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A celebration of life for the deceased mother of five, Rachel Morin, took place at Greater Grace Church in Baltimore on August 27, 2023.
Man charged in killing of Rachel Morin can’t have trial moved out of Harford County
Harford County Circuit Judge Yolanda L. Curtin said she believed that the jury selection process is adequate to address any concerns.
Chasen Cos. is facing foreclosure on a trio of lots in Fells Point.
Chasen Cos. faces foreclosure in Fells Point over alleged bank loan default
Chasen Cos., a Baltimore development firm faces new legal trouble after a bank alleged it defaulted on a nearly $14 million loan for properties in Fells Point.
Dazhon Darien arrives on Monday at the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson, where FBI special agents arrested him on charges of sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.
Man charged in Pikesville High School AI case will remain in custody on federal charges
U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Aslan concluded in the case of Dazhon Darien that there was no combination of conditions that could adequately assure the safety of the community.
On April 12, 2023, Joseph White III twice pushed Christopher Foster, causing him to fall onto the subway tracks at the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink Shot Tower Station and die by electrocution.
Man found guilty of murder after pushing person onto subway tracks in Baltimore
On April 12, 2023, Joseph White III pushed Christopher Foster and caused him to fall onto the tracks at the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink Shot Tower Station.
Willie Billinger recently filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and retired Detective Julian Min after winning his freedom.
Willie Billinger served time for a double murder he says he did not commit. Now he’s suing.
Billinger, 47, of Baltimore, has always maintained that he did not kill Earline “Smiley” Thomas and Howard “Mike” Martin, both 53, whose bodies were discovered in their apartment on St. Paul Street in Old Goucher on March 14, 2017.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 26 to consider Adnan Syed's motion to reduce his sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
Baltimore judge sets hearing on Adnan Syed’s request to reduce his sentence
Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer set a hearing for Feb. 26 on the motion for reduction of sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, is now standing trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.
Trial begins for neo-Nazi leader accused of plotting to blow up Maryland’s power grid
Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, who’s the founder of the Atomwaffen Division, is standing trial in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on a charge of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.
Dazhon Darien arrives to Baltimore County Circuit Court on Monday, January 27, 2025. Darien was arrested on a federal warrant upon arrival.
Suspect in Pikesville High AI case arrested on child porn charges
Dazhon Darien, 32, is now charged in U.S. District Court in Baltimore with sexual exploitation of children and receipt of child pornography.
Dazhon Leslie Darien
Man accused of using AI to impersonate Pikesville High School principal to stand trial
Dazhon Darien is charged with disturbing school operations, retaliating against a witness, stalking and related offenses.
The Harford County State's Attorney's Office recently dropped the charges against Regina Jones, the former principal of Aberdeen Middle School, and Tanya Johnson, a paraeducator, who had been accused of failing to report a rape.
Harford County school employees wrongfully prosecuted over rape allegation reporting
The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office recently dropped the cases against Regina Jones, the former principal of Aberdeen Middle School, and Tanya Johnson, a paraeducator, after determining that “the facts do not support conviction.”
Baltimore City Fire Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo were killed while battling a fire at a vacant rowhome on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare on Jan. 24, 2022. Meanwhile, EMT/firefighter John McMaster was seriously injured.
Families of 3 Baltimore firefighters killed in 2022 continue their fight for justice
EMT/firefighter John McMaster was permanently injured while batting the fire, and he’s also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, leaves the Baltimore County Courts Building in 2023. He was later indicted and found guilty in 2024 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.
Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann ‘overtly unrepentant’ at sentencing in sex abuse case
Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, was found guilty in 2024 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.
Baltimore County fire officials said they arrived in the Essex community late Saturday night and found a home engulfed by fire.
Man who caused Essex home explosion that killed dog learns his fate
Michael Greensfelder, 53, of Essex, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to one count of first-degree arson for setting the fire on April 20, 2024, which caused the home on Crafton Road to explode.
Man confesses to decade-old killing of 2 people whose bodies were never found, police say
Scott Barnett, who is from Dundalk and told police he has been homeless, said he wasn’t sure of the victims’ names, but detectives pieced together their identities.
Former Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie, who pleaded no contest to theft arising out of allegations that he stole more than $23,000 from a union that he led for more than 50 years, can’t get his seat back, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
Ex-Harford County councilman can’t get seat back after theft plea, judge rules
Dion Guthrie, 86, of Joppa, a Democrat, claimed in a lawsuit filed in Harford County Circuit Court that he did not actually plead no contest to one count of theft between $1,500 and $25,000 because a judge needed to consent to that action.
Adnan Syed, right, speaks to reporters while his brother, Yusuf Syed, and mother, Shamim Syed, accompany him in support on Sept. 19, 2023.
Adnan Syed should not do more prison time, Baltimore state’s attorney says
Syed’s attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders Erica Suter and Brian Zavin, had filed a motion for reduction of sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
Maryland Supreme Court agrees to take up case about expungement and probation
The Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s mid-level appeals court, ruled in 2022 that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed after a violation cannot receive an expungement
Trayvon Ocain died after suffering an apparent medical episode at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center.
33-year-old man dies after apparent medical episode at Baltimore jail: ‘This is not fair’
Trayvon Ocain, 33, died in a facility that is under scrutiny for its health care system. His family wants answers.
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Ex-Pikesville High School principal sues Baltimore County schools in racist AI case
Eric Eiswert’s lawsuit also names Dazhon Darien, the man accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate him.
Chris Bendann, 39, exits the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson with his legal team after a hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The former Gilman School teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student between 2016 and 2019, and was indicted on 16 counts including sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
Feds seek 35 years for ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann in sex abuse case
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 35 years in prison for a former teacher at the Gilman School who was convicted of sexually abusing a student and recording videos of it.
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