Maryland News
17-year-old Montgomery Co. student charged with threats of mass violence, hate crime
Montgomery County police said Thursday they’ve charged a 17-year-old boy with threats of mass violence and a hate crime. The charges stem from a voicemail targeting an unnamed county school on Tuesday, March 18, police said. Montgomery County police declined to name the school that was targeted and said that because the boy charged is…
Read MoreMontgomery County looking to curb hate crimes against nonprofit, faith-based groups
Montgomery County, Maryland, has been plagued with hate crimes that have targeted local nonprofit and faith-based organizations for years. Now the county is looking to extend a helping hand once again to help those who have been victimized or targeted. County Executive Marc Elrich announced that the county is awarding $1.2 million in security grants.…
Read MoreAmericans convicted in Congo of a botched coup attempt now face US charges
Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo this week have been charged with participating in an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation’s government last year, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. A fourth man alleged by prosecutors to be an expert in explosives was also charged with aiding the plot.…
Read MoreCalifornia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice in Maryland
Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. “This calculated attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a heinous attack on the Court itself,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Anyone who thinks they can use violence or intimidation…
Read MoreMaryland 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,…
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