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Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds
Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds A District man has will serve more time behind bars after the repeat offender was sentenced for drug and weapon offenses near a Northeast DC high school. DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and, while near a school, possessing cocaine base with the intent to sell it, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2023, McNeil was on release in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for unlawfully possessing a gun and possessing cocaine. He also has a 2018 conviction for similar ch…
Convict Caught With Modded AR-15-Style Rifle, Drugs In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says Convict Caught With Modded AR-15-Style Rifle, Drugs In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says
Convict Caught With Modded AR-15-Style Rifle, Drugs In Lexington Park, Sheriff Says A Lexington Park man with a history of crime is facing new charges in St. Mary's County after being busted on drug and weapon offenses, the sheriff's office announced. Trevone Damone Butler, 33, is behind bars after deputies recovered suspected drugs, paraphernalia, and an unserialized lower receiver for a regulated firearm during a search and seizure. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office arrested Butler on Thursday, April 18 in the 46000 block of Admiral Lane in Lexington Park following an investigation into his dealings. During the initial search, detectives recovered cash, …
19-Year-Old From Pasadena With Attempted Homicide For December Shooting In Severn: Police 19-Year-Old From Pasadena With Attempted Homicide For December Shooting In Severn: Police
19-Year-Old From Pasadena With Attempted Homicide For December Shooting In Severn: Police Months after a shooting that left one person suffering from a gunshot wound and several vehicles damaged in Anne Arundel County, police say that they have apprehended a 19-year-old who is facing multiple attempted homicide and assault charges, police say. Pasadena resident Da'sjon Malik Ford has been identified by investigators from the Anne Arundel County Police Department and arrested following a December shooting in Severn that left a man injured, authorities announced on Monday. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, officers were called to the Orchard Food Market on Reece…
Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police
Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police The man who was shot by members of the Metropolitan Police Department while attempting to flee is facing a host of charges, the agency announced on Wednesday. Northeast DC resident Deion Hinnant, who was hospitalized with serious injuries after the officer-involved shooting, was charged with assault and weapon offenses following an incident Monday night. According to police, shortly before 9 p.m. on April 1, investigators from the Violent Crime Suppression Division’s Robbery Suppression Unit were in the 2100 block of Bladensburg Road NE, when they spotted an altercation. #Update: A…
Man Sold More Than 882 Meth Pills To Investigators: Warren County Prosecutors Man Sold More Than 882 Meth Pills To Investigators: Warren County Prosecutors
Man Sold More Than 882 Meth Pills To Investigators: Warren County Prosecutors A 32-year-old New York man was arrested and charged with distributing methamphetamine on Wednesday, Feb. 7, following an investigation by Warren County Prosecutors and New Jersey State Police, authorities said. During the five-month investigation, Brian Virola sold 882 methamphetamine pills to investigators, authorities said. Investigators seized $8,000 in pills, authorities said. Virola was also found to be in possession of a handgun loaded with hollow-point rounds in an extended magazine, authorities said. Virola was charged with multiple counts of drugs and weapons offenses, authorities …
Child Left Alone In Prince Frederick Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says Child Left Alone In Prince Frederick Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says
Child Left Alone In Prince Frederick Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says A man who left a child alone in a home filled with drugs and weapons is facing charges following a search of his residence, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced. Andre Taijon Grice, 27, was arrested this week following a weeks-long investigation into drug dealing in the 100 block of Alton Court in Prince Frederick that was launched in January. While surveilling the area, officials say that Grice was caught conducting hand-to-hand drug deals leading to search and seizure warrants for his home, vehicle, and person.  On Wednesday, Feb. 7, members of the sheriff's office observed…
Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police
Teen Accused Of Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver At Gunpoint In Aberdeen: Police Justice may be served for a pizza delivery driver who was robbed at gunpoint by a teen late last year in Harford County, police say. Tre Kai Ren Golder, 18, has been arrested weeks after an armed robbery of a driver in November last year, according to the Aberdeen Police Department on Friday afternoon. On Nov. 21, 2023, police say that a driver arrived at a home in the 900 block of Harlan Avenue to make an evening delivery, though the residents inside the home denied ordering food. When the driver went back to his car to double-check the contact number for who ordered the food, he was acco…
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station
Teen Tried As Adult Admits To Murdering Beloved 18-Year-Old At Wheaton Metro Station A teen murder suspect wearing an ironic sweatshirt at the time of the shooting has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting Emmanuel Simmonds, 16, copped to his role in bringing a fresh round of grief to a Montgomery County family earlier this year inside the Wheaton Metro Station, prosecutors announced. Gaithersburg resident Emmanuel Simmonds pleaded guilty to murder and weapon offenses for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old Tenneson Vaughn Leslie, Jr., of Greenbelt, who was shot in the back of the head during a dispute at the station. On May 18, two groups who were strangers t…
Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney
Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars: St. Mary's State's Attorney A man with a checkered criminal past is heading back to prison after finding himself running afoul of the law once more in St. Mary's County. Lexington Park resident Dimitri Paul Brooks, 28, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 suspended after being busted earlier this year on felony drug and weapon offenses, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, earlier this year, detectives from the sheriff office's Vice/Narcotics Unit, Emergency Services Team, and a K-9 Unit executed search and seizure warrants in the …
Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD
Armed Mortuary Worker, 71, Ditches Gun In Hackensack Church After Threatening Man On Street: PD A 71-year-old mortuary worker from Saddle Brook pulled a loaded gun on a man during a dispute on a Hackensack street, then ducked into a nearby church to try and ditch the weapon, authorities said. Kerris Meadows and a 43-year-old Newark resident got into the unspecified argument outside Mount Olive Baptist Church around 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, Dec. 16, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. The Central Avenue church was conducting a food drive at the time. The second man told officers who responded to a call of a man with a gun that Meadows pointed a revolver and threatened to sh…
Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC
Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC Roy Tatum can't seem to keep himself out of trouble. After spending more than 25 years in prison for a murder conviction, the 47-year-old District man is likely heading back to prison after being convicted by a jury of drug and weapon offenses, federal officials announced. The convict was previously released under the DC Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act after serving more than 25 years for first-degree murder.  Less than a year after he was released, members of the Metropolitan Police Department investigating an unrelated homicide arrested him for possession of firearms, ammuniti…
Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After St. Mary's County Shooting: Sheriff Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After St. Mary's County Shooting: Sheriff
Felon Convicted For Murdering Man Who Died 16 Months After St. Mary's County Shooting: Sheriff A 40-year-old Maryland man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of killing a 21-year-old man who died more than a year after he was left paralyzed, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney announced. California resident Demetrius Puifory was convicted this week following a four-day trial of second-degree murder and weapon offenses for his role in an April 2022 shooting that turned fatal over the summer when his victim died. Shortly before 5 p.m. on April 28, 2022, members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called to the 46700 block of Marshall Boulevard…
Armed Man Apprehended Following Pursuit: Jersey City Police Armed Man Apprehended Following Pursuit: Jersey City Police
Armed Man Apprehended Following Pursuit: Jersey City Police A 30-year-old man was arrested in Jersey City on Saturday, Oct. 28 for being armed with a firearm following a pursuit with police, authorities said. At 2:23 a.m. police attempted to stop Byron Harrison at 169 Monticello Ave. Harrison fled the scene police gave chase, eventually apprehending Harrison, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. Harrison was charged with several weapons offenses, including unlawful possession of a weapon, and for being in possession of several controlled substances, Wallace-Scalfione said. 
Cocaine, Handguns Seized In Arrest Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor Cocaine, Handguns Seized In Arrest Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor
Cocaine, Handguns Seized In Arrest Of Trenton Man: Prosecutor A three-month investigation into cocaine sales in Trenton led to an arrest and seizure of $10,500 in cocaine, two handguns and nearly $4,000 cash, authorities said. Juan Rivera, 34, of Trenton, was charged with drug and weapons offenses on Oct. 4, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. A motor vehicle stop of Rivera in a silver Toyota Corolla was conducted by detectives in the area of Greenwood and Walnut avenues in Trenton. Rivera was detained without incident and $3,986 in cash was seized, Onofti said. A subsequent search of Rivera’s Greenwood Avenue …
Bergen County Home Invasion: Four Seized In Quick-Strike Raids In NJ, NY Bergen County Home Invasion: Four Seized In Quick-Strike Raids In NJ, NY
Bergen County Home Invasion: Four Seized In Quick-Strike Raids In NJ, NY GOTCHA! (UPDATE): An armed home invasion robbery in Maywood last November was cracked with the arrests of four men -- two of whom are from the Bronx and another from Westchester, authorities announced on Thursday. Three of the accused robbers forced their way into a Terrace Avenue home and demanded cash and valuables from the owner on Nov. 11, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. “One of the men pointed a semi-automatic firearm at one of the residents,” the prosecutor said. The masked trio fled with $32,000 in cash, a Cartier watch, a pair of Dolce & Gabbana shoes and…
Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor
Galloway Pair Admit Fentanyl, Firearms Offenses: Prosecutor A pair of men from Galloway Township have admitted to weapons and drug dealing offenses, authorities said. Ibin Ingrum, 19, of pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and second-degree unlawful possession of a community gun, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Robert Gunter, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, the prosecutor said. The convictions of Ingrum and Gunter arose from a residential search warrant executed in Galloway Township in July 2022. In an upstairs bed…
Traffic Stop Brings Down Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant 19-Year-Old Woman In Baltimore: Police Traffic Stop Brings Down Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant 19-Year-Old Woman In Baltimore: Police
Traffic Stop Brings Down Man Accused Of Killing Pregnant 19-Year-Old Woman In Baltimore: Police A Baltimore man is in custody for allegedly shooting and killing a pregnant teenager late last year, authorities announced. Malik McCormick, 22, has been charged with murder and multiple weapon offenses following an investigation into the murder of 19-year-old Jaymyra Burrell last year while she was pregnant. Jaymyra BurrellJaymyra Burrell (Facebook) In the early hours of Dec. 4, 2022, officers from the Baltimore Police Department were called to the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue, where they found a pregnant Burrell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was rushed to John Hopkins …
Woman Seen In Bloodied Clothing Stabbed Man Dead In Haledon: Prosecutor Woman Seen In Bloodied Clothing Stabbed Man Dead In Haledon: Prosecutor
Woman Seen In Bloodied Clothing Stabbed Man Dead In Haledon: Prosecutor A woman seen outside of her home in bloodied clothing has been charged with first-degree murder in a Passaic County stabbing, authorities announced. Jamilette Huaranga, 21, of Haledon, has been charged with first-degree murder and related weapon offenses on accusations she stabbed a 19-year-old man around 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Huaranga had been arguing with the victim, identified only as A.L., when she stabbed him near Lee Avenue and Legion Place in Haledon, Valdes said. A.L. was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medi…
Loaded Guns, Drugs Seized From Two During Annapolis Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Guns, Drugs Seized From Two During Annapolis Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Guns, Drugs Seized From Two During Annapolis Traffic Stop, Police Say What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say.  Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…
Arrest Made In Summit Shooting; Gunman Had Been Arguing With Victim For Days: Police Arrest Made In Summit Shooting; Gunman Had Been Arguing With Victim For Days: Police
Arrest Made In Summit Shooting; Gunman Had Been Arguing With Victim For Days: Police A 33-year-old Irvington man has been arrested in a Summit shooting that left a 35-year-old Vauxhall resident injured Saturday, June 24, authorities said. Jaime Tapia-Lobos was found in Plainfield and charged with First degree attempted murder, aggravated assault, and various other weapons offenses, police in Summit said. Tapia-Lobos and his victim had apparently been arguing for several days before things culminated around 8:35 a.m. near 103 Park Ave., Summit police said. Tapia-Lobos and two other unidentified men were standing on the sidewalk when the victim drove up, got o…
Man Randomly Going Door To Door With Assault Rifle In Germantown Facing Charges: Police Man Randomly Going Door To Door With Assault Rifle In Germantown Facing Charges: Police
Man Randomly Going Door To Door With Assault Rifle In Germantown Facing Charges: Police The man who put a scare into a Montgomery County neighborhood when he went door to door while carrying an assault rifle last month has been hit with multiple weapon offenses, authorities announced on Tuesday. Police say that Trevor Copeland, 30, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged following an incident where he was caught walking around Germantown while openly carrying an assault rifle, causing concern for some area residents. Montgomery County Department of Police personnel received a report late last month regarding a man - later identified as Copeland - walking around an apar…
Men Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges During Atlantic City Traffic Stop: Police Men Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges During Atlantic City Traffic Stop: Police
Men Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges During Atlantic City Traffic Stop: Police A pair of men were charged with multiple drug and weapons offenses during a traffic stop, authorities said. On Thursday, May 25 at 12:35 p.m., Atlantic City Detectives Christopher Dodson and Eric Evans conducted a motor vehicle stop at Tennessee and Pacific avenues.  During the stop, K9 Officer Michael Braxton and his K9 partner, Ryker, responded as back up.  K9 Ryker, trained in narcotic detection, showed a positive indication for the presence of drugs in the vehicle, police said. The occupants, Khilid Scott, 25, of Philadelphia, and Joseph Dixon, 31, of Atlantic City, were arr…
South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 33-year-old South Jersey man was indicted on first-degree murder charges, authorities said. Jahlil Boston, of Egg Harbor City, also was indicted Tuesday, April 18 on weapons offenses and drug dealing, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On March 18, 2023, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the 1900 block of the Boardwalk for a report of a male who suffered from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at he scene.  Information led to the arrest of Boston, who was in possession of a handgun and suspected crack cocaine.  Boston was t…
Lakewood Man Admits To Fatal Shooting, Drug-Dealing: Prosecutor Lakewood Man Admits To Fatal Shooting, Drug-Dealing: Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Admits To Fatal Shooting, Drug-Dealing: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from Lakewood has admitted to fatally shooting another man in 2021, authorities said. Jahvontae Debose, 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday, March 28, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Debose was convicted in the death of Dajour Randolph in Lakewood, Billhimer said. Debose also admitted to drug dealing and weapons offenses, he said. On February 21, 2021, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Lakewood police were summoned to Tudor Court in response to a 911 call regarding a man who had collapsed in the middle of the road. Police fou…
Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say
Police Shot At As Adults In Bulletproof Vests Chase Teen In PA: Authorities Say Adults in "bullet proof vests, masks and goggles" shot at police while fleeing from an armed robbery attempt of a 13-year-old in Manheim, authorities say.  Officers were called to a report of the oddly dressed trio near Hazel and High streets on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 4:55 p.m., according to the police release. The scene was active when the police arrived so the trio began to flee, one man, Kyle Keller, shot at police with an unregistered 9mm “polymer80” style handgun and a 17 round and 31 round partially loaded magazine  The Manheim teen told the police that the trio accoste…
Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said. Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said. Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…
UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill UPDATE: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill
Update: Pair In NJ State Police Takedown Charged With Gunpoint Home Invasion In Cresskill A gunpoint home invasion robbery in Cresskill nearly six months ago was committed by two accused members of a massive auto theft ring smashed by New Jersey State Police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday in announcing charges against them. James Lanier and Carlos Sanchez of Newark are both 24 and have been running together for some time now, records show. Both were among several defendants arrested during a November 2022 State Police takedown of a ring led by Sanchez that authorities said stole more than 30 high-end vehicles – including BMWs and Land Rovers – that were wort…
WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say WILLOWBROOK BRAWL: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say
Willowbrook Brawl: Boy, 16, Stabbed 14-Year-Old Member Of Rival Passaic Group, Wayne Police Say UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …
MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court MALL STABBING: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court
Mall Stabbing: Five In Custody After Assault At Willowbrook Food Court UPDATE: A 16-year-old boy stabbed a 14-year-old rival at the Willowbrook Mall during a weekend brawl between two groups from the City of Passaic, police said Monday. There had been an “ongoing issue between them that involved a previous fight in another location,” Wayne Police Detective Capt. Dan Daly said on March 6. The boy was found at the entrance to the food court with a stab wound in his thigh around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, the captain said. The boy who stabbed him fled with others in his group toward the Cinemark movie theater, Daly said. As officers from Wayne, Fairfield and …
Cherry Hill Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Cherry Hill Man Charged In Fatal Shooting
Cherry Hill Man Charged In Fatal Shooting A Cherry Hill man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old woman on Saturday, Feb. 25, authorities said. Kyle Foggy, 29, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Lawnside Police Captain William Plenty. At 4:07 a.m. on Feb. 25, Lawnside police and EMS responded to the 100 block of Mouldy Road in Lawnside, where they found a woman who had been shot.  The victim was identified as 28-year-old Michelle Cruz of Lawnside, MacAulay said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pair Charged In Long Branch Shootings: Prosecutor Pair Charged In Long Branch Shootings: Prosecutor
Pair Charged In Long Branch Shootings: Prosecutor Two fugitives from Monmouth County have been charged in connection with a pair of shootings in the fall, authorities said. Steven L. Worsley Jr., 30, of Eatontown and Ronald T. Gilliard, 30, of Long Branch are both charged with two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, and six second-degree weapons offenses. The shootings took place in Long Branch in October 2022, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, and resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information about these incide…