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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

Jury Hears Text Messages in Retrial Over Killing of Dunbar High School Administrator

TOWSON–Testimony is set to resume Monday in the retrial of a man accused of murdering his former teacher. Jurors on Friday heard potentially incriminating text messages sent in the days surrounding the killing. Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 27, 2020, shooting

Defense Claims Former Student Feared for His Life in Retrial Over Killing of Baltimore Educator

Defense Claims Former Student Feared for His Life in Retrial Over Killing of Baltimore Educator

Prosecutors say Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin killed his former teacher and tried to cover up the crime before fleeing to California. Defense attorneys argue the shooting happened after years of manipulation and sexual coercion, telling jurors their client acted out of fear.

Former Student Faces Retrial in Shooting Death of High School Administrator

Former Student Faces Retrial in Shooting Death of High School Administrator

A man convicted in the December 2020 killing of his former teacher is set to be retried this week in Baltimore County after a state appellate court overturned his murder conviction. Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin, 28, admitted during his 2022 trial that he shot Shelton Stanley in Stanley’s Pikesville home

UPDATE: Verdict Reached in Baltimore County Rape Trial

UPDATE: Verdict Reached in Baltimore County Rape Trial

Correction: A previous version of this article contained an error. Beckford was previously tried and acquitted of shooting a man in the shoulder. A jury has found Jamar Beckford, 33, not guilty of the most serious charges against him but guilty of three counts of felony offenses. Beckford was found

Jury Continues Deliberations in Baltimore County Rape Trial

A Baltimore County jury is set to continue deliberations Friday in the rape trial of a man accused of having sex with a woman while she was incapacitated. Jamar Beckford, 33, is charged with three counts of second-degree rape and multiple related offenses after a woman said he had

Police: Missing SIM Card Sparked Fatal Dundalk Home Invasion

Police: Missing SIM Card Sparked Fatal Dundalk Home Invasion

A dispute over a missing cell phone SIM card is what police believe led to the beating death of a Dundalk man earlier this year, according to court records. Baltimore County police were called to a home in the 2000 block of Kelmore Road in Dundalk around 2:35 p.

Man Defends Self in Carjacking Retrial, Found Guilty a Second Time

Man Defends Self in Carjacking Retrial, Found Guilty a Second Time

OWINGS MILLS—A man who wanted to represent himself in his first trial for armed carjacking got the chance to act as his own attorney this week in a retrial and was convicted a second time. Deandre Jackson, 37, was accused in 2023 of forcing a woman at gunpoint to