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Man gets 30 years for killing brother as daughter waited at birthday party

Man gets 30 years for killing brother as daughter waited at birthday party

Kevin Tuck’s daughter was turning 10 on April 13, 2025, and waiting for her father to arrive at her birthday party at a local skating rink. She sat with her mother and siblings in the food court, watching the entrance. Her father never arrived. Before he could join them,

Drunk Driver Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Fiery Woodlawn Crash That Killed Father

Drunk Driver Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Fiery Woodlawn Crash That Killed Father

A driver who turned left against a red arrow while intoxicated, causing a fiery crash that killed a 39-year-old father in Woodlawn, was sentenced Monday to one year in the Baltimore County Detention Center. Jose Vasquez-Bautista, 47, of Catonsville, pleaded guilty to felony homicide by motor vehicle

Baltimore County Man Convicted of Orchestrating Attempted Murder of Romantic Rival in Gwynn Oak

Baltimore County Man Convicted of Orchestrating Attempted Murder of Romantic Rival in Gwynn Oak

Two days after a man was shot and nearly killed outside a Gwynn Oak home, Von Taylor sent a friend a message saying the victim was still alive. That message, attached to a $1 Cash App payment, read: "He not gone fool." A Baltimore County jury found Taylor,

Former Baltimore County Paramedic Sentenced to 25 Years for Contaminating Fire Station Ice, Other Items With Bodily Fluids

Former Baltimore County Paramedic Sentenced to 25 Years for Contaminating Fire Station Ice, Other Items With Bodily Fluids

TOWSON — A former Baltimore County paramedic who secretly contaminated ice and other communal items at county fire facilities with his bodily fluids, recording some of the acts for online audiences, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison. Christopher Carroll, 36, pleaded guilty in August to three counts of knowingly

Second Trial Ends in Hung Jury for Man Accused of Setting Fatal Baltimore County Apartment Fire

Second Trial Ends in Hung Jury for Man Accused of Setting Fatal Baltimore County Apartment Fire

For the second time in a year, a Baltimore County jury has been unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case of a Baltimore man accused of setting an apartment building fire that killed his ex-girlfriend’s neighbor. Dana Hunt, 45, is accused of setting the Aug. 25,

Former Catonsville Priest Convicted on Sex Offenses of Altar Boy

Former Catonsville Priest Convicted on Sex Offenses of Altar Boy

A former Baltimore County Catholic priest has been convicted of child abuse and sex offenses after a former altar boy testified that the priest sexually abused him as a child, warning that his family would burn in Hell for eternity if he did not comply with the priest's

Cameron Cason not guilty of murder in Nottingham shooting, convicted of underage gun possession

Cameron Cason not guilty of murder in Nottingham shooting, convicted of underage gun possession

A Baltimore County man was acquitted of murder Friday after his attorney argued that he acted to protect himself and his friends during an armed robbery. Cameron Cason, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in the March 9, 2025, shooting death of Lafayette Sando Jr., 17,