CRIME & SAFETY
Maryland police arrest man involved in shooting in Carroll County
CARROLL COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland State Police (MSP) said a man was arrested for his involvement in a shooting in Carroll County that happened on Sunday. The shooting happened on Sunday shortly after 6 p.m. MSP responded to the 4900 block of Hanover Pike for a report of a man who had […]
Brian Keith Smeltzer, Samantha Renae Arbogast Drug Bust
Hedgesville native Brian Keith Smeltzer, 52, and Samantha Renae Arbogast, 43, of Clear Brooke, Virginia, were both arrested on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop when the former was caught speeding, officials say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on April 29, a deputy on patrol in the area of Taneytown Pike...
Rosedale business robbed, several commercial burglaries reported
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several assaults and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 5500-block of New Forge Road in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before fleeing.
Suicidal Man Kept Shotgun Under Toddler's Crib In Taneytown: Police
On Sunday night, officers from the Taneytown Police Department on patrol on Baumgardner Avenue say that they heard gunshots in the area of Roth Avenue, and were later advised about an active domestic incident involving an armed suspect on Chestnut Court. According to police, upon arrival, they came into contact...
Jeremi Quentin Lewis Gets Life In Prison For Murder
Jeremi Quentin Lewis, 36, has been sentenced to life without parole plus 100 years in prison in connection to his running of the "59 Hoover Criminal Gang" in Columbia and murder of Jaden Ealey in the summer of 2021. Prosecutors say that on May 30, 2021, Howard County police officers...
Man guilty of manslaughter in Baltimore County homicide after murder conviction overturned
A Baltimore County jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter in a 2020 fatal shooting, after the man, who was a minor at the time, successfully appealed a murder conviction in the case. Gary Melvin, 30, was killed by a single gunshot during the Aug. 16, 2020, shooting at an Exxon gas station in Reisterstown. Baltimore County Police charged Xavier Damon Byrd, 16 at the time, and an ...
Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Prosecution Deal
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. An attempted murder defendant received a May trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland during an April 16 hearing. Deangelo Fulton, 27, of Reisterstown, Md., is charged with attempted first- and second-degree...
Deepfake of Md. principal’s voice is latest case of AI being used for harm
The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week from a Maryland high school, where police say a principal was framed as racist by a fake recording of his voice. The case is yet another reason why everyone — not just politicians and celebrities — should be concerned...
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