Maryland State Police troopers recently arrested a woman for allegedly pointing a gun from her BMW SUV at another motorist in Prince George’s County. The 37-year-old woman was arrested at her home the day after the alleged road-rage incident and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of…
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State Police Arrest Ohio Man for Brandishing Paintball Gun
The Maryland State Police recently reported the arrest of a 39-year-old Ohio man after an alleged road rage incident on I-70 in Howard County. According to the MSP press release a man called 9-1-1 to report that another motorist pointed a firearm in his direction while traveling westbound on I-70…
Arrest Made after Alleged Assault on Officer, High Speed Chase
Carroll County Deputy Sheriffs recently arrested multiple individuals after an investigation of an alleged retail burglary turned into a multi-jurisdictional high-speed chase. The incident began when a concerned citizen called police upon observing a suspicious U-Haul van that was parked at a residence in Westminster. The van’s registration plate was…
Maryland Man Arrested for Assaulting Loss Prevention Officer
Montgomery County Police recently arrested a 31-year-old Hyattsville man after responding to a call for an armed robbery at a Safeway in Kensington. According to police the man and an 18-year-old co-defendant attempted to steal merchandise from the store but were confronted by a loss prevention officer or LPO. The…
Salisbury Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Assault
Back in February a Wicomico County jury found a 49-year-old man guilty of assault in the first and second degree and an additional count of reckless endangerment. The domestically related incident occurred last summer, but the case was not closed until a recent sentencing hearing. According to facts presented at…
Six Juveniles Arrested for Carjacking, Firearm Possession
Over the past week Prince George’s County Police officers arrested six boys in connection with two separate carjacking incidents. The boys were also charged with illegal firearm possession after police located ghost guns in their possession. The first arrest occurred at the end of last week when police located a…
New Yorker Arrested for DUI and Assault on Ocean City Officer
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to the summer season in Maryland’s only beach town, but these days tourists from the region begin traveling to Ocean City to attend events and enjoy the night life as soon as the weather turns warm. With graduations completed and school about to…
Howard County Man Arrested for Running Woman Over
Police have arrested and charged a 27-year old Prince George’s County man for allegedly hitting a woman with his car. The incident occurred in a fast food restaurant parking lot in Howard County, and most of the it was caught on the restaurant’s security cameras. The footage appears to show…
Lawmakers Look To Expand Domestic Violence Protection
Today marks the final day of the 2016 General Assembly’s legislative session, and there is still much left to be decided on the criminal law front. We wrote extensively about the Justice Reinvestment Act, which has grabbed headlines for much of the last month. But there are other criminal law…
Prince George’s County Cop Found Guilty of Assault
A jury recently found a former police officer guilty of multiple violent crimes after a two-day trial in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The shamed officer was indicted for an incident that occurred in May of 2014, when the officer questioned a man for sitting in a parked…