Criminal Justice

Anne Arundel County prosecutors on Thursday relinquished their case against an Annapolis man charged with having more than 30 homemade explosive devices at his home to federal prosecutors.

The city experienced a handful of shootings and a stabbing that left four people dead and several others injured.

Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction has been dismissed after prosecutors decided not to pursue a retrial.

A Prince George’s County man was indicted for murder in connection with the 1993 disappearance of 10-year-old George “Junior” Burdynski, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Russom Gebretsadik, 39, of Carrollton Ridge, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree assault and carrying a dangerous weapon in the violent encounter with officers on Dec. 30, 2023. But he maintained that his mental illness prevented him from understanding what he did was wrong, or from being able to stop himself.

A judge on Wednesday convicted two Baltimore Police officers who were accused of making false statements and engaging in misconduct during an arrest.

A loaded gun was recovered at Woodlawn High School following a “verbal altercation” between two students on Wednesday, school officials said.

A woman was killed crossing the street in Colesville on Wednesday morning which also caused traffic delays in the area, Montgomery County Police said.

Christopher M. Carroll was charged with 23 counts related to masturbating and urinating on food and personal items.

Christopher M. Carroll pleaded guilty in August to charges stemming from lewd acts at county fire offices.

After FBI agents searched his Baltimore County office on Sept. 30, Mujahid Muhammad’s influence has begun to waver.

Three counts of second-degree murder have been dropped against a Baltimore man accused of setting a fire in a vacant rowhome in 2022 that killed three firefighters, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Howard County’s highest court denied a Columbia woman’s appeal to resume feeding raw meat to hundreds of vultures.

Cassandra McRae, 38, of Northeast Baltimore, professed her innocence before being sentenced for second-degree murder and related crimes.

An American Airlines passenger who caused a flight to divert to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in September after police say he spewed racial slurs and profanity has been indicted on federal charges.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday that he was ordering his Department of Juvenile Services to coordinate a multiagency intervention into youth auto theft focused on Baltimore City and Montgomery County.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.

The human remains found in an Annapolis park two weeks ago have been identified as a missing 33-year-old man, the Annapolis Police Department said Tuesday.

The unlikely duo this month published “Covert Underworlds,” which features cross-cutting narratives describing their parallel lives growing up in northern Anne Arundel County.

Several women’s groups have condemned a sentence reduction for a Towson man who pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and fourth-degree sex offense.