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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

Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Sentenced to 10 Years in Fatal Essex Crash That Killed Young Mother

ESSEX—A wrong-way drunk driver who police say caused a 2025 crash that killed a young mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday. Ryan A. Hedge, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of felony negligent vehicular homicide in connection with the Aug. 31, 2025, crash that killed

Driver With Prior Fatal DUI Conviction Gets 18 Months for Hit-and-Run That Seriously Injured Cyclist

Driver With Prior Fatal DUI Conviction Gets 18 Months for Hit-and-Run That Seriously Injured Cyclist

A driver with a decades-old conviction in a fatal drunken driving crash pleaded guilty Monday to hit-and-run for seriously injuring a cyclist in northern Baltimore County last year. Gregory Morton, 43, of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, told the court he did not realize he had struck the cyclist. Following

'No Mercy:' Two Life Sentences Plus 25 Years in Rape, Strangulation Case

'No Mercy:' Two Life Sentences Plus 25 Years in Rape, Strangulation Case

Prosecutor says Michael Johnson, who was charged but acquitted of the 2010 murder of Phylicia Barnes, told girlfriend during the attack that she and other victim would would be together in death. Saying he'd shown his victim "no mercy," a Baltimore County judge sentenced Michael Johnson

‘I’m good at this’: Judge sentences man in series of Pikesville home invasions, rape

‘I’m good at this’: Judge sentences man in series of Pikesville home invasions, rape

In the fall of 2024, a condo community in Pikesville was targeted by a burglar who crept into at least three homes while the women inside slept. He slipped in through unlocked windows and woke the occupants by shining a cellphone flashlight in their faces, police said. He had a

Getaway Driver Sentenced in Rodgers Forge Shooting

"You should have the right to stand in your backyard...and have an absolute sense of safety," said prosecutor Matt Darnbrough.