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Man Sentenced For Kidnapping Victim At Maryland Hotel & Casino
A D.C. man has been sentenced for the kidnapping of a victim at a Maryland hotel and casino, authorities announce.
Darius Lawrence "Mup" Young, 30, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in connection to the February 2021 kidnapping on Monday, June 27, according to the Department of Justice.
Young had worked with several other co-conspirators, including Anthony Anthony Erik "Pain" Hebron, 29, Christopher Allen "40" Young, 27, Lamar Jamal Perkins, 28, and an unidentified co-conspirator to lure the victim to the hotel and casino where they kidnapped them on Feb. 3, 2021.
Hebron an…
19-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Southwest DC: Police
A 19-year-old from Washington DC has died from a fatal shooting in the Southwest quadrant of the city, authorities said.
Deonte Pittman, of Southeast, DC, was shot and killed in the Unit Block of Galveston Street, Southwest, just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, Metropolitan Police said.
Responding officers also learned of a second shooting victim in the Unit Block of Forrester Street, Southwest. That victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to police.
Officials are now offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone with info…
NJ Man On FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Discloses Appalling Reason For Killing Fiancé, Her Dog
A New Jersey man previously on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list was sentenced to 31 and a half years in prison for killing his fiancé and her dog, authorities announced Friday.
Lamont Stephenson, 46, on June 17 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for strangling Olga “Ivy” DeJesus in her Newark home on Oct. 17, 2014, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Stephenson said he killed DeJesus because he had been fired from his job at Pep Boys, the auto parts and service store, and did not want to tell her.
He also pleaded guilty to one count of ani…
