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Suspect in LaPere killing was also accused of rape, setting pair on fire a week earlier
The circumstances of the killing resemble a “scenario single women worry about,” one woman said.
Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
Maryland AG names 8 alleged abusers hidden in Archdiocese of Baltimore sex abuse report
Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. last month ruled that redactions could be lifted for 43 of 46 names that were blacked out in the interim report, which came out on April 5.
Photo collage showing statue of man cradling infant in arms next to image of priest and boy sitting in pews reading Bibles, overlayed with variety of short and long white redaction boxes.
8 surgeries, 10 blood transfusions: Baltimore vet continues to recover 1 year after shooting
On Aug. 29, 2022, Dr. John Trujillo, 67, of Harford County, a veterinarian at Pickles Light Street Animal Hospital, was working when his brother, Bobby, shot him in the right leg with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Dr. John Trujillo, 67, of Harford County, a veterinarian who opened what’s now called Pickles Light Street Animal Hospital more than 20 years ago in Baltimore, poses for a portrait in front of a large mural made on the side of the medical facility on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The frog is painted in memory of his son, John Jr., who died in 2017. Trujillo is continuing to recover more than one year after his younger brother, Bobby, shot him in the right leg on Aug. 29, 2022.
Man found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting and killing Mervo student
On Sept. 2, 2022, Jeremiah Brogden, a junior who was a running back on the Mustangs varsity football team, was shot and killed as classes let out at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. He was 17.
In this submitted photo, Jeremiah Brogden, 17, a junior at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, is pictured. He was shot and killed on Sept. 2, 2022.
As case heads to Maryland Supreme Court, Adnan Syed’s attorneys reiterate argument that appeal is moot
Oral argument in the case of the “Serial” podcast subject, whose murder conviction was thrown out in 2022 and later reinstated, is scheduled for Oct. 5.
Adnan Syed, who served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School, speaks to reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. He’s been free since 2022 when a Baltimore judge granted a motion to throw out his conviction. But a Maryland appeals court later ruled 2-1 to reinstate the conviction. The case is now before the Maryland Supreme Court.
Adnan Syed calls on Maryland attorney general to investigate actions of prosecutors in his case
Syed, 42, who served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, convened reporters at his parents’ home in Baltimore County on the one-year anniversary of his release from prison to make the case for his innocence.
Adnan Syed invited reporters to his parents’ home in Baltimore County for a presentation making the case for his innocence in the killing of his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. He has called on the Maryland attorney general to investigate the actions of prosecutors.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates releases updated ‘Do Not Call’ list of police officers
“We must be the guardians, ever vigilant, to ensure a fair and just system for all,” Bates told reporters at a news conference.
In this photo from June 23, 2023, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a news conference at Baltimore City Hall.
Ex-Gilman School teacher accused of sex abuse won’t be released from federal custody after all
Chris Bendann, 39, could not agree to the stringent conditions of release that U.S. District Chief Judge James K. Bredar set in the case.
Chris Bendann exits the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson after a hearing on July 18, 2023. Bendann, 39, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School who’s accused of sexual abuse, will not be released from federal custody at this time after he declined to agree to stringent conditions.
Her grandson killed a teen with her gun in Baltimore. Now she faces 4 years in prison.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams had convicted April Gaskins, 55, of Southwest Baltimore, of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor, after a bench trial.
Photo of 15-year-old NyKayla Strawder.
Woman pleads guilty to intentionally setting house fire that killed 6 of her children in 1992
Tonya Lucas, 59, of Northwest Baltimore, was awaiting a fifth trial in Baltimore Circuit Court on arson and murder charges after a previous conviction was set aside. She had spent more than two decades in prison and will not have to serve any additional time.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Baltimore Police officer admits trading pills, information on homicide and ghost gun for cocaine
Officer Steven Angelini is scheduled to be sentenced on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone and cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on Feb. 9, 2024.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 08:  A sign stands outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, where a man accused of plotting to bomb an armed forces recruiting station will appear on December 8, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. A 21-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court in Baltimore this afternoon.
Ex-Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to selling cannabis to confidential informant
Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. remarked that “drug dealing is bad enough on its own” when sentencing former Baltimore Police Officer Cejus Watson on a charge of distribution of marijuana.
6/29/22—A detail of the Baltimore Police Department crest seen on a lectern in Baltimore City Police Headquarters.
Judge moves Marilyn Mosby’s perjury and fraud case to Greenbelt, orders 2 trials
Mosby, 43, who was in office from 2015-2023, is charged in U.S. District Court in Baltimore with two counts of perjury and making false statements on a loan application
Portrait of Marilyn Mosby at the Baltimore City State's Attorney Office.
Ex-Gilman teacher accused of abuse can be released home — with strict conditions, judge rules
Chris Bendann, 39, now of Baltimore, is charged in U.S. District Court in Baltimore with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.
In this photo from March 16, 2023, a lamppost outside the Gilman School in Roland Park in Baltimore is pictured.
Unsuccessful on probation? Your criminal case now can’t be expunged in Maryland.
The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled in 2022 that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed are not entitled to expungement.
Carlos Battle, 59, of West Baltimore, helps organize and deliver food and school supplies with We Our Us, a nonprofit organization that guides boys and men to resources and encourages them to take on prominent roles in the community, in Baltimore on Aug. 26, 2023.
State board says BGE cannot require gas regulators outside homes
The Public Service Commission decided that residents could choose whether the regulators, which maintain a set pressure in a gas system, can be located outside or inside their homes.
BGE gas regulator
State drops sex abuse case against ex-Gilman teacher as federal charges proceed
“We haven’t lost anything,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said. “And the thing we’ve gained is not having the victim have to testify in a courtroom in front of people.”
In this photo from July 18, 2023, Chris Bendann, 39, of Towson, who worked at the Gilman School from 2007-2023, leaves the Baltimore County Courts Building. The Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday dropped the charges against Bendann following his indictment in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.
Baltimore state’s attorney clears 2 police officers in crash that killed 17-year-old
Prosecutors detailed their legal analysis and conclusions in a 10-page report about the October 2022 death of Kweli Murphy Al-Mateen, 17, of Baltimore.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates answers questions during a press conference in his office on 1/20/23. Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City art.
Ex-security guard found guilty of second-degree murder in deadly shooting at Royal Farms in Baltimore
Kanisha Spence, 44, was acquitted of the more serious charge of first-degree murder in the October 2022 fatal shooting of Marquise Powell
Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
Ex-security guard takes stand in her murder trial over deadly shooting at Royal Farms store
A jury in Baltimore Circuit Court deliberated for about 1 1/2 hours on Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the trial of Kanisha Spence, 44, of Poppleton.
6/28/22—The exterior of the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse., Courthouse East.
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