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Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney
Game-Changing Tech: Drone Evidence Sends Man to Prison in Maryland Stabbing: State's Attorney For the first time, investigators in Montgomery County have secured a conviction largely through evidence collected by drones, and a 45-year-old man is heading to prison.  Fairfax County resident Jovan Ali, 45, was found guilty by a jury last month of second-degree assault in connection to a stabbing in April. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that Ali has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being caught on camera by the drone. Prosecutors say that on April 17, Ali was involved in an altercation near the intersection of Georgia Av…

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Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County
Virginia Stabbing Suspect First To Be Convicted Based On Drone Evidence In Montgomery County For the first time, investigators in Montgomery County have secured a conviction largely through evidence collected by drones.  Fairfax County resident Jovan Ali, 45, was found guilty by a jury of second-degree assault in connection to a stabbing in April. Prosecutors say that on April 17, Ali was involved in an altercation near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring, which was witnessed by a Montgomery County Police officer. There was also a Montgomery County Police drone above that captured Ali pulling a knife from his pocket and stabbing an adult male …

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Gun Sale Gone Awry Leads To Shootout Between Virginia Men In Maryland: Police Gun Sale Gone Awry Leads To Shootout Between Virginia Men In Maryland: Police
Gun Sale Gone Awry Leads To Shootout Between Virginia Men In Maryland: Police A group of men from Virginia have been arrested following the investigation into a shooting in Montgomery County on Thursday night, authorities announced. Four people are facing charges after crossing state lines into Maryland, leading to an argument and shootout that led to the seizure of high-caliber weapons in downtown Silver Spring. At around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police on patrol spotted a suspicious group of people who began arguing with each other. According to a police spokesperson, the occupants inside of a blue Honda Accord with …

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Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Charges are pending against the suspected hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a tree trimmer from DC operating in a work zone on I-95 in Maryland., state police said. Henrico's Jadien Ranard Jones, 39, was allegedly driving a white 2021 Freightliner straight truck that killed 57-year-old Eric Lewis, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a c…

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Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495
Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 New details have been released after a District man was killed by a truck driver while trimming trees in a work zone on I-495 in Maryland. Eric Lewis, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning after being struck by what state police investigators believe to be a Freightliner truck hauling a flatbed with a forklift, officials say. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a crash investigation at a w…

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DC Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney DC Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney
DC Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting In Maryland: State's Attorney The Washington, DC man who went on a shooting rampage in Maryland years ago will spend time behind bars, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced. Aaron Jefferson, 28, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised probation for a wild shooting in the 7900 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring over a long-standing gang dispute in 2021. Prosecutors said that more than 40 rifle and handgun casings were found at the scene, with bullets hitting a man in the hand and leg, though he survived. Three businesses in the area and five vehicles were also hit b…

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Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland
Teens Busted For Armed Robbery, Police Pursuit That Ended With Metro Bus Crash In Maryland Three teens are facing multiple charges after taking police in Maryland on a high-speed pursuit while attempting to flee from a reported armed robbery in Montgomery County, officials say. Silver Spring resident Natnael Akalu, 18, Wesley Jose Nunez, 18, and Lorenzo Antonio Madrid, 19, both of Washington, DC, have been identified by police investigators as the suspects who took off from police before coming to a fiery halt when the driver crashed into a Metro Bus. The incident began shortly before 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, according to a Montgomery County Police Department spokesperson. …

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Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus
Multiple In Custody After Police Chase Ends With Fiery Crash Into Silver Spring Metrobus Multiple people are being extricated from a suspect vehicle that crashed into a metrobus in Silver Spring following a high speed police pursuit, reports NBC Washington. At least three people have been extricated from the suspect vehicle after the fiery crash on Georgia Avenue that occurred around 3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, continues the outlet. #BreakingNews High speed police pursuit ends in fiery crash into metrobus in downtown #SilverSpring, Maryland, at least two in custody #BREAKING @nbcwashington #mdtraffic @WTOPtraffic pic.twitter.com/7ocv3zV4SN — ʙʀᴀᴅ ꜰʀᴇɪᴛᴀꜱ (@Chopper4Brad) Octobe…

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