Montgomery County Police on Thursday investigated two separate incidents involving weapons and charged a 15-year-old with assault and gun possession following an incident at Magruder High School in Rockville.
Bekine Tibebu Ayele was arrested for first-degree murder for allegedly hiring a gunman to kill a Silver Spring man in 2025, according to Montgomery County Police.
Daniel Danny Aguilar Medrano was driving a BMW more than 100 mph in March when the vehicle crashed, killing two of his passengers. He is charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter by vehicle, Montgomery County Police said.
On Friday, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced 73-year-old Janey Sears to 15 years in prison for defrauding a Silver Spring man of more than $400,000.
Rodney Givens was identified by the SEIU 500 as the Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver who had a medical emergency and died after crashing into a utility pole in Gaithersburg on Tuesday.
A Kensington man faces up to 65 years in prison after a Montgomery County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for shooting his friend in the head with a shotgun in 2025.
Experts who spoke to The Banner said it’s unclear what, if any, charges seven youths could face following the Aug. 4 crash in Germantown that killed a Virginia man.
A teen pleaded guilty to gun possession and was sentenced to 98 days in jail in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of Blake High School in April.
ICE’s presence at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg in late July has sparked conversations about whether the city is doing enough to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement.
A special prosecutor dismissed charges against Del. Gabriel Acevero and Montgomery County union leader Gino Renne stemming from a physical fight between the men days before the June primary.
DeAngelo McRoy was convicted of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, armed carjacking and armed robbery in October in connection with the death of Delondre Sawyer.
The Boyds man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to one count of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle and one count of homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.