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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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by Zak Failla
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Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder
Diplomat's Daughter Gets 35 Years For Maryland Margarita Murder The 30-year-old daughter of George W. Bush's national intelligence director was sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing her friend in a margarita-fueled, Maryland argument in 2020, authorities said. Sophia Negroponte, whose father is John Negroponte, had been drinking the night she killed 24-year-old Yousuf Rasmussen on Feb. 13, 2020, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. She was convicted of the murder on Jan. 3, 2023. In the heat of an argument, Rasmussen tried to leave the scene at an apartment on the 400 block of Montgomery Avenue, but coul…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES) Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES)
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (Updates) A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death over the weekend in Maryland, according to authorities and NBC Washington. Sergio Elysee Koyangbo has been accused of stabbing 46-year-old David Beasley, in the 5600 block of Lambeth Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, Montgomery County police said. On Wednesday, Koyango was ordered to be held without bail, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m. When police arrived, officers found Beasley inside the home wit…

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine