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Maryland man charged for possession of homemade explosive device and ammunition
A Maryland man has been charged for the possession of an explosive device and the illegal possession of ammunition in Prince George’s County. 43-year-old Robert Criss of Capitol Heights, Maryland is being held on no-bond. Prince George’s County Police and Prince George’s County Office of the Fire Marshal Bomb Squad responded to a storage facility…
Read MoreBaltimore County officer, alleged gunman shot in precinct parking lot near UMBC, police say
A Baltimore County officer and an alleged gunman were injured in a shootout Thursday afternoon in the Catonsville precinct parking lot during a shift change, according to police. Police said the officer, who has been with the department for about six years, was at the end of his shift when he was shot. Baltimore County…
Read MoreRockville Man Charged with Making Threats of Mass Violence
Bryan Daniel Eyers, 37, of Rockville, was arrested March 11 by Rockville City Police officers and charged with three counts of making threats of mass violence. Eyers is also charged with two counts of making a threat to injure an official and three counts of violating an extreme risk protection order. He also is charged…
Read MoreJuvenile charged with making threats of mass violence in Queen Anne’s Co.
A 16-year-old has been charged with making threats of mass violence following an investigation that began last month. On February 21st, a Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy and school staff reportedly received multiple reports of a student from another school posting a video on social media, including non-specific violent threats aimed at…
Read MorePrince George’s County bomb squad defuses homemade pipe bomb in storage unit
Authorities were working Wednesday night to defuse an explosive device found inside a storage unit on Suitland Road in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, prompting road closures and a large emergency response, officials said. The Prince George’s County Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to the scene at 4410 Suitland Road, where the device was discovered. Officials also…
Read MoreSocial media influencer arrested in St. Mary’s Co. on arson charges
A social media influencer known for filming fire departments in Maryland has been arrested on new, similar charges after being detained last week for intentionally setting fire to a vacant building. In a release on Thursday, the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said 21-year-old social media hobbyist Joshua Christian-Stanley Jackson, of Prince Frederick,…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to setting fire outside Jewish Museum of Maryland: ‘I was out of my mind’
A man entered mental health court on Wednesday after admitting to setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland in what Baltimore Police previously described as a hate crime. Assadollah Hashemi, 66, of Reservoir Hill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to setting a fire and damaging a religious building. He was sentenced to…
Read MoreHigh-ranking MS-13 leader arrested in Hyattsville, Maryland, ICE says
Federal authorities have arrested a high-ranking MS-13 leader in Hyattsville, Maryland, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Monday. ICE and the FBI took David Alejandro Orellana-Aleman, 27, into custody on Feb. 27 in Hyattsville. Officials said Orellana, a Salvadoran national, is wanted in his home country on charges of firearm possession,…
Read MoreMultiple Life Sentences For Maryland Mass Shooter: State’s Attorney
Jabre Griffith was sentenced to two life terms plus 120 years on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for the murders of Ernest Hall and Micah Strong, as well as for a violent shooting spree in March 2023, according to Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. “I do not take a sentence of this length lightly when it…
Read MoreCultlike group’s leader connected to 6 killings in 3 states ordered held without bail in Maryland
The leader of a cultlike group connected to six killings in three states was ordered held without bail Tuesday in Maryland, where she faces trespassing and other charges. Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and two others arrested with her on Sunday appeared via videoconference for bail hearings in Allegany County District Court. A judge…
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