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Maryland MS-13 gang members plead guilty to participating in racketeering conspiracy, including murder

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—Two MS-13 gang members have pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges. Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” 22, of Adelphi, and Agustin Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” 25, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty this week to their participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to their activities as part of the MS-13 gang. The guilty pleas were announced by […]

Maryland MS-13 gang member sentenced to life in prison for a racketeering conspiracy, including murder

Posted on March 8, 2023 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland MS-13 gang member has been sentenced to life in prison. U S. District Judge Paula Xinis this week sentenced Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, a/k/a “Felon,” 33, of Landover Hills, to life in federal prison for racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering conspiracies, for committing murder in aid of racketeering, and for conspiracy to destroy and conceal evidence […]

College Park mayor arrested on child pornography charges

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

COLLEGE PARK, MD—Former College Park Mayor Patrick Wojahn was arrested on Thursday, March 2, 2023 on several child pornography charges, city officials say. NPR reports that the Prince George’s County Police Department was notified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on February 17 that there was a social media account in the county posting child pornography, and […]

Two men facing federal indictment in Maryland for arson conspiracy targeting convenience stores

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—Two men are facing a federal indictment in Maryland for an arson conspiracy targeting convenience stores. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen Kennedy, 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, 33, of Washington, D.C., for conspiracy to commit arson, arson affecting interstate commerce, commercial robbery, and use of a destructive device in furtherance of […]

Suitland High School student shot during altercation [VIDEO]

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

SUITLAND, MD—Suitland High School was placed on lockdown on Thursday morning after a student was shot during an altercation outside of the school. At around 10 a.m., officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to a non-fatal shooting in the 5200-block of Silver Hill Road. Authorities say a student was shot during a physical altercation outside of the […]

Baltimore County Police Department receives over $222K to reduce backlog of DNA testing

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron on Friday announced $1,835,897 in Department of Justice grants to six Maryland law enforcement agencies to be used to reduce the backlog in DNA testing at their laboratories. The grants will be used to hire additional staff, improve and maintain laboratory capabilities, purchase specialized equipment to improve laboratory operations, and fund technical training and […]

Violent motorcycle gang members arrested following month-long investigation

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department on Friday announced that detectives had recently concluded a month-long investigation into members of a violent motorcycle gang operating in the Baltimore area. Police arrested eight members of the organization for violent crimes and other felony charges. Officers seized twelve firearms including three “ghost guns” related to the case. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]

Drug trafficker sentenced to nearly five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, other drugs to Maryland

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

GREENBELT, MD—A judge has sentenced a California woman to nearly five years in prison for trafficking illegal drugs to Maryland and other east coast states. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has sentenced Ana Christina Avalos, A.K.A. “Christina Cazares-Quintero.” 35, of California, to 57 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession […]

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