Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Two South Carolina Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes, Conspiracy and Other Charges for Bias-Motivated Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
Two South Carolina men pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Columbia, South Carolina, to federal hate crime and other charges in connection with a string of racially-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims. According to court documents, beginning in January 2021 and continuing through February 2021, Charles Antonio Clippard, 27, and Michael Joseph Knox, 29,…
Read MoreWJLA: Man who entered the U.S. illegally arrested for murder in Prince George’s County
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/19/wjla-man-who-entered-the-u-s-illegally-arrested-for-murder-in-prince-georges-county/ Prince George’s County Police recently announced the arrest of William Pavon Mancock, who is charged with first-degree murder and a host of related crimes for a brutal act of violence. According to court documents, the murder happened in a now-abandoned homeless camp behind 9205 New Hampshire Avenue. Police said a witness told them an…
Read MoreJustice Department Announces Charges Against Indian Government Employee in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City
The Justice Department today announced the filing of murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against Indian government employee, Vikash Yadav, 39, also known as Vikas, and Amanat, in connection with his role in directing a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City. Yadav is charged in a second superseding indictment unsealed today…
Read MoreOhio Man Who Concealed Croatian War Crime Charge Sentenced to Prison for Immigration Fraud
An Ohio man was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison for possessing a green card he illegally obtained by concealing that he had been charged with a war crime in Croatia prior to immigrating to the United States. According to court documents, Jugoslav Vidic, 56, of Parma Heights, in applying to become a lawful…
Read MoreTrial on hold for New Jersey man charged in knife attack that injured Salman Rushdie
The attempted murder trial of the man charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack was put on hold Friday while judges consider a request to move it to another county. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Tuesday. Late Friday, an appellate judge in Rochester halted proceedings until the…
Read MoreMother of Kayla Hamilton launches $100M lawsuit against Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/mother-of-kayla-hamilton-launches-100m-lawsuit-against-departments-of-homeland-security-health-and-human-services/ Tammy Nobles, the mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was killed by an undocumented MS-13 gang member in Aberdeen in 2022, has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. California-based attorney Brian Claypool and Maryland co-counsel Daniel Cox filed…
Read MoreOliver mass shooting: Man charged with murder held without bail; attorney calls him ‘peacemaker’
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/oliver-shooting-bail-denied/ A Baltimore judge denied bail Wednesday for a motorcycle club member accused of murder in a fatal fight that started over a parking spot. Eric Kibler, 43, of Hagerstown, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and related assault and firearms offenses in the Aug. 18 death of 36-year-old Anthony Martin, one of eight…
Read MoreFOX45: Multiple failures led to MS-13 murder suspect attending Maryland schools, official says
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/03/fox45-multiple-failures-led-to-ms-13-murder-suspect-attending-maryland-schools-official-says/ A former federal law enforcement officer says multiple government failures allowed an MS-13 gang member and suspected killer, who has since been convicted of murder, to attend two Maryland public schools. “My message is be outraged, be mad, be angry and take action,” Mark Morgan, a former FBI agent and the former Acting Commissioner…
Read MoreFBI raids across region lead to arrest of 14 people, possible charges filed remain unclear
Multiple FBI raids happened across the region Wednesday, leading to the arrests of more than a dozen people. Maryland state and local police assisted federal agents in what the FBI said were court-ordered searches.Advertisement One of the raids happened in Annapolis. The FBI confirmed its agents conducted several takedowns. In Annapolis, one of the raids…
Read MoreMS-13 gang member arrested in Aberdeen after previously being deported
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/30/ms-13-gang-member-arrested-in-aberdeen-after-previously-being-deported/ Aberdeen Police have arrested a known MS-13 gang member who, nearly 10 years ago, was removed from the U.S. by immigration officials for unlawfully entering the country. According to a news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Removal Operations, police apprehended Kevin Mauricio Guzman-Martinez, 28, a citizen of El Salvador and a member…
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