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Mark Ryan Allegedly Threatened Wife Day Before Phoenix Shooting:"You're Lucky I Cannot Find the [Gun Safe] Key"

Mark Ryan Allegedly Threatened Wife Day Before Phoenix Shooting:"You're Lucky I Cannot Find the [Gun Safe] Key"

Mark Ryan's wife applied for a protective order against him at 9:28 a.m. Saturday. By 2:30 p.m., he had shot and killed her father, according to Baltimore County police. Ryan’s wife, Alexandra Ryan, wrote in her application for a protective order that “he

Man Accused in Fatal Phoenix Shooting Had Protective Order Filed Against Him Morning Before Shooting

PHOENIX- A man accused of shooting and killing his father-in-law Saturday afternoon had a protective order against him taken out that morning, according to court records. Mark Thomas Ryan, 41, of Bel Air was arrested at the Sawmill Court home of his wife’s parents after allegedly shooting

Man Charged With Kidnapping 12-Year-Old Girl on Way to School Had Knife in Car, Police Say

Man Charged With Kidnapping 12-Year-Old Girl on Way to School Had Knife in Car, Police Say

COCKEYSVILLE–A man accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl as she walked to school Thursday had a knife in his car and tried to kiss and fondle her, according to police. Oscar Argueta, 34, is charged with kidnapping of a child under 16 and second-degree assault, according

Judge Weighs Admissibility of Gun Photos in Rodgers Forge Shooting Case

Photos of a person posing with a gun unfairly paint a teen defendant in a shooting case as a “thug” and shouldn’t be shown to jurors, a defense attorney argued at a pretrial hearing in Baltimore County Circuit Court Monday. Kai Wilson and Kamar Thompson, both now 17 years

Judge Denies Home Detention for Teen Charged in Sneaker-Meetup Killing

Judge Denies Home Detention for Teen Charged in Sneaker-Meetup Killing

Defense cites “newly discovered information;” prosecutors say no evidence supports self-defense claim NOTTINGHAM —The lawyer for a teen accused of killing a 17-year-old during a meetup to buy sneakers asked a judge Friday to release his client on home detention, citing “newly discovered information." Cameron Cason,

Five Months After Order, Double-Murder Defendant Still Not Transferred to Mental Health Hospital

Five Months After Order, Double-Murder Defendant Still Not Transferred to Mental Health Hospital

A Baltimore County judge last September committed a double-murder defendant to a state mental health hospital for a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. At a court hearing Thursday, attorneys told the circuit court judge that Kevin Ahn, 32, had still not been transferred to the mental health hospital from jail, five

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.