Maryland News
Neo-Nazi leader sentenced for plotting attack on Maryland power grid
Brandon Clint Russell, leader of a neo-Nazi group, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for plotting to attack Maryland’s power grid in what prosecutors called a terrorist plan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday. Russell’s sentence will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Russell, 29, of…
Read MoreInvestigators Seek Additional Information After Wicomico Man Charged With Impersonating A Police Officer
Maryland State Police seek public assistance while continuing an investigation into an alleged police impersonator who was served a criminal summons in February. The accused is identified as Jayden Ballard, 19, of Salisbury. Ballard was served a criminal summons on February 12, 2025. He was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawful taking of…
Read MoreMan charged with threatening Emmitsburg children’s camp, assaulting deputies
An Emmitsburg man has been charged with threatening violence against a children’s camp being held in the town, and with assaulting two deputies when they responded to the incident. Benjamin Dewees, 28, of the 200 block of DePaul Street, was arrested on charges of assault and disturbing the peace. He was held without bail after…
Read MoreThree MS-13 Members Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder
Three alleged members of the notorious gang La Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, made their initial appearance in the District of Maryland yesterday for their role in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder and drug trafficking. “As alleged, the defendants are MS-13 members who carried out a brutal and senseless murder in exchange for promotions…
Read MoreThree Zizians face trial together in Maryland amid sprawling federal investigation
Three members of a violent cultlike group, including its alleged ringleader, will be tried together on charges of trespassing, gun and drug possession after police discovered them camping in box trucks in rural western Maryland. The group known as Zizians, which attracted a fringe contingent of computer scientists who connected online over their shared anarchist…
Read MoreMaryland Man Charged With Mailing Threatening Communications to Jewish Organizations, Including a Jewish Institution in Philadelphia
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Clift A. Seferlis, 55, of Garrett Park, Maryland, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with mailing threatening communications. As alleged in the complaint, from at least March 1, 2024, through the present, the defendant is alleged to have sent numerous written threats through the mail to Jewish…
Read MoreArmy tanks, vehicles arrive in Jessup en route to parade in DC
The squadron of Army tanks that will parade down Constitution Avenue next weekend arrived Monday in Maryland. The tanks and other military-style vehicles were unloaded in Jessup after making the long trip from Texas. The celebration of the Army’s 250th anniversary is Saturday and it coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Army officials have…
Read MoreMan wielding double-edged spear killed by police after reportedly stabbing brother in Howard County
A 23-year-old man wielding a large double-edged spear was shot and killed by officers after he reportedly stabbed his brother Monday evening in Howard County, according to police. Police said a 26-year-old man reported to police that he was stabbed multiple times at a home on Wilbur Court in Columbia, Maryland. A few minutes later,…
Read MoreFrederick County man charged with making explosives
A Thurmont man was charged with possessing and manufacturing explosive devices on Monday, according to the Thurmont Police Department. Police say officers received reports on May 26 of a man walking on Locust Drive, where explosive devices were found in the roadway. Officers executed a search warrant on the man’s house, where explosive devices and…
Read More19-year-old sentenced for thwarted high school shooting in Maryland
A former Montgomery County student convicted of plotting a shooting at Wootton High School will spend another year in jail after a judge decided Wednesday he was unlikely to get into a dedicated mental health program. Judge Jill Cummins sentenced 19-year-old Alex Ye to 10 years in prison but suspended all but one year of…
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