Criminal justice

In Baltimore County, people who show signs of mental illness are being criminally charged for repeatedly calling 911 and crisis hotlines.

The increase follows a Baltimore Banner investigation published July 8 that found hazmat truckers have illegally been using the city’s tunnels after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The agency will also rework testing requirements following a two-year investigation by the federal government into hiring practices.

Howard County Police said in a news release that the department is partnering with the U.S. Marshals Service to look for a 17-year-old male suspect in a fatal shooting at Columbia's mall in July. The suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another 17-year-old.

Earl Lee, 28, of Mid-Govans, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related crimes. “I know I did not kill that man,” he told Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby at his sentencing.

Police also arrested an 18-year-old on charges of attempted murder in the Butchers Hill attack.

A man admitted on Tuesday to killing his cellmate at a Baltimore jail in a case that raised questions about how prisoners with disabilities are housed.

David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a trooper.

After a national search, the Pratt Libraries boards selected Chad Helton as president and CEO of the 142-year-old Baltimore library system.

An out-of-state metals dealer that sold gold and silver bars, rounds and coins for investments misrepresented their materials, and Marylanders can now get refunds after Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s Securities Division reached a settlement with the metals dealer.

Michael Hines admitted to illegally hunting a large buck with a rifle on Nov. 10, 2023.

Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of attempted first-degree murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and armed carjacking. His attorneys vowed to appeal.

Greater Grace officials announced that they had selected an evangelical nonprofit, GRACE, to lead an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the church.

A report released Wednesday found that a county highway employee, with help from coworkers including his boss, likely took the asphalt from work to improve his own driveway.

In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said his office was “truly saddened that we could not secure justice in this case.”

Both sides are expected on Wednesday to deliver their closing arguments in the trial after Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, elected to not testify in his own defense.

Malvo, who was 17 years old at the time of the shootings, was convicted of multiple counts of murder in Virginia and Maryland and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He has been serving his sentence in Virginia.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested in February 2023 after corresponding for months with a government source to plot the attack.

Tiffany Knupp will serve a year of unsupervised probation, pay $6,500 restitution and resign from the foundation.