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Man Accused Of Murdering Maryland Judge Found Dead, Sheriff Says (
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Pedro Argote, the man wanted in connection to the murder of Maryland Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson has been found dead in Williamsport, authorities announced. The Washington County Sheriff's Office issued an alert on Thursday morning advising that Argote was found in a wooded area between Clear Spring Road and Bottom Road approximately a mile away from where his Mercedes was found during the manhunt tracking him. There is a significant police presence in the Williamsport, MD area. The Washington County Sheriff's Office asks the... Posted by Washington County Sheriff's Office, Maryla…
Police & Fire
Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family
A former Virginia State Police trooper was killed in a shootout with police who say he traveled across the country to Riverside, California, where he abducted a teenage girl he met online, before killing her mom, grandmother, and grandfather. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, parked in a neighbor’s driveway and allegedly set the family’s home on fire before kidnapping the teen he “catfished” on Friday, Nov. 25, according to the Riverside Police Department. Edwards had previously worked as a trooper with Virginia State Police in Henrico County from early January until his resign…
Police & Fire
Mother, Man Charged With Child, Sex Abuse In Death Of 5-Year-Old Boy In Maryland: Sheriff
A man and mother of a 5-year-old boy are facing multiple charges in Maryland after the child was allegedly assaulted, sexually abused, and later died in a children's hospital in Washington, DC. Williamsport resident Timothy Lee Haseldon, 33, and the boy’s mother, Catherine Thrasher, 30, of Hagerstown, are both in custody after allegedly abusing the boy, the Washington County Sheriff's Office announced. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, deputies from the sheriff's office responded to a White Pine Drive residence in Hagerstown, where there was a reported unconscious child, according…
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged For Maryland Mass Workplace Shooting That Killed Three
West Virginia resident Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, is facing a host of charges in connection to the fatal mass shooting at Columbia Machine, Inc. in Maryland. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Hedgesville resident is facing multiple murder, assault, and other charges after the shooting in his workplace that left three dead and one critically injured. Specifically, Esquivel was charged with: Three counts of first-degree murder; Three counts of second-degree murder; Five counts of first-degree assault; Five counts of second-degree assault; First-degree attempted murder…
Police & Fire
New Details Released In Mass Maryland Workplace Shooting
What started as a normal day of work for employees at a concrete production plant in Washington County turned bloody when a gunman opened fire during the latest mass shooting in the US. New details have emerged regarding the fatal Maryland shooting that took the lives of three people and left the gunman and a state police trooper hospitalized. Investigators said that the suspect was working a regular shift before he began shooting, according to new information released by investigators in Washington County. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m…
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Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified
Joshua Wallace went to work at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg the same way he would any other day. With just two hours left on the clock, he was getting ready to start his weekend. That's when his coworker — a 23-year-old Hispanic man from West Virginia whose name has not been released — came inside and shot Wallace and three other employees. Wallace, 30, Mark Alan Frey, 50, Charles Edward Minnick, Jr., 31, are dead, while Brandon Chase Michael, 42, remains critical. "This is not how this was supposed to end," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched in Wallace's memo…
Police & Fire
Details Released In Mass Maryland Manufacturing Plant Shooting
UPDATE: Victims of Smithsburg workplace shooting identified. The gunman who killed four people and injured several others was being sought for homicide when he struck a 25-year Maryland State Police veteran Thursday, June 9, authorities said. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m., where they found four victims, three of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. The fourth remains critical. The shooter fled the scene before law enforcement agencies arrived, and a description was released to responding…
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Details Released In Deadly Mass Smithsburg Shooting
Details have been released in the mass Smithsburg shooting that left three people dead Thursday, June 9. Deputies responded to Columbia Machine Inc. on Bikle Road at approximately 2:30 p.m., where they found four victims, three of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. The fourth remains critical. The shooter fled the scene before law enforcement agencies arrived, and a description was released to responding units. The suspect vehicle was tracked down by Maryland State Police troopers near Maplesville Road and Mount Aetna Road, where they excha…
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: Multiple People Reported Dead, Officer Hurt In Smithsburg Shooting (
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UPDATE: Victims of the Smithsburg workplace shooting identified. Multiple people were killed and two hospitalized including a state trooper in a shooting in Smithsburg Thursday, June 9, according to developing reports. A neighbor in a Facebook Live video reported seeing shots fired into a car around 3 p.m. at a business located at 12912 Bikle Road. "They just shot up that f***ing car," said Harleigh Rae from behind the camera, adding a state trooper was struck. Posted by Harleigh Rae on Thursday, June 9, 2022 Authorities said only that the responding trooper was shot in the shoulder …
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