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Criminal justice

    A Baltimore City firefighter on the scene of a fire in Downtown Baltimore on Sept. 22, 2024.
    Baltimore Police charge man in city arson spree
    Baltimore Police have charged 61-year-old Bernard Stepney of West Baltimore with arson and other offenses arising from a series of fires in the Central District.
    Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which happened on Dec. 4 outside the New York Hilton Midtown.
    Luigi Mangione fights extradition to NY, screams at media: ‘Out of touch’
    Mangione, 26, a member of a well-known Baltimore-area family, is charged with second-degree murder and related offenses in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which happened just before 6:45 a.m. on Dec. 4 outside the New York Hilton Midtown.
    A screengrab of the charging documents in Luigi Mangione's ghost gun case.
    Read the court documents in Luigi Mangione’s ghost gun case (PDF)
    Mangione was arrested after giving police officers a fake ID, according to court documents. Officers found a 3D-printed pistol and a silencer in his backpack.
    Luigi Mangione in a photo released by the Pennsylvania State Police.
    Luigi Mangione: 4 takeaways from the day after his arrest
    On Tuesday, the day after he was arrested, Luigi Mangione contested his extradition to New York and details from his alleged “manifesto” leaked.
    Luigi Mangione in a photo from the University of Pennsylvania 2020 yearbook.
    Isolated and disengaged: Piecing together Luigi Mangione’s lost year
    Earlier this year, Luigi Mangione disengaged. His mother filed a missing person report and friends pleaded with him to return their messages.
    In a now-private video on YouTube of Gilman School Founder’s Day Ceremony in 2016, Luigi Mangione referenced class experiences like the school production of “The Addams Family” or beating rival McDonough in football.
    Luigi Mangione was Gilman School valedictorian
    He went on to study engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
    The New York Police Department released this photo as they seek information about a person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Luigi Mangione timeline: From UPenn to suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
    Here’s what we know so far about what the NYPD describes as a planned attack and Luigi Mangione’s whereabouts leading up to his arrest in connection of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    A screengrab from New York's arrest warrant for Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Read the arrest warrant for Luigi Mangione (PDF)
    A screenshot of the Twitter/X account believed to be associated with Luigi Mangione.
    What we know about Luigi Mangione’s back injury, surgery
    Despite being in pain, Luigi Mangione did not complain often and was apparently not on any pain medication, a friend said.
    Shakeia Allen.
    Shakeia Allen’s killing keeps going viral as alleged gunman remains on the loose
    Despite viral video on social media of the deadly shooting, police still haven’t caught the man they is responsible, Allen’s ex-boyfriend Amir Johnson.
    The Mangione family is “shocked” by the arrest of Luigi Mangione, according to a statement shared on social media late Monday night by Luigi’s uncle, Nino Mangione, a Republican state legislator.
    Luigi Mangione’s family says they are ‘shocked’ by arrest
    The Mangione family is “shocked” by the arrest of Luigi Mangione, according to a statement shared on social media late Monday night.
    Luigi Mangione in his 2016 Gilman High School yearbook.
    Luigi Mangione’s sprawling family found success after patriarch’s rise
    The patriarch of a sprawling Italian American family, who died in 2008, was a self-made multimillionaire real estate developer who owned country clubs, nursing homes and radio stations while supporting an array of civic causes.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Man fatally shot in residential section of Towson
    Police officers arrived at the 900 block of Beaverbank Circle around 2:30 a.m. to find a man with gunshot wounds.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown holds up a sexual assault evidence collection kit during a news conference in the Maryland State House on June 20, 2024. Maryland leadership announced a launch of a new statewide tracking system for sexual assault evidence kits.
    Maryland AG says 2 indicted Anne Arundel officers ‘failed to tell the truth’
    Attorney General Anthony Brown said Monday that his office sought the indictment of two Anne Arundel County Police officers because they “failed to tell the truth” about their involvement in a high-speed fatal crash.
    A photo posted to a Facebook profile believed to belong to Luigi Mangione is tagged at Stanford University in 2019; Mangione is believed to have attended a program at the school that year.
    Luigi Mangione: 5 things to know about man charged in CEO’s killing
    The Mangione name is well-known in Baltimore County political and civic circles.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Man fatally stabbed at Towson apartment complex
    Baltimore County homicide detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old male on Sunday.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    2 Anne Arundel County Police officers face misconduct charges in deadly crash in Pasadena
    The Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Friday obtained indictments against Cpls. Kieran Schnell and Eddie Vasquez.
    Baltimore Police Detective Aaron Cain was carjacked outside a 7-Eleven on South Hanover Street near Cherry Hill on May 3, 2022. Three people stole his unmarked 2018 Ford Fusion and crashed it about a half-mile away.
    Baltimore cop forgives man who carjacked him at gunpoint: ‘No hard feelings’
    Trevon Gardner, 25, of Reisterstown, pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to carjacking and a related firearm charge.
    Ryan Coleman, President Randallstown NAACP gives his remarks at the Randallstown NAACP Rally at the Baltimore County School Board in 2022.
    Baltimore County Police partners with NAACP branch to bolster recruitment efforts
    The Baltimore County Police Department has announced a partnership with the Randallstown branch of the NAACP to bolster recruitment and diversify staff.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder leaves the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
    Attorney Stephen L. Snyder says he was not competent to represent himself, seeks acquittal
    Convicted and jailed, Stephen L. Snyder asks for attorney ahead of federal extortion sentencing.
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