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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced The Georgia man who killed a Pennsylvania woman in a three-vehicle wrong-way Montgomery County crash that left nine others - including several children - will spend nearly a decade in prison, authorities announced on Monday. Montezuma native Jayleen Hannor, 24, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with all but eight years to serve in connection to the fatal crash that took the life of 36-year-old Easton, Pennsylvania resident Elizabeth "Liza" Velez in a crash last summer. Elizabeth "Lisa" Velez GoFundMe Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, Maryland State Police in…

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Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland
Tenant Sentenced For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Maryland The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted earlier this year of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent, and now he's heading to prison for decades. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. According to court documents, on April 19, 202…

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Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney
Mother Admits To Abusing, Neglecting Adopted Children In Maryland: State's Attorney A Montgomery County mother is facing time in prison and will have to give up her adopted children after admitting to abusing them, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Lora Loethen, 55, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and five counts of child neglect after pleading guilty on Thursday following an investigation into dozens of reports and police visits involving her adopted family in Damascus. In March 2023, prosecutors say that one of Loethen's adopted daughters confided in another adult that she had been repeatedly been hit in the face by her "mother."&nbs…

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Two Face 500 Years In Prison For Music Video Shootout Caught On Camera In Maryland: Prosecutors Two Face 500 Years In Prison For Music Video Shootout Caught On Camera In Maryland: Prosecutors
Two Face 500 Years In Prison For Music Video Shootout Caught On Camera In Maryland: Prosecutors Two young men are facing 500 years in prison after being convicted for their roles in a shootout in Montgomery County last year that was caught on camera, authorities announced. Callen Baker, 20, and Zachary Ciccantelli, 24, both of Rockville, were found guilty on an 18-count indictment that includes charges of assault and weapons offenses, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney. Prosecutors say that on March 1, 2023, the two arrived in the neighborhood in the 700 block of Monroe Street at the Fireside Park Apartment complex in the middle of the afternoon and opened fire on a g…

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