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Ex-juvenile detention center employee now charged with sexually abusing 11 children
Ronald Neverdon, who held various positions at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School in Baltimore County until his retirement in 2013, faces a total of 117 counts of child abuse, perverted practice and sex offenses.
Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, run by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 36 years for sexually exploiting 2 children
Ryan Hall, 51, of Woodbine, who was on the force for 27 years, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.
Exterior of the Harford County Sheriff’s office in Bel Air, Md. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Judge again throws out lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
In a 30-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox wrote that while the allegations are “tragic and alarming,” they were not enough to support the claims by families of the victims in the South Stricker Street fire in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Bouncer pleads guilty to putting man in chokehold in Federal Hill
Kevin Weaver, 42, of Halethrope, spent five months in the Metropolitan Transition Center after turning himself in to Baltimore Police.
Kevin Weaver turned himself into police custody in reference to an assault that occurred on September 27, 2025, in the Fells Point neighborhood.
After surprise occupants and delays, man settles into West Baltimore rowhouse
Jalen Absolum and his sister, Janiene Smith, have moved into their rowhouse on Riggs Avenue in the Mosher neighborhood in West Baltimore.
Jalen Absolum and his sister, Janiene Smith, at their home in West Baltimore after finally being able to move in.
Peter Thomas of Bar One Baltimore and ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ is out of federal prison
Between 2017 and 2023, Thomas failed to pay more than $2.5 million in employment taxes at several businesses, including Bar One Baltimore on Lancaster Street in Harbor East.
Peter Thomas, a former reality TV star who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and used to own Bar One Baltimore, is out of federal prison.
He came to Baltimore for a better life. Police say he was shot and killed by a wanted man.
Brian Burrows is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki on Feb. 13 at the Broadway Mart in East Baltimore.
Khaled Saleh Mohamed Alshariki, 36, was fatally shot while working as a cashier at Broadway Mart in the 1000 block of N. Broadway on February 13.
Man found not guilty in Edmondson Village Shopping Center mass shooting
Daaon Spears, 19, of Edmondson Village, was acquitted in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related offenses.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
Prosecutors drop assault case against Baltimore Del. Caylin Young
Caylin Young, 38, a Democrat from Baltimore, has maintained his innocence.
Del. Caylin Young was charged with second-degree assault after a woman alleged to a district court commissioner that he punched her on New Year’s Day. A specially assigned prosecutor dropped the criminal case on Monday.
Ellicott City woman police say was killed by estranged husband remembered for ‘open heart’
Amethyst Stephenson was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband in their Ellicott City home Feb. 8, police say. Her loved ones remember her as an optimistic, loving mom who advocated for children with disabilities.
Amethyst Stephenson.
A day care owner shot her husband over sex abuse. Out of prison, she has no regrets.
Shanteari Young, 53, of Owings Mills, used to own Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center and finished serving her four-year sentence on Dec. 17 for aggravated assault and carrying a pistol without a license.
Shanteari Young used to own Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center and finished serving a four-year sentence in December for aggravated assault and carrying a pistol without a license.
Retrial begins for suspect in deadly Edmondson Village Shopping Center mass shooting
Daaon Spears, 19, of Edmondson Village, is standing trial again this week in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
Correctional officer accused of assault at Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center
Dawaun Gough, 34, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with second-degree assault, misconduct in office and making a false entry into public documents.
Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center at 300 N. Gay St. opened it’s doors in October 2003.
Man accused of killing wife in 1994 in Baltimore County could be released on home detention
Donald Lester, 69, of Randallstown, would have to remain in his house 24/7 except for medical and legal appointments as he awaits trial on a charge of first-degree murder.
Linda Lester.
Case dismissed against Baltimore County gym teacher accused of sexually abusing 2 students
Jordan Adams, 29, of Windsor Mill, had been charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault.
The Baltimore County Courts Building at 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson.
Baltimore judge recalls arrest warrant for boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
Circuit Judge Althea Handy on Feb. 2 issued an arrest warrant for Gervonta “Tank” Davis, 31, now of Parkland, Florida, on allegations that he violated his probation.
Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Man pleads guilty to fatally shooting 17-year-old near Inner Harbor
Dejuan Cole, 20, of Fallstaff, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, plus five years’ probation.
Devron Tyner was fatally shot outside the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel during what detectives described as a robbery on April 1, 2024. He was 17.
Man remains held without bond in deadly stabbing of his estranged wife in Ellicott City
Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, was in custody on a charge of violating a protective order less than four hours before the killing.
February 10, 2026 - Exterior of Howard County District Court in Ellicott City.
Man charged in fatal Ellicott City stabbing of estranged wife was in custody 4 hours earlier
Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is charged with first-degree murder and violating a protective order in Howard County.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 - Police went to a home on Huntsmans Run near Williamfield Drive on Sunday for a report that Alexander Stephenson stabbed his wife. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Stephenson later surrendered at the Howard County Police Department’s Northern District Headquarters.
Baltimore could overhaul how it runs its tax sale as part of court agreement
The Edmondson Community Organization in 2024 filed a lawsuit that challenged Baltimore’s tax sale system.
The exterior of Bonita Anderson’s home, center, on Roslyn Ave. in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Anderson is one of many Baltimore residents at risk of losing their homes due to tax sale because of city errors.
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