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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.

The latest from Dylan Segelbaum

Police officers gather outside the Wilkens Police Precinct in Catonsville after a shooting in the parking lot on March 13.
Teacher accused of shooting Baltimore County Police officer pleads not criminally responsible
Andrew Britt entered a plea of not criminally responsible in the shooting of Baltimore County police Officer Jordan Riddick on March 13 during a shift change.
The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
‘Justice was served’: Jury delivers swift guilty verdict for man who murdered Rachel Morin
Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed on Aug. 5, 2023. Her death received national attention and became an issue in the 2024 presidential election.
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, was found guilty in 2024 in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child. He worked as the van driver at his wife's business, Lil Kidz Kastle Daycare Center, in Owings Mills.
Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing 10-year-old girl at wife’s day care in Owings Mills
James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, was found guilty in 2024 in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child.
Law enforcement agents escort Victor Martinez Hernadez from an airplane at Martin State Airport after his extradition from Oklahoma, June 20, 2024.
Man accused of killing Rachel Morin left his DNA on her body, expert testifies
The prosecution rested its case against Victor Martinez-Hernandez who’s standing trial on charges of first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, on Aug. 5, 2023.
Law enforcement agents escort Victor Martinez-Hernandez into a Harford County Police car at Martin State Airport after his extradition from Oklahoma on June 20, 2024.
How family members helped detectives capture man charged in Rachel Morin’s death
Jose and Tania Hernandez, Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s cousins, testified against him as he continues to stand trial on charges, including first-degree murder in the killing of Rachel Morin, 37, a mother of five, on Aug. 5, 2023, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
The loved ones of Rachel Morin taped photos of her to trees and laid flowers on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail where she was found dead.
From Wawa to the woods: Rachel Morin’s final hour traced through technology and witnesses
Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed on Aug. 5, 2023.
Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed on Aug. 5, 2023, while exercising on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
Witnesses testify at murder trial about discovering Rachel Morin’s body: ‘She’s in the tunnel’
Prosecutors continued presenting their case against Victor Martinez-Hernandez, who’s standing trial on charges of first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, and kidnapping.
A celebration of life for the deceased mother of five, Rachel Morin, took place at Greater Grace Church in Baltimore on August 27, 2023.
2 of Rachel Morin’s daughters testify at murder trial about final texts with mom
Violet Custer, 14, and Faye McMahon, 19, testified on Friday in Harford County Circuit Court during the trial of Victor Martinez-Hernandez.
A vigil was held for Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, on Aug. 19, 2023, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
Jury selected in Rachel Morin murder trial in Harford County
A jury was selected on Wednesday in the trial of a man who’s accused of killing Rachel Morin in 2023 on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air.
Former Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs is inducted into the Ring of Honor at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2023.
Former Ravens star Terrell Suggs is sentenced for flashing gun during argument in drive-thru
Suggs, 42, played for the Ravens from 2003 to 2018, won Super Bowl XLVII and racked up 132.5 sacks, the most in team history.
In 2023, loved ones of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, taped photos of her to trees and laid flowers on the ground of the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air where her body was found.
Emotions run high as Rachel Morin’s family set to face man charged in her killing at trial
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, is set to stand trial starting on Tuesday in Harford County Circuit Court on charges of first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping.
Baltimore County Police on Wednesday arrested Ronald Neverdon, 78, of Woodstock, a former staff member at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, on 38 counts related to child sexual abuse.
Ex-Maryland juvenile detention center employee charged with sexually abusing 6 boys
Ronald Neverdon, 78, of Woodstock, reported that he held various positions at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School on Old Harford Road including youth supervisor and group life supervisor starting in 1973.
A cross over the entrance to St. Agnes School in Baltimore.
Ex-Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse eligible for home detention, judge rules
Baltimore County District Judge Krystin Richardson on Tuesday made the ruling at a bail review hearing for William “Bill” Mannion Jr., 62, of Sparrows Point.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Maryland Supreme Court takes up report on sex abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore
Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. in 2023 ruled that the names of 43 of 46 people redacted in the 456-page report could be released.
LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Blake Bozeman #22 of the Morgan State Bears passes against the Cal Poly Mustangs during the third round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena November 25, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cal Poly won 62-61. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Police arrest 2 in fatal shooting of former Morgan State basketball player at DC nightclub
The Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force on Friday arrested Cotey Wynn, 44, of Northeast DC, and Antwan Shelton, 41, of Southeast DC, on a charge of first-degree murder while armed in the killing of Blake Bozeman.
Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
Ex-College Park mayor who possessed child sex abuse material agrees to be disbarred in Maryland
Patrick Wojahn, 49, a Democrat who served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, pleaded guilty in Prince George's County Circuit Court to 140 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography and was sentenced to 30 years in prison — plus five years' probation.
Andrew Britt, 27, of Windsor Hills, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and related offenses in the shooting of Baltimore County Police Officer Jordan Riddick on March 13 in the parking lot of the Wilkens Precinct.
Teacher accused of shooting Baltimore County police officer had mental health crisis, attorney says
Andrew Britt, 27, of Windsor Hills, a teacher at Liberty Elementary School, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and related offenses.
Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of two counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment for attacking two anti-abortion protesters outside the Planned Parenthood Baltimore Health Center on North Howard Street on May 26, 2023.
Prosecutors to retry man who assaulted 2 anti-abortion protesters in Baltimore
Patrick Brice, 28, of West Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of two counts of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the attack, which happened outside the Planned Parenthood Baltimore Health Center on May 26, 2023.
Creditors are seeking involuntary bankruptcy for a construction arm of the company, after a private jet transfer.
A Baltimore developer’s private jet transfer has infuriated its creditors
A construction arm of Chasen Cos. now faces petition for forced bankruptcy
At left, Marine Lance Corporal Jeffrey Kopszywa in Iraq in 2003. At right, fake pagers sent to Hakeim Abu Khdeir in 2024.
Palestinian American store owner ‘moving forward’ after Marine vet sent him IDF shirt, toy pagers
Jeffrey Kopszywa, 42, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 in Baltimore Circuit Court to use of an item to threaten or intimidate for a sentence of three years in prison, suspending all but time served, plus five years’ probation.
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