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Jury Convicts 19-Year-Old in Gwynn Oak Double Murder that Left Kids Alone with Bodies; State to Seek Life Without Parole

Jury Convicts 19-Year-Old in Gwynn Oak Double Murder that Left Kids Alone with Bodies; State to Seek Life Without Parole

A Baltimore County jury took just two hours Tuesday to find 19-year-old Markie Cole guilty of shooting and killing a young couple in their apartment, leaving a baby and toddler alone with the bodies for nearly a full day. The jury found Cole, of Baltimore, guilty of all

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

A Baltimore County jury deadlocked Friday in the trial of a father accused of causing the death of his infant son and abusing the baby’s surviving twin. Caleb Clemons, 31, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death and other offenses in the June 9, 2021, death

Judge Acquits Man of Attempted Kidnapping, Convicts Him of Assaulting Two 8-Year-Old Girls

ARBUTUS–A man accused of attempting to kidnap two 8-year-old girls was acquitted of the kidnapping charges Tuesday but convicted of two counts of second-degree assault. Douglas Orem Jr., 55, grabbed one girl from behind in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the Arbutus area of

Teacher Found Not Criminally Responsible in Shooting That Wounded Baltimore County Police Officer

Teacher Found Not Criminally Responsible in Shooting That Wounded Baltimore County Police Officer

CATONSVILLE- An elementary school teacher diagnosed with schizophrenia months after shooting at several Baltimore County police officers and critically wounding one was found not criminally responsible Monday by a Baltimore County judge. Andrew Britt, 28, will be committed to a state psychiatric hospital for treatment after Baltimore County Circuit Judge

Jones Found Guilty of Son's Murder

Jones Found Guilty of Son's Murder

After deliberating for more than 20 hours, a Baltimore County jury on Tuesday found Mark Jones, 31, guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing his 4-year-old son. The jury also found him guilty of attempted second-degree murder for shooting his infant daughter and the children&

Judge: Towson Student Ran Red Light Before Fatal Crosswalk Crash

A Towson University student who struck and killed a man and his dog in a crosswalk near campus was found guilty of criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter Thursday. Calling the case a tragedy and “tremendously sad,” Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Ralph Sapia found that Oluwajomiloju “J.J.” Sekiteri was speeding

FedEx Driver Found Not Guilty of Vehicular Homicide in Fatal Beltway Crash

A Baltimore County judge on Tuesday found a FedEx driver not guilty of vehicular manslaughter charges related to an April 15, 2025, fatal Beltway crash near Dundalk. Delivery driver Marcus Shackelford, 30, was driving a FedEx box truck with a “pancake-flat” tire around 11 p.m. on the inner