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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to flying drone over Ravens-Chiefs AFC championship game
Matthew Hebert, 44, of Concord Township, Delaware County, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Thursday to knowingly or willfully violating U.S. national defense airspace, according to court records.
Fireworks go off at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore before the AFC championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. 28, 2024.
State seeks more pollution fines against Baltimore medical waste incinerator
The lawsuit asserts that the incinerator repeatedly violated pollutant emissions limits and used a monitor that did not record valid data.
The Maryland Department of the Environment on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Baltimore Circuit Court against Curtis Bay Energy, which runs a medical waste incinerator in Hawkins Point, allegingcontinued environmental violations. The state is asking a judge to order the company to make necessary repairs and impose fines of up to $25,000 per violation.
A nasty divorce and an alleged murder plot. How a former officer’s ex ended up dead in a field.
The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office alleges that Wilson-Hawkins and Hamilton together went to Boots’ home the night before he was found dead and remained there until early morning the next day.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office shut down part of a road to investigate after finding a man's body in a vehicle. The incident is now being investigated as a homicide.
Judge throws out case against man accused in killing outside Timonium bowling alley
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander ruled that prosecutors violated David Davis’ constitutional right to a speedy trial.
Baltimore County Judge Jan Marshall Alexander recently threw out the case against David Davis, ruling that prosecutors had violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
He was married to 2 women at the same time. Now he’s on probation for bigamy in Baltimore.
William Brown Jr., of Essex, recently pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to bigamy. According to data from the Maryland Judiciary, there were 16 cases filed statewide containing at least one count of bigamy between 2013 and 2023.
A photo in a golden frame shows African American bride and groom figurines standing on a tropical beach; another bride figurine pops out from behind the frame. Over the green background is a charging document accusing the defendant of bigamy.
Judge orders 3 trials in Brooklyn Day mass shooting that killed 2 people, wounded 28 others
Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey M. Geller issued the ruling at the conclusion of a motion hearing.
Baltimore Police mark cartridge casings in Brooklyn Homes following a mass shooting that killed two people and injured 28 others during an annual celebration on July 2, 2023. Aaliyah Gonzalez, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene. Kylis Fagbemi, 20, died at a hospital.
Man found guilty of murdering Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot while sitting in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue near Hazel Street in Curtis Bay before 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2021. She died one week later at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Deliberations continue for 2nd day in death of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
The jury has deliberated in Baltimore Circuit Court for more than eight hours in the case of Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, who’s charged with two counts of first-degree murder and related offenses.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Jury deliberates in trial of man charged in killing of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
Elliot Knox, 34, also stood trial in the killing of Justin Johnson, whom prosecutors allege he shot the same night in December 2021.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was shot while on duty on Dec. 16, 2021, and died one week later on Dec. 23.
Judge sets trial for man charged in killing of Pava LaPere, attack of 2 people in West Baltimore
Jason Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Pava LaPere, a 26-year-old tech entrepreneur, in 2023.
Family members and friends of Pava LaPere gathered to honor her memory at a vigil at the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon on Sept. 27, 2023.
Maryland to pay for home detention for people charged with crimes who can’t afford it
The program is expected to last through June 30, 2025.
Maryland’s courts on Monday will resume covering the cost of private home detention for people charged with crimes in the state who can’t afford the service — reviving a program just weeks after shutting it down when money ran out.
Were charges in fatal hit-and-run of Gavin Knupp filed correctly? Appeals court to decide
A panel of three judges — Rosalyn Tang, Michael W. Reed and James R. Eyler — listened and asked questions for about 25 minutes in the Appellate Court of Maryland. It’s unclear when the court will issue an opinion.
Tyler Mailloux, 23, leaves Worchester County Courthouse in Snow Hill, MD on August 18, 2023. Mailloux was charged with 17 counts in the deadly hit-and-run of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp, who was struck on a road outside Ocean City on July 11, 2022.
Man on trial in killing of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley denies pulling trigger
Assistant State’s Attorney Kurt Bjorklund played the remainder of the interrogation of Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, to the jury on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court. He’s standing trial on two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley, a two-year veteran, was fatally shot in her patrol car in Curtis Bay on Dec. 16, 2021. She was 39.
Prosecutor describes ‘two executions’ on day Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was killed
Holley, a two-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department, was fatally shot inside her patrol car in Curtis Bay on Dec. 16, 2021. She was 39.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot inside her patrol car on Pennington Avenue near Hazel Street in Curtis Bay on Dec. 16, 2021. She was 39.
Jury selected in trial of 1 of 2 men charged in killing of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
Elliot Knox, 34, of Mount Holly, is also charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Justin Johnson on Dec. 16, 2021. Johnson was 38.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot in her patrol car in Curtis Bay on Dec. 16, 2021. She was 39.
Many crime victims are denied compensation in Maryland. A bill would overhaul the process.
The Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024 would expand who’s eligible for compensation, increase the maximum awards for funeral expenses, mental health counseling and crime scene cleanup, and eliminate several requirements that advocates say make it impossible for many to receive help.
Deborah Haskins holds a framed picture of her late son, Joseph, whom family members called “JoJo,” left, and her late husband, Bruce, right, at her home on Feb. 18, 2024.
A program kept poor people charged with crimes out of jail in Maryland. Now it’s out of money.
Lawmakers grilled leaders from the Maryland Judiciary on Thursday during a Senate budget subcommittee hearing.
Construction on the Maryland State House in Annapolis began in 1772 and it's the oldest state capital building in the nation still in continuous legislative use. The building's dome is undergoing a rehabilitation project.
Why 2 Baltimore County Police officers are charged with failing to intervene in an assault
The Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 requires police officers to intervene to prevent or stop a use of force that’s beyond what’s authorized under the law.
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Zachary Small is charged with assaulting a man who was handcuffed and shackled in a patrol vehicle outside Johns Hopkins Hospital on Sept. 27, 2023. Baltimore County Police Officers Justin Graham-Moore and Jacob Roos are accused of failing to intervene.
He pleaded guilty to attempted murder in Baltimore. Then he was prosecuted for murder.
In 2012, Corey Jennings pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence in the shooting of Ryan Watson on June 14, 2011. Nine years to the day of the shooting, Watson died. He was 34.
Illustration shows small desk with piece of paper in foreground, with judge and witness stand in background, repeated infinitely moving up and back in space.
No charges for Baltimore Police officers who pursued car before fatal crash in Roland Park
Prosecutors from the Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit wrote that the two officers acted “reasonably and lawfully” and didn't cause the crash that killed Linda Moss, 74, in 2023.
6/22/22—Police investigate a crime scene where three men were shot in a Northeast Baltimore shopping center Wednesday morning.
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