In a highly controversial decision at the Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville, a judge has ordered an alleged murder’s case to be transferred to juvenile court. The decision angered family members of the four victims, one of whom had died from gunshot wound injuries. The defendant was originally charged…
This week in the Greenbelt federal courthouse a 35-year-old man from Saint Mary’s County pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to facts presented by the government at plea agreement, three individuals traveled from Calvert County to St. Mary’s County in…
An assistant basketball coach at the University of Maryland was suspended last month after being charged with prostitution back in October in Prince George’s County. The suspension is set to be completed this week, which means he could return to the sidelines as early as this Thursday when Iowa visits…
A 26-year-old Washington D.C. man has been charged with attempted 2nd degree murder and related firearms offenses after shooting at police officers during a foot chase. The incident began at an Olney indoor swimming center, when employees called the police to report a suspicious individual on the property. The Maryland…
A 37-year-old man from Baltimore City was recently sentenced to 9 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges. After serving his sentence, which under federal law does not have the possibility of parole, the defendant will be placed on 3 years of supervised release. …
The Baltimore City State’s Attorney was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on two counts of mortgage fraud and two counts of perjury, and will now be forced to see the criminal justice system from the opposite side for the time being. The indictment comes just a few…
Baltimore County Police recently arrested a 34-year-old man for attempting to steal an ATM from a bank in Owings Mills. According to reports, police responded to the bank around 3:30 in the morning for a burglary in progress. Officers found a truck backed up to the bank with chains wrapped…
The Frederick Police Department recently announced the arrest of a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a local fast-food restaurant. According to the department’s press release the suspect and a female began fighting inside the restaurant when another male attempted to intervene to break up the fight. The…
The 2022 Maryland legislative session is still a few weeks away from commencing, but there is already a proposed bill on the books. House Bill 1 was pre-filed last week by a state delegate from Baltimore City, who is also the chairman of the state’s cannabis workgroup that was formed…
A 28-year-old man from Baltimore recently pleaded guilty in federal court to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Taken by itself, those facts are hardly an anomaly these days, as the…