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Man Who Fatally Shot Hookah Lounge Gunman Gets Five Years on Gun Charge

WOODLAWN — A 23-year-old man who fatally shot another man during a shooting at a Woodlawn hookah lounge last year pleaded guilty to a gun charge this week and was sentenced to five years in prison after investigators determined he had fired in defense of a companion. The shooting

Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Killing Fiancé 10 Days Before Their Wedding

Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Killing Fiancé 10 Days Before Their Wedding

GWYNN OAK — A woman who fatally shot her fiancé 10 days before they were scheduled to marry was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. Michele McCray, 43, admitted shooting Antoine William Johnson, 46, on July 1, 2025, in front of their home in the 3600 block of Tulsa Road

‘The Value of His Life Is Immeasurable’: Father Sentenced to Life Plus 185 Years for Christmas Eve Killing of 4-Year-Old Son

‘The Value of His Life Is Immeasurable’: Father Sentenced to Life Plus 185 Years for Christmas Eve Killing of 4-Year-Old Son

ROSEDALE — Mark Jones shot his family and himself on Christmas Eve 2024. His 4-year-old son, Jacobi, was shot directly in the center of his forehead. His one-year-old daughter was shot in the shoulder. The children’s mother was shot in the back of the head. Everyone

"Every Parent's Nightmare:" 55-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Two Eight-Year-Old Girls

"Every Parent's Nightmare:" 55-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Two Eight-Year-Old Girls

ARBUTUS — A 55-year-old man who grabbed two 8-year-old girls as they played outside an apartment complex last year was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Douglas James Orem Jr. originally was charged with attempting to kidnap the girls but was acquitted of those charges after

Man Sentenced in Baltimore County to 30 Years in 2022 Baltimore City Carjacking Murder

Man Sentenced in Baltimore County to 30 Years in 2022 Baltimore City Carjacking Murder

Delaka “Danielle” Augins was shot and killed in Baltimore City in 2022 when carjackers tried to stop the car she was riding in. On Tuesday, the man police say fired the gun was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Baltimore County Circuit Court. Anecio Rodriguez, 21, of Baltimore, is

Florida Man Gets 16 Years for Sexually Exploiting Twin Baltimore County Boys He Met Through Online Game

Florida Man Gets 16 Years for Sexually Exploiting Twin Baltimore County Boys He Met Through Online Game

A Florida man who used an online children’s game to meet and sexually exploit twin boys in Baltimore County was sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday. Ross Bauman, 20, of the Tampa Bay area of Florida, pleaded guilty in May to two counts of sexual solicitation of a

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'