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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

Detective: Suspected Intruder Photographed Home Before Nottingham Home-Invasion Assault

The man accused of sneaking into a Nottingham apartment and assaulting a 13-year-old girl a had photo of the home on his phone and was later found in possession of a family member’s stolen car, jurors were told Thursday. Albert Antonio Jones, 44, of Baltimore City, is on trial

Guilty Verdict in Rape, Burglary Trial

A jury found a Baltimore man guilty of first-degree rape and burglary for breaking into home of a 13-year-old girl, binding her with duct tape and assaulting her. Jurors began deliberating mid-morning Friday and arrived at a verdict around 1:15 pm. The jury found Albert Antonio Jones Jr. not

Teen Testifies About Home Invasion Assault; Defendant Linked to Pattern Targeting Family, Police Say

TOWSON — A teenage girl testified Wednesday about the night a stranger entered her Nottingham home while she slept, bound her with duct tape, and assaulted her. The defendant in the attack, Albert Antonio Jones Jr., is also suspected in a series of unsettling incidents involving the girl’s family in

Two Dollars and a Killing: Clark Murder Trial Opens in Towson

Two dollars. That’s what James “J-Roc” Clark’s defense team says he and Romy Bogier argued about before Bogier was shot and killed last year. Clark, 45, is on trial charged with murder, attempted murder, and a firearms offense in the Sept. 2, 2024 shooting in the parking lot

Six Weeks After Psychiatric Release, Man Who Killed Brother Faces New Arson-Threat Charge

ESSEX— A man who killed his brother as a teenager has been jailed in Baltimore County, accused of threatening to burn down his mother’s home just six weeks after his release from a state psychiatric hospital. Tylek Williams, 22, appeared via video for a bail review Monday at the

Judge Considers Independent Monitor to Help with Mental Health Bed Backlog

TOWSON — The defendant in the orange jumpsuit sits quietly in a courtroom beside his public defender.He’s jailed on a rape charge, and in July a judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial and ordered him committed to a state psychiatric hospital. Under Maryland law, he must be hospitalized

Judge Weighs Independent Monitor as Maryland Misses 10-Day Hospital Deadline by 100 Days for Jailed Defendant

TOWSON — The defendant in the orange jumpsuit sits quietly in a courtroom beside his public defender. He’s jailed on a rape charge, and in July a judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial and ordered him committed to a state psychiatric hospital. Under Maryland law, he must be hospitalized