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Criminal Justice

    ‘Breakdown’ led to Valentine’s Day killing at Potomac senior home, attorney says
    Attorneys representing Linda Buttrick, the girlfriend of Robert Fuller Jr., who was killed on Valentine’s Day at an upscale senior home in Potomac, said Friday they want employees at the assisted living facility to come forward as they continue their investigation into his death.
    Attorney Michael Belsky, right, speaks at a press conference in Silver Spring on Friday about circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Fuller, Jr., at Cogir Senior Living last month. He is joined by Suzanne Caron, left, daughter of Linda Buttrick, who was Fuller's longtime partner and who lived with him.
    Baltimore Police officer seen in viral video chasing man in his cruiser receives trial date
    Officer Robert Parks is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving.
    A screenshot from a video posted to social media shows Officer Robert A. Parks chasing a man who was on foot by driving after him in a police vehicle.
    Was Baltimore County Police use-of-force in Samuel ‘Big Sam’ Brown’s death justified?
    Loved ones embrace at the funeral for Samuel “Big Sam” Brown Jr., who died after an encounter with a Baltimore County police officer earlier this month.
    Maryland faces 12,000 child sex abuse claims with no clear plan for payouts
    Maryland faces about 12,000 child sex abuse claims tied to its juvenile justice system, with potential costs in the billions and no clear plan for payouts.
    Each abuse claim could cost the state up to $890,000, and a court could decide if victims can receive payments for multiple incidents.
    Former Ravens running back Terrance West accused of assaulting contractor
    West is facing first- and second-degree assault charges after allegedly punching a contractor during a dispute over stains in the carpet of his home in Upper Marlboro.
    Former Ravens running back Terrance West gets past former Cleveland Browns middle linebacker Joe Schobert during a game on Sept. 17, 2017.
    Maryland could ban Glock sales, worried about ‘machine gun convertible pistols’
    The bill would prohibit future sales of Glocks and similar handguns that use a specific trigger mechanism.
    A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon
    Man sentenced to 30 years in deadly shooting of woman caught in crossfire near Federal Hill
    Baltimore Circuit Judge Nicole K. Barmore sentenced Alexis Cancel-Soto, 21, of Glen Burnie, on charges including first-degree murder in the killing of Cameran Holt.
    Cameran Holt and her dog, Rein, during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
    Suit alleges suspect in senior home killing was protected by a high-ranking employee — his mom
    Maurquise Emillo James, the suspect in the killing of the senior home resident, had been the target of employee complaints, a lawsuit alleges.
    Cogir Potomac Senior Living
    Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to assaulting 2 people at SWAT holiday party
    Officer Morgan Banocy, who’s been on the force for more than 11 years, was sentenced to probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.
    A Baltimore Police officer pleaded guilty to two counts of assault after attacking people while off-duty at a SWAT holiday party at The Admiral’s Cup in Fells Point in 2025.
    Third suspect arrested in death of North Bethesda man
    A third suspect was arrested in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a North Bethesda man, Montgomery County Police said.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Anne Arundel man charged in 3 highway shootings across Prince George’s County
    A 44-year-old Anne Arundel County man confessed to carrying out three nonfatal shootings along highways in Prince George’s County, court documents show.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at 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.
    19-year-old pleads guilty to murdering Edgewater koi pond store owner
    A 19-year-old man has admitted that he killed Edgewater koi pond store owner Edward Steven Koza, whose body was discovered inside his scorched pickup truck in May.
    Edward Stephen Koza, 67, was the owner of a Koi pond business in Davidsonville. Koza was found dead in his vehicle on May 24, 2025; two 18-year-olds have been charged in his killing.
    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek to delay his state and federal trials
    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to postpone his federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson until early next year.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
    Howard County Police charge 3 men in fatal shooting in Columbia parking lot
    Howard County Police have charged three Baltimore men Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a Salisbury man in a Columbia parking lot in August.
    The Howard County Police logo seen outside their headquarters on January 25, 2024.
    Prosecutors seized his legal notes. Now he wants a Baltimore judge to throw out his rape case.
    Natalie Finegar, Dwayne Elliott’s attorney, argues that her client’s constitutional rights have been violated.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center on February 6, 2024.
    When ICE shows up, a new group comes to the aid of immigrant families
    A volunteer group formed last year uses GoFoundMe to raise money to help families whose loved ones have been detained by ICE.
    TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 - Representatives from the Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective (MoCo IRC) join Montgomery County Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink at a press conference at the Montgomery County Council office building in Rockville on two bills that aim to restrict ICE activities in the county.
    Man pleads guilty to killing woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home
    Bryan Cherry, 38, of Middle River, admitted in Baltimore County Circuit Court that he killed Autumn Harvey, 29, and Iona Sellers, 75, whose bodies were discovered inside their house on Taos Circle on July 7, 2024.
    Photographs of Autumn Harvey are displayed at Tavern in the Quarters, Harvey's favorite local bar, during a vigil held in her honor on in Middle River on July 14, 2024.
    Maryland State Police detain person of interest in 3 Prince George’s County highway shootings
    Maryland State Police detained a person of interest just hours after announcing their search for a man accused of carrying out three shootings between Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in case of Annapolis kidnapping, killing
    An Anne Arundel County judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked in the case of a man accused of kidnapping and murder in the killing of David Winchester Jr., whose body was found in Annapolis after his mother reported him missing from Baltimore.
    Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 — The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis.
    Former Gilman School teacher charged with 1970s child sex abuse
    An 81-year-old Connecticut pastor has been indicted on charges in Maryland that he sexually abused a child at the Gilman School in the 1970s.
    Gilman School.
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