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K. Stokes

Baltimore County, Maryland

Two Charged in String of Armed Robberies Targeting Baltimore County Business Owners

WOODLAWN— Baltimore County police have arrested two Baltimore men in connection with a series of armed robberies that investigators say targeted business owners as they closed their stores and returned home, including one man who was victimized twice. According to charging documents, Diamante D. Gilliam, 29, and Timothy E. Evans

Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Sentenced to 10 Years in Fatal Essex Crash That Killed Young Mother

ESSEX—A wrong-way drunk driver who police say caused a 2025 crash that killed a young mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday. Ryan A. Hedge, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of felony negligent vehicular homicide in connection with the Aug. 31, 2025, crash that killed

'If I End Up Dead’: Morgan State Student’s Warning Came True, Ex-Boyfriend Pleads Guilty to Murder

“If I end up dead…” Taejhiana Walker was a 22-year-old Morgan State University student from New York who was trying to end a relationship with Rashard “Toni” Mack in late March 2025. As his behavior became increasingly alarming, police said, she texted a family member: “If I end

Judge Increases Sentence to 40 Years for Man Convicted Again in Killing of Former Teacher

A Baltimore County judge on Friday increased the prison sentence for a man convicted for a second time of fatally shooting his former teacher, citing the defendant's changing accounts of the crime. Judge Thomas Tompsett sentenced Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin, 28, to 40 years in prison for the Dec.

Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing Fiancé Days Before Planned Wedding

LOCHEARN–A woman who fatally shot her fiancé just 10 days before they were scheduled to marry pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Michele McCray, 43, admitted shooting Antoine William Johnson, 46, on July 1, 2025, outside their home in the 3600 block of

Judge Acquits Man of Attempted Kidnapping, Convicts Him of Assaulting Two 8-Year-Old Girls

ARBUTUS–A man accused of attempting to kidnap two 8-year-old girls was acquitted of the kidnapping charges Tuesday but convicted of two counts of second-degree assault. Douglas Orem Jr., 55, grabbed one girl from behind in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the Arbutus area of

Owings Mills Driver Pleads Guilty to Leaving Scene of Fatal 2025 Pedestrian Collision

A driver who did not stop after striking and killing a pedestrian pleaded guilty Monday to failing to remain at the scene of a fatal accident. Police said Mahmood Ahmad Chaudhry, 66, of Owings Mills, was driving a 2014 Tesla Model S eastbound on Old Court Road near Bedford Avenue