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Criminal Justice

    City prosecutors clear officer who held gun to man’s head
    Jaemaun Joyner’s attorneys shared body camera footage of the incident, calling it an “act of terrorism,” but Police Commissioner Richard Worley backed the officer.
    Attorneys Hunter Pruette, left, and Tony Garcia play body camera footage of the arrest of Jaemaun Joyner. Joyner is seated with his mother, Rhonda McCain, and grandmother, Hattie Richburg.
    Pikesville man dies after two-alarm house fire
    A 76-year-old man died after an overnight fire Wednesday at a house in Pikesville.
    **DO NOT USE** Baltimore County Fire Department truck
    Dad sentenced for pulling gun on coach during elementary school basketball game in Baltimore
    Troy Antwaun Spencer, 50, of Allendale in Southwest Baltimore, had pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm in a school zone.
    A still from gym security camera footage shows the first moments of an altercation at a Leith Walk Elementary Middle School basketball game on March 6, 2023 between a player's father and one of the team's coaches.
    Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, D.C., sued by nation’s capital and Maryland
    The new suit, filed with the gun safety group Everytown Law, accuses the Maryland-based stores of failing to respond to warning signs, including bulk purchasing and repetitive purchases.
    Atlantic Guns, a Rockville weapons dealer, is at the center of a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general in Maryland and Washington, D.C., over the sale of weapons.
    Maryland man sentenced for thousands of harassing calls to congressional offices
    Lilly was arrested in Howard County Feb. 3, 2023, and had warrants for his arrest in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.
    The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
    Anne Arundel County to launch comprehensive hate crime prevention program
    Anne Arundel County has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce hate bias incidents in Anne Arundel.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman talks about his support for Fair Share Maryland's tax reform plan during a press conference held at the Maryland State Education Association's office in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
    Baltimore man charged with sneaking into Martin State Airport, trying to steal airplane
    A preliminary investigation found that Joseph Goldman, 43, drove past security onto airport grounds Aug. 30.
    A Baltimore man was arrested on charges of theft and trespassing after Maryland State Police said he tried to steal a plane at Martin State Airport.
    Frederick investigators expand search for shooter in double killing
    The search for the person who shot and killed two people in a Frederick County home, leaving four children unharmed, has expanded, officials said.
    The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said it believes the killings were targeted and there’s no threat to the public.
    She called the police on Jason Billingsley. It cost her a sibling.
    By the time Jason Billingsley, 33, was Pava LaPere’s age, he was in prison for a sexual offense. Their lives converged on a rooftop in 2023, bringing about a case that commanded the attention of Baltimore for a year.
    Justine Billingsley turned in her brother Jason to the police.
    Maryland pastor who misused COVID aid to purchase a Tesla sentenced to 18 months
    Rudolph Brooks, 48, was charged in 2021 and authorities said he obtained more than $3.5 million in CARES Act Payroll Protection Program loans.
    The seal of the U.S. Attorney for Maryland.
    Former city employee admits to accepting bribes to remove water bills, property taxes
    Joseph Gillespie admitted to taking more than $250,000 in bribes that caused the city to lose out on more than $1 million in tax revenue.
    Abel Woman Municipal Building on East Lexington Street
    Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann was found guilty of sexual abuse. Here’s what’s next.
    Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Wednesday on all counts of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking. What’s next in his case?
    Exterior of Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
    Baltimore judge to man who killed tech CEO Pava LaPere: No one is safe ‘as long as you are free’
    Jason Billingsley, 33, of Sandtown-Winchester, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder in an attack on a man and woman in West Baltimore on Sept. 19, 2023.
    Frank LaPere, the father of Pava LaPere, speaks to reporters on Friday at the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office after Jason Billingsley pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of the tech entrepreneur and CEO.
    Maryland Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction of Adnan Syed and orders new hearing
    Syed was the subject of the hit podcast “Serial” and served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. He has always maintained his innocence.
    Adnan Syed and mother Shamim Syed  speak to the press after the Maryland Supreme Court hearing on Thursday to hear oral argument in the Adnan Syed case.
    Arrest made in deadly Towson fire that killed 1, injured 4, including 3 children
    The fire happened shortly after midnight Monday at the Loch Raven Village Apartments in Towson.
    The scene Monday morning after an overnight apartment fire in Towson left one man dead and a woman and three children injured.
    Family of Rice University student killed remembers her as academic achiever, caring leader
    Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her residential hall on the campus of Rice University in Houston. The family of the 21-year-old issued a statement, saying her "precious life was lost to horrific violence."
    Andrea Rodriguez Avila wearing glasses and a powder blue suit jacket while holding an award.
    Timeline of events in the case of Adnan Syed
    Adnan Syed received international attention in 2014 with the release of the podcast "Serial."
    (left) Hae Min Lee, (right) Adnan Syed
    How did five Baltimore school facilities mysteriously catch fire in July?
    The five fires, which all broke out in the afternoons or evenings in late July, exclusively erupted at elementary/middle school facilities, according to incident reports.
    Steuart Hill, a now-vacant school, was one of five Baltimore school facilities where fires mysteriously broke out in July.
    Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann found guilty of sexually abusing student
    Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, worked at the private, independent all-boys school in Roland Park from 2007 to 2023.
    In this photo from July 18, 2023, Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, exits the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
    Guardian charged with murder and child abuse in January death of 16-year-old stepson
    Johnnie Teague, 51, was arrested Wednesday inside his home in Southeast Baltimore where his stepson was found unresponsive in January.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
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