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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

Murder Trial Underway in Double Shooting That Left Two Children Alone in Apartment

Murder Trial Underway in Double Shooting That Left Two Children Alone in Apartment

WOODLAWN — Stacey Kelly used to talk to her 18-year-old son several times a day. So when she couldn’t reach him or his girlfriend for most of the day on Jan. 11, 2025, she worried something was wrong. When she opened the door to their Gwynn Oak apartment,

Baltimore County Paramedic Pleads Guilty to Contaminating Ice, Other Items With Bodily Fluids

A Baltimore County paramedic accused of contaminating ice and other items at county fire facilities with his bodily fluids pleaded guilty Friday in Baltimore County Circuit Court and now faces up to 20 years in prison. Christopher Carroll, 36, was seen in one video urinating into an ice maker and

"Every Parent's Nightmare:" 55-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Two Eight-Year-Old Girls

"Every Parent's Nightmare:" 55-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Two Eight-Year-Old Girls

ARBUTUS — A 55-year-old man who grabbed two 8-year-old girls as they played outside an apartment complex last year was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Douglas James Orem Jr. originally was charged with attempting to kidnap the girls but was acquitted of those charges after

Man Sentenced in Baltimore County to 30 Years in 2022 Baltimore City Carjacking Murder

Man Sentenced in Baltimore County to 30 Years in 2022 Baltimore City Carjacking Murder

Delaka “Danielle” Augins was shot and killed in Baltimore City in 2022 when carjackers tried to stop the car she was riding in. On Tuesday, the man police say fired the gun was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Anecio Rodriguez, 21, of Baltimore, is

Florida Man Gets 16 Years for Sexually Exploiting Twin Baltimore County Boys He Met Through Online Game

Florida Man Gets 16 Years for Sexually Exploiting Twin Baltimore County Boys He Met Through Online Game

A Florida man who used an online children’s game to meet and sexually exploit twin boys in Baltimore County was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday. Ross Bauman, 20, of the Tampa Bay area of Florida, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual solicitation of a

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

A Baltimore County jury deadlocked Friday in the trial of a father accused of causing the death of his infant son and abusing the baby’s surviving twin. Caleb Clemons, 31, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death and other offenses in the June 9, 2021, death

Father Stands Trial in Infant Son’s Death, Alleged Abuse of Surviving Twin

Father Stands Trial in Infant Son’s Death, Alleged Abuse of Surviving Twin

OWINGS MILLS—A Baltimore County man is on trial this week, accused of fatally abusing his 6-month-old son and injuring the baby’s surviving twin sister. Caleb Clemons is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death and other offenses in the June 9, 2021, death of