UPDATE 2: Nicole Johnson has been sentenced to prison. UPDATE: Baltimore County Police Department Chief Melissa Hyatt on Friday issued the following statement: “This truly was a devastating incident – one that not only shocked our community to its core, but significantly affected our patrol officers, forensic technicians, and detectives. I am grateful that the harrowing details of this case […]
UPDATE: David Haas has been sentenced to life in prison. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—An Essex man has been convicted in connection with the 2019 death of a two-year-old toddler. David Marvin Haas, 31, was convicted on Wednesday of child abuse resulting in death by a jury in Baltimore County Circuit Court. On June 29, 2019, emergency personnel were […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police have arrested and charged the man who allegedly stabbed his son on Tuesday. Reginald Eugene Cooper, 40, of the 4200-block of Maple Path Circle (21236), allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old son in the head with a screwdriver on Tuesday morning. Authorities say Cooper was behaving bizarrely when he stopped a neighbor outside and told her to go into his […]
UPDATE: Benson has been sentenced to prison. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested a former hospital employee, charged with a number of sex offenses, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives arrested Donald Joseph Benson Jr., 40, of the 3400-block of Parkfalls Drive (21236) in the Seven Courts community […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Police in Harford County have formally charged an Edgewood man in connection with the death of a 2-year-old girl earlier this year. On Monday, January 7, 2019, Havre de Grace Police responded to a cardiac arrest involving a two-year-old female in the 600-block of Green Street (21078). The child was flown to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. Responding officers noticed […]
UPDATE: Police spokesperson Julia Hardgrove told NottinghamMD that authorities were called to the unit block of Monhegan Court (21236) yesterday at 9:07 p.m. for an argument involving family members. The father, who has not been identified, was arrested for first-degree assault and child abuse (since the incident involved someone under 18 years old). Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are […]
A U.S. District Judge on Thursday sentenced Raymond Kilchenstein, 53, formerly of Essex, to 150 months in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for transportation of child pornography. The judge further ordered that, upon his release from prison, Kilchenstein must continue to register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is […]
Police in Baltimore County arrested a substitute teacher from Essex on Tuesday morning on child abuse and sexual assault charges. Scott Thomas McCruden, 31, of the 600-block of Orems Road (21221) has been charged with sex abuse of a minor and a multitude of other child sex abuse charges. A warrant for his arrest was issued by the District Court […]