Criminal Justice

    Prosecutors seeking multiple years in prison for Maryland Proud Boy over role in Jan. 6 riot
    Scott Miller of Anne Arundel is facing sentencing Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington for his role in the insurrection. He pleaded guilty in January to assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon.
    In a court filing, federal prosecutors say Scott Miller, 36, of Millersville, swung a pole at a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Miller, circled in a photo captured that day, was a member of the fascist group the Proud Boys at the time of the attack.
    Reflections on covering O.J. Simpson’s murder trial as a photographer for the Los Angeles Times
    Kirk McKoy covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial as a young news photographer and remembers how it affected his view of the world — and whether his football idol was innocent or not. He also shares photos he took at the time.
    O.J. Simpson walks out of courthouse after the verdicts concerning his civil trial were read.
    Prison system inks deal with Maryland’s public universities to expand higher education
    The agreement will allow incarcerated people the opportunity to pursue bachelor’s degrees from any of the 12 universities within the University System of Maryland.
    Kyle Longerbeam, Jermain Williams and Timothy Hawkins, all Bowie State University students, flip through a book in the Maryland Correctional Institution library on August 1, 2023.
    Man, 19, charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old near Inner Harbor
    Baltimore Police said Dejuan Cole, 19, of Pikesville has been charged with murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Devron Tyner on April 1.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Baltimore judge slams request from congressman’s office to excuse staffer from jury duty
    Eric Bryant, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume's chief of staff, apologized and stated that his outreach was not intended to be nefarious or disrespectful to the court.
    U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Democrat from Baltimore, speaks before a visit from President Joe Biden on Jan. 30, 2023.
    Ravens great Terrell Suggs arrested, accused of pulling gun during dispute in Arizona
    Suggs, 41, who leads the Ravens in career sacks, was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor last season.
    Former Baltimore Ravens defensive end Terrell Suggs is inducted into the Ravens’ Ring of Honor at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
    Maryland lawmakers pass ‘transformational reform’ to compensation for crime victims
    The Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024 will overhaul the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, a body that’s supposed to help victims of crime in Maryland.
    The Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024 earned final approval in the Maryland House of Delegates with a 131-4 vote and cleared the Maryland Senate in a 47-0 vote. The legislation will overhaul the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, a body that’s designed to help victims of crime.
    Fatal Beltway crash under investigation after stolen car fled police into oncoming traffic
    The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal crash on the Baltimore Beltway.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Police arrest 3 suspects in kidnap-slaying of Baltimore man found in Annapolis
    Three suspects, all from Baltimore, are charged with murder and other offenses in the kidnap-slaying of 47-year-old David Winchester Jr. His body was found in a wooded area along Spa Road in Annapolis on March 28.
    David Winchester Jr. of Baltimore.
    Baltimore judge accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward attorney to resign
    The Commission on Judicial Disabilities canceled a hearing that had been scheduled for May 20 and 21 to consider the charges against District Judge Kevin M. Wilson.
    A Maryland Flag waves in the wind.
    Jury awards $250K verdict against Baltimore Police officer who pulled gun on teens
    A federal jury in Baltimore returned a $250,000 verdict against an off-duty Baltimore Police Department officer who in 2017 pulled a gun on two 16-year-old boys as they waited for transportation to an after-school program in their Columbia neighborhood.
    Jawone Nicholson, seated with his family, as trial counsel Cary Hansel and Tiana Boardman stand behind him.
    Youths operated from a ‘clubhouse,’ police say, carrying out armed carjackings, other crimes
    Now, after months of compiling evidence, police say they have connected 20 youths between the ages of 12 and 17 to more than 50 incidents that had a connection to the home.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates held separate news conferences Wednesday to discuss an investigation into an alleged juvenile crime ring operating out of what police described as a “clubhouse” in West Baltimore. Law enforcement revealed few specifics about the cases, stating that they were constrained because of privacy laws.
    2 Baltimore Police officers suspended in Northwestern District probe
    Two Baltimore Police officers were suspended this week after internal affairs investigators served a warrant at the Northwestern District station, sources said.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    BPD to write more parking, traffic tickets in 25 spots starting Friday
    Baltimore Police Department is re-prioritizing a citywide traffic enforcement initiative set to run through mid-August.
    A rectangular grey box that houses an automated traffic camera stands on a city sidewalk as a blurred black SUV drives by.
    17-year-old killed in shooting near the Inner Harbor
    Officers responded to the 200 block of East Pratt Street Monday night, where they found a teenage male suffering from a gunshot wound.
    A Baltimore Police car.
    2 more men die in Baltimore jail system, 1 after surgery: ‘We have to do better’
    The deaths of Edward Bentley and Stephon Martin are putting a spotlight on the state’s ongoing challenges with providing adequate medical and mental health services in the jail system in Baltimore.
    Barbed wire is pictured along the exterior of the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
    Lawmakers want to toughen laws on youngest offenders committing fraction of crimes
    Gov. Moore has committed to signing a juvenile justice bill that holds youth accountable
    Photo collage of silhouette of young boy’s head and shoulders, with photo of court room with American flag and empty judge’s seat in background.
    Annapolis, Baltimore police jointly investigate shooting death of man who was reported kidnapped
    The mother of a Baltimore man called police early Thursday to report that men had broken into her home and demanded money for her son, whom they claimed to be holding. They fled without the money, and hours later the man was found dead in a wooded area of Annapolis.
    David Winchester Jr., 47, of Baltimore.
    Officer names, body cam footage released in shooting death of Pikesville man
    Sha-Kim Akil Webley, 29, of Windsor Mill, was shot Jan. 9 at a BP gas station near Slade Avenue and Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Man sentenced for 2 killings, including deadly shooting of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
    Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy sentenced Travon Shaw, 35, of Catonsville, on two counts of first-degree murder and related crimes.
    Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot while sitting in her patrol car on Dec. 16, 2021. She died one week later at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
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