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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.
Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, MD as seen on 5.20.24
Army veteran sentenced for faking paralysis to receive more than $767,000 in undeserved benefits
Toward the end of an almost four-hour sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson told William Rich, “There’s a lot more to your life than what you did.”
From left: Jim DiMaggio (standing, in orange shirt), Sybil DiMaggio's brother; Dylan DiMaggio, Sybil DiMaggio’s son (seated); Michael Belsky, a partner at Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey P.A. in Baltimore; Catherine Dickinson, a partner at Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey P.A.; Nora DiMaggio, Sybil DiMaggio’s daughter, and George Durm III, Sybil DiMaggio’s husband. They held a news conference about the filing of a lawsuit in Baltimore County Circuit Court in a crash in 2023 on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County that killed six construction workers.
Family members file lawsuit over I-695 crash that killed 6 highway workers
The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Concrete General Inc., the state of Maryland and two drivers arrested and charged in the crash.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was seated this week as an alternate juror in Baltimore Circuit Court in a murder trial. But his jury service quickly came to an end.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott seated as alternate juror in murder trial
At 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Scott walked into Courtroom 636 in the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse with two members of his security detail trailing him. His time as an alternate juror, though, quickly came to an end.
Charles “Chuck” Yocum was charged 30 years ago with child sexual abuse and removed from his teaching position at Northeast High School over those and other accusations. He’s running for a position on Anne Arundel County’s school board.
Anne Arundel Democrats call for Chuck Yocum to drop out of school board race
Charles “Chuck” Yocum is running against Erica McFarland in District 3, which includes Pasadena and Gibson Island.
South Madeira Street sits near Butchers Hill and just outside Patterson Park in Baltimore.
A vicious attack, a viral video and a community asking what went wrong
The incident has triggered the latest discussion of the state’s youth legal system, a seemingly perpetual cycle of frustration and finger pointing.
Though Charles “Chuck” Yocum, 61, of Pasadena, was found not guilty of the charges 30 years ago, Anne Arundel County Public Schools officials had enough concerns that he never returned the classroom.
He was accused of child sexual abuse 30 years ago. Now he’s running for school board.
Anne Arundel County candidate Chuck Yocum never returned to his teaching job at Northeast High School.
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping in the killing of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five who ran a house cleaning business.
Judge postpones trial for man accused of killing Rachel Morin in Harford County
Harford County Circuit Judge Yolanda L. Curtin on Friday granted a request from Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s attorneys to postpone his trial until April 1, 2025. Martinez-Hernandez is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping.
Former Howard County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Demby was shot and killed in Baltimore.
Man sentenced for fatally shooting off-duty Howard County sheriff’s deputy in Baltimore
Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of voluntary manslaughter, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment.
David Boykin, a rising local rapper best known around Baltimore as President Davo, was shot and killed on Cliftwood Avenue between North Washington and North Chester streets, just south of Clifton Park in East Baltimore, on Oct. 6, 2023. He was 28.
Man maintains innocence at sentencing for murder of Baltimore rapper President Davo
Earl Lee, 28, of Mid-Govans, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related crimes. “I know I did not kill that man,” he told Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby at his sentencing.
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