officers responding to a 911 call for the sound of gunsho…

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Arsonist Who Killed Mother, Toddler In Maryland Townhome Over Housing Dispute Learns Fate Arsonist Who Killed Mother, Toddler In Maryland Townhome Over Housing Dispute Learns Fate
Arsonist Who Killed Mother, Toddler In Maryland Townhome Over Housing Dispute Learns Fate The Maryland man who burned down a home that resulted in the death of his girlfriend and her toddler daughter may spend the rest of his life in prison, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced. Vincent Anthony Fisher, II, 49, was convicted in September following a near two-week trial for his role in a fatal incident in March 2022 that resulted in the deaths of Rashawn Cline and Dashawn Cline. On Monday, Dec. 23, authorities announced that Fisher has been sentenced to 104 years in prison. During sentencing, Assistant State’s Attorney Jonathan Beattie told the judge, “Ther…

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Masked Robber Who Made Off With Cash, Smokes During MD Royal Farms Stickup Learns Fate In Court Masked Robber Who Made Off With Cash, Smokes During MD Royal Farms Stickup Learns Fate In Court
Masked Robber Who Made Off With Cash, Smokes During MD Royal Farms Stickup Learns Fate In Court An Elkton man will spend nearly three decades behind bars after holding up a Royal Farms in Cecilton at gunpoint and fleeing with cash and thousands of dollars worth of smokes, authorities announced on Wednesday. Wayne Donald Yurcovic II, 42, has been sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 17, to 27 years in prison following his conviction for armed robbery and related charges in October, according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from an incident in October 2022, when Maryland State Police responded to a late-night 911 call reporting an armed robbery at the Royal F…

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Man Convicted Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Threatening Her Life In Front Of Toddler In Maryland Man Convicted Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Threatening Her Life In Front Of Toddler In Maryland
Man Convicted Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Threatening Her Life In Front Of Toddler In Maryland A Harford County jury found Timothy Frye Jr. guilty of multiple counts of assault after a harrowing attack on his girlfriend that left her bruised, battered, and fearing for her life, officials said. The verdict was delivered last wek following a four-day trial in front of Judge Paul Ishak at the Harford County Circuit Court, officials say, with the charges stemming from a violent incident in Joppa last November. Deputies first responded shortly after 8 a.m. to a residence on Plaza Circle after receiving a 911 hang-up call on Nov. 14, 2023. Dispatchers grew concerned when a follow-up call w…

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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 Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney
Teen Rapper 'Baby K' Sentenced For Failed School Bus Attack In Maryland: State's Attorney Kaedon Holland - also known as drill rapper "Baby K" - has received a harsh sentenced after he admitted to the premeditated school bus attack that took Prince George's County by storm, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced on Thursday. The now 17-year-old pleaded guilty to murder and weapons offenses following the botched attack on another teenager when his gun malfunctioned on the bus as he sought to kill him. On Friday, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that Holland has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. "This sentence brings closure and account…

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Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home
Baltimore Man Gets Decades In Prison After Howard County Victim Found Dead In Burning Home The home invader implicated in a fatal incident and arson last year is going to spend decades in prison, according to the Howard County State's Attorney's Office. Baltimore native Dennis Lee Graham, 40, was sentenced to 70 years in prison with all but 40 years suspended for his role in the death of 64-year-old James Sents, Jr. in Elkridge. According to police, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 3, 2023, officers were called to Sents' home in the 6000 block of Old Washington Road to investigate a reported home invasion, where they were met by smoke coming from a bedroom. Upon arrival, fir…

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Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police
Man Who Shot Victim In Head After Argument During Maryland Event Admits To Murder: Police A man tied to the fatal shooting of a father of three last summer in Frederick pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced on Thursday afternoon. Jeffrey Whitney Bryan, Jr., 31, was arrested in February by members of the Frederick Police Department following a lengthy investigation into the fatal shooting of Governor Thomas Johnson High School grad Tayquan Palmer in July 2023. On Thursday, July 11, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced that Bryan pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, which was accepted by a judge, officials said. In July last year, officers were cal…

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Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney
Suspect Admits To Holiday Parade Shootout In Frederick: Montgomery County State's Attorney A Frederick man has admitted to attempted murder and a weapons charge for his role in thea shootout with another man during a holiday parade in 2022, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced. David Gray, 33, is facing up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in August after pleading guilty to participating in a shootout in downtown Frederick in December 2022 with Atu Adeyemi, 51, during the city's Kris Kringle parade. According to court documents, on Dec. 9, 2022, officers heard shots fired in the area of South Market Street and All Saints Street, which led to a short …

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Man Beat, Choked Wife During Argument At Maryland Motel: State's Attorney Man Beat, Choked Wife During Argument At Maryland Motel: State's Attorney
Man Beat, Choked Wife During Argument At Maryland Motel: State's Attorney A 62-year-old man who beat his wife during an argument inside and outside a Maryland motel before taking her on a hellish ride is facing prison time, authorities announced. Havre de Grace resident Alexander Beniquez was found guilty of multiple counts of assault following an incident last summer involving his wife and an Edgewood motel, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors said that Beniquez struck the woman on July 23, 2023, and eventually strangled her by placing his hands around her neck and squeezing with so much force that marks and bruises w…

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Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: State's Attorney Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: State's Attorney
Repeat Drug Offender Facing Harsh Penalty In Maryland: State's Attorney Prosecutors in Harford County are throwing the book at a repeat drug offender who was convicted - again - of trafficking crack cocaine and faces a lengthy prison stay. Edgewood resident Xavier Alexander Stanfield, 30, who is no stranger to clashing with law enforcement, is facing decades in prison after being convicted of new charges for dealing drugs in the region after he was busted by an undercover officer. "The jury in this case confirmed that Xavier Stanfield is a drug dealer, and this verdict is a huge win for Harford County," State's Attorney Alison Healey, who personally prosecuted …

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Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison
Maryland Woman Who Killed Teen Brother With Help From BF, Twin Sister Gets 25 Years In Prison A Prince George's County woman who killed her teen brother with help from her boyfriend and twin sister is heading to prison for 25 years, 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, Daily Voice reported. She was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 5 to 30 years in prison with all but 25 years suspended and five years of …

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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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Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At MD Motel Gets Life In Prison Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At MD Motel Gets Life In Prison
Shooter Who Killed Victim Holding GFs Hand At MD Motel Gets Life In Prison The final suspect implicated in a motel murder in Montgomery County will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for the violent assault in front of his girlfriend, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Sergey Danshin, 35, of Rockville, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 20 years, after being convicted in January of first-degree murder and related weapons charges for his role in the death of 39-year-old Javier Gonzalez-Mena last summer. Javier Gonzalez-MenaMontgomery County State's Attorney Prosecutors say that on June 22, 2022, Danshin and Virginia resident M…

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GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot GUILTY: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot
Guilty: Jury Convicts PA Woman In Connection With Stealing Nancy Pelosi's Laptop At Jan. 6 Riot Former Mechanicsburg/Harrisburg woman, Riley June Williams has been found guilty by a jury in Washington, D.C. on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot in the U.S. Capitol— infamously in connection with the theft of Nancy Pelosi's laptop. The 23-year-old had been charged with stealing a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, entering a restricted building and other related offenses, as Daily Voice has previously reported. Over a year ago, Oct. 19, 2021, Williams pleaded not guilty to all eight charges, but she was found guilty on six charges in connection with the theft of the Speak…

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