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Monkton Woman’s Family Criticizes Insanity Finding, Questions Investigation in Fatal Stabbing

Family members of a Monkton woman who was stabbed to death by her husband last year expressed anger and frustration Wednesday after he was committed to a state psychiatric hospital rather than sentenced to prison. Anthony "Tony" Lechner, 56, was found guilty but not criminally responsible — Maryland'

Teen Charged in 2024 Hotel Killing Transferred to Juvenile Court, Agrees to Plea

Teen Charged in 2024 Hotel Killing Transferred to Juvenile Court, Agrees to Plea

PIKSEVILLE--A teen who was charged as an adult with murder in the 2024 fatal shooting of another teenager has had his case transferred to the juvenile court system and agreed to a plea, according to court records. The teen, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, was

'I Truly Believed I Was Going to Die': Judge Sentences Driver in Brutal Pikesville Carjacking to 95 Years

TOWSON—When 89-year-old Edna Smith stood up in court Friday to speak about the effects a violent carjacking had had on her life, there could hardly have been a more sympathetic figure. The retired teacher slowly made her way to the front of the courtroom using a rolling

Attorney Admits Error, But Judge Refuses to Let Rodgers Forge Getaway Driver Withdraw Plea

TOWSON — The getaway driver in a 2024 shooting that critically injured a Rodgers Forge man unsuccessfully sought to withdraw his guilty plea Thursday after his attorney acknowledged she mistakenly told him the judge could not sentence him to more than 15 years in prison. Kamar Thompson's attorney, Alexandria

Man Who Fatally Shot Bystander at Dundalk Dice Game Sentenced to 15 Years After Pleading Guilty to Manslaughter

Man Who Fatally Shot Bystander at Dundalk Dice Game Sentenced to 15 Years After Pleading Guilty to Manslaughter

DUNDALK— A man who shot and killed a bystander during a 2024 dice game in Baltimore County was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Deandre Stokes, 29, originally was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Jamel Nation. His

Towson Man Sentenced to Five Years for Hours-Long Assault of Woman He Met on Dating App

Judge Tells Defendant He Wants Him to Experience the ‘Terror’ He Inflicted on Victim TOWSON— A Towson man who subjected a woman he met on a dating app to a violent, hours-long assault inside his home was sentenced Monday to five years in prison, with a Baltimore County judge

Judge: ‘We Had to Lose a Soul’ Before Repeat Speeder Was Held Accountable in Fatal I-795 Crash

OWINGS MILLS--A drunk driver with a history of excessive speeding and driving on a revoked license was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for causing a fatal crash on Interstate 795 while traveling more than 100 mph. Danny Garcia-Landaverry, 24, pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter in