BALTIMORE, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reminding drone owners about the airspace restrictions surrounding the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as recovery and salvage operations continue. The FBI is urging the public to respect the “no drone zone” put in place by local and federal law enforcement agencies. “Drone operators need to know that we take seriously any incursion […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that obtained more than $151,000 from victims while using fake identities and personal information. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, Archie Arnold Paul, also known as “Carter Hill” and “Zion Davis,” 31, of Laurel, orchestrated the scheme and […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man has been sentenced to prison on charges of sexually exploiting minors. A judge has sentenced Lewis Ismael Blandon, 37, to 19 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child to produce a visual depiction of the sexual conduct. The judge also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Blandon […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has pleaded guilty to committing three armed commercial robberies that took place in January of 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Maryland District. Gary Leon Holloway Jr., 46, has pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Holloway and his co-conspirators planned […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has pleaded guilty to stealing over $1.5 million from victims across the U.S. in a bank fraud scheme, according to the announcement of the guilty plea this week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Theodore Sapperstein, 66, of Pikesville, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He is facing a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Millersville man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, according to the sentencing announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron. Orlando Ray Coleman Sr., 44, will spend eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Coleman was a drug […]
GREENBELT, MD—A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a series of armed carjackings and an attempted carjacking between May and June 2022, officials announced. Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, took part in at least four carjackings, three of which left two victims without car keys, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Washington, D.C. man has been convicted after robbing two Baltimore County phone stores in 2020. On Friday, March 1, after less than an hour of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Donte Antwaun Herring, 24, for the armed robberies of two phone stores in December 2020. According to the evidence presented at his eight-day trial, on December 17 and […]