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Inmate Death At Harford County Detention Center Was Due To COVID, Sheriff Says
In May, Brittani Ugrotzi was found unresponsive in her cell, and she was later pronounced dead after being treated by staff members and paramedics. On Saturday, July 20, the Harford County Sheriff's Office announced that her death was determined to be "of natural causes with contributing factors of COVID-19 pneumonia with dehydration complicated by opioid withdrawal."
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Employee Indicted on Theft and Forgery Charges
BEL AIR, MD – A Harford County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Deputy has been indicted and suspended without pay following serious allegations of theft and forgery. Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40,…
No injuries in senior living facility fire in Harford County
Firefighters responded to Common Wealth Senior Living in Bel Air early Friday morning for a kitchen blaze, according to the state fire marshal’s office. At about 12:41 a.m., the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company was called to a fire in a kitchen at a senior living center in the 1400 block of St. Francis Road, a release said. The blaze was controlled within five minutes by the automatic fire ...
Alleged killer of Maryland mother of 5 Rachel Morin gets trial date, facing life sentence
The alleged killer of a Maryland mother of five will stand trial in October as prosecutors plan to seek a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Rachel Morin, 37, was raped and murdered last August while jogging on the Ma & Pa Trail in Harford County, Maryland. Her case attracted national attention as investigators worked with her family to find her killer, and the law firm representing Morin's family started The Rachel Morin Reward Fund, offering a $35,000 reward for information.
Harford County correctional officer indicted on theft, forgery charges
BEL AIR — A Harford County grand jury has handed up an indictment against a suspended Harford County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer who is accused of stealing money from a woman by forging one of her checks, police reported. The suspect — Shawn Forton, 40 — is charged with felony theft of more than $1,500 and three forgery-related counts, two of which also are felonies, according to Harford County Circuit Court records. Forton is scheduled for an Aug. 19 initial appearance, court records show. ...
'Deeply Disappointing:' Sheriff's Deputy Indicted Following Forgery Investigation In Harford
Senior Deputy Shawn Forton, 40, who was assigned to the Harford County Detention Center, is facing charges following complaints from a member of the community about forgery, prompting an investigation into the officer. Investigators say that detectives spoke with a woman, who knew Forton away from his work with the...
Rachel Morin’s alleged killer to stand trial, facing life sentence
Rachel Morin's alleged killer, Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, will stand trial in October as prosecutors plan to seek a life sentence without the possibility of parole. (7/17/24) Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Brother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin speaks at RNC
BALTIMORE - The brother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin spoke Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Morin, a mother of five, was found raped and murdered along Harford County's Ma & Pa Trail in August 2023.Her suspected killer, Victor Martinez Hernandez, who police say was in the country illegally, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was extradited to Maryland.The RNC on Tuesday focused on safety with a heavy emphasis on the Biden Administration and whether there's been enough security.Law enforcement says Martinez Hernandez left El Salvador in February 2023 after he was wanted for murder, six months before allegedly killing Morin."Rachel, a joyful, accomplished athlete and mother of five, was raped and murdered by a suspected illegal immigrant," said Michael Morin, Rachel Morin's brother. "My sister's death was preventable."
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