Registered Baltimore County sex offender pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man who is a registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Kelban was identified as a suspect in the trafficking of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also called child pornography, during Baltimore County Police Department’s online investigation of […]

Baltimore man sentenced to 32 years for sexually exploiting six minors

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man was sentenced on Friday to 32 years in federal prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, for coercing and sexually exploiting six minors, including girls as young as 9, in a series of crimes that spanned several Maryland counties, federal authorities said. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander imposed the sentence on Delroy James Scott, […]

Police officer out of surgery after being shot in Baltimore County [VIDEO]

UPDATE 2: The suspect has been identified and charged. UPDATE: The injured police officer has been released from Shock Trauma. Original story below… CATONSVILLE, MD—A Baltimore County Police Department officer was shot near a police precinct on Thursday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2025, an armed subject approached an officer in the 900-block of Walker Avenue in […]

Baltimore County Police Department dive team members recognized for efforts following DC plane crash

WASHINGTON, DC—At an event in Washington D.C. on Thursday, members of the Baltimore County Police Department’s Marine and Dive Teams were recognized for their efforts following the tragic plane crash over the Potomac River in January. The officers were recognized by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for their dedication and service in supporting rescue and recovery efforts following […]

DC man sentenced to 22 years in prison for role in armed robberies of Maryland cell phone stores

BALTIMORE, MD—A Washington, D.C. man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in robbing four cell phone stores across Maryland at gunpoint, officials say. Xavier Jones, 26, was involved in robberies at Verizon and AT&T stores in Baltimore County, Howard County, and Prince George’s County, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During the robberies, Jones and his accomplices […]

Man who used AI to impersonate BCPS principal arrested on child pornography charges

BALTIMORE, MD—The man who used artificial intelligence to fake the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in a racist tirade last year has been arrested on child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Dazhon Darien, 32, of Baltimore, with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual […]

Baltimore man faces federal indictment for sexual exploitation of a minor, producing child sexual abuse material

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been indicted on charges of sexual exploiting a minor and producing child sexual abuse material. A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, charging Jose Adan Lopez-Guevara, 37, with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child sexual abuse material. Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced […]

Former Gilman teacher sentenced to 35 years in prison for child sexual abuse

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Gilman teacher will be spending more than three decades behind bars. This week, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Christopher Kenji Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. After a three-day trial, on August 28, 2024, a federal jury found the defendant guilty of five counts of sexual […]