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Man Convicted of Animal Abuse in Fatal Dog Stabbing

Man Convicted of Animal Abuse in Fatal Dog Stabbing

**ESSEX** — A man who stabbed and killed his wife’s dog during an argument was convicted Wednesday of animal abuse. A Baltimore County jury convicted Darius Bradley, 34, of misdemeanor animal abuse for stabbing a two-year-old pit bull named Freaky but acquitted him of felony aggravated animal cruelty.

Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim Inside Moving Jeep

Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim Inside Moving Jeep

OVERLEA — Marshall Alexander stepped outside of his grandmother’s Edgewood home to smoke a cigarette one fall night last year and never returned. About an hour later, on Oct. 27, 2024, Alexander was found shot in the middle of Belair Road near Madeline Avenue in the Overlea area. He later

Baltimore County Grand Jury Hands Down Sex-Trafficking Indictments in Separate Cases Involving Runaway Girls

Baltimore County Grand Jury Hands Down Sex-Trafficking Indictments in Separate Cases Involving Runaway Girls

Runaway girls were allegedly advertised online for prostitution in separate Baltimore County sex-trafficking cases, one at a Dundalk home and another at a Towson motel.

Assault Suspect Who Attempted to Kill Police Dog Sentenced

Assault Suspect Who Attempted to Kill Police Dog Sentenced

A Baltimore County man who assaulted his wife and later choked a police K-9 during his arrest pleaded guilty in Circuit Court and received a suspended sentence with probation.

Member of Carjacking Crew Pleads Guilty

A man charged with more than 100 crimes pleaded guilty Monday in Towson to three carjackings — including one on Christmas Day 2022. Lovelle Little, 21, of Baltimore, also admitted to being part of a criminal organization during a hearing in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Jailed since 2023, Little agreed to

Hit-and-Run Driver Enters Plea

ROSEDALE — A driver who struck and seriously injured a bicyclist in Rosedale earlier this year did not stop to help because she believed she had hit a deer, according to statements made in court Thursday. Jessica Carnes, 43, of Joppa, entered a plea accepting responsibility for the March 14 collision

Ex-Cop Jailed for Misconduct In Office

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