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Criminal justice

    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
    Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urged a judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO.
    Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
    Federal jury convicts Baltimore MS-13 gang members in killings
    They and other gang members took part in a grisly string of violence over three months in 2020 that left two young women dead.
    A federal jury returned racketeering and murder convictions against three members of the MS-13 gang in Baltimore.
    Howard County police detain person after fatal stabbing in Ellicott City
    Howard County police on Thursday detained a person following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Ellicott City
    No charges have been filed, and an investigation is ongoing, Howard County police said.
    Prisoner charged with stabbing 2 correctional officers had earlier killed cellmate
    More than two years ago, Daniel Myers, who was behind bars on an assault conviction, stabbed to death 27-year-old Nicholas Delfosse after warning a prison official that he would kill anyone they put in his cell at Jessup Correctional Institution.
    North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland.
    Confidential settlement reached in civil case among Rachel Morin’s family members
    The family of Rachel Morin, the Bel Air mother of five whose murder drew national attention, saw a lawsuit over fundraiser money dismissed Thursday.
    The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
    Harvard grad living in Maryland charged in $4M Ponzi scheme targeting fellow alums
    A Harvard Business School graduate was arrested on fraud charges alleging he swindled fellow alumni out of over $4 million in a Ponzi scheme, even assuring one investor they would soon “brag” about their “crazy gains” at the school’s reunion.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
    The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth.
    A memorial for police officers killed in a shooting is shown outside the Northern York County Regional Police Department, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 in York, Pa. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
    Baltimore man found guilty of murdering 19-year-old bystander in Federal Hill
    A Baltimore man was found guilty of murdering 19-year-old bystander Cameran Holt in 2024 in Federal Hill.
    Cameran Holt and Rein during a family vacation to the Outer Banks, N.C., in 2023.
    Former youth ministry director in Baltimore County pleads guilty to sexually abusing 5 students
    Guy, 32, of Reisterstown, is scheduled on Dec. 17 to be sentenced in Baltimore County Circuit Court to serve seven years in prison.
    Kevin Guy, 32, of Reisterstown, pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to sexual abuse of a minor and third- and fourth-degree sex offense.
    Judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
    A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him.
    Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Ex-midshipman charged with threat following Naval Academy active shooter scare
    The threat against the Naval Academy last week set off panic and confusion and resulted in a midshipman being shot and wounded in a case of mistaken identity.
    U.S. Navy Security officers speak with a driver entering Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday.
    ‘Toxic environment’ claim fuels Montgomery County sheriff’s race
    Will Milam, who is running to unseat Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy, said the sheriff's office is broken, citing staff shortages and a toxic environment.
    At left, Will Milam at his campaign kickoff event in Gaithersburg on Sept. 6, 2025. At right, Sheriff Maxwell Uy at his office in Rockville on Sept. 12, 2025.
    UMD lecturer arrested on indecent exposure charges
    A lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of indecent exposure.
    A lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of indecent exposure.
    Baltimore MS-13 on trial: Aimless, misguided — unspeakably violent
    At a federal racketeering trial in Baltimore, former MS-13 members recounted how two teenage girls were killed in 2020. Prosecutors say the gang’s presence is expanding, with devastating consequences for the city.
    Exterior of the Edward A. Garmatz United States Federal Courthouse in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
    Another assassination, another step toward an American dissolution
    Assassinations, by their nature, are destabilizing. In the spinning top of American political life at this moment, Charlie Kirk's death may prove to be the thing that irretrievably knocks us over.
    FILE - Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.
    Social media rumors fueled Naval Academy confusion that ended in shooting
    Amid the wave of threats to college campuses and public officials, an alarming rumor began to spread among midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy of an active shooter roaming the campus.
    A U.S. Navy Security officer attends Gate 1 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday evening after a lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus.
    Adultery is still a crime in Maryland. It’s punishable by a $10 fine.
    Since 2015, at least eight people have been charged with the offense, according to data from the Maryland Judiciary.
    Man accused of killing 2 in Owings Mills, leaving mom’s body in SUV, incompetent to stand trial
    Kevin Ahn is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Sun Lim, and her ex-husband, In Kim, in Owings Mills.
    6/16/22—Exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson.
    BGF member sentenced in murder of mom pushing 1-year-old in stroller
    Barak Olds, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
    Barak Olds, 35, of Baltimore, a member of the Black Guerrilla Family gang, pleaded guilty in 2023 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
    Baltimore County softball coach arrested on child sex abuse charges
    Michael J. Pusateri, 59, was arrested Monday and is being held without bond, police said.
    Michael J. Pusateri, 59, was arrested Monday and is being held without bond, police said.
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