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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

FedEx Driver Found Not Guilty of Vehicular Homicide in Fatal Beltway Crash

A Baltimore County judge on Tuesday found a FedEx driver not guilty of vehicular manslaughter charges related to an April 15, 2025, fatal Beltway crash near Dundalk. Delivery driver Marcus Shackelford, 30, was driving a FedEx box truck with a “pancake-flat” tire around 11 p.m. on the inner

Rape Trial Delayed After Defendant Allegedly Cuts Off GPS Monitor, Fails to Appear in Court

Rape Trial Delayed After Defendant Allegedly Cuts Off GPS Monitor, Fails to Appear in Court

Lawyers, a judge and legal personnel arrived early Thursday morning to Courtroom 19 in Baltimore County Circuit Court for the start of a rape trial. Fourteen jurors waited in a back room, ready for opening statements. The defendant, however, was nowhere to be found. German Perez-Hernandez, 41, of Glen

Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense, Assault in Dating App Attack Case

Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense, Assault in Dating App Attack Case

A 28-year-old Towson man originally accused of attacking and raping a woman he met on a dating app withdrew his insanity plea Thursday and entered a guilty plea to felony assault and a misdemeanor sex offense. The agreement would have Samuel Logue, who was accused of a violent,

Former Baltimore County Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charge

Former Baltimore County Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charge

ROSEDALE–For years, "Pastor Tommy" Pinkerton cultivated an image as a devoted youth pastor and “spiritual father” to the teens in his church group. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to a sex offense, coming a step closer to resolving one of several felony charges stemming from allegations by

Man Convicted a Second Time in Fatal Shooting of Former Teacher

Man Convicted a Second Time in Fatal Shooting of Former Teacher

A Baltimore County jury has found Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin guilty of second-degree murder for a second time in his retrial for the shotgun death of his former middle school teacher. The jury began deliberations Thursday afternoon after seven days of witness testimony, which included Abdul-Muhaimin taking the stand

Cross-Examination Focuses on Contradictions in Murder Defendant’s Accounts

In a pointed cross-examination Wednesday, murder defendant Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin was confronted with numerous inconsistencies between testimony he gave this week and statements he made under oath during his first trial in 2022. “At the end of the day, I defended myself and I said, maybe not specifically the

Judge Allows Testimony About Alleged Abuse in Retrial of Man Accused of Killing Former Teacher

Judge Allows Testimony About Alleged Abuse in Retrial of Man Accused of Killing Former Teacher

TOWSON — When Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin's murder retrial began in Baltimore County last week, jurors were not expected to hear his allegations that his former middle school teacher sexually abused him years before Abdul-Muhaimin shot him to death. In multiple pretrial hearings in the months and weeks leading