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Driver gets 8 years for DUI crash that plunged victim 10 stories into water
Latrell Sanders, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison, with seven years suspended, plus five years’ probation, in the death of Robert Horne Jr. on Aug. 13, 2023.
Baltimore Police take a suspect into custody in the case of a sergeant who police and witnesses say was dragged by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop.
Man found guilty of dragging Baltimore Police sergeant during traffic stop in Park Heights
Joseph Black, 38, of Rosedale, was acquitted in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree assault and illegal possession of regulated firearm.
Baltimore Blast owner Ed Hale told reporters that he did not accept the apology from Gianni Tumminello, 49, of Nottingham, who pleaded guilty on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to theft for stealing between $25,000 and $100,000 from the professional indoor soccer team while he worked as the general manager.
Baltimore soccer team owner blasts sentence for ex-GM, who stole from organization
Gianni Tumminello, 49, of Nottingham, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to theft for stealing between $25,000 and $100,000 while he worked as the general manager for the Baltimore Blast.
Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot while in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue near Hazel Street in Curtis Bay on Dec. 16, 2021. She died one week later at 39 at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center.
Man gets life without parole for killing two, including Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley
In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said the sentence “conveys an unequivocal message that acts of violence, which have afflicted our communities, will not be tolerated.”
Archbishop William Lori answers questions following a hearing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case at the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore on May 20, 2024.
More than 700 claims submitted in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy before key deadline
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle M. Harner set the claims deadline, which came 245 days after the Archdiocese of Baltimore filed a petition for Chapter 11 reorganization.
For almost seven years, Willie Billinger pursued, and eventually won, his freedom. Along the way, he brought up allegations of police misconduct, asserted that assistant state’s attorneys failed to disclose exculpatory evidence and won a new trial He is free and photographed in front of the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore on May 14, 2024.
Accused of a double homicide in Baltimore, Willie Billinger fought for — and won — his freedom.
For almost seven years, Willie Billinger, now 47, of Baltimore, pursued, and eventually won, his freedom. The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office, though, emphasized that it did not drop the charges against him because prosecutors believed that he was innocent of the killings of Earline “Smiley” Thomas and Howard “Mike” Martin.
Chris Bendann, 39, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School who’s accused of sexually abusing a student, leaves the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson on July 18, 2023.
Federal grand jury indicts ex-Gilman School teacher accused of sexual abuse on more charges
Chris Bendann, 39, of Baltimore, worked at the independent, private all-boys school in Roland Park in Baltimore from 2007-2023. He has maintained his innocence.
Paul Jan Zdunek, chair of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents survivors, speaks outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore following a hearing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case on May 20, 2024.
Ahead of crucial deadline, more than 450 file claims in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case
The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy right before a new law, the Child Victims Act of 2023, was set to take effect in Maryland.
A Baltimore Police detective survived after being shot in the chest Friday in the 3400 block of South Hanover Street in the Fairfield area of South Baltimore.
Baltimore Police detective survives after being shot in chest in South Baltimore
“Luckily,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters, “his protective vest saved his life.”
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office ruled on Friday that Baltimore Police were authorized to use deadly force to defend themselves and other people in a shootout that happened near Patterson Park on June 29, 2023.
Prosecutors: No charges filed against Baltimore Police in shootout near Patterson Park
Officers were “reacting to deadly force being used on them and in the vicinity of civilians in the area” when they shot and killed Darryl Gamble, 40, of Baltimore, on June 29, 2023, according to a report from the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office.
A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
2 Baltimore Police officers plead guilty in unrelated reckless driving and overtime theft cases
Officer Alexia Davis pleaded guilty on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to reckless driving and failure to control speed to avoid a collision for a $2,000 fine. Meanwhile, former Detective June Hall pleaded guilty to theft and misconduct in office for probation before judgment.
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, along with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, addresses reporters outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, May 23, 2024. Mosby was sentenced earlier in the day to three years of probation with a year of house arrest for perjury and fraud.
Marilyn Mosby spared prison time in fraud and perjury case, must forfeit vacation home
U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby spared Marilyn Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served term terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, from going to prison on two counts of perjury and one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
Trial for man accused of shooting 2 Baltimore County officers reset for late summer
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. reset the trial of David Linthicum, 25, of Cockeysville, to begin on Sept. 16. It’s scheduled out for 10 days.
Frank Schindler, a member of the Maryland chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, speaks to reporters on Monday outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore following a hearing in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case.
8 survivors speak during special hearing in Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case
“Today, the court will provide time and space for listening,” U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michelle M. Harner said on Monday at the beginning of a hearing in the case.
Marilyn Mosby served two terms as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023. She’s scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on two counts of perjury and one count of making a false statement on a loan application.
Marilyn Mosby wants a presidential pardon. She’s not asking quietly.
U.S. District Judge Lydia K. Griggsby is scheduled on Thursday to sentence Mosby, 44, a Democrat who serve two terms as the city's top prosecutor from 2015-2023, on two counts of perjury and one count of making a false statement on a loan application. She maintains her innocence.
Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded in a mass shooting during an annual celebration at the Brooklyn Homes housing project on July 2, 2023.
Fourth person pleads guilty for role in Brooklyn Day mass shooting
Aaron Brown, 19, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his role in the shooting that killed two people and wounded 28 others at the Brooklyn Homes housing project on July 2, 2023.
Photo collage of silhouette of a bearded man cut out of generic diploma and resume with name “Dazhon Darien” on top. Scattered around the image are images of a mortarboard, football, first place ribbon and whistle on a yellow lanyard.
Man charged in racist AI scandal lied on résumé to get Baltimore County school job
Pikesville High School's ex-athletic director is accused of framing the principal using artificial intelligence. He's faked a lot more than that.
Maryland Transit Administration bus driver Elaine Jackson, a mother of four, was fatally shot after she finished her shift at a lot near Washington Boulevard and Bush Street in Southwest Baltimore on Oct. 18, 2022. She was 40.
Man sentenced for ‘daylight gunning down’ of Maryland Transit Administration bus driver
Leon Hill, 55, of Windsor Mill, said he wanted to take responsibility for his actions and understood that he needed to be held accountable for fatally shooting Elaine Jackson at a Maryland Transit Administration lot in Southwest Baltimore on Oct. 18, 2022. She was 40.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel was arrested by federal authorities on charges that she plotted to destroy energy facilities in the Baltimore area.
Baltimore County woman pleads guilty to conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack energy grid
Sarah Beth Clendaniel told a confidential FBI source that the attack would be “legendary” and “probably permanently completely lay this city to waste.”
Two people were killed and 28 others were injured during a mass shooting in the Brooklyn Homes community on July 2, 2023.
3 plead guilty for their roles in Brooklyn Day mass shooting
Three people accepted responsibility on Monday for their roles in a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others in the Brooklyn Homes community in Baltimore, where hundreds had gathered for an annual celebration the weekend before the Fourth of July.
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