Maryland News
Multiple 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…
Read MoreMysterious leader of violent, cultlike Zizian group arrested in Western Maryland
Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland. LaSota, who uses she/her pronouns, is being held in the Allegany County jail on charges of trespassing, wrongly possessing a handgun in a vehicle and obstructing or hindering authorities, according…
Read MoreMaryland Man Facing Federal Felony Charges For Illegally Operating A Drone During The National Football League Wild Card Game
A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Alexis Perez Suarez, 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, on federal felony charges related to flying a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during a National Football League Wild Card Game in Baltimore on January 11, 2025. “If you are going to fly a drone, you are responsible for learning…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi group leader convicted of plotting Maryland power grid attack
The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group was convicted Monday of conspiring with his former girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs. Brandon Russell, 29, encouraged Sarah Beth Clendaniel to carry out a series of “sniper attacks” on electrical substations around Baltimore that could have caused…
Read MoreMan in critical condition after self-inflicted gunshot wound inside Baltimore courthouse
A 35-year-old man is in the hospital after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an incident at the District Court of Baltimore Friday morning. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, around 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 31, a 35-year-old man entered the courthouse at 1400 E. North Avenue in Baltimore. It’s unclear why the man…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi leader on trial in Maryland for alleged terrorist plot to destroy Baltimore-area power grid
A Florida man is heading to trial in Maryland on Monday for an alleged terrorist plot to destroy the power grid in the Baltimore region. The trial began with jury selection. On Monday, more than 27 jurors were chosen to sit on the 36-member body. Court is adjourned until Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9:15 a.m.…
Read MoreHagerstown woman arrested for making threats against churches, pastors
A woman from Hagerstown is under arrest after a joint investigation by Maryland fire authorities. Salamah Bassem Audi, 35, was arrested Saturday after she made several online threats against local churches. Investigators with the Hagerstown Fire Marshal’s Office and the Office of the State Fire Marshal were notified of multiple threats made against Gateway Experience…
Read MoreMother charged with murder in death of her 11-year-old daughter
A Baltimore County judge ordered a mental evaluation for a mother charged with murder in connection with the death of her 11-year-old daughter. County police said officers were called around noon Thursday to a house in the 2100 block of Firethorn Road for a cardiac arrest call, according to charging documents obtained by 11 News.…
Read MoreDetectives continue search for person related to series of Carroll County mailbox explosions
Detectives are still searching for the person behind a series of mailbox explosions in Carroll County. People found the debris Sunday in the Manchester and Westminster areas. The State Fire Marshal now needs the public’s help in identifying a suspect. “We take this very, very seriously, and we’re out there investigating, trying to determine who…
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