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A former police officer will spend the holidays in jail after a Baltimore County judge sentenced her to 30 days behind bars for abusing her position. Deputies handcuffed Astarte Hunt, 49, in a Baltimore County courtroom Thursday afternoon and led her to jail following a sentencing hearing for two counts

A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to the armed carjacking of a 66-year-old woman in Pikesville — a crime that injured both her and her 87-year-old mother, who was run over by the car. Reginald Belton, now 19, entered guilty pleas to one count of armed carjacking, one count of first-degree assault,

ESSEX— A driver who struck a mother and her three young children in a crosswalk in Essex pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of negligent manslaughter in the deaths of two of the children. John Walter Allen, 77, of Glenn Dale, initially claimed the children ran out in front of

A man who recorded himself bragging about punching a friend “Mike Tyson-style” at a local hotel was found guilty of second-degree murder in a Baltimore County court Friday. Randall Russell admitted punching Richard Eaton, 54, on Halloween night 2023 but said Eaton appeared fine when he left him in a

A Pikesville man who stabbed his mother on New Year’s Eve pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter. Xander Fried, 22, was originally charged with first-degree murder in the Dec. 31, 2024, death of his mother, 57-year-old Melanie Fried. He now faces up to 10 years in prison for the

DUNDALK- The lawyer for an up-and-coming Baltimore musician charged with sex trafficking told a judge Tuesday that the allegations against his client are fabricated and may stem from his growing fame and a recent association with international star Bad Bunny. Ricardo Darion Sawyer, also known as “Bmore Rico,” appeared in

A Baltimore teen who was 14 when he and five others orchestrated a series of armed carjackings, robberies, and kidnappings was convicted Monday of dozens of felony offenses. The teen was found guilty of 30 charges related to 11 incidents over eight days, ranging from west Baltimore almost to Pikesville