Maryland News
Explosives to free Dali from Key Bridge wreckage, crew to shelter in place on board
Unified Command will use explosive charges to free the Dali container ship from the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and the ship’s crew will shelter in place on board while the explosives are detonated, 11 News Investigates has learned. When detonated, the explosives will separate a large piece of the Key Bridge that’s…
Read MoreMigrant with alleged ISIS ties was living in the U.S. for more than two years, officials say
Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested an Uzbek man in Baltimore with alleged ISIS ties after he had been living inside the United States for over two years, according to two U.S. officials. The man, 33-year-old Jovokhir Attoev, crossed the border into Arizona and was apprehended by Border Patrol in February 2022, the officials said.…
Read MoreBackpack near crime scene led police to triple homicide, arson suspect in Aberdeen
A 35-year-old man has been charged in a triple homicide and arson investigation in Aberdeen after a backpack connected him to the crime scene. Michael Swann faces multiple counts of first and second-degree murder, arson, reckless endangerment, and other related charges. Three adults — 54-year-old john Claytor, 45-year-old Melissa Williams and 48-year-old Talaya Wiley —…
Read MoreSchool principal was framed using AI-generated racist rant, police say. A co-worker is now charged.
A former high school athletic director was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate the school principal in a recording that included racist and antisemitic comments about individuals at the school. Dazhon Darien is facing charges including theft, stalking, disruption of school operations and retaliation against a witness. Investigators determined he faked…
Read MoreNew charge added against woman accused of conspiring with neo-Nazi leader to attack energy grid
A federal gun charge has been added to the case against a Baltimore County woman accused of conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader to attack and destroy energy substations around the Baltimore area to “lay [the] city to waste.” Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, was initially indicted in February 2023 on charges that she conspired to…
Read MoreRockville student arrested for threatening to shoot up elementary school in 129-page manifesto
An 18-year-old high school student has been arrested for threatening to commit a school shooting. Alex Ye was arrested Thursday following a joint investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department and the FBI. The investigation began when FBI agents were notified by MCPD about a 129-page “manifesto” written by Ye. In the document, Ye writes…
Read MoreBiden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’
President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as cranes, ships and diving crews work to reopen one of the nation’s main shipping lanes. Aboard Marine One, circling the warped metal remains and the mass of…
Read MoreBiden visit to bridge collapse announced as channel opens to Baltimore port
President Biden will visit Baltimore on Friday to survey the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, the White House announced Monday, as authorities said they have opened a small channel that will allow limited shipping at the Port of Baltimore for the first time since the disaster. Biden plans to meet with local and state officials…
Read MoreCapitol rioter who wanted to be ‘lone-wolf killer’ charged with violating anti-stalking order
A Silver Spring man who spent four months in prison for his role in the Capitol riot now faces three new criminal counts for allegedly violating an anti-stalking order against a D.C. activist. Bryan Betancur Battisti, 26, appeared in D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday for arraignment on three counts of contempt of an anti-stalking order.…
Read MoreCoast Guard investigators seek to identify voice in as many as 16 hoax calls
U.S. Coast Guard investigators are seeking the public’s help to identify a voice in apparent hoax calls. Investigators said a series of as many as 16 falsified distress calls were transmitted over VHF channel 16 beginning on Feb. 17. The calls are believed to have originated from the Strawberry Point area in Baltimore and consist…
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