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Five indicted following seizure of drugs that were to be distributed throughout Baltimore County

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday the indictments of five defendants for multiple charges including participation in a criminal organization, conspiracy to distribute drugs, possession with intent to distribute, and firearm-related counts. He also announced the seizure of a large quantity of fentanyl and other controlled dangerous substances that would have been distributed in Baltimore County, Baltimore […]

Final member of Harford County drug ring sentenced to six years in prison

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—The final member of a Harford County drug ring has been sentenced to prison. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Tremayne Murphy, 40, to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States […]

Nottingham man pleads guilty to possessing, trafficking over 500 grams of fentanyl

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Nottingham man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. John Cooley, 20, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office; Colonel Woodrow […]

Towson drug dealer arrested following fatal overdoses in Joppa, White Hall

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—A Towson man has been arrested following an investigation into two fatal overdoses in Harford County. On October 25, 2021, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded-to the 2200 block of Dunwood Lane in Joppa for a report of a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, deputies located an adult male who had died of a fatal drug overdose. On […]

Baltimore County hit man sentenced to 12 years in prison on murder-for-hire, extortion charges

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man will spend 12 years in prison on murder-for-hire and extortion charges. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander on Thursday sentenced Stepfen Gerard Gaither, 30, of Randallstown, to 12 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for a murder-for-hire conspiracy and for interstate communications with intent to extort, in connection to the […]

Baltimore County attorney convicted of laundering over $1 million in drug money

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A federal jury has convicted a Baltimore County attorney on conspiracy to commit money laundering charges. The conviction of Kenneth Wendell Ravenell, 61, of Monkton, was announced by First Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Phil Selden; Special Agent in Charge Darrell J. Waldon of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office; […]

Nottingham man who participated in Capitol protest facing federal indictment for drug conspiracy, firearms charges

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Nottingham man who participated in the Capitol protest with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Elias Nick Costianes, Jr., 43, is facing two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance—specifically, testosterone and cocaine. The indictment also charges Costianes with possession of firearms […]

Essex man sentenced to six years in federal prison for crack cocaine distribution conspiracy in Harford County

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ESSEX, MD—An Essex man has been sentenced to prison on drug distribution charges. On Thursday, Joel William Hammond, 35, Essex, was sentenced to six years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. According to his guilty plea, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force undertook an […]

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