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Former Baltimore County Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charge

Former Baltimore County Youth Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Charge

ROSEDALE–For years, "Pastor Tommy" Pinkerton cultivated an image as a devoted youth pastor and “spiritual father” to the teens in his church group. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to a sex offense, coming a step closer to resolving one of several felony charges stemming from allegations by

Teens Plead in Rodgers Forge Shooting, Face Decades in Prison Under Deal

Teens Plead in Rodgers Forge Shooting, Face Decades in Prison Under Deal

The teens charged in a 2024 armed robbery and shooting of a Rodgers Forge man both entered pleas Monday, accepting responsibility for the crime. Kai Wilson and Kamar Thompson, both now 17, entered Alford pleas to charges related to the Sept. 13, 2024, shooting of Mark McKenzie. An Alford plea

Former Perry Hall Gym Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Students

Former Perry Hall Gym Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Students

A former Perry Hall High School gym teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually abusing minors after police said he groomed and fondled four female students in school. Sean Allen Brooks, 40, of Bel Air, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court in a partially binding sentencing agreement that will have

Rodney Ward pleads guilty in Catonsville pet cremation fraud, prosecutors say owners received cement mix instead of ashes

CATONSVILLE — A Baltimore County courtroom was packed Tuesday with grieving pet owners who trusted a local company to cremate their pets. The owner of the company, Rodney Ward, 55, of Catonsville, ran a fraudulent business called Loving Pet Care Funeral and Cremations, according to prosecutors. He entered a guilty plea

Kidnappers Get 20 Years in Plea Deal

Kidnappers Get 20 Years in Plea Deal

Two men pleaded guilty this week in the case of a Gwynn Oak man who was abducted from his home, thrown into a van and held for ransom after returning from a night at a casino. Gary Fayall, 32, of Dundalk, and Darron Finley, 41, of Pikesville, agreed to plead

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

Teen Admits Carjacking Elderly Pikesville Woman

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