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Dylan Segelbaum

Dylan

Dylan Segelbaum is the courts reporter at The Baltimore Banner. He previously worked for 7 1/2 years at the York Daily Record/Sunday News, where he covered courts and issues in the criminal justice system. That’s in addition to completing internships at the Philadelphia Daily News and CBS-3 (KYW-TV) in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Keystone Media Awards have recognized his work in investigative, enterprise and beat reporting. His reporting about a former Boy Scout scoutmaster in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, who testified before a grand jury and admitted that he had abused 16-18 people, was a finalist in the 2020 Livingston Awards for Local Reporting. He earned his bachelor’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism in 2015 from Syracuse University, where he spent 3 1/2 years as a reporter for the independent student newspaper, The Daily Orange. He now lives in Baltimore.

Latest content by Dylan Segelbaum

One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
Baltimore state’s attorney to retry man in Edmondson Village Shopping Center shooting
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates plans to retry the case of Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, who is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder and related offenses. His first trial recently ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.
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The best Election Day discounts with your ‘I Voted’ sticker
Your “I Voted” sticker is your pass to free or discounted stuff around the Baltimore region.
In this photo from April 22, 2023, Gervonta “Tank” Davis enters the ring prior to his bout against Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tough news for Gervonta Davis: Boxer faces foreclosure and judge rejects Japan birthday trip
Davis, 29, of Parkland, Florida, bought the penthouse condominium in 2023 for $3.4 million from Scott Plank, a real estate developer and the brother of Under Armour President and CEO Kevin Plank.
Malissa Ruffner and Liz Entwisle walk through a neighborhood while canvassing for Democrats in York, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 2024. Ruffner and Entwisle are volunteer canvassers with Allies from Democracy.
York County, just 35 miles from Baltimore, is a world away politically
For decades, York County, Pennsylvania, has been a place where Baltimore area government employees live. It's more conservative than the three counties that it touches in Maryland, and now plays a role in the presidential election.
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, was found guilty on Friday in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Man found guilty of sexually abusing 10-year-old girl at wife’s day care in Owings Mills
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, stood trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child.
The exterior of Lil Kids Kastle daycare Center in Owings Mills.
Man testifies he watched porn in day care van, but denies sexually abusing a child
James Weems, Jr., 59, of Towson, testified in his own defense on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
James Weems Jr. enters the Baltimore County courthouse for jury selection prior to the start of his trial.
Trial set to begin for man charged with sexually abusing children at ex-wife’s day care
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, is accused of sexually abusing four children at Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center. He's set to stand trial this week in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
Shanteari Weems
Shanteari Weems, who shot her ex-husband, testifies against him in day care sex abuse trial
The jury, though, neither heard about the shooting nor learned that she’s currently serving a four-year sentence.
A mistrial was declared in the case of Daaon Spears, who stood trial on charges including first-degree murder in a mass shooting that happened in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center.
Judge declares mistrial in Edmondson Village mass shooting case
A jury could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case of Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, who stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including first-degree murder.
A still from a video posted on Instagram showing a fight between Ravens and Commanders fans earlier this month.
Man in viral Ravens-Commanders attack was on ‘cocaine and alcohol bender,’ attorney says
District Judge LaTina Burse Greene on Wednesday ordered Jack Callis to continue to be held without bail.
Baltimore County prosecutors have charged Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 stemming from his past tenure with a union local.
Harford County councilman charged with theft from electrical workers union
Councilman Dion Guthrie, 86, a Democrat, is charged with one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1501.
In a photo released on X, Baltimore Police show John Callis after he turned himself in to police custody on Monday.
New details in viral Ravens-Commanders attack after man accused surrenders to police
Jack Callis, 24, faces one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault.
One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
Man on trial in mass shooting at Edmondson Village Shopping Center
Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the mass shooting in the Edmondson Village Shopping Center in Baltimore on Jan. 4, 2023. At the time, he was 16.
Screenshot from video of fight between Ravens and Commanders fans.
Baltimore Police obtain warrant for man seen in viral Ravens-Commanders attack
John Callis, 24, of Baltimore, is wanted on one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault, Baltimore Police reported on Thursday.
Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby thanks supporters outside of the federal courthouse in Greenbelt. Mosby was sentenced earlier on May 23, 2024, to three years of probation, including a year of house arrest, for fraud and perjury.
Judge rejects Marilyn Mosby’s request to replace home detention with curfew
Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served two terms as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023, argued the change was necessary because of a new job.

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