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Dundalk Man Who Fatally Stabbed Mother Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Dundalk Man Who Fatally Stabbed Mother Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

DUNDALK —A Dundalk man who stabbed his mother 36 times was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for second-degree murder. Raymond George Swartz III, 27, sat blank-faced, shoulders slumped, at his sentencing in Baltimore County Circuit Court as his attorney told the judge about his long history

Jury Hangs in Dice-Game Murder Trial

Jury Hangs in Dice-Game Murder Trial

TOWSON– A mistrial was declared in a Baltimore County murder trial Friday when a jury could not agree on a verdict in the case of a man accused of shooting a bystander at a Dundalk dice game. The case of 28-year-old Deandre Stokes will be set for re-

Appeals Court Orders New Trial in 2021 Randallstown Stabbing Case That Left Victim Partially Blind

Appeals Court Orders New Trial in 2021 Randallstown Stabbing Case That Left Victim Partially Blind

A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for Juston Rodney Carrington, convicted in a 2021 Randallstown attack in which prosecutors say a man was stabbed and bleach was poured into his eyes to stop him from pursuing the perpetrator who stole two checks from him.

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