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Getaway Driver In Charles County Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court Getaway Driver In Charles County Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court
Getaway Driver In Charles County Teen Murder Plot Learns His Fate In Court A La Plata man will spend a decade in prison for acting as the getaway driver in a murder plot that left a Maryland teenager dead, prosecutors announced. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Monise Stephenson sentenced Dalvin Devonte Risi, 27, to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and wear, carry, and transport of a handgun in a vehicle, according to state's attorney's office. The charges stem from the Oct. 23, 2022, shooting of 17-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia in Waldorf. Police said Garcia was shot in the head during a botched drug transaction and died the ne…
Meriden Man Stabbed Girlfriend, Drove Into Her In Parking Lot Attack: Police Meriden Man Stabbed Girlfriend, Drove Into Her In Parking Lot Attack: Police
Meriden Man Stabbed Girlfriend, Drove Into Her In Parking Lot Attack: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he stabbed his girlfriend and drove into her with a car during a violent attack outside a Meriden apartment tower. Shawn Samuel, 41, of Meriden, is accused of the May 31 attack that police say happened in the rear parking lot of the North Tower at 55 Willow Street. When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from “serious stab wounds.”  She was rushed to Hartford Hospital for trauma care, Meriden Police said. Samuel and the woman were in a relationship.  Surveillance video captured the incident. The…
Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate
Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate A 65-year-old Maryland man will spend decades in prison after admitting to repeatedly raping a member of his household over a two-year period, prosecutors said. James Thompson, 65, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 25 years suspended, a judge in Wicomico County Circuit Court, according to the State's Attorney's Office. Thompson pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in March 2025. He was initially indicted on 228 charges following a months-long investigation into the sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors said that from 2021 through 2023, he repeatedly raped the victim while they li…
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds
Maryland Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Child In His Home, Jury Finds A Maryland jury has convicted a man of sexually abusing a child under 10 years old inside his home, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Logan Littleton, 29, of Seaford, Delaware, was found guilty of three counts of sexual abuse of a minor after a three-day trial in Wicomico County Circuit Court, officials said. The abuse happened between 2014 and 2015 and involved a minor who lived in the same household as Littleton, according to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office. Littleton will remain in custody while the court awaits a pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment, aut…
Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash
Husband, Father ID'd As Rider Killed In Fairfield Hit-Run Crash Authorities have identified the 25-year-old Bridgeport man who was struck and killed while riding his moped in Fairfield over the weekend as Juan Otilio Tista Tista, a husband and father. Tista Tista was riding on Post Road near South Benson Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, when he was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, Fairfield police said. Friends said he was driving home from work when the crash happened.  Emergency responders transported Tista Tista to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Fairfield police later located the driver and the vehicle…
Missing Dog Dispute Led To Murder Of Mom’s Boyfriend In Silver Spring: Prosecutors Missing Dog Dispute Led To Murder Of Mom’s Boyfriend In Silver Spring: Prosecutors
Missing Dog Dispute Led To Murder Of Mom’s Boyfriend In Silver Spring: Prosecutors A Maryland man who shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend in a Silver Spring apartment following a dispute over a missing dog has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, prosecutors said. Lawrence Marshall IV, 21, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 24, in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he also admitted to use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors say Marshall killed 40-year-old Cederic Warner on the night of July 5, 2023, during an argument inside his mother’s home at on Lockwood Drive. The fight started after Ma…
‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Suitland Shooting ‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Suitland Shooting
‘My Best Friend Is Gone:' Mom Mourns Son Who Died Weeks After Deadly Double Suitland Shooting A grieving Maryland mother is pleading for help to lay her oldest son to rest after he died from injuries suffered in a double shooting earlier this month. DeAndre “Marley” Stevenson, 37, died on June 16, nearly two weeks after he was critically wounded in a double shooting inside a Prince George’s County apartment that also claimed the life of Myandre McBride, 32, of Suitland. The shooting happened just after 12:30 p.m. on June 3 in the 5600 block of Regency Park Court, where officers found both men suffering from gunshot wounds inside an apartment.  McBride was pronounced dead at th…
Harwood Man Accused Of Shooting Missing Dog In Anne Arundel County, Police Say Harwood Man Accused Of Shooting Missing Dog In Anne Arundel County, Police Say
Harwood Man Accused Of Shooting Missing Dog In Anne Arundel County, Police Say A Maryland dog owner’s worst fears have come true after police say her missing Belgian Malinois, Maisie, was shot and killed — and the man allegedly responsible has been identified. Robert Anthony Harley, 70, of Harwood, was charged Thursday, May 8, with animal cruelty in connection to the suspected killing of Maisie, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Maisie disappeared on Sunday, April 20, and the dog's owner told police she believed Maisie had been shot. Detectives took over the case and identified Harley as the suspect, officials said. Following consultation with t…
New Britain Man Gave Plainville High Teen Alcohol, Forcibly Raped Them: Jury Finds New Britain Man Gave Plainville High Teen Alcohol, Forcibly Raped Them: Jury Finds
New Britain Man Gave Plainville High Teen Alcohol, Forcibly Raped Them: Jury Finds A 39-year-old New Britain man was found guilty of giving a high school student alcohol and sexually attacking them, authorities said.  Michael Niedzwiecki was found guilty on Thursday, April 10, of sexual assault in the first degree and giving alcohol to a minor, the State's Attorney's Office said.  A jury convicted Niedzwiecki after being told he forcibly sexually assaulted the victim, prosecutors said.  He will be sentenced on June 18.  Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Sara Greene is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Inspector David Rohon.
Bridgeport Man Gets 40 Years For Sexual Abusing Kids Over 15-Year Period Bridgeport Man Gets 40 Years For Sexual Abusing Kids Over 15-Year Period
Bridgeport Man Gets 40 Years For Sexual Abusing Kids Over 15-Year Period A Bridgeport man will spend the next four decades behind bars after being convicted of sexually abusing two children over a 15-year span. Rodolfo Nieves, 60, was sentenced to 40 years in prison followed by five years of special parole for multiple sexual assault charges involving two minors, the State's Attorney's Office said.  Both victims were children when the abuse began but are now adults. The crimes took place between 2001 and 2016, the prosecutor said. A jury found Nieves guilty of several serious charges in January, including sexual assault, attempt to commit sexual assau…
Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death
Hyattsville Dealer Who Sold Fentanyl-Laced ‘Perc’ To Teen Gets Prison Time In Overdose Death A Maryland man will serve prison time for selling the pill that led to a teen’s death, authorities announced. Cesar Alexander Lopez, 26, of Hyattsville, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, April 7, in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the death of 17-year-old Aiden Vining, according to State’s Attorney John McCarthy. Lopez received a 10-year sentence with all but five years suspended. He will also be on supervised probation for five years after his release. Prosecutors say Vining was found unresponsive in his Montgomery Co…
Meriden Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing That Ended In Stand-Off With Police: State Meriden Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing That Ended In Stand-Off With Police: State
Meriden Man Admits To Fatal Stabbing That Ended In Stand-Off With Police: State A 20-year-old Connecticut man has pleaded guilty this week to a 2023 fatal stabbing that led to an hours-long stand-off with police, authorities said.  Josue Ortega-Torres admitted on Tuesday, March 11, to killing 44-year-old Justin Sloan Sr. on Hanover Drive in Meriden on July 8, 2023, the State's Attorney's Office said. He will be sentenced to 25 years in prison on May 8, per a sentencing agreement. Investigators said surveillance video captured Ortega-Torres, his clothing, and his car as it left the scene of the stabbing. He went home after the attack and tried t…
Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
New Photos Show Suspects, Cop Hurt In Waterbury Officer-Involved Shooting New Photos Show Suspects, Cop Hurt In Waterbury Officer-Involved Shooting
New Photos Show Suspects, Cop Hurt In Waterbury Officer-Involved Shooting Authorities have identified the police officer who was shot while investigating a violent carjacking and the three men charged in connection with the attack. Waterbury Police Detective Ronald Sackett, a member of the department's Auto Theft Task Force, was shot in the leg Thursday evening, Feb. 13, around 8:30 p.m., while engaging with suspects in the city’s West End, according to authorities. Sackett and other members of the task force were investigating a carjacking where the victim someone pointed a gun at their head and stole their white Ford Explorer. Police attempted to stop the SUV w…
Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court
Maryland Man Who Abused Dozens Of Dogs In 'Deplorable' Conditions Learns Fate In Court A Baltimore man was sentenced to 10 years with most of his term suspended and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution after 83 dogs were rescued from his Central Park Heights property earlier this year, authorities announced. Robert Conley, who pleaded guilty to 42 counts of animal cruelty, will serve three years of supervised probation and is banned from owning animals, a judge ordered.  The Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control officers uncovered the abuse during a raid at Conley's home on Pembridge Avenue in May, where dogs were found in appalling conditions, officials sa…
Inmate Found Dead In Maryland Cell; Suspect Identified, Not Yet Charged: State Police Inmate Found Dead In Maryland Cell; Suspect Identified, Not Yet Charged: State Police
Inmate Found Dead In Maryland Cell; Suspect Identified, Not Yet Charged: State Police Maryland State Police have identified the inmate found dead at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland earlier this week as 28-year-old Robert Warren, officials said. Warren was discovered unresponsive in his cell on Monday, Nov. 25, and was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel.  A subsequent autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide. State Police investigators say that they have identified a suspect, also an inmate, but have not yet filed charges. The suspect’s identity will remain confidential until charges are…
Free Rides, No DUIs: Charles County State's Attorney's Holiday Gift To Drivers Free Rides, No DUIs: Charles County State's Attorney's Holiday Gift To Drivers
Free Rides, No DUIs: Charles County State's Attorney's Holiday Gift To Drivers The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office is reminding drivers that celebrating responsibly is non-negotiable this holiday season.  Their annual “Drive Sober” initiative is back, aimed at keeping impaired drivers off the roads during one of the year’s deadliest times. Running from Monday, Nov. 25 through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, the program offers tools to help revelers make safer choices, or else face the music. On Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 27) and New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31), drivers aged 21 and over can use an Uber code for up to $15 off rides in Charles County, available on the State…
Man Who Defied Protective Order 111 Times Released On Bond In Charles County, Sheriff Says Man Who Defied Protective Order 111 Times Released On Bond In Charles County, Sheriff Says
Man Who Defied Protective Order 111 Times Released On Bond In Charles County, Sheriff Says A North Carolina man was released by a judge, but faces a long list of charges in Maryland after allegedly violating a domestic-related protective order a staggering 111 times, according to the sheriff's office. Officers assigned to the sheriff's office's Judicial Services Domestic Violence Unit were recently tipped off that Dennis Lee Jalbert, 44, who was wanted in connection to the violations involving a Charles County resident, was in North Carolina. Investigators say that the officers contacted the State's Attorney's Office, which agreed to extradite him back to Maryland to fa…
School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says
School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says A disturbing video is reportedly making the rounds after a school staffer at a Charles County middle school allowed two students to fight inside a classroom at Davis Middle School. The sheriff's office said that over the weekend, school administrators were made aware of a recording of a fight that appears to show the staffer allowing two students to fight in front of their classmates, who moved desks to create a ring for the two to brawl. They were eventually broken up by other students, not the staffer. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, over the weekend, officers beca…
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…
Man Who Raped Young Girl In MD Gets Prison Time, Must Register As Lifetime Sex Offender: Judge Man Who Raped Young Girl In MD Gets Prison Time, Must Register As Lifetime Sex Offender: Judge
Man Who Raped Young Girl In MD Gets Prison Time, Must Register As Lifetime Sex Offender: Judge A Frederick man will spend years in prison for raping a 12-year-old child who ran away from home, the State's Attorney's Office announced. Jonatan Daniel Corado-Moscoso was sentenced this week to 20 years in prison, with all but seven suspended, and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life following the investigation into a sexual assault in 2022. In January 2022, officials say that the child ran away from home, and when located by Frederick Police investigators, it was disclosed that she was being sexually abused by Corado-Moscoso. A forensic investigation con…
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video
Metro Bus Murder: DC Man Convicted Of Maryland Killing Caught On Video A 35-year-old Washington DC man has been convicted of killing a 29-year-old man on a transit bus in Maryland last year, authorities said. Tyrone Curtis was found guilty by a jury in Montgomery County Circuit Court of first-degree murder for the April 5, 2023 killing of Amonte Cunningham on Jan. 24, before before the Honorable Jeannie Cho, the State's Attorney's Office said. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 5, 2024. Curtis and Cunningham had been arguing on a Metro Transit bus in Wheaton around 12:25 p.m., officials said. Cunningham got off the bus when it stopped in fr…
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney 'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney A 24-year-old Montgomery County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted for the second-degree murder of a man during a botched drug deal, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Silver Spring resident Malik Jefferson, was convicted of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, and robbery, for his role in the death of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero in Rockville in February 2022. On Feb. 17, 2022, officers were called to the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place in Rockville, where they found Genao Romero suffering…
Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race
Police Investigate Damage To Facility Housing Ballots For Scheduled Recount Of Fairfield Race An investigation is underway after a possible break-in at a facility in Fairfield County that holds election equipment and ballots. At around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, detectives from the State Police Western District Major Crimes Squad were requested by the Bridgeport State’s Attorney to investigate a reported suspicious incident at the Bigelow Center, located on Mona Terrace in Fairfield.  This property is owned by the town and contained the physical ballots for the Fairfield First Selectman's contest that occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Democrat challenger Bill Gerber l…
Mechanicsville Man Facing Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Minor Mechanicsville Man Facing Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Minor
Mechanicsville Man Facing Prison Time For Sexually Abusing Minor The months-long sexual abuse of a child in St. Mary’s County will land a predator in prison after he was convicted by a jury for assaulting a minor, the state’s attorney’s office announced. Randy Thomas Dindlebeck, 27, of Mechanicsville, was convicted of all counts, including sex abuse of a minor and third-degree sex offense stemming from several reported incidents involving a child between July and September 2021. Dindlebeck is being held without bond pending his sentencing later this summer. He was arrested in March 2022 on the charges. “No child should ever undergo this horror, and I s…
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops The Anne Arundel County Police Department has received multiple complaints about a man donning an long gun near school bus stops, causing alarm for some parents and members of the community. Police say that an armed person has been walking on public property near and bast school bus stops, occasionally stopping to talk to children. In photos shared online, the suspicious man can be seen wearing all black and holding the gun pointed to the ground with a red hat. There have been reports that he is protesting Gov. West Moore's gun laws. Officers have made contact with the man, who is legally…
House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland
House Of Canine Horrors: Dogfighter Admits To Animal Abuse In Maryland The Maryland man who help operate a canine house of horrors will face time behind bars after admitting to dogfighting. Huntingtown's Edward Stanley Williams, 54, pleaded guilty to four counts of felony animal cruelty related to dogfighting, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 3. A multi-faceted investigation into alleged animal cruelty led to several disturbing discoveries on Williams’ Huntingtown property, where he maintained a dozen American Pit Bull terriers, several of which had injuries and scarring consistent with dogfighting. Evidence of dogfighting was …
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway
Double-Fatal Shooting: Men Found Shot In SUV On CT Roadway Police are investigating a double homicide after two men were found shot to death in a vehicle on a Connecticut roadway. The incident took place in New Haven around 7:55 a.m., Saturday, April 1 in the area of Winthrop Avenue and Goffe Terrace. Officers responded to the area after receiving calls of nine gunshots being fired and located two men in a parked Acura MDX mid-block on Winthrop Avenue, said Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police. The driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead on the scene.  The passenger was taken by ambulance to Yale-New Haven Hospital…
Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police
Man Killed Nearly 15 Years After Being Left Paralyzed In Baltimore Shooting ID'd By Police Baltimore police have identified a 35-year-old man who died from complications stemming back to a 2008 shooting. Antwan Horton was on his way home from the store when he was left paralyzed after being shot in the early morning hours of March 22, 2008 in the 500 block of N. Decker Street, according to Baltimore police. Investigation revealed that Horton was shot in a robbery that had gone awry.  On Friday, March 10, police were advised that Horton had died in Texas from complications stemming back to the 2008 shooting. The update upgrades the shooting case to a homicide and has been c…
Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted
Hundreds Of Capsules Containing Fentanyl Off The Streets In St. Mary's County; Dealer Convicted Officials say that a drug dealer in St. Mary’s County will face decades behind bars after being busted with hundreds of bags of fentanyl that could have hit the streets, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Mechanicsville resident Kyle Dylan Dishner, 30, pleaded guilty this week to a felony charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl after being caught by members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office last summer. St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling said that on June 3, 2022, detectives from the sheriff’s office executed a search and seizure warrant as pa…
Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother
Life Sentences Announced For Killer Of Navy Midshipman's Mother A man convicted of killing the mother of a US Naval Midshipman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, officials announced. Angelo Harrod was sentenced on Wednesday, March 1 after being convicted of the murder of 57-year-old Michelle Cummings, who was visiting her son Trey, a member of the Navy football team, for induction day on June 29, 2021. “What was supposed to be a celebratory time turned into tragedy for Mrs. Cummings’ family that summer evening," State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a statement.  “Mrs. Cummings was a proud mother and loving wife who was take…