Baltimore County fentanyl, cocaine trafficker sentenced to 11 years in prison

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing fentanyl and cocaine with the intent to distribute, officials say. Querida Moran, 53, of Owings Mills, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl on Friday, March […]

Former Hickey School staff member arrested in child sex abuse investigation

PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested a former staff member at the Charles H. Hickey, Jr. School in Parkville/Carney as part of a child sex abuse investigation. Detectives with the Baltimore County Crimes Against Children Unit arrested and charged 78-year-old Ronald Neverdon on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Neverdon has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a […]

Registered Baltimore County sex offender pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man who is a registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Kelban was identified as a suspect in the trafficking of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also called child pornography, during Baltimore County Police Department’s online investigation of […]

Former Baltimore-area priest charged with child sex abuse

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore-area priest has been charged with child sex abuse that occurred in the 1990s. In October 2023, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit were alerted of past sexual abuse by a former priest. During their investigation, the survivor provided information regarding sexual abuse by 62-year-old William “Father Bill” Mannion that occurred from […]

Abingdon man sentenced to life for Bel Air murder

ABINGDON, MD—A 25-year-old Abingdon man has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 75 years suspended, after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 73-year-old woman in February 2024. Angelo Terrell Spencer admitted to killing the woman in her Bel Air home during a Friday morning hearing in the Circuit Court for Harford County, […]

Baltimore caregivers sentenced for financial exploitation of vulnerable adult

BALTIMORE, MD—Two Baltimore-area caregivers have been sentenced in connection with the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult while the victim lived at Rescuing Hearts Assisted Living Facility in Baltimore City. […]

MS-13 gang members indicted for murder in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD—Two Maryland MS-13 gang members have been indicted for murder in aid of racketeering, federal authorities announced. Manuel Erazo Alvarado, 46, and Erick Guillen Pleitez, 46, both of Annapolis, were charged in a federal grand jury indictment returned on February 13, according to the Department of Justice. On March 6, 2025, Guillen Pleitez made his initial appearance in the […]