Criminal justice

A 25-year-old man and his 15-year-old brother are dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Howard County Police say.

The teen has been charged with first- and second-degree assault, as well as several gun charges, and is being held without bail.

Anti-abortion rights demonstrators were attacked Friday, one brutally, after an ideological argument outside a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, police said.

On July 21, 2022, Shanteari Weems drove from Baltimore County to Washington, D.C., and shot her husband, James, twice after learning of allegations that he had sexually abused children at her day care in Owings Mills. "I just literally just snapped," Weems recalled in an interview with The Baltimore Banner.

Safe Streets centers will hold events at least once a month through September, hosting cookouts, giveaways and concerts that are free to the public.

It’s been a week since the fatal encounter, and Wright’s family and friends held a vigil Friday night on a baseball field to honor and remember their father, partner and friend.

Dabrae Edwards’ family said the 19-year-old was a “gentle soul.” The teen was shot on May 19 in Southeast Baltimore and died from his injuries two days later. His funeral will be held on June 13.

Anna Gabrielian and her spouse, U.S. Army Maj. Jamie Lee Henry, are accused of providing private medical records to an undercover FBI special agent who they believed was a representative of the Russian government.

Police believe the shooter was targeting one person but fired multiple shots and also hit four others.

An ordinary fight between two boys at Brooklyn Park Middle School metastasized and resulted in the death of Christopher Wright, who was killed while protecting his son from five students and adults who showed up outside their townhouse.

Syed’s lawyer, Erica Suter, asked the Supreme Court of Maryland on Wednesday to issue a stay in the case to prevent her client from potentially being incarcerated while the court considers whether to hear an appeal.

“That’s 19 students, 17 young men and two young women, and one who I would even call not really even within the range of manhood quite yet,” CEO Sonja Santelises said.

William “Chris” McCollum, 52, of Timonium, previously served as deputy director of economic development for Baltimore County and was a familiar figure in local Democratic Party politics.

The action is the latest rebuke of one of the office’s most prominent prosecutors, Leo Wise

Earlier this year, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled 2-1 to reinstate Syed’s conviction and sentence in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.

Officers found the boy with life-threatening injuries and he was hospitalized in critical condition.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Cynthia Jones recently raised questions about the credibility of Detective Alexandros Haziminas in a trial. It’s unclear if her remarks will affect pending cases, though, and whether the state must disclose the comments.

Victor Malabayabas, 60, was killed after being pulled to the ground during a robbery in the 600 block of South Kenwood Avenue. He had moved to Baltimore around 2007 and worked at Morgan Stanley.

An undercover FBI special agent in a “light disguise” and using the pseudonym “Lena Simon” was the first witness to testify against Anna Gabrielian, 37, and Jamie Lee Henry, 40, who are accused of conspiring to provide private medical records to the Russian government.

The action comes after The Banner reported that an attorney representing dozens of clients says he has uncovered instances of fraud and other irregularities in transactions overseen by a Lutherville-based title company.