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Baltimore County, Maryland

Dice Game Murder Case Goes to Jury

Dice Game Murder Case Goes to Jury

DUNDALK– A Baltimore County jury began deliberations Friday in the case of a man accused of murdering a bystander at a dice game on the grounds of a Dundalk elementary school. Deandre Stokes, 28, testified Thursday that he did not intend to shoot Jamel Nation on July 1, 2024. He

Five Months After Order, Double-Murder Defendant Still Not Transferred to Mental Health Hospital

Five Months After Order, Double-Murder Defendant Still Not Transferred to Mental Health Hospital

A Baltimore County judge last September committed a double-murder defendant to a state mental health hospital for a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. At a court hearing Thursday, attorneys told the circuit court judge that Kevin Ahn, 32, had still not been transferred to the mental health hospital from jail, five

Deadly Dice Game: Man Accused of Shooting on Dundalk School Grounds Faces Jury

Deadly Dice Game: Man Accused of Shooting on Dundalk School Grounds Faces Jury

DUNDALK—Gunfire at a 2024 summer dice game on the grounds of a Baltimore County elementary school left a 20-year-old man dead. On Wednesday, the man accused in the shooting faced a jury. Deandre Stokes, 28, of Baltimore, is on trial this week charged with first-degree murder

Jurors Return Guilty Verdict in Liberty Towers Murder

Jurors Return Guilty Verdict in Liberty Towers Murder

Gwynn Oak — A Baltimore County jury has handed down a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Kevin Martin, a truck driver from Owings Mills who “ambushed and executed” his sister’s neighbor. After a five-day trial, jurors found Martin guilty of second-degree murder Friday evening. They had

Rodney Ward pleads guilty in Catonsville pet cremation fraud, prosecutors say owners received cement mix instead of ashes

CATONSVILLE — A Baltimore County courtroom was packed Tuesday with grieving pet owners who trusted a local company to cremate their pets. The owner of the company, Rodney Ward, 55, of Catonsville, ran a fraudulent business called Loving Pet Care Funeral and Cremations, according to prosecutors. He entered a guilty plea

Murder Conviction Overturned After Appeals Court Cites Flawed Jury Selection

Murder Conviction Overturned After Appeals Court Cites Flawed Jury Selection

NOTTINGHAM – A man convicted of murder in the shooting death of 28-year-old Vincent Leach will get a new trial after a state appeals court overturned his conviction, saying the judge made a mistake by not asking potential jurors enough about their relationships with law enforcement. Nykhi Robinson 27,

Judge Weighs Home Detention for Randallstown Man Charged in 1994 Killing of Estranged Wife

Judge Weighs Home Detention for Randallstown Man Charged in 1994 Killing of Estranged Wife

A Randallstown man accused in the 1994 murder of his estranged wife may be released from jail on home detention soon, a Baltimore County judge decided Friday. Donald Lester, 69, is accused of murdering Linda Lester, a Baltimore County 911 dispatcher who went missing after leaving work Oct. 11, 1994.