Criminal justice

In a 14-page opinion, Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer wrote that Syed is “not a danger to the public” and “interests of justice will be better served by a reduced sentence.”

Assadollah Hashemi, 66, of Reservoir Hill, entered mental health court after pleading guilty on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to second-degree arson and destruction of a religious structure.

Bates, a Democrat who took office in 2023, said on "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" that he would bring the case today based on the evidence that exists.

Assistant State’s Attorney Antonina Clay said there was insufficient evidence against Keyon Agnew, 21, of Towson, to proceed to trial.

Three Baltimore Police Department officers will not face charges for fatally shooting a man in October 2024, the Maryland attorney general announced Monday.

Brian Delen, 48, was convicted last November of second-degree assault and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence.

Maintaining Maryland’s prison fences is estimated to cost the state $34 million every two years for the next 30 years.

Never before had more people accused of crimes in Maryland, but deemed too mentally ill to participate in their own cases, been left languishing in jail than in February.

Kelly O. Hayes has been the chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s southern district office in Greenbelt since 2021.

Keyona Dillon, 34, of Middle River, is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of her daughter, London Olsen.

While immigrants from Latin America, Africa and Asia have expressed anxiety, fear and uncertainty — regardless of citizenship, white immigrants say their experience has been very different during the current Donald Trump administration.

A Howard County court sentenced Delano G. Draine, 44, to 24 years in prison with all but seven years suspended after he pleaded guilty to secretly recording and stealing intimate media from 37 women.

The state corrections department recorded a discovery rate for weapons in its facilities at about 13 per 100 prisoners and detainees.

Howard County officials have announced a number of safety measures after recent fatal shootings in and near The Mall of Columbia.

People leaving Maryland prisons and state-run Baltimore jails often do so with complex medical needs, ranging from substance use disorder, to hypertension and diabetes.

Ravens kicker Justin Tucker once again denied allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior from multiple massage therapists in the Baltimore area. For the first time, he has also issued an apology.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer said she will issue a written opinion on Syed’s motion for a reduction of his sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.

A judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case of an Annapolis man charged in what authorities say was a hate-driven shooting that killed three men and injured three others in 2023.

The White House posted a picture of her on its X account in February as an example of alleged crimes committed by immigrants.

Karen Huger, star of “The Real Housewives of Potomac,” was sentenced to two years in jail, with one year suspended, in her DUI case.