FOX45: 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…

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MS-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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FOX45: ‘In the line of fire’: Maryland child care worker unknowingly assigned MS-13 murder suspect

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/fox45-in-the-line-of-fire-maryland-child-care-worker-unknowingly-assigned-ms-13-murder-suspect/ A Baltimore County caregiver says Maryland Child Protective Services put her “in the line of fire” and didn’t tell her. Angela Studivant, for five years, worked as a Child Care Specialist at The Children’s Home in Catonsville. During that time, she says she cared for Walter Martinez, the MS-13 gang member who murdered 20-year-old…

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After Joppatowne shooting, a delegate wants to change how schools are informed of students’ criminal charges

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/joppatowne-student-criminal-charges-mike-griffith/ In the wake of several high-profile crimes related to Harford County schools, including a fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School this month, officials are navigating — and proposing changes to — the way police and schools can legally communicate with each other about student victims and offenders. Current state law prohibits police from informing…

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FOX45: Bill would keep students accused of dangerous crimes out of Maryland schools

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/24/fox45-bill-would-keep-students-accused-of-dangerous-crimes-out-of-maryland-schools/ Work has begun in Annapolis to change Maryland laws after a FOX45 News investigation found an MS-13 gang member who was a murder suspect was allowed to enroll in Baltimore-area public high schools. This comes as FOX45 continues to learn about the criminal investigation into Walter Martinez. Turns out, local police asked Immigration and…

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10 people charged in Northeast Baltimore drug ring selling heroin, fentanyl and cocaine

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/23/10-people-charged-northeast-baltimore-drug-ring/ Ten people have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking organization in Northeast Baltimore, the city’s State’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Police started investigating a group called “4200” selling cocaine, heroin and fentanyl near the 4300 block of Belair Road in Belair-Parkside and the 4200 block of Nicholas Avenue in…

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Baltimore BGF Gang Member Sentenced To 38 Years In Federal Prison For Racketeering Conspiracy Charge, Including Murder

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-bgf-gang-member-sentenced-38-years-federal-prison-racketeering-conspiracy Baltimore, Maryland – On September 17, 2024, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced David Warren, a/k/a “Meshawn,” age 32, of Baltimore to 467 months in federal prison, followed by 5years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family (“BGF”) gang. The sentence was…

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FOX45: MS-13 gang member attends Maryland high school as murder suspect, school not told

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/09/fox45-ms-13-gang-member-attends-maryland-high-school-as-murder-suspect-school-not-told/ A grieving mother has a powerful warning for Maryland parents after her daughter was murdered and the suspected killer was allowed to attend a public school. “When I start from the very beginning and get to the very end, they’re like, ‘wow, that is a really crazy story,’” The victim’s mother Tammy Nobles told…

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DC jury returns guilty verdicts for two gang members in 2018 murder of 10-year-old girl

https://wtop.com/dc/2024/09/dc-grand-jury-returns-guilty-verdicts-for-two-gang-members-in-2018-murder-of-10-year-old-girl/ Two gang members involved in the 2018 death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson were found guilty on murder charges in a D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday. makiyah wilsonAssistant D.C. Police Chief Chanel Dickerson said the suspects fired “indiscriminately,” killing 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson and wounding four adults. (Courtesy NBC Washington)A jury found Mark Price, 30, and…

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3 MS-13 gang members convicted in 2022 killing over graffiti in Silver Spring

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/09/3-ms-13-gang-members-convicted-in-2022-killing-over-graffiti-in-silver-spring/ Three Maryland men who police say are members of the MS-13 gang have been convicted on charges related to a 2022 retribution shooting in Silver Spring that left a teenager dead. Junior Francisco Del-Cid, 20, of Takoma Park, Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 25, of Silver Spring, and Elvin Guzman-Machado, 20, of Silver Spring, were found guilty…

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