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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

Judge Weighs Admissibility of Gun Photos in Rodgers Forge Shooting Case

Photos of a person posing with a gun unfairly paint a teen defendant in a shooting case as a “thug” and shouldn’t be shown to jurors, a defense attorney argued at a pretrial hearing in Baltimore County Circuit Court Monday. Kai Wilson and Kamar Thompson, both now 17 years

Middle River Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Possession of Child Pornography, Animal Cruelty

Content warning: This article contains references to child sexual abuse material and animal cruelty that some readers may find disturbing. A Middle River man was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for possession of child pornography and aggravated animal cruelty. After receiving a cyber tip last year, investigators searched

Judge Gives Probation to Dental Tech Who Sold Oxycodone to Her Boss

Judge Gives Probation to Dental Tech Who Sold Oxycodone to Her Boss

NOTTINGHAM—A dental assistant who supplied a Nottingham dentist with oxycodone was given probation Wednesday and ordered to complete drug treatment. Samantha Cook, 32, worked part-time for periodontist Dr. Andrew T. Fried at Perry Hall Family Dental before her November arrest on a charge of distribution of narcotics. She

Driver in Deadly 2023 Beltway Crash Released on Home Detention After Probation Violation Allegation

Driver in Deadly 2023 Beltway Crash Released on Home Detention After Probation Violation Allegation

One of the drivers in the 2023 Beltway crash that killed six construction workers was released on home detention Monday after being jailed for violating probation by allegedly driving while prohibited. Melachi Brown, 23, of Windsor Mill, was one of two drivers charged in the March 2023 Inner Loop crash

Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Middle River Home Invasion Killing

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday for his part in a 2021 home invasion and murder in Middle River. A jury in May found Thomas Thurston Jones III of Edgewood guilty of felony first-degree murder and home invasion for being one of

Jurors Find Anthony Scott Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Mall Stabbing

Jurors Find Anthony Scott Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Mall Stabbing

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the penalty for attempted second-degree murder. The maximum penalty is 30 years in prison. TOWSON — A Baltimore County jury found a Pikesville man guilty of attempted second-degree murder Thursday for stabbing his former girlfriend in the parking lot of

Jury Deliberates in Towson Town Center Stabbing Trial

Jury Deliberates in Towson Town Center Stabbing Trial

TOWSON— Jurors in an attempted-murder trial this week heard vastly different versions of the events that led to attempted-murder charges and the bloody injuries of a woman in the parking lot of a local shopping mall. Anthony Bryant Scott Sr., 33, of Pikesville, faces charges of attempted first-