Criminal Justice

    Man testifies he watched porn in day care van, but denies sexually abusing a child
    James Weems, Jr., 59, of Towson, testified in his own defense on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
    The exterior of Lil Kids Kastle daycare Center in Owings Mills.
    Crash between a Jeep and a moped kills one teenager in West Baltimore
    A 16-year-old boy is dead and a 17-year-old boy is injured after a crash between the moped they were riding and a Jeep in Upton, Baltimore Police confirmed Thursday morning.
    Police lights
    Police issue arrest warrant in teen’s fatal shooting at Pikesville motel
    Baltimore County Police say they are looking for a 16-year-old suspect in the shooting death of another teenager at a Pikesville motel last weekend.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Father grieves shooting death of nurse in Glen Burnie: ‘Hurts me to my heart’
    Anne Arundel County Police are searching for whoever fatally shot a 30-year-old nurse and mother in the parking lot of her Glen Burnie apartment complex as she was heading to work at a nearby hospital.
    Cars drive past the emergency room sign at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical office in Glen Burnie on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
    Baltimore man receives lengthy prison sentence in killing of Army reservist roommate
    A Baltimore man was sentenced Wednesday to decades in prison in the fatal shooting of his roommate, an Army reservist, following an altercation last year.
    A Baltimore man was sentenced Wednesday to decades in prison in the fatal shooting of his roommate, an Army reservist, following an altercation last year.
    Bill to add surveillance safeguards dies in Baltimore City Council committee
    City Council members cited concerns that the amendment process was too rushed and lacked consensus among the body and city agencies.
    A Citiwatch camera attached to a building at Brooklyn Homes.
    Trial set to begin for man charged with sexually abusing children at ex-wife’s day care
    James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, is accused of sexually abusing four children at Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center. He's set to stand trial this week in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
    James Weems Jr. enters the Baltimore County courthouse for jury selection prior to the start of his trial.
    Brewers Hill woman fatally shot in struggle over AR-15 during domestic dispute, police say
    Police said they’d arrested Gabriel Gomez-Fiorenza, 27, for the deadly shooting of his 28-year-old girlfriend, Amy Armstrong, inside a luxury apartment complex in the Brewers Hill neighborhood.
    A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
    Anne Arundel County Police investigate ‘targeted’ shooting of woman in Glen Burnie
    Anne Arundel County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old woman in a Glen Burnie apartment complex on Tuesday night.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Trial begins for delivery driver who fatally shot Bel Air woman
    Brian Delen, 48, of Bel Air, is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and use of firearm in the killing of Meghan Lewis.
    Meghan Lewis' life is honored with a candle lit memorial in Bel Air, MD on Jan 2, 2024.
    Man sentenced in fatal attack on Brooklyn Park father outside his home
    A Glen Burnie man has been sentenced in the fatal attack on a Brooklyn Park father who refused to produce his son for an angry group of adults and boys outside their home last year.
    Family and friends held a vigil for Christopher Wright, 43, after his death in May 2023.
    Shanteari Weems, who shot her ex-husband, testifies against him in day care sex abuse trial
    The jury, though, neither heard about the shooting nor learned that she’s currently serving a four-year sentence.
    Shanteari Weems
    Windsor Mill woman sentenced for role in fraudulently using COVID aid to purchase luxury goods
    A Windsor Mill woman was sentenced last week to more than five years in prison for attempting to fraudulently receive more than $3 million in COVID-19 CARES Act loans to pay for a Jamaican vacation and more.
    It’s local budget season in Maryland, where the government conversation over the next few weeks will be about money and two siblings: Taxes and Spending.
    Before opioids trial, Baltimore’s law firm took on tainted water and Fox News
    Attorneys said Susman Godfrey is known for its innovative approach and that adversaries know it isn't bluffing about taking cases to trial.
    The legal team from the law firm Susman Godfrey is known for fighting election disinformation and tainted water in Michigan.
    Ravens fan indicted for brutal assault on 3 Commanders fans captured on video
    State's Attorney Ivan Bates said Friday evening that 24-year-old John Callis has been indicted allegedly for attacking three men after a Ravens-Commanders game in Baltimore on Oct. 13. Video of the attack went viral.
    In a photo released on X, Baltimore Police show John Callis after he turned himself in to police custody on Monday.
    Anne Arundel man pleads guilty to dumping over 250,000 scrap tires at Western Maryland site
    A 48-year-old from Anne Arundel County left scrap tires strewn across an industrial property in Western Maryland. He has pleaded guilty to 17 environmental crimes, authorities say.
    More than 250,000 tires were left abandoned at an industrial site in Allegany County, Maryland.
    New lawsuit alleges child sexual abuse of WWE ‘ring boys’ in Maryland
    A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse and looking the other way while a longtime ringside announcer preyed on young men he hired as “ring boys.”
    The complaint targets WWE founders Vince (above) and Linda McMahon, accusing them of fostering a culture of sexual abuse within the organization.
    Governor orders Maryland agencies to review how student crime information is shared
    The order follows murder charges against a Howard High School student with a prior criminal record.
    iMPACT Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
    Howard County Police use AI to try to identify woman in 1971 cold case
    Howard County Police teamed with Loyola University Maryland interns and NamUs to create an AI-generated image of an unidentified woman who died in 1971 — the county’s longest cold case — in hopes of identifying the Jane Doe.
    Howard County's oldest cold case from 1971 has a new AI-generated image of the Jane Doe. Editor's note: The Banner has added a label to the image to indicate it was AI-generated.
    Anne Arundel County Police investigate double shooting in Severn
    A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded and a woman was grazed when someone fired a gun into a crowd in Severn on Thursday night, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
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