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Prince George's
Lifestyle
Dump Truck Driver Burned Saving Son From Fiery Prince George's County Crash Faces Long Recovery Dump Truck Driver Burned Saving Son From Fiery Prince George's County Crash Faces Long Recovery
Dump Truck Driver Burned Saving Son From Fiery Prince George's County Crash Faces Long Recovery Friends and well-wishers are rallying around a courageous mother who sacrificed herself to rescue her young son from a fiery crash on I-495. Scheracon Roberts and her son Aarihimis Brown were driving last month in a dump truck on I-495 near Maryland Route 4 when it blew a tire for unknown reasons and veered into the opposite lanes.  The truck flipped, caught fire, and at the same time, an SUV attempted to avoid the crash and overturned. According to the organizers of a GoFundMe for the family, Roberts was able to get her son out of the truck with an assist from a Good Samaritan, …

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery MD
News
Tenant Convicted For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Silver Spring Tenant Convicted For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Silver Spring
Tenant Convicted For Nearly Beating Landlord To Death Over Rent Dispute In Silver Spring The third time was a charm for prosecutors in Montgomery County after a Silver Spring man was convicted of the vicious assault of his landlord over rent. Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder this week after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. According to court documents, on April 19, 2020, Gaitan severely beat his 63-year-old landlord in a home in the 9700 block of Hastings Drive in Silver Spring, striking him with two solid wood table legs and stomping on his head when …

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Business
Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In St. Mary's County Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In St. Mary's County
Auto Parts Facility Burned Down By Two-Alarm Fire In St. Mary's County One person was burned and an auto parts facility was destroyed during an afternoon two-alarm fire in St. Mary's County on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. The Maryland Fire Marshal says that an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Used Auto Parts in the 45000 block of Usher Lane in Drayden when a fire ignited, leaving him with burns to his upper body.  He was airlifted by a State Police helicopter to Washington Hospital Center for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening burns. The incident was reported shortly after 2:45 p.m. on April 23.  **P…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
News
Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Chaptico Tree Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Chaptico Tree
Woman Extricated, Airlifted To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Chaptico Tree A woman suffered serious injuries after losing control, crashing into a tree, and getting trapped inside her vehicle in St. Mary's County, according to the sheriff's office. Chaptico resident Anita Renee Courtney, 40, had to be rescued from her totaled vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 at the intersection of Maddox Road and Rivendell Way. 21:26:50*MVA SERIOUS*24298 MADDOX RD**CHAPTICO*OLD CHAPTICO WHARF RD*CO5 SQ5 SQ2 ALS CO59 CO29 FDC** VEHICLE INTO A TREE... Posted by Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday, April 4, 2024 According to investigator…

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by Zak Failla
Charles
News
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Mechanicsville Crash: State Police Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Mechanicsville Crash: State Police
Woman, 27, Dies At Hospital Days After Being Airlifted From Mechanicsville Crash: State Police A 27-year-old woman died days after she had to be airlifted to the hospital following a crash in St. Mary's County, state police announced on Wednesday. Mechanicsville resident Casey Nicole Faulds was driving on Sunday, Feb. 4, when she was involved in a crash with another vehicle in the area of Mechanicsville Road and Red Oak Lane. Troopers responded to the Mechanicsville intersection, and police say that one of the drivers was treated by paramedics before being flown to the Washington Hospital Center for evaluation of "serious injuries." AVOID Mechanicsville Rd in area of Asher Rd fo…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington
News
DC Man Doomed By Loyalty Card Heading To Prison For Liquor Store Shooting: Feds DC Man Doomed By Loyalty Card Heading To Prison For Liquor Store Shooting: Feds
DC Man Doomed By Loyalty Card Heading To Prison For Liquor Store Shooting: Feds Loyalty will cost a District man more than a decade behind bars after he was convicted for his role in a Southeast DC shooting, federal authorities announced. Vincent James, 39, was convicted by a jury in DC Superior Court late last year following a three-day trial after a shooting outside a Southeast DC liquor store in July 2020. On Friday, James was sentenced to 132 months in prison, according to officials. Prosecutors say that at around 2 a.m. on July 30, 2020, James got into a disagreement in the parking lot of Spar Liquors on South Capitol Street SE that turned deadly. Unprompted and…

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by Zak Failla
Prince George's
Lifestyle
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Temple Hills Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss 'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Temple Hills Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Temple Hills Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor. The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies. Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall. "For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington
News
Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds
Loyalty Card Leads Police Straight To Man Convicted Of Liquor Store Shooting In DC: Feds Loyalty cost a District man who was convicted of a Southeast DC shooting, federal authorities announced. Vincent James, 39, was convicted by a jury in DC Superior Court following a three-day trial after a shooting outside a Southeast DC liquor store in July 2020. Prosecutors say that at around 2 a.m. on July 30, 2020, James shot a complaining witness several times in the torso while in the parking lot of Spar Liquors on South Capitol Street SE. The victim collapsed at a nearby bus stop before being rushed to Washington Hospital Center, where he was treated for multiple gunshot wounds. Acc…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Obituaries
Community Rallies Around Family Of Leonardtown Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU Community Rallies Around Family Of Leonardtown Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU
Community Rallies Around Family Of Leonardtown Teen Killed In Crash That Left Brother In ICU Support has swelled for a Maryland family after a fatal crash that took the life of one teen and left another in critical condition in St. Mary’s County. More than $40,000 has been raised on behalf of the Sansbury and Colvin families after Cole, 16, and Hunter Sansbury, 15, were involved in a fatal head-on crash that left three others with injuries. Hunter Sansbury was pronounced dead at the scene of the rollover crash. Cole Sansbury was airlifted to Washington Hospital Center, where he was being treated in the Intensive Care Unit one day after the crash on Monday, July 17. Friends and we…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves Two Hospitalized, One Critical, In DC One person suffered critical injuries and a second was hospitalized when a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building in Northeast DC. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday, April 21, to the 3200 block of Fort Lincoln Drive where there were reports of heavy smoke and a flames showing at Fort Lincoln Senior Village. 2nd Alarm fire now 3200 block Ft. Lincoln Sr NE. Heavy fire and smoke on 10th floor. 1 victim being removed by #DCsBrVest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 21, 2023 A second alarm was called at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Friday morn…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Great Mills Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Great Mills Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say
Great Mills Teen Killed In Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' Loved Ones Say Support was surging for the family of a 15-year-old boy killed in a crash earlier this week. Robert Proctor Jr., of Great Mills, was airlifted to an area hospital after the car he was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle on Route 235 in Lexington Park Tuesday, June 14, authorities in St. Mary’s County said. More than $2,300 had been raised as of Thursday for the boy's family on a GoFundMe. Affectionately known as RJ, the teen was being remembered as someone extraordinary. "...when he walked into a room his smile and laugh lit up the place, he had plans on entering his sophomo…

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by Cecilia Levine
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Teen Killed In Two-Car Lexington Park Crash: Sheriff Teen Killed In Two-Car Lexington Park Crash: Sheriff
Teen Killed In Two-Car Lexington Park Crash: Sheriff A teenager was killed and a second victim was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after crashing at a busy St. Mary’s County intersection on Tuesday, June 14. Great Mills resident Robert Proctor, Jr., 15, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Route 235 near the intersection of Hermanville Road in Lexington Park shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday when his vehicle was struck. An off-duty deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office witnessed the crash, according to Jason Babcock, the Civilian Public Information Officer for the agency, and called it in to the agency. A 2012 Ford Fusion …

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by Zak Failla