Criminal justice

The Howard County State’s Attorney’s office sentenced a Baltimore County man to 50 years in prison for his role in a violent road rage shooting.

Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is set to stand trial on May 19 in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.

One of the title companies that handled ABC Capital’s disastrous sale of hundreds of homes to foreign buyers has been stripped of its license.

University of Maryland Medical System’s lawsuit could hinge on a legal debate over what qualifies as a state subcontractor.

A Harford County trash hauler “likely committed fraud” by playing fast and loose with landfill dumping rules and fees, costing Baltimore County at least $25,000.

Former Coppin State University Police Cpl. Jamar Brockington pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and fourth-degree sex offense.

Brent Goetz, of Baltimore County, was charged with second-degree assault and a related weapons charge after he allegedly threw an airsoft grenade at a group of men in a Home Depot parking lot.

An ongoing corruption investigation involving bribery at the state Department of Labor could involve “much larger fish,” a defense attorney involved said.

Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, is set at to be sentenced on Aug. 11 on charges of first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping.

Tristan Jackson, 20, of Hillen, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and possession of a regulated firearm under 21.

The last remaining person arrested and charged in connection to a mass shooting that killed two and wounded 28 others at Brooklyn Homes in 2023 is set to learn his fate on Tuesday.

Raja Zahid Maqsood is wanted on an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and assault charges.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander sentenced Dazhon Darien, 32, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School who split his time between Baltimore and Houston, to serve four months in the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Dazhon Darien is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with disturbing school operations, retaliating against a witness, stalking and related offenses.

Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, this week signed a bill that make changes to medical and geriatric parole.

The Banner exposed the pastors’ misconduct in a series last year about decades of child sexual abuse and coverup within the evangelical church.

A dentist was under investigation for installing a hidden camera in an employee bathroom when he died, locking his victims into a legal battle.

Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.

There’s a simple but powerful idea that often gets lost in our polarized conversations: two things can be true at the same time.