Criminal justice

Assistant State’s Attorney Rita Wisthoff-Ito said prosecutors will retry Eric Kibler, 44, of Hagerstown, on two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and related offenses.

A Montgomery Circuit Court judge sentenced Jonathan Leon-Chacon, 28, to 75 years in prison for the 2022 shooting death of Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz, 19, in Silver Spring.

Officer Mamoudou Diallo accused a woman of lying about the identity of her abuser and then falsely arrested the father of her children.

Being the top prosecutor in Maryland’s smaller jurisdictions means taking on daunting caseloads for less pay than a legal professional could earn in private practice.

ABC Capital employees created fake email addresses, forged signatures, falsified wire transactions and faked deeds as part of a scheme to defraud unsuspecting overseas investors seeking to purchase Baltimore real estate, according a lawsuit filed last week.

The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Eggleston, was arrested Thursday night after detectives tracked him down through phone and license plate records, the charging documents show.

A Howard County Circuit Court judge sentenced an Ellicott City teen to 45 years in prison after the 2024 fatal shooting that occurred near Howard High School.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The bill would prohibit future sales of Glocks and similar handguns that use a specific trigger mechanism.

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.

Maurquise Emillo James, the suspect in the killing of the senior home resident, had been the target of employee complaints, a lawsuit alleges.

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 third suspect was arrested in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a North Bethesda man, Montgomery County Police said.

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.

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.

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.