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'To Families Of Men About To Be Slain:' Feds Detail Letter Written By Would-Be VA Church Gunman 'To Families Of Men About To Be Slain:' Feds Detail Letter Written By Would-Be VA Church Gunman
'To Families Of Men About To Be Slain:' Feds Detail Letter Written By Would-Be VA Church Gunman A 35-year-old Virginia man is facing new federal charges months after showing up to to a church with a handgun and threatening to kill its members on social media, officials said. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, was charged with attempted aggravated murder of multiple people, after showing up to the Park Valley Church on Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket with a handgun on Sunday, Sept. 24, Prince William County police said. Federal officials this week charged Jian by criminal complaint with posting threatening messages online against the congregants of a Haymarket church. A search of hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen
Cyberstalker Who Targeted Hospital Head, Woman In Maryland, Heading To Fed Pen The Fairfax County man who cyberstalked two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital will be spending time behind bars not a keyboard after copping to the crime earlier this year, federal authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, the Fairfax resident sent his first victim series of sexually explicit and threatening text messages using an …

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Man Threatened To Kill Virginia Church Congregation In Social Media Posts: Police Armed Man Threatened To Kill Virginia Church Congregation In Social Media Posts: Police
Armed Man Threatened To Kill Virginia Church Congregation In Social Media Posts: Police Charges have been upgraded for a Virginia man who in September showed up with a handgun at a Prince William County church and threatened to kill the entire congregation, police said. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, has now been accused of attempted aggravated murder of multiple people, months after showing up to the Park Valley Church on Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket with a handgun on Sunday, Sept. 24, Prince William County police said. Jiang made social media posts depicting the church, and indicated that he "intended to cause harm, injury, and death to the church congregation,…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds
Virginia Man Admits To Cyberstalking Maryland Hospital Workers: Feds A Fairfax County man admitted to federal cyberstalking charges after sending sexually explicit and threatening messages to two employees at a Baltimore-based hospital, authorities announced. Michael Ghali, 35, will face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to cyberstalking a woman he knew from church and then threatening head of a medical department at a Maryland medical facility. According to his plea agreement, beginning in June 2020, Ghali sent "Victim M.B.," an acquaintance he met at church, a series of unwanted messages using an app that allows users to acquire phone number…

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by Zak Failla
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Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Maryland HS Raises Concerns In The Community Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Maryland HS Raises Concerns In The Community
Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Maryland HS Raises Concerns In The Community School administrators and parents alike in Anne Arundel County are up in arms after a “disturbing video” filled with bigotry and biased language was airdropped to students at an area high school. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, Arundel High School Principal said that a video was posted on social media and subsequently shared among students, according to Principal Gina Davenport. The video contained “biased and demeaning language referring to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation,” which prompted multiple students to reach out to school administrators out of concern. Offic…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field
Police ID Body Of Charred DC Teen Found Shot, Burned To Death In Maryland Field Police have identified the teenager whose charred remains were found inside a burning vehicle in Anne Arundel County earlier this year. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced that 16-year-old Washington, DC resident Marquette Knight’s body was found in a burning vehicle in Maryland in September. The investigation was launched at approximately midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 27, when officers and firefighters responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Tribeca Lane in Laurel for reports of a car that was on fire approximately 100 yards off the roadway in a ne…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland
Man Sentenced For Biting Police Officers While Clutching Drugs In Maryland A Maryland man could spend up to two decades behind bars after being found guilty of more than a dozen charges related to the assault of two Anne Arundel County Police officers. Annapolis resident Brandon Hardy, 26, was sentenced to 15 years of active incarceration and is subject to an additional five years which were suspended for 13 charges including two counts of second-degree assault against officers Saifedlin Hussain and James Yee in September 2021. Hardy was also sentenced for a litany of felony drug charges for possession with intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances, lea…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Anne Arundel Crash Baltimore Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Anne Arundel Crash
Baltimore Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Anne Arundel Crash A Baltimore motorcyclist was killed after being ejected from his bike in a multiple vehicle collision in Anne Arundel County Thursday, May 19, authorities said. Shane Tyler Rider, 31, was heading south on Richie Highway on his Kawasaki motorcycle when he struck a northbound Toyota Camry turning left in front of him onto Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, around 4:20 p.m., according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department.  Rider was pronounced dead at the scene, while a passenger in the Toyota was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Ex-MTV Star Who Recruited Sex Trafficking Victims On Social Media Nabbed In Maryland: Police Ex-MTV Star Who Recruited Sex Trafficking Victims On Social Media Nabbed In Maryland: Police
Ex-mtv Star Who Recruited Sex Trafficking Victims On Social Media Nabbed In Maryland: Police A former MTV reality show star wanted out of Las Vegas for using his large social media presence to recruit sex trafficking victims was arrested in Maryland, authorities said.  Kevin Barnes, aka "Choppa," was extradited to Las Vegas after his capture on a warrant in Linthicum on Monday, April 25, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said on Twitter.  The 37-year-old was formerly part of the MTV reality show "Making The Band," TMZ reports.  Mr. Barnes was arrested on @LVMPD warrant in Linthicum, Maryland. Detectives believe there may be local victims. If anyone has any additional i…

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by David Cifarelli