TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three counts of first-degree rape in connection with a sexual assault that occurred in Towson in February. In the late evening hours of February 2, 2023, three 18-year-old female Towson University students were out together in the central Towson business district. While they were walking on Allegheny Avenue, the victims were […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2021 murder, carjacking, and home invasion involving a Rosedale father and son. Ameer Gittens, 26, and Derrick Jamison, 27, were both sentenced on Thursday in Baltimore County to consecutive terms of life, without the possibility of parole, for a crime spree in October of 2021, including […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General on Thursday released its investigative report (PDF) on the January 31, 2023, fatal officer-involved shooting in White Marsh. At just before 6:15 a.m. on January 31, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Criminal Apprehension Support Team were in the 10700-block of Pulaski Highway in White Marsh conducting […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the successful prosecution of a criminal organization involved in the distribution of large amounts of fentanyl, which led to multiple overdoses throughout Maryland and surrounding areas. All six defendants charged in connection with the organization have pleaded guilty, following a long-term investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Antowan S. Clark, 44, on Friday was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder in Baltimore County Circuit Court. On March 31, 2021, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 5500-block of Lanham Way in Rosedale for a report of shots fired. When the police arrived, they found Antowan Clark at the driver’s side door […]
ESSEX, MD—A Baltimore man has been convicted of murdering an Essex woman inside her home last year. Tavon Howard, 30, was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of first-degree murder in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. On April 14, 2022, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department were called to 14 Windjammer Court (21221) after a relative of Bradyna […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A 32-year-old Joppa man will spend the rest of his life in prison following a deadly 2019 stabbing in Middle River. Joshua David Edwards was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday. He had been convicted of first-degree murder and weapons charges on December 9, 2022. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on December 21, 2019, officers responded to Excape Night […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man from Baltimore County and a man from Harford County have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a drug trafficking ring. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin on Wednesday sentenced Jermaine Steward, 33, of Gwynn Oak, to nine years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Steward pleaded guilty to federal charges […]