EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County jury has convicted an Edgewood man of three counts of sex abuse of a minor, concluding a lengthy legal battle that included two previous mistrials. Harold Ferguson, 49, was found guilty in the Circuit Court for Harford County following a four-day criminal jury trial before Judge Alex M. Allman. The verdict comes after two prior trials […]
JOPPA, MD—A Harford County jury convicted 16-year-old Jaylen Rushawn Prince of first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related charges on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old student at Joppatowne High School, authorities said. The verdict, reached after three hours of deliberation following an eight-day trial, stems from a September 6, 2024, incident in which Prince shot the victim in a […]
BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges on Monday for the brutal slaying of 37-year-old Rachel Morin in Bel Air, Maryland, in August 2023. A jury reached the verdict in less than an hour after a nine-day trial. The Baltimore Sun reports that Martinez-Hernandez showed no […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has been convicted on fraud and money laundering charges after a federal jury found her guilty of misrepresenting the health and life insurance coverage of more than 40 people to obtain life insurance policies worth more than $20 million. Maureen Wilson, 77, of Owings Mills, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Middle River man has been convicted in connection with a Harford County child abuse case. On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Douglas Grazuties, 36, of Middle River, was found guilty of second-degree child abuse, two counts of second-degree assault, and two counts of reckless endangerment following a three-day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins-Tobin in the Circuit […]
UPDATE: Anthony Sean Ross has been sentenced to life in prison. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Nottingham man has been convicted in connection with a 2022 homicide in Harford County. On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Anthony Sean Ross Jr., 32, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and weapons charges following a five-day jury trial before the Honorable M. Elizabeth Bowen […]
UPDATE: The two suspects have been sentenced to life in prison. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Rosedale man and a Middle River man were convicted of murder on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 in connection with a shooting death that occurred in Middle River in 2022. Deandre Antoine Wright, 21, of Rosedale, and Demetris Tyron Hollis, 20, of Middle River […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Florida man has been found guilty of plotting to blow up substations in Maryland, prosecutors said this week. A federal jury on Monday found Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to damage an energy facility on Monday after a six-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said. U.S. Attorney Erek L. […]