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    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.
    In a photo released on X, Baltimore Police show John Callis after he turned himself in to police custody on Monday.
    Tenants ask court if unlicensed landlords, property managers are committing fraud
    A win on fraud and deceit would be a "huge win" for tenants, attorneys for the case said.
    Cora Williams returns to her apartment in the Bellevieu Manchester apartments. She is one of several city tenants suing their landlord and property manager over their failure to procure a rental license, arguing that it was intentional fraud.
    Parents charged in death of severely emaciated 5-year-old had history of abuse
    Her parents told police they could not remember when she had last been fed or seen alive.
    Bernice Byrd and Gerald Byrd
    Baltimore jail health care will remain under independent scrutiny, despite state’s efforts
    The state has devoted significant legal resources toward getting out of a four-year-old settlement agreement.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center.
    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.
    One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
    Howard schools had ‘no record’ of shooting suspect’s history; second teen arrested
    Howard County School Superintendent Bill Barnes said the school district did not know until a bail hearing what the extent of the teenager’s offenses were.
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    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.
    Screenshot from video of fight between Ravens and Commanders fans.
    Maryland prisoner airlifted to hospital after fire at Western Correctional Institution
    That prisoner was airlifted Tuesday night by Maryland State Police to a nearby hospital “for treatment of his injuries.”
    Satellite imagery of the Western Correction Institution in Cumberland. Lester DeShazor alleged that correctional officers at the prison targeted him for retaliation.
    A Howard County man talked about joining ISIS. Those chats landed him in jail on a terrorism charge.
    The affidavit lays out a series of chats with Teekaye discussing joining various branches of the Islamic State in Africa and, at one point, plotting to attack Jews and supporters of Israel living in Maryland.
    In a series of instagram posts, including one that was blurred on original posting, the FBI identifies Michael Sam Teekaye  Jr. posting from a gun range in Severn. The black bars were added in the affidavit.
    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.
    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.
    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.”
    Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, MD as seen on 5.20.24
    Howard County Police arrest teen, charge him with first-degree murder in weekend shooting
    Howard County Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday in the killing of a man last week.
    Howard County Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday in the killing of a man last week.
    Police identify possible suspect after attack on Commanders fans in viral video
    Police said they have identified a potential suspect but are not releasing his name.
    Screenshot from video of fight between Ravens and Commanders fans.
    90,000 methadone pills went missing from the Baltimore jail, leaked documents reveal
    Baltimore jail officials lost track of nearly 92,500 methadone pills — controlled substances that carry a high street value — over a three-month period.
    Baltimore jail officials lost track of 90,000 methadone pills. The state kept it quiet
    Parents charged with child abuse after 5-year-old dies in East Baltimore
    The parents of a 5-year-old girl who died in East Baltimore Monday afternoon have been arrested and charged with first-degree child abuse.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    These Maryland women were accused of witchcraft. Their crime? Having power.
    Women who possessed special knowledge, such as midwives or herbalists, were more likely to be accused of witchcraft, as were women in need, including widows and beggars.
    An illustration depicts a woman being burned at the stake for the crime of engaging in witchcraft, circa 1692. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
    Baltimore Police investigating viral video of Ravens fan attacking Commanders fans
    Police are investigating after a viral video appears to show a Baltimore Ravens fan assaulting two Washington Commanders fans in Federal Hill.
    Screenshot from video of fight between Ravens and Commanders fans.
    Police identify man found shot dead in car near Howard High School
    Howard County Police have identified a homicide victim found in a car Saturday as 26-year-old Kendrick McLellan of Baltimore.
    Howard County Police have identified a homicide victim found in a car Saturday as 26-year-old Kendrick McLellan of Baltimore.
    When someone goes missing in Baltimore, these moms go looking
    When the Baltimore Police wouldn't help find her missing daughter, Tammy turned to Bonnie, who had created a Facebook group years earlier for her own missing daughter.
    Bonnie Marquez shows a missing persons poster to a passerby, in Baltimore, July 26, 2024.
    Annapolis beach community roiled by president’s theft charges: ‘He betrayed us all’
    A theft and embezzlement case against a former citizens association president is the latest turn in a saga that’s shaken Oyster Harbor, a community along the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis.
    Kids ride bicycles through the Oyster Harbor private community in Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 11, 2024.
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