BALTIMORE, MD—A Nottingham man was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison for illegally possessing six “ghost guns,” a machine gun conversion device, and more than 1,200 rounds of ammunition. Gino Michael Gelormino, 42, a convicted felon, was sentenced by Judge Matthew J. Maddox to four years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. According to a […]
OCEAN CITY, MD—Governor Wes Moore delivered a forceful call for urgent action to local leaders Saturday, urging them to accelerate efforts on key issues ranging from affordable housing to public safety in the face of federal policies that he said were “unraveling” the lives of Marylanders. Speaking at the closing session of the 2025 Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) summer […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Two men, both illegally present in the United States, face federal charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in separate incidents in Maryland, authorities announced. Adolfo Nimrod Hernandez-Ramos, 42, a Honduran national, and Tony Marcos Ferreira-Dos Santos, 30, a Brazilian national, were charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, and interfering with federal officers, according […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty to impersonating nurses and using stolen credentials to gain employment at more than 40 Maryland health care facilities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. Thomasina E. Amponsah, 50, pleaded guilty to false statements in connection with health care matters and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Amponsah, who never held […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Police are investigating a series of burglaries and assaults that occurred in the eastern and northeastern parts of the county over the past week. The incidents include: First-Degree Burglary: An unknown suspect burglarized a residence in the 5300 block of Castle Stone Drive in Rosedale at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. Second-Degree Burglaries: An unknown suspect […]
TOWSON, MD—Maryland State Police arrested a Baltimore man Tuesday morning after a traffic stop in Baltimore County led to the discovery of suspected drugs and a stolen firearm. Jason Christopher Steptoe, 48, of Baltimore, is charged with multiple firearm offenses, including felony illegal possession of a firearm, as well as driving under the influence and various drug and traffic violations. […]
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 […]
BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus two additional consecutive life sentences and 40 years, for the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin. The sentencing, delivered by Judge Yolanda L. Curtin, followed a swift conviction in April. A jury found Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant, guilty of first-degree murder, […]