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The Baltimore Cop Who Turned Into A Drug Dealer Received A Sentence Of 2.5 Years In Federal Prison
Steven Umberto Angelini, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ellen L. Hollander on June 28, 2024. He was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone, as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. As a result, he will serve two and a half years in federal prison and receive drug treatment, among other conditions.
Baltimore teacher charged with rape, connected to missing 12-year-old
(WBFF) — A Baltimore City School teacher was arrested in connection to a missing 12-year-old girl, according to Baltimore County Police. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 24-year-old Lewis Laury on Monday, July 1, 2024, police said. The girl was reported missing...
Man cleared after 3 trials in teen's 2010 slaying now accused of raping, strangling different teen
BALTIMORE -- Michael Maurice Johnson, who was convicted and later cleared of killing 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes, has been charged with strangling and raping a young woman in Baltimore County.The alleged victim told police that Johnson, 40, overheard her on the phone talking about a boy and became enraged, assaulting her throughout the night including punching her, strangling her until she lost consciousness and raping her. He was charged Monday and ordered held without bail the following day. He did not have an attorney listed in court records.Barnes, an honors student in North Carolina, was visiting family in Northwest Baltimore in 2010 when she went missing, and her body was later found in the Susquehanna River. Johnson, who had gotten to know Barnes from dating her older half-sister, was the last known person to see her alive and would be charged with killing her.Read more at The Baltimore Banner
Murder Defendant Sentenced to Life-Plus Ten Years, With a Chance for Reduction
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. “I’m gonna put you in the driver’s seat to earn a reduced sentence,” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas told a homicide defendant on July 2 before sentencing him to life plus ten years for the 2022 murder of 25-year-old Donte Miller.
Glen Burnie man convicted in historic drug and arms bust
(WBFF) — A Glen Burnie man was convicted on multiple charges, including illegal possession and sale of a firearm, following a long-term investigation that included the largest seizure of cocaine in Anne Arundel County history. Tony Horne Jr., 43, was found guilty following a four-day jury trial in the...
Maryland Attorney General Announces Indictment of Three Individuals for their Roles in an Identity Fraud Scheme at the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued the following news release on Tuesday, July 2:. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the indictments of Erica Danielle Watson, 29, of Brooklyn, Maryland; Larry Antonio Marshall, 54, and Shanice Tiera Smith, 34, both of Baltimore, for their alleged involvement in an identity fraud scheme at a Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) branch in Baltimore City. Watson, Marshall, and Smith are each charged with identity fraud scheme and conspiracy to commit an identity fraud scheme with a value between $25,000 and $100,000. Marshall and Watson are also charged with both bribing and conspiracy to bribe a public employee and Smith, a former MVA employee, is also charged with accepting bribes and misconduct in office.
Victim Robbed While Depositing Money in ATM; Surveillance Photo of Suspect Released
Montgomery County Police are investigating a robbery that occurred on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at a Bank of America ATM in the 13700 block of Connecticut Avenue in Silver Spring. According to police, the suspect approached the victim, who was attempting to put money into an ATM, and stole an...
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Christian Kent a missing 15-year-old from Burtonsville. Kent was last seen on Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 3200 block of Wood Avenue in Burtonsville. He...
HCPD Daily Crime Bulletin, July 2, 2024
9500 block of Mellow Court, July 2 1:30 a.m. An adult female victim reported that she was in her vehicle when she was approached by a male suspect who displayed a gun and stole the victim’s vehicle, a 2016 white Nissan Rogue, tags MD/3DW5907. No one was injured. Robbery.
Man dies weeks after woman hit him over head during argument, Montgomery County police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A 40-year-old man died in Montgomery County in June, weeks after police say he was involved in an argument that had escalated. Officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) were called to the 20200 block of Bucklodge Road around 7:30 p.m. on June 14, 2024. MCPD […]
Bowie police looking for suspects, car used in bank robbery
BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — Bowie police was looking for the suspects and the car they used in an armed robbery that happened at a bank Wednesday morning. The Bowie Police Department (BPD) said it was looking for the identity of the suspects and the car they used to rob a TD Bank, located […]
Twice Deported Honduran Illegal Apprehended In Maryland For Drug Distribution
Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore arrested a Honduran national who was illegally present and had been convicted in Howard County of narcotics distribution charges. Deportation authorities from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team apprehended Nahun Ventura Ortiz-Isaguriz, 36, near his Ellicott City apartment. According to ERO Baltimore’s acting Field Office...
Earl Lee Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Shooting of Baltimore Rapper President Davo
Earl Lee, aged 28 from Mid-Govans, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Baltimore rapper David Boykin, known as President Davo. According to The Baltimore Sun, Lee, who used a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, was also found guilty of illegal possession of a regulated firearm.
Man robbed at gunpoint by trio in Laurel Walmart parking lot, police say
LAUREL, Md. (WBFF) — A man was robbed at gunpoint by three suspects in a Walmart parking lot according to Anne Arundel County Police. On Sunday at approximately 10:00 p.m., police say officers responded to the parking lot of the Walmart store located in the 3500 block of Russett Green East in Laurel for a report of an armed citizen robbery.
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