Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder
Victim Fired Back Before Dying, Prosecutors Say As Gunman Is Convicted Of Maryland Murder A storm drain. A bullet-riddled Honda. A victim who fired back before collapsing.  Prosecutors say the evidence led a Harford County jury to convict Trevor Taylor of murder in the 2025 killing of Travis Davis. The case dates back to approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, when Aberdeen police were called to the intersection of Washington and Dorsey streets after 911 callers reported a man lying in the roadway despite the freezing temperatures. Officers found Davis unresponsive with two gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite lifesaving effo…
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Maryland (PHOTOS) Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Maryland (PHOTOS)
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Maryland (Photos) What started as an ordinary day in Maryland ended with a bedroom buried under a mountain of insulation after the ceiling inside a townhouse suddenly gave way. Two people suffered minor injuries in the collapse at a home in the 1600 block of Meadowood Court in Edgewood, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.  Both were taken to area hospitals — one by Harford County Department of Emergency Services and the other by Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company EMS. Photos from the scene show nearly the entire bedroom floor blanketed in pink insulation, with a large section of the …
Felon Charged After Officers Find Active Drug Manufacturing Operation In Virginia Home: Police Felon Charged After Officers Find Active Drug Manufacturing Operation In Virginia Home: Police
Felon Charged After Officers Find Active Drug Manufacturing Operation In Virginia Home: Police He wasn't just hiding drugs. Police say he was making them. A drug investigation ended with detectives in Virginia catching a convicted violent felon they say was actively manufacturing illegal narcotics inside his home. The months-long investigation led Fredericksburg Police detectives to the 1000 block of Myrick Street, where officers executed a search warrant on Wednesday, July 30, with help from the department's Special Equipment and Tactical Team. According to investigators, Ernesto Courtney, 52, of Fredericksburg, was actively manufacturing illegal narcotics when officers entered the…
The Man Behind The Ransom Cartel Finally Faces Justice In Virginia The Man Behind The Ransom Cartel Finally Faces Justice In Virginia
The Man Behind The Ransom Cartel Finally Faces Justice In Virginia An international ransomware operation that terrorized companies around the world has officially come to an end in Virginia. Maksim Silnikau, 40, a Belarusian national who created and led the notorious "Ransom Cartel" ransomware operation, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to 16 years in federal prison after prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia secured his conviction in one of the district's latest high-profile cybercrime cases. US District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. handed down the sentence in Alexandria after Silnikau pleaded guilty to:  Conspiracy to commit offenses again…
Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Teen's Robbery Plot Turned Into Attempted Murder, Prosecutors Say It was supposed to be a robbery. Instead, prosecutors say it became an attempted murder that nearly claimed a young woman's life. A Calvert County judge has sentenced Jasier Isai Aparicio, 16, of Lusby, to life in prison with all but 18 years suspended for shooting a woman in the back during a planned robbery in Southern Maryland. The sentence was handed down this week by Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee, more than a year after the violent attack in the White Sands community of Lusby. According to prosecutors, Aparicio conspired with two other people to rob 24-year-old …
Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Teen Hurt After Gun Suddenly Goes Off Inside Maryland Apartment, Police Say (Developing) What first appeared to be a shooting quickly took a different turn. Maryland investigators say a teenage boy was accidentally shot inside an apartment in Glenarden on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5, and is expected to survive. Prince George's County Police said the shooting happened inside an apartment in the 3000 block of Roland Kenner Loop, where officers responded after reports of a shooting at the Glenarden Hills Apartments. The preliminary investigation indicates a firearm was accidentally discharged, striking the teen, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The vict…
Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland
Justice Finally Catches Up 9 Years After Killing Of Off-Duty DC Metro Sergeant In Maryland Justice took nearly nine years to catch up with the man who gunned down an off-duty DC Metro Police sergeant as he sat in his car on a Baltimore street. Dion Thompson was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 5, to life in prison plus 33 years after being convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy and related charges in the November 2017 killing of Sgt. Tony Mason Jr., Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced. Mason, a husband, father and veteran Metropolitan Police Department sergeant, had just finished a night out with a woman he had been dating for about a month when the ambush unfolde…
MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say
MS-13 Killers Ditched Target's Body In Maryland After Murder, Feds Say Two MS-13 gangsters have been charged with murdering a Long Island teenager and sending another man to his death in Maryland, authorities said. Edwin Chavez Garay, 25, and Jairo Diaz Gamez, 27, were arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Central Islip federal court, the Justice Department said. The two men first killed Miguel Garcia Moran, a 15-year-old Brentwood High School student, on Feb. 19, 2016, according to investigators. Garcia Moran exchanged a series of text messages with a man identified as “Alexander” about smoking weed in the woods, authorities said. Two people named “Edwin” and “Jairo”…
Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Career Criminal Who Hid Cocaine In Infant Formula Can Learns Prison Fate: Feds An infant formula can wasn't filled with baby formula in Virginia. It was packed with individually wrapped plastic baggies of cocaine, according to federal prosecutors, and that discovery helped send a career criminal to prison for more than 15 years. David Earl McDaniel, 54, was sentenced in federal court to 188 months behind bars after admitting to drug trafficking and firearms charges, the US Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The case dates back to February 2024, when investigators searched McDaniel's Farmville home after being tipped off that he was selling drugs. Insi…
Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say
Virginia Family Escapes Before Fire Tears Through Townhouse, Officials Say Smoke was already pouring from the townhouse by the time firefighters arrived. Virginia fire crews rushed to the 9600 block of Eaton Woods Place in Lorton just after 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, where they found smoke billowing from the rear of a middle-of-row townhouse and immediately launched an aggressive attack, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. Crews arrived to find smoke showing from the back of the two-story home and its first-floor balcony before moving quickly to knock down the flames and search the residence. Everyone inside had already made it out safely …
Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police
Getaway Driver Pulled Gun On Virginia Shell Employee During Alleged Shoplifting: Police What started as a shoplifting turned into a weapons probe. A Fairfax man is accused of pulling a handgun on a Shell gas station employee in Woodbridge after the worker tried to stop an alleged shoplifting incident Monday afternoon, according to Prince William County police. The confrontation happened around 2:08 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Shell station in the 4110 block of Dale Boulevard. Police said an unidentified woman entered the store, concealed several items, and walked outside to a vehicle where Justin Denzel Gore, 31, was waiting. An employee followed the woman to the vehicle and…
Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says
Man Grabs Sawed-Off Shotgun During Maryland Fight While Detectives Watched, Sheriff Says The argument was over in seconds. Then a man came back with a loaded sawed-off shotgun. Maryland detectives conducting an unrelated investigation in Waldorf early on Friday, July 31, watched the confrontation escalate before stepping in as the armed suspect allegedly pointed the shotgun at a woman near the 3000 block of Gallery Place, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Investigators said Perrie Stephon Wilson, 40, of Waldorf, walked into an apartment building during the dispute, returned carrying the shotgun, and raised it toward the woman as she stood beside a passenger vehi…
13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police 13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police
13-Year-Old Arrested After Shooting Teen Relative During Family Fight: Police A family argument ended with a gunshot. Prince William County police say a 13-year-old Woodbridge boy is now facing felony charges after he allegedly shot his 18-year-old female relative during a domestic dispute inside a home on Lebourget Court late on Sunday night. Officers were called to the 15500 block of Lebourget Court around 10:36 p.m. on Aug. 2, where detectives say a verbal argument between the two family members escalated inside the home. According to investigators, the boy went into the home, retrieved a firearm, confronted the woman, and fired a single round. The bullet grazed…
WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds WMATA Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds
Wmata Train Operator Forged Doctors' Names, Recruited Coworkers: Feds It wasn't just one fake claim. Federal prosecutors say a WMATA train operator built a years-long insurance fraud scheme by recruiting coworkers, forging doctors' names and cashing in on injuries that never happened. Michelle Shropshire, 55, of Waldorf, was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 4, to 24 months in federal prison after orchestrating a four-year plot that defrauded AFLAC of more than $362,000, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors say Shropshire, who worked as a train operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, recruited fellow …
WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes WATCH: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes
Watch: Massive 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through DC Apartments, Leaving 44 Without Homes A wall of flames. Thick black smoke. Then an all-out fight to keep an entire apartment building from going up. More than 150 firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze Tuesday afternoon in Southeast DC after fire tore through the roof of an occupied apartment building, forcing dozens of residents, including 16 children, from their homes. The fire broke out around 2:18 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at an apartment building in the 5300 block of E Street SE, where crews quickly found flames racing through the upper floors and roof. Update: 2 Alarm Fire 5300 Block of E Street SE2nd alarm was ca…
140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC 140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC
140 Guns Hidden In Air Compressors: Ex-Haitian Police Officer Pleads Guilty In DC They weren't shipping air compressors. They were shipping an arsenal. A years-long gun trafficking scheme unraveled in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, when a former Haitian National Police officer admitted smuggling at least 140 firearms from South Florida to Haiti by hiding them inside industrial air compressors packed with foam insulation, federal prosecutors announced. Jean Robert Casimir, 53, of Lauderhill, FL, pleaded guilty in US District Court in DC to conspiracy, smuggling, and violating US export control laws for orchestrating the operation, according to the US Attorney's Offic…
NY Strangling Suspect Flees Into Woods, Spends Weeks On Run Before Maryland Capture: Cops NY Strangling Suspect Flees Into Woods, Spends Weeks On Run Before Maryland Capture: Cops
NY Strangling Suspect Flees Into Woods, Spends Weeks On Run Before Maryland Capture: Cops A man accused of strangling and assaulting a woman in the Hudson Valley, NY, before fleeing into a wooded area was captured in Maryland after spending weeks on the run, authorities said.   Putnam County resident Selvin Martinez Quim, 34, of Southeast, was arrested following a multi-state investigation prompted by an incident on June 14, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4.  The case began during the early morning hours on June 14, when deputies responded to a reported domestic violence incident in Southeast. According to the Sheriff's Office, deput…
'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident 'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident
'He Helped Keep The Port Moving': Longtime Longshoreman Killed In Freak Maryland Work Accident One ordinary workday became the kind of Monday no family ever imagines. A Maryland community is mourning the loss of David "Deon" Smith, a longtime International Longshoremen's Association Local 333 member who was killed in a tragic workplace accident Monday morning, Aug. 3, at the Port of Baltimore's Dundalk Marine Terminal. Maryland Transportation Authority Police said officers responded shortly after 9 a.m. for reports of an injured worker.  Smith, 53, was struck by a crane boom during cargo-handling operations, according to authorities. First responders attempted life-saving measu…
Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG
Fort Washington Man, Veteran Park Police Officer Identified In Fatal Maryland Shooting: AG Questions remain. But now, the names are public. A Maryland man killed during a police shooting at Fort Washington Park last week has been identified as 30-year-old Alex Charles, while the officer who fired the fatal shots has also been publicly named as the state's investigation continues. The Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, that Charles, of Fort Washington, died in the July 31 encounter with Maryland-National Capital Park Police in Prince George's County. The officer involved was identified as Cpl. Anthony Delozier, a 15-year veteran of the Maryland-Nat…
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence. A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said. Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court. Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…
NYPD Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports NYPD Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports
Nypd Cop Dies After Breast Explant Surgery: Reports The NYPD is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old officer who reportedly died of a botched breast implant surgery in the Dominican Republic. Rebecca De Paula's family members tell Spanish outlet Noticias SIN that she developed a bacterial infection after having her breast implants removed in the Dominican Republic. De Paula developed severe diarrhea and her condition rapidly worsened before she died at a clinic in Santo Domingo following the procedure on Sunday, Aug. 2, according to the outlet. Her family is urging officials to probe whether or not medical malpractice or negligence contributed…
DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland
DOJ Says County Gun Law Violates Supreme Court Decision In Maryland Maryland's toughest local gun restrictions are now at the center of a federal lawsuit. The US Department of Justice has sued Montgomery County, accusing officials of violating the Second Amendment by making it nearly impossible for law-abiding residents with concealed carry permits to legally carry firearms in public. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Aug. 3, targets Montgomery County's recently enacted Bill 23-26, which prohibits firearms in thousands of locations throughout the county and creates a 100-yard exclusion zone around each of those places. According to the Justice Department, the res…
Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything
Maryland Coach Tried To Save Neighbor Before Deadly Fire Changed Everything One split-second decision changed everything. Maryland basketball coach Ebony Ballard tried to help her elderly neighbor escape the Salisbury fire that would ultimately claim his life. When she could do no more, she was forced to make the unimaginable choice to get herself and her daughter, Amanda, to safety. Now, just days later, the woman known for pouring into young athletes across the community is the one her community is rallying around. The July 30 fire broke out shortly after 12:35 p.m. inside a one-story, five-unit row home in the 500 block of Tangier Street in Salisbury, according…
Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police
Riverdale Park Man Charged In Fatal Maryland Apartment Shooting: Police Violence inside a Maryland apartment ended with one man dead and another in handcuffs. Prince George's County detectives have charged 34-year-old Noe Castillo-Mendez, of Riverdale Park, with murder in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Dolores Leiva Hernandez, who was found dead inside an apartment late last week. The shooting happened at about 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, in the 5400 block of Kenilworth Terrace in Riverdale Park. Officers responded after receiving reports of a shooting and found Hernandez suffering from gunshot wounds inside the apartment. He was pronounced dead at the…
One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (DEVELOPING) One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, Several Seriously Hurt After Maryland 'Mass Casualty Incident' (Developing) One vehicle ended up on its roof. The other was crushed beyond recognition. By sunrise Tuesday, one person was dead and several others had been seriously injured after a violent two-vehicle crash in Maryland that left occupants trapped, sparked a vehicle fire and brought dozens of first responders rushing to one of Montgomery County's busiest intersections. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway in Germantown, where Montgomery County police and fire crews arrived to find an overturned vehicle on fire and another with catastrophic damage. UPDATE: Clo…
Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything
Their Dream Home Was Finally Ready; Then A Maryland Fire Changed Everything They were finally home. After spending the summer renovating their new Turf Valley townhouse, Mindo Choi and Eunjik Lee had begun building the life they'd worked toward for years.  Their three children were settling in. Lee's parents had made the long trip from South Korea for their first visit. Every room was starting to feel lived in. Then came the fire. The Howard County family escaped safely when flames tore through neighboring townhomes on the morning of Monday, July 27, but almost everything they owned was left behind. Now, one week later, they're doing something they never im…
Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI
Virginia Sheriff's Sergeant Secretly Bought Child Sex Abuse Material On Telegram: FBI A Virginia sheriff's sergeant is facing federal child sexual abuse material charges after investigators say he spent years using Telegram to buy and receive graphic images and videos depicting the abuse of children. Justin Thomas Lee Forman, 37, of Fredericksburg, a sergeant with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, was arrested on Thursday, July 30, following an FBI investigation, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced Monday, Aug. 3. According to federal court documents, Forman allegedly used a Telegram account beginning as early as 2023 to solicit, purch…
Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (PHOTOS) Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (PHOTOS)
Exhausted Buck Gets Second Chance Thanks To Maryland Firefighter's Simple Gesture (Photos) An exhausted buck that managed to free itself from a muddy predicament got one more lifeline from Carroll County firefighters before heading back into the wild. Crews from the Mount Airy station were dispatched Monday after someone reported a deer stuck in the mud, according to the Carroll County Department of Fire and EMS.  By the time firefighters arrived, the young buck had already pulled itself free, but just barely. It was too exhausted to stand for long and appeared completely spent. That's when Lt. Mike Moser grabbed a bucket of water. The deer was rescued in Carroll Co…
Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart
Maryland Wife Races Against Time After ICE Detention Tears Family Apart Everything changed after one appointment. A Maryland mother says her family's world was turned upside down after her husband was unexpectedly detained by ICE following an immigration appointment, launching a desperate effort to keep their Frederick County home together as the father of two now faces possible deportation within days. The Ruiz family of Jefferson is asking for the community's help after Sergio Ruiz was detained earlier this week, according to a GoFundMe and multiple public posts shared by his wife, Luisa Ruiz. What began as a routine immigration appointment quickly became a …
New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police
New Jersey Man Extradited To Virginia After Exploiting Teen On Snapchat: Police What started with a series of Snapchat messages ended with a New Jersey man behind bars in Virginia. Prince William County detectives say Stephen Miller, 23, of Somerset, NJ, was extradited to Virginia after investigators accused him of soliciting and collecting child pornography from a 16-year-old girl in the Woodbridge area. The investigation began in May after officers learned the teen had been communicating with Miller through Snapchat, according to Prince William County police. Detectives say Miller allegedly persuaded the victim to send him sexually explicit images during those conve…
Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police
Virginia Man Fired At Occupied Homes After Fight, Hid In Woods Before Arrest: Police An argument ended with gunfire. Then came the manhunt. Police say a Dumfries man opened fire after being dropped off following a dispute with a woman, striking two occupied homes before officers tracked him down hiding in the woods late Friday night. The shooting happened around 11:32 p.m. on Friday, July 31, in the 3100 block of Antrim Circle in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Derrick Alexander Marks, 40, had been arguing with a woman before she dropped him off at a home in the neighborhood. As she drove away, multiple gunshots rang o…