A Maryland man shot and killed his estranged wife and a neighbor on Thursday and then returned home, where he briefly held police in a stand-off before killing himself, the Baltimore Sun reported. Heather Zujkowski, 36, was pronounced dead at the Mount Airy scene, while her neighbor, 18-year-old high school student Noah Homayouni died while …
Deputies arrested a Maryland man Friday night after he refused to disperse a crowd of 60 people who had gathered at his home for a bonfire — the second time in a week police had been called to his Hughesville house for violating Gov Larry Hogan’s order prohibiting gatherings larger than 10 people. During deputies’ …
A Maryland man was charged with the murder of his wife, who was reported missing earlier this week. WJZ reported that on Friday, Thomas Lehan, 37, told investigators that his missing wife, Kathleen Lehan, 24, was located in a creek in a wooded area. Kathleen Lehan was reportedly last seen Sunday afternoon in the Middletown …
A former Maryland police officer was indicted on Tuesday, months after he allegedly raped a woman following a traffic stop. In September, then-Fairmount Heights officer Martique Vanderpool, 30, and a colleague reportedly pulled over a female driver in Capitol Heights. The Prince George’s County Police Department said in a statement that Vanderpool placed the driver …
A Maryland judge suffered minor injuries on Wednesday after a defendant in a criminal sex case threw a metal water pitcher at her head during sentencing, according to reports. Chief Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Heard had sentenced Travis Burroughs, 36, to life with all but 70 years suspended for sodomy and false imprisonment. A Baltimore …
Two Maryland residents are facing animal cruelty charges after authorities reportedly found hundreds of animals living in deplorable conditions at their home, which doubled as a cat rescue. Garriott Cox, 53, and Pamela Arrington, 51, were indicted on November 4, weeks after two searches of their home reportedly uncovered a total of 74 dead cats …
Authorities in Maryland have asked for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl who disappeared on Tuesday morning. Rockville police wrote in a Facebook post that Lemlem Earley left her home on the 500 block of Anderson Avenue between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. but she never arrived at Julius West Middle School. WTOP …
A Maryland man was reportedly stabbed to death at a Popeyes on Monday night when a dispute about line cutting turned violent. Prince George’s County police said they were alerted to the incident at the restaurant chain’s Oxon Hill location at around 7 p.m. The deadly altercation reportedly began when one man jumped in front …
A Maryland woman admitted Thursday to not only witnessing her stepmother’s murder and claiming that a panhandler did it, but helping her father—the accused killer—flee to Mexico. The Baltimore Sun reports that Valeria Smith, 28, pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact in connection with the murder of Jacquelyn Smith, 54, who was …
Two Maryland teens are facing criminal charges for allegedly fatally beating a festival attendee in what authorities have described as a random, unprovoked attack. The two boys, ages 15 and 16, are accused of assaulting John Marvin Weed, 59, at the Great Frederick Fair on Friday afternoon. WDVM reported that the 16-year-old punched Weed in …
A Maryland man was recently arrested, accused of raping his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter dozens of times as the mother worked and wasn’t home. Authorities got involved after August 24, when the mother allegedly caught Jose Indalecio Rosales, 38, touching her daughter’s genitals while in the child’s bed. The mother called Rosales back to their bed …
Police in Maryland are asking for the public’s help in locating a 10-year-old girl who they said has been missing since May 25. According to WBFF, Ailea Brown last seen at her home on the 300 block of Erin Russel Court in Reisterstown. Baltimore police said a white SUV was in the area at the time …
