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Baltimore Police officer to resign in exchange for dismissal of assault, misconduct case
Officer Kevin Hilton, 28, a seven-year veteran, was charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Baltimore Police Officer Kevin Hilton was charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with second-degree assault and misconduct in office after prosecutors allege he assaulted a man while on duty.
Canton flasher sentenced to 3 years in prison
Jason Morgan, 49, of Belcamp, pleaded guilty in Eastside District Court to two counts of indecent exposure and apologized for his "stupid, stupid behavior."
Jason Morgan, of Belcamp, pleaded guilty in Eastside District Court to two counts of indecent exposure and apologized for his "stupid, stupid behavior."
Judge slams ex-Perry Hall High School teacher who sexually exploited 4 students: ‘You’re a predator’
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis Robinson Jr. sentenced Sean Brooks, 41, of Bel Air, to serve 15 years in prison.
A Baltimore County judge slammed a former Perry Hall High School physical education and health teacher who sexually exploited four students before sentencing him to serve 15 years in prison.
Man who murdered woman and her granddaughter at Middle River home gets life without parole
Bryan Cherry, 38, of Middle River, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Iona Sellers, 75, and Autumn Harvey, 29, in their home on July 6, 2024.
A family friend holds a candle with Autumn Harvey's face on it during a vigil held in her honor on July 14, 2024.
Ex-Woodlawn Middle School teacher sentenced to 3 years for sexually abusing a student
Sydnie Haywood, 34, of Pikesville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to nine counts of fourth-degree sexual offense.
Baltimore County Public Schools recently picked its teacher of the year, Stephanie Gerhold. Gerhold teaches Multilingual Learners at Woodlawn Middle School.
West Baltimore laundromat owner charged in ‘colossal’ federal cocaine bust
U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson ordered George Robinson, whom prosecutors allege led a $25 million drug-trafficking conspiracy, to remain detained pending trial.
Approximately 83 kg of suspected cocaine seized from a concealed location within a flatbed truck, discovered during a traffic stop.
Duct-taped on a flight diverted to BWI, man says he doesn’t remember any of it
The Banner obtained audio of Layne Lundeen’s first court hearing after he was charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct following an American Airlines flight diversion to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Layne Lundeen was duct-taped aboard American Airlines 618 from Dallas to Newark, New Jersey, after becoming “unruly,” causing it to diver to Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Towson University student gets home detention, community service for crash that killed man and his dog
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Ralph Sapia at a bench trial convicted Oluwajomiloju “JJ” Sekiteri, 21, of Owings Mills, of criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle and related crimes.
6/16/22—Exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
Decades later, DNA leads to Parkville man’s conviction for 2 Baltimore County rapes
Circuit Judge Garret Glennon Jr. sentenced James Shipe Sr., 73, of Parkville, to two consecutive life sentences.
Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker preserved biological material on slides at Greater Baltimore Medical Center between 1977 and 1997 in more than 2,000 sexual assault cases. More than four decades later, that evidence helped lead to the conviction of James Shipe Sr.
Rosedale man sentenced to life plus 185 years in shooting that killed 4-year-old son
Mark Jones Jr., 31, of Rosedale, was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of second-degree murder and related crimes.
Mark Jones Jr. was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of second-degree murder and related crimes for fatally shooting his 4-year-old son, Jacobi, and wounding his 1-year-old daughter and the children’s mother on Christmas Eve 2024.
Man handed maximum sentence for attempted rape on Johns Hopkins University campus
Raymond Lunn, 32, of North Baltimore, professed his innocence and pleaded for leniency.
Gilman Hall is seen on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus.
Arizona man duct-taped to seat after alleged racist slurs as flight diverts to BWI
Layne Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, Arizona, is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct.
Maryland Transportation Authority Police this week arrested a man accused of spewing racist slurs aboard an American Airlines flight, which caused it to divert to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Ex-Turnstile guitarist faces competency evaluation in attempted murder case
During a hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Brady Ebert stated that “every part of the police report is a lie” and declared, “I did not commit a crime.”
Brady Ebert of Turnstile performs at Rock On The Range Music Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio.
Man admits to intentionally setting 3 fires that terrified neighbors in Hampden
Justin Reeves, 29, of Remington, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to malicious destruction of property by fire. He was implicated in three fires in the Hampden community.
Baltimore Police used surveillance video to connect Justin Reeves to three fires that were intentionally set in 2025 in Hampden.
Baltimore Police sergeant pleads guilty to stealing more than $5,200 by inflating pay
Sgt. Mark Rutkowski, 51, of Canton, who’d been with the department for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office.
Baltimore Police Sgt. Mark Rutkowski resigned and then pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office for engaging in two separate schemes to illegally inflate his pay by more than $5,200.
Baltimore Police fire officer captured in viral video driving directly at a man and striking him
The Baltimore Police Department has fired a police officer who was captured in a viral video driving directly at a man and striking him following his convictions this week for assault and related crimes.
The Baltimore Police Department announced the termination of Officer Robert Parks, 32, on Friday, a day after he was found guilty of second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving.
Baltimore Police officer guilty of assault, but not attempted murder, judge rules
Officer Robert Parks, 32, a more than six-year veteran, stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges of attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving.
A screenshot from a video posted to social media shows Officer Robert A. Parks chasing a man who was on foot by driving after him in a police vehicle.
Baltimore Police officer in viral video accused of using patrol car as weapon stands trial
Baltimore Police Officer Robert Parks was captured in a viral video chasing Antrell Smith and striking him with his patrol vehicle in Northwest Baltimore on Oct. 28, 2025.
Baltimore Police Officer Robert Parks arrives at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse on Tuesday for the start of his trial on charges including attempted second-degree murder.
Former Maryland juvenile detention employee pleads guilty to sexually abusing 11 boys
Ronald Neverdon, 79, of Woodstock, who worked at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School from 1973 to 2013, was charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with child abuse, perverted practice and sex offenses.
Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
Ex-Woodlawn Middle School teacher admits to sexually abusing a student
Sydnie Haywood, 34, of Pikesville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to nine counts of fourth-degree sex offense.
A former Spanish teacher at Woodlawn Middle School admitted to sexually abusing and exploiting a student.
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