Middle River man, brother convicted on bribery charges related to PPE procurement during pandemic

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Monday announced the bribery convictions of James W. DiPino, 62; Paul J. DiPino, Jr., 56; and AB Medical, LLC relating to the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each defendant was convicted of bribery after pleading guilty in […]

Two men sentenced to life in prison in connection with murder, carjacking, home invasion of Rosedale father and son

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 […]

Attorney General Brown announces conviction, sentencing of Baltimore man for felony fentanyl, cocaine distribution

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced that Clarence Joseph Buckner, Jr., 49, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on felony fentanyl and cocaine distribution charges following a drug trafficking investigation in the eastern district of Baltimore City. Buckner pleaded guilty to volume dealer/possession of a large amount of fentanyl mixture and distribution of cocaine before […]

Former Baltimore County treasurer sentenced for theft, perjury

TOWSON, MD—Maryland State Prosecutor Charlton T. Howard, III on Monday announced that William “Christopher” McCollum was sentenced to five years, with all but six months suspended, for one count of felony theft scheme and one count of perjury, to run concurrently. The State had requested a period of incarceration of one year. According to the statement of facts read at […]

Baltimore man sentenced to 25 years in prison for robbery, murder of drug dealer

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison on robbery and murder charges. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III has sentenced George Fields, a/k/a “Chin,” 49, of Baltimore, to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit a Hobbs Act robbery and for using, carrying, […]

Joppa man sentenced to life in prison in connection with deadly Middle River stabbing outside night club

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 man sentenced to prison in connection with counterfeit card encoding scheme

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a counterfeit card encoding scheme. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III has sentenced Leroy Holmes, 62, of Baltimore, to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud in connection with a scheme to re-encode credit cards, debit cards and […]

Drug dealer with stash house in Baltimore County sentenced to 12 years in prison

BALTIMORE, MD—A drug dealer who had a stash house in Baltimore County has been sentenced to prison. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III on Monday sentenced Romesh Vance, 32, of Baltimore, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute between four and 12 kilograms of fentanyl and for violating his […]