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, […]
OVERLEA, MD—A former Baltimore County Public Schools employee has been arrested on sex offense charges. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit arrested 30-year-old Donovan Michaud following reports that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student at Overlea High School in Baltimore County. Michaud, who was a building service worker at the school, has been […]
ABINGDON, MD—A 66-year-old Abingdon man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of his wife, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday. David Williams was taken into custody after deputies responded to a shooting report late Monday night in the 2800-block of Bynum Overlook Drive. Deputies, dispatched around 10:45 p.m. Monday, June […]
TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested a Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office employee on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. Jonathan Koritzer, 35, was arrested Friday by detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit. Authorities said they received information about an inappropriate relationship between Koritzer and a minor. Koritzer is charged with sexual abuse of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested an Illinois man in connection with a highway shooting in Baltimore County and are attempting to determine if he is linked to three other shootings in Pennsylvania on the same night. Christian Ramos, 28, of Aurora, Illinois, is charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses, Maryland State Police announced Friday. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally operating a drone over M&T Bank Stadium during an NFL Wild Card game in January, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced. Alexis Perez Suarez, 43, of Baltimore, admitted to knowingly and willfully violating national defense airspace. Magistrate Judge Charles D. Austin sentenced Suarez to one year of […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A gym teacher at Northwest Academy in Baltimore County has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of second-degree assault after reports of inappropriately touching students, the Baltimore County Police Department announced Wednesday. Jordan Adams, 28, was taken into custody by detectives on June 18, 2025. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Authorities […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been indicted on federal bribery charges, accused of paying more than $10,000 to a former Baltimore City finance official to extinguish his financial obligations to the city, including unpaid water bills. James Carroll Erny Jr., 54, of Glen Arm, Maryland, was charged with one count of bribery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland […]