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Criminal Justice

    Baltimore County judge denies bail for David Linthicum, man accused of shooting 2 police officers
    Linthicum, 24, of Cockeysville, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses.
    Helicopter circles above Loch Raven Reservoir
    16-year-old boy shot in the head in South Baltimore
    The teen was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is listed in critical condition, police said.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Baltimore Police officer accused of assaulting handcuffed man with limited mobility
    Officer Kevin Hilton, a more than three-year veteran, was indicted on Wednesday on charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. He’s accused of shoving William Gunter into the back of a patrol vehicle on May 25, 2022.
    A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
    Fake dinner! Catonsville man who fleeced Trump supporters charged with failure to pay taxes, feds say
    The Maryland man who created the PAC paid off personal credit card debt and student loans, bought an engagement ring and rented a yacht to propose to his fiancée, purchased an Audi and put a down payment on a home, federal prosecutors say.
    Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, Saturday, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla.
    First, sexual assault; then, confinement: Trans woman details alleged Baltimore jail abuses in lawsuit
    The allegations echo the stories of those who testified before Maryland lawmakers in a push to change policies around how transgender people are treated in Maryland’s prisons and Baltimore jails.
    Chelsea Gilliam, a transgender woman who was held pre-trial at two Maryland correctional facilities for six months and placed in male dormitories, speaks at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the department of public safety and correctional services on April 19, 2023.
    After suing Maryland prison guards, he requested a transfer. He was sprayed and beaten instead
    Lester DeShazor said he was doused with so much pepper spray that it looked like “whipped cream” on his face.
    Satellite imagery of the Western Correction Institution in Cumberland. Lester DeShazor alleged that correctional officers at the prison targeted him for retaliation.
    As Baltimore moves to enforce youth curfew, here’s how similar policies played out elsewhere
    The Banner looked at how similar policies played out in Philadelphia and nearby Prince George’s County.
    Mayor Brandon Scott during his  State of the City address at the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center on April 17, 2023.
    Search warrant suggests Roy McGrath’s disappearance not impulsive
    The new details suggest Roy McGrath made no spur-of-the-moment decision to skip trial and take off on the run.
    Roy McGrath FBI wanted poster.
    Former Baltimore homicide prosecutor gets 2 years in prison for using grand jury for stalking
    Adam Chaudry was using the cloak of secrecy related to grand jury matters to obtain records on people who were “never the target of, nor involved in, an investigation or prosecution conducted by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.”
    BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 08:  A sign stands outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, where a man accused of plotting to bomb an armed forces recruiting station will appear on December 8, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. A 21-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court in Baltimore this afternoon.
    Police identify 16-year-old fatally shot in West Baltimore last week
    Kamren Murphy was shot and killed last Monday in the 2500 block of North Longwood Street.
    A banner reading “Welcome to Hanlon” on Hanlon Street.
    Baltimore prosecutors drop case against man accused of shooting 2 squeegee workers
    Zhamiel Dixon, 26, of Northeast Baltimore, had been set to stand trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
    7/8/22—An unused squeegee and cleaning spray sit on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Robert McCullough sworn in as Baltimore County’s first Black police chief
    “Personally I enjoyed retirement life. But even in enjoyment, there was something missing in my life,” McCullough said.
    Robert McCullough is sworn in as the first Black police chief of Baltimore County on April 18, 2023
    Annapolis principal facing numerous charges for alleged armed robbery, assault
    A former principal of Phoenix Academy, and adjunct professor at Morgan State University, faces numerous charges after an alleged armed robbery and assault of one of his students.
    A gavel
    ‘A complete lie’: What actually happened in a gun case cited by Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates
    Bates brought up the case at a town hall to mark his first 100 days in office as an example of how his office exercises discretion.
    Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks to reporters ahead of the hearing of Bill HB481 in Annapolis on February 15, 2023.
    Four men shot in Baltimore’s Charles North neighborhood
    Police found three men on the scene with gunshot wounds; a fourth victim took himself to the hospital, according to a police spokesperson.
    Officers investigate a quadruple shooting in Charles Village on April 17, 2023
    ‘He really could have been somebody:’ 12-year-old Westport Academy student fatally shot
    Jaylen Richards was found shot multiple times in the chest.
    Evidence markers are placed at a shooting scene in the 2400 block of Maisel Court on Saturday, April 15.
    12-year-old boy dies after being shot in Westport on Saturday night
    The gun used in the crime appears to have been an assault-style rifle based on the casings found at the scene, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said.
    Evidence markers are placed at a shooting scene in the 2400 block of Maisel Court on Saturday, April 15.
    Bills to overhaul processes for releasing sick and elderly prisoners stall in Maryland
    Legislation that would have overhauled the processes for releasing chronically ill and elderly prisoners did not pass again in the Maryland General Assembly in 2023, despite support from those including the chairman of the parole commission.
    Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
    Maryland Capitol Police sergeant back to full duty after youth Taser incident
    Maryland Capitol Police say a sergeant who used a Taser on a young boy last month has returned to full duty, and an investigation into the incident has concluded.
    The State Center office complex in Baltimore has long been slated for redevelopment.
    Image of suspect released after man pushed, electrocuted on Baltimore Metro tracks
    A surveillance photo was released Friday of a man suspected of pushing another man onto Metro tracks Wednesday in downtown Baltimore, killing him by electrocution.
    Baltimore police releases a photo in reference to the April 12 homicide in which a 28-year-old man was pushed from a subway platform.
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