Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
DeKalb County police investigate 3 connected shootings; suspect in custody after multi-agency search
Police in DeKalb County are investigating three shootings they now believe are connected, with a suspect in custody following a coordinated multi-agency response. Brookhaven police, in a joint news conference with DeKalb County police, identified the suspect as 26-year-old Olaolukitan Adon Abel. He has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting. According to…
Read MoreFacing murder, arson trial in Loudoun Co. house fire, new federal charges for man tied to Russian organized crime boss
Jacob Bogatin, 78, charged with murder and arson in the October 2025 house fire that killed a Sterling, Virginia, neighbor, was expected in a Leesburg courtroom later this month for a preliminary hearing. But WTOP has learned Bogatin has been ordered to be transferred to Pennsylvania to face new federal charges. Bogatin was arrested on…
Read MoreAmerican commandos join Ecuadorian troops in mission targeting alleged narco-terrorists
American commandos in recent days joined Ecuadorian troops in a joint mission aimed at dismantling a suspected criminal hub operated by an alleged narco-terrorist organization along the country’s coast. The operation, dubbed Lanza Marina, focused on a compound believed to serve as a staging ground for high-speed boats linked to Los Choneros, a powerful Ecuadorian…
Read MoreFour Members of D.C. Gang Sentenced in Conspiracy Case that Resulted in Two Murders and a Non-Fatal Drive-By Shooting in Southeast, Washington, D.C.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/four-members-dc-gang-sentenced-conspiracy-case-resulted-two-murders-and-non-fatal-drive WASHINGTON – Derrico Johnson, 21, Ronald Henderson, 19, Daveon Robinson, 18, and Demarco Robinson, 22, were sentenced Friday in connection with three different day-time shootings that occurred in Southeast Washington, D.C. between April 2022 and January 2023, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Each of the defendants, who are members of the Southeast D.C.…
Read MoreJudge Denies Several Motions in Gang-Related Homicide Case
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor denied several key defense motions on March 23 in a gang-related homicide case. Keith Russell, 40, and co-defendant Cornell Moore, 39, face multiple counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege that Russell, along with Moore and other accomplices, engaged in a pattern of homicides,…
Read MoreMS-13 gang member sentenced for Silver Spring shooting that left 1 dead, 2 hurt
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/montgomery-county/ms-13-gang-member-sentenced-for-silver-spring-shooting-that-left-1-dead-2-hurt by: Odyssey Fields Posted: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT Updated: Mar 24, 2026 / 11:38 AM EDT SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — A MS-13 gang member will sit in prison for more than seven decades for his connection with a deadly shooting in Silver Spring in 2022. A Montgomery County judge handed down…
Read MoreBiker found not guilty of murder in Baltimore mass shooting as jury deadlocks on conspiracy
The 2024 shooting happened in Oliver near Caroline and Hoffman Park, killing 1 and wounding 7 others https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/eric-kibler-thunderguards-motorcycle-club-mass-shooting-baltimore-verdict-F3EYUGC3SVDMDAGF3GUIR6Y6EU Dylan Segelbaum Baltimore Banner March 23, 2026 dylan.segelbaum@thebaltimorebanner.com A Thunderguards Motorcycle Club member was found not guilty on Monday of first- and second-degree murder in a mass shooting in East Baltimore that killed one person and wounded seven…
Read MoreViolent Extremist Network “764” Member Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Minors and Cyberstalking
A member of a violent extremist network pled guilty to child sex abuse charges in federal court today, stemming from a November 2025 arrest. Erik Lee Madison, 20, of Halethorpe, Maryland, pled guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child and cyberstalking. Madison sexually exploited at least 10 minor female victims. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S.…
Read MoreFBI opens first Ecuador office in fight against drug trafficking
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office will aim to work with Ecuadorean officials to fight the trafficking of drugs and weapons, along with money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the embassy said in a social…
Read MoreMykel Elliott Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years in Wicomico County
https://www.easternshoreundercover.com/news2/mykel-elliott-sentenced-to-life-plus-60-years-in-wicomico-county.htm?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQgAI5jbGNrBCAAamV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHicw4K0QczddUhHkZ0tsMhb02YlAUfZ4j1qs8DZ8jXd7zoecDgyEwVMqSHUo_aem_m5-R42H7RlgTaPiZAzC0yg&sfnsn=mo March 12, 2026Wicomico County, MD – On March 12, 2026, 18-year-old Mykel Elliott of Salisbury, Maryland, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years. The sentence was delivered by Chief Judge K. Beckstead in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Elliott was sentenced for first-degree murder and other related charges. This…
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