Federal Bureau of Investigation Archives

Maryland Freedom Caucus, Gov. Moore condemn fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah university event

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus issued a statement Wednesday condemning the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus event in Utah, attributing the violence to rising political division fueled by the left and calling for national unity against such attacks. Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, a prominent right-wing youth organization, was shot […]

Rosedale woman sentenced to six years in prison for trafficking oxycodone, money laundering

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Rosedale woman was sentenced Tuesday to six years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking and money laundering operation that distributed thousands of diverted oxycodone pills throughout the Baltimore region. U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Terry Allen, 57, after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. U.S. Attorney for the […]

FBI offering $15,000 reward for information on shooting death of 10-year-old in Maryland

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

SALISBURY, MD—The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) involved in the shooting death of 10-year-old Tyron Marque Colbert. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 5, 2024, Tyron was shot and killed while he was inside his home in Salisbury, Maryland. Anyone with information […]

Registered Baltimore County sex offender sentenced to 10 years for child pornography

Posted on August 28, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—A registered sex offender from Baltimore County has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced this week. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to a decade in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. This is Kelban’s third conviction related […]

President Trump deploys National Guard to Washington, slams Baltimore in crime crackdown

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and the federalization of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department to combat what he described as rampant crime and homelessness in the nation’s capital. The move, which Trump called a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital,” has sparked controversy, with […]

Florida man sentenced to 20 years for conspiring to destroy Baltimore region power grid

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to destroy power substations in the Baltimore area. Brandon Clint Russell, 30, of Orlando, was given the sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar, who also ordered a lifetime of supervised release. Russell’s co-conspirator, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 37, of Catonsville, Maryland, was previously […]

Virginia man pleads guilty to federal swatting charges

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Virginia man pleaded guilty this week to federal swatting and cyberstalking charges, admitting his role in an online group that coordinated false emergency calls designed to draw armed law enforcement responses to targeted locations. Evan Strauss, 27, of Moneta, Virginia, entered his plea in federal court in Baltimore, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney for the District […]

Three MS-13 members charged following murder of Maryland man

Posted on July 16, 2025 by News Desk

GREENBELT, MD—Three alleged members of the notorious La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang have been charged with racketeering conspiracy, including murder and drug trafficking, following their initial appearance in the District of Maryland on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. According to court documents, Maxwell Ariel Quijano-Casco, 24, of El Salvador; Daniel Isaias Villanueva-Bautista, 19, of El Salvador; and Josue Mauricio Lainez, […]

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