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Former Juvenile Justice Worker Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexually Abusing 11 Boys

Former Juvenile Justice Worker Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexually Abusing 11 Boys

Judge Robert Cahill remembers wondering years ago how Earl Cousins had ended up before him. Cousins was smart, articulate and charismatic — a man Cahill believed could have succeeded in any number of fields. Instead, in 2016, Cahill sentenced him to life in prison for armed robbery. On Tuesday, after hearing

Halethorpe Man Gets 18 Months for DUI Crash That Killed Friend

Halethorpe Man Gets 18 Months for DUI Crash That Killed Friend

TOWSON — A 21-year-old Halethorpe man whose high-speed drunk driving caused a crash that killed his best friend was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in the Baltimore County Detention Center. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Evelyn Cusson sentenced Jacob Dean Szczeszek for the Jan. 13, 2025, crash that killed

Cockeysville Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Raping Intoxicated Woman Outside Towson Bar

Cockeysville Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Raping Intoxicated Woman Outside Towson Bar

TOWSON — A man seen on surveillance video having sex with a semi-conscious woman in a parking lot outside a Towson bar last year was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for second-degree rape. Mark Hammon, 54, of Cockeysville, pleaded guilty in August to sexually assaulting the 22-

Baltimore County Softball Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Girl He Coached

Baltimore County Softball Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Girl He Coached

A Baltimore County softball coach accused of sexually abusing a girl he coached pleaded guilty Monday, just as jury selection was set to begin, in a deal that calls for him to serve 10 years in prison. Michael Joseph Pusateri, 60, of Nottingham, pleaded guilty to one count of felony

Appeals Court Reverses Windsor Mill Man’s Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial

Appeals Court Reverses Windsor Mill Man’s Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial

A Windsor Mill man serving life in prison for a fatal 2021 shooting outside a Baltimore County bar will get a new trial after a Maryland appeals court reversed his murder conviction. The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that jurors should not have been allowed to hear Jamell William Smith

Retrial Ends in Life Sentence for Joppa Man Who Fatally Stabbed Maryland National Guardsman

Retrial Ends in Life Sentence for Joppa Man Who Fatally Stabbed Maryland National Guardsman

The retrial of a Joppa man for a 2019 fatal nightclub stabbing of a Maryland Nation Guardsman has ended with the same result as his first trial — a sentence of life in prison. Joshua Edwards, 35, of Joppa, stabbed and killed David Bryan Collins Jr., 32, on Dec. 21, 2019,

Former Perry Hall Gym Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Former Perry Hall Gym Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years of Sexual Abuse of a Minor

A former Perry Hall High School teacher was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday for sexual abuse of a minor after police said he groomed and fondled multiple female students in school. The victims told police that Sean Brooks, 41, of Bel Air, took them to private areas