Criminal Justice

    Baltimore judge now presiding over Adnan Syed case once oversaw prosecution of star witness
    Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer says she has no recollection of overseeing a student attorney who handled an unrelated drug possession case in 2001 against Jay Wilds.
    Adnan Syed has always maintained that he did not kill Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. His case received international attention in 2014 with the release of the podcast “Serial.”
    FBI agent arrested, charged in Montgomery County with numerous counts of sexual assault
    Montgomery County Police arrested an FBI agent who was charged with multiple counts of second-degree rape, fourth-degree sexual offense and other offenses.
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    3 arrested in Federal Hill shooting that led to death of 19-year-old Pasadena woman
    Three people were arrested in the Federal Hill shooting that left 19-year-old Cameran Holt dead.
    View of West Hamburg Street from intersection with South Charles Street.
    Retired captain arrested after calling Baltimore County Police to report sex crime
    The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case against Jackie Conway, 60, of Baltimore, and declined to move forward with prosecution.
    Retired Baltimore City Sheriff's Capt. Jackie Conway, center, stands outside the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County in Towson on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, after prosecutors dropped the case against her. Baltimore County Police on Oct. 29 arrested Conway, 60, of Baltimore, on charges of first-and second-degree assault after she reported that a man she was delivering food to through DoorDash exposed himself.
    Drug ring takedown nets charges against nearly 40 people in Southwest Baltimore
    Forty people were charged in local, federal takedown of alleged criminal organizations in Southwest Baltimore.
    Gov. Wes Moore discusses "Operation Tornado Alley" at a press conference at the Baltimore Police Department headquarters on Monday. The city’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy investigation led to what officials say is the largest case of its kind in recent years.
    Maryland House Minority Leader Jason Buckel accepts responsibility for driving while impaired
    Buckel, 53, a Republican who represents Allegany County, entered an Alford plea to one count of driving while impaired by alcohol and received probation before judgment.
    House Minority Leader Jason Buckel, a Republican from Allegany County, entered an Alford plea to one count of driving while impaired by alcohol.
    Snyder convicted of attempted extortion in hospital organ transplant case
    Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder was convicted in a federal attempted extortion case.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder leaves Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse after being convicted on Friday.
    Judge holds Snyder in contempt, orders him jailed overnight in attempted extortion trial
    Medical malpractice attorney Stephen L. Snyder’s federal attempted extortion case is headed to closing arguments.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder leaves the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
    As case resumes, man charged in hit-and-run of Gavin Knupp appears in court
    Tyler Mailloux, 24, of Berlin, is charged in Worcester County Circuit Court with 17 counts in the deadly 2022 crash.
    Many local businesses, some recognizable by tourists, have put slogans of support for Gavin Knupp.
    Baltimore man allegedly shot co-worker on I-95 over demotion, police say
    Police say a Baltimore man who allegedly shot and wounded a co-worker on Interstate 95 in Howard County may have blamed the victim for a demotion.
    Police say a Baltimore man who allegedly shot and wounded a co-worker on Interstate 95 in Howard County may have blamed the victim for a demotion.
    Client backs Snyder in UMMS extortion trial but says he upset her
    Prosecutors accuse trial lawyer Steven L. Snyder of exceeding the demands of his client when he demanded $25 million from the University of Maryland Medical System.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder leaves the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
    Man sentenced for raping trans woman at gunpoint in Baltimore County, filming sexual assault
    Baltimore County Circuit Judge Nancy M. Purpura on Wednesday sentenced Jalen Green, 23, of Northwest Baltimore, to 10 years for first-degree rape and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
    Naval Academy graduate charged with hate crime after pride flag ripped from Annapolis store
    On Nov. 15, the co-owner of Dapper Dog Tattoo Shop on Maryland Avenue called police to report destruction of property to a flagpole at the store, according to a police report. A Naval Academy graduate was later charged in the incident.
    People wave rainbow flags on West Street during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
    Deputy fire chief charged with malicious burning in Cecil County brush fire
    The deputy chief of a volunteer fire company in Cecil County faces multiple charges stemming from a brush fire that authorities say he started.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Baltimore man arrested after I-95 shooting that left one injured
    A Baltimore man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a shooting that left a Laurel man hospitalized and shut down I-95 North for several hours on Monday, according to Maryland State Police.
    The Maryland State Police logo.
    Woman admits to intimidating witness after deadly squeegee worker shooting
    Twishae Tyler, 25, of O’Donnell Heights, impersonated a representative of Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland and sent a threatening text message.
    Timothy Reynolds was fatally shot after confronting a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat in 2022. Twishae Tyler, 25, of O’Donnell Heights, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to two counts of witness retaliation.
    Anne Arundel County voted against diversity. That might end judicial elections.
    When Anne Arundel County voters rejected Circuit Court Judge Ginina Jackson-Stevenson for lawyer Tom Casey, they reduced the number of Black judges on the bench by one-third.
    Circuit Court Judge Ginina A. Jackson-Stevenson, left, prepares to canvas with supporters of Del. Mike Rogers on Jan. 6, 2024. She lost her seat on the bench in November. It's the first time since 2004 that an appointed Black judge lost to a white challenger.
    Not in my neighborhood: Baltimore residents say no to youth treatment center
    Many of the state’s treatment centers for young people are in western Maryland.
    Juvenile Services Maryland You Residence CTR building, in Baltimore, Thursday, November 7, 2024.
    Former associate testifies Stephen L. Snyder directed him to destroy evidence
    Kevin Stern and Stephen L. Snyder faced off in a courtroom Monday, with Stern appearing under immunity as a witness for the prosecution and testifying that his former boss asked him to destroy evidence.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder, right, leaves the courthouse with Gerald Ruter, his standby defense counsel, last week. One of Snyder’s former associates on Monday testified that he was directed to destroy evidence.
    He pleaded no contest to theft. But ex-Harford County councilman says he should still be in office.
    Dion Guthrie, 86, of Joppa, accepted responsibility last week in Baltimore County Circuit Court but maintained that he did not embezzle money from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501.
    Former Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie enters the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson before pleading no contest to theft between $1,500 and $25,000, a felony. He claims that he should not have been removed from office.
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