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‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ
A Maryland man known as the "Garri Master" — or Master of Mutilation — is facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding a brutal conspiracy to fund violent attacks, kidnappings, and mutilations in Cameroon, federal prosecutors announced. Eric Tano Tataw, 38, of Gaithersburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland after what authorities described as a vicious, years-long plot to support violent separatist fighters known as the Amba Boys. According to the indictment, Tataw — a Cameroonian national living in Maryland — called for attacks on Cameroonian civilians, municipal offic…
Police & Fire
Teen Opened Fire, Then Got Caught With Guns, Drugs In Maryland, Police Say
A 17-year-old high school student will be charged as an adult after he was linked to a random shooting in Glen Burnie — then disappeared before officers arrived, officials say. The shooting was called in at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, March 17, when witnesses reported that a man in all black left an apartment complex in the area of Crain Highway and Crain Court Circle and began firing at a group of people, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Three people fled across Crain Highway toward Thelma Avenue, police said. Officers didn’t find the victims, but they lo…
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42-Year-Old Army Veteran ID'd As New Orleans Terror Attack Driver
This story has been updated. An Army veteran has been identified as the man authorities say rammed a pickup truck into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans early on New Year's Day morning, leaving 15 people dead and injuring approximately 35 others. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, age 42, who was killed in a shootout with police officers after the incident at around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1 on Bourbon Street, was a US citizen born in Texas, where he lived at the time of the incident, the FBI said. The Ford truck, rented through an auto sharing company, displayed an ISIS flag on the tr…
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Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim; Killed Deaf Cellmate In Maryland Guilty Of Murders: Prosecutors
A man arrested in connection to a murder and then the strangling death of his deaf cellmate while he was incarcerated has been convicted, the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday. Gordon Staron, formerly of Abingdon, pleaded guilty of the first-degree murder of Javarick Gantt in the Baltimore City's Central Booking and Intake Facility after previously admitting to killing a 66-year-old man at a bus stop. The fatal stabbing was reported in the early hours of Sept. 6 , 2022, in the 1400 block of East Monument Street. Police say that the investigation determined that …
Police & Fire
Fight Investigation Lands Two Behind Bars For Drug, Weapon Charges In Maryland, Police Say
What started as an investigation into a fight reported outside an Anne Arundel County home led to a pair landing behind bars for separate drug and weapon charges, police say. Gwynn Oak resident Zafrin Xavier Stevens, 20, was busted with drugs in a Honda Crosstrek, while a .22 caliber handgun was recovered from 18-year-old Ladamian Deshawn Johnson's gold Honda Odyssey following a probe into the incident. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, July 19, there was a reported fight involving a group in the area of Aventura Cour…
Police & Fire
Armed Bicyclist Flees From Officers, Jumps Onto Pick-Up Truck That Crashed In Baltimore: Police
Two men were busted with drugs and weapons following a strange scene that started with a bicycle chase in West Baltimore and ended with the pair crashing a pick-up truck, police say. Police say that two men, 33 and 32, whose names were not initially released by the Baltimore Police Department, are facing charges following an incident on Thursday night that landed both behind bars. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on April 18, officers from the responded to the intersection of Monroe Street and Edmondson Avenue Avenue to investigate reports of an armed person in the area. Upon arrival, officers spo…
Police & Fire
Baltimore Teens Busted With Guns During 200+ Person Fight In Hotel Lobby: Police
Two teens were arrested with weapons when a massive melee broke out inside the lobby of an Anne Arundel County hotel. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called over the weekend to Embassy Suites at 1300 Concourse Drive in Linthicum to help break up a fight that broke out involving more than 200 people. Google Maps street view Witnesses said that two boys wearing ski masks during the incident had handguns, and an unknown person pepper-sprayed several people. Two suspects, a 15 year old and 16 year old, were both charged after being caught with the weapon. Both ar…
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Accused Of Killing Wife Found Under Washington County Porch: Police
A Maryland man has been indicted for his alleged role in the murder of his wife in Hagerstown, authorities announced on Thursday. Anthony Lee Donnelly, 41, who has no fixed address, has been charged by a grand jury with multiple counts of murder following the death of his wife, Rachela Virginia Disandro, 37, earlier this year. In late May, officers from the Hagerstown Police Department were called to the Hagerstown City Park at the Jonathan Hager House, where they found Disandro's dead body inside a stone alcove under the porch of a house. She was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple…
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Suspect In Hours-Long Baltimore County Barricade Situation
The search is on for a 24-year-old man in Baltimore County who is considered armed and dangerous after an officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries amid a lengthy standoff in Cockeysville. An alert was issued by the Baltimore County Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 8, which released a photo of David Emory Linthicum, who is considered armed and dangerous. Original story - Baltimore County Police Ask Some Cockeysville Residents To Shelter In Place (DEVELOPING) According to police, Linthicum has long, auburn-colored hair, brown eyes, and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black ho…
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Girl Busted With Fancy Stun Gun, Bag Of Weed In Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
Authorities say that a Maryland high school student had more than books and folders in her backpack on Thursday morning when she was busted by an administrator with a big bag of weed and a zebra-printed stun gun. In Charles County, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, an administrator at Westlake High School said that a crackling noise could be heard coming from the purse of a student in the cafeteria during lunch. The student was briefly questioned, according to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and when she opened her purse the administrator was met by…
Police & Fire
Man Faces Multiple Deadly Weapons Charges For Baltimore Stabbing: Police
A monthlong investigation into a near-fatal stabbing led to the apprehension of a wanted man who is facing attempted murder and other charges in Maryland, officials said. Odenton resident Eric Townes, 29, was arrested by members of the Baltimore Police Department’s Warrant Task Force and Anne Arundel County K9 units on Friday, July 29 after he was tracked down by investigators, according to authorities. At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, members of the Baltimore Police Department responded to a reported aggravated assault in the 3700 block of Cranston Avenue, where they foun…
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