Criminal Justice

    Arizona man duct-taped to seat after alleged racist slurs as flight diverts to BWI
    Layne Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, Arizona, is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct.
    Maryland Transportation Authority Police this week arrested a man accused of spewing racist slurs aboard an American Airlines flight, which caused it to divert to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Police arrest Baltimore man after road rage shooting shut down I-695
    The shooting led to the closure of lanes along the I-695 outer loop for about an hour Wednesday, a state police spokesperson said.
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    Gambrills man faces manslaughter charge after altercation in Howard County leaves man dead
    Howard County police charged an Anne Arundel County man with manslaughter on Wednesday, nearly a week after he was arrested on assault charges.
    The Howard County Police logo seen outside their headquarters on January 25, 2024.
    Former PG County sheriff’s deputy charged in connection with Annapolis homemade explosives case
    A lieutenant in the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office was charged in connection with the case of an Annapolis man accused of making homemade explosive devices.
    2 incidents involving weapons put Magruder High School on ‘hold’ Thursday morning
    Montgomery County Police on Thursday investigated two separate incidents involving weapons and charged a 15-year-old with assault and gun possession following an incident at Magruder High School in Rockville.
    Montgomery County Police on Thursday investigated two separate incidents involving weapons and charged a 15-year-old with assault and gun possession following an incident at Magruder High School in Rockville.
    Ex-Turnstile guitarist faces competency evaluation in attempted murder case
    During a hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Brady Ebert stated that “every part of the police report is a lie” and declared, “I did not commit a crime.”
    Brady Ebert of Turnstile performs at Rock On The Range Music Festival on Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio.
    Former Prince George’s County firefighter sentenced for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material
    Joshua Murphy, 36, will serve 10 years in prison and 5 years of supervised probation.
    A Maryland man helped the feds crack down on a drug cartel. Marco Rubio still wanted him deported.
    An immigrant living in Maryland cooperated with law enforcement officials in their investigation of a drug cartel. Then, an immigration judge ruled he should not be deported to Mexico, finding that he risked likely torture or death if he were sent there. Yet last month, he was.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio testified on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State. (Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images)
    Mayor Scott pledges ‘full wrath’ over failures that left 6 young kids alone in unsafe home
    “It’s unacceptable that those children were living in a condition like that,” Mayor Scott said. “Everybody that had an opportunity to do something that did not will feel the full wrath of me in city government.”
    Mayor Brandon Scott says he ordered immediate inspections of city-contracted homes for families in crisis following Monday’s discovery of six children living in deplorable conditions in an East Baltimore row-house.
    Woman dies days after Brandywine crash that ended police pursuit; AG investigating
    The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Miya Tamerra Stringfield of Indian Head, was injured in the crash, and the passenger of her vehicle, 33-year-old Alexis Cummings of Temple Hills, was killed.
    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.
    Days after deadly crash, Montgomery County Police announce end of alcohol enforcement unit
    The decision comes in the wake of a collision that killed two members of a family and in which the suspect was allegedly intoxicated.
    Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief David McBain speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    6 kids found partially clothed, malnourished and alone in unsafe Baltimore rowhouse
    The children, ages 9, 7, 6, 5, 3 and 1, were found alone in a house in the 2900 block of East Monument Street after officers received reports of child neglect, police said.
    The Baltimore Police Department said six children were found alone in an unsafe home on Monday.
    Veteran Anne Arundel County Police officer charged with rape, child sex abuse
    An Anne Arundel County Police officer has been suspended without pay after authorities charged him with rape and child sex abuse for an alleged incident at his home, officials said.
    An Anne Arundel County Police officer has been suspended without pay after authorities charged him with rape and child sex abuse for an alleged incident at his home, officials said.
    Burtonsville man arrested in murder-for-hire case
    Bekine Tibebu Ayele was arrested for first-degree murder for allegedly hiring a gunman to kill a Silver Spring man in 2025, according to Montgomery County Police.
    Bekine Tibebu Ayele is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the homicide of Jonah Kimindu last year.
    Police charge additional defendant in fatal shooting of 5-year-old Dorchester girl
    Another man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old girl at a home in Dorchester County, Maryland State Police announced Monday.
    A second man has been charged with murder in the Dorchester County shooting that killed a 5-year-old girl and wounded her father. Police say the shooting was retaliation for an earlier fight and shooting involving the girl’s family.
    Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
    The trial brings to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the eyes of hip-hop fans and true crime experts alike.
    Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Pool Photo via AP)
    Rockville man charged with negligent manslaughter in March BMW crash
    Daniel Danny Aguilar Medrano was driving a BMW more than 100 mph in March when the vehicle crashed, killing two of his passengers. He is charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter by vehicle, Montgomery County Police said.
    Family mourns mother, daughter as 8-year-old remains in critical condition after Bethesda crash
    A judge denied bond to the suspect in the fatal crash, in which two family members died and two were injured.
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    Body camera footage shows Anne Arundel hit and run that led to Severn police shooting
    Body camera footage reveals a woman hit multiple cars and drove in the direction of police as she tried to flee officers before they shot at her, inflicting a non-fatal wound.
    Body camera footage reveals a woman hit multiple cars and drove in the direction of police as she tried to flee officers before they shot at her, inflicting a non-fatal wound.
    Pedestrian killed in Gaithersburg identified by police
    Craig Anthony Budd was killed crossing the street Friday night when he was struck by a car, Montgomery County Police said on Monday
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
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