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Maryland Man Caught Soliciting York County Teen On Snapchat: New Court Docs
A Maryland man accused of using Snapchat to solicit and exploit a 15-year-old York County girl is now facing trafficking and sexual assault charges, according to newly obtained court documents.
Brady Alexander Knatz, 26, of Hampstead, allegedly initiated sexually explicit conversations with the teen, identified as S.C., in September 2024 using the username "scooby_snacs," police said. Despite learning her age, Knatz continued requesting explicit photos and describing graphic sexual acts, investigators allege. The communications were discovered by S.C.'s mother on Oct. 1, 2024, prompting the …
Home Invader Targeting Elderly Women In Maryland Apprehended, Police Say
The man who has been targeting and assaulting elderly women during home invasions in Montgomery County has been identified and arrested, police say.
Silver Spring resident Devin Jones, 34, is facing charges for two recent home invasions where he exposed himself to one woman, attempted to sexually assault another, and detectives believe there could be more victims.
According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, at around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, officers were called to the 3700 block of Greencastle Road, where an 88-year-old woman reported that a man forced his way into…
DNA Connects California Rapist To 1992 Maryland Attack: Cops
A California man has been charged in a 1992 Maryland rape case, authorities said.
Xavier Battice, now 62 years old, followed his victim after she got off of a bus near the 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase on Sept. 24, 1992, Montgomery County police said on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
Battice, 31 at the time, followed the victim, took her to a nearby park and raped her before leaving the scene, police said.
Cold case detectives submitted evidence from the crime scene to the crime laboratory, and a DNA profile was extracted from the evidence. The DNA was submitted into the Combined DNA In…
Rapist Dead-Bolted Facebook Date Inside Her Own Maryland Apartment - Now He's Locked Away
A man who preyed on a woman he met through social media will spend decades in prison after raping his would-be date, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday.
Silver Spring resident Rome Hill, 32, was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended after persuading his victim to meet him after just two days, then assaulting her at gunpoint in September 2020.
At the time Hill reached out to his future victim, she was a stranger to him, prosecutors said.
According to court documents, on Sept. 9, 2020, "CC," the victim, and Hill were comple…
