Crime, Police/Fire

Middle River man who shot victim 14 times sentenced to life in prison

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Middle River man has been sentenced for a 2020 murder in which he shot his victim 14 times. Jaekwan Jacob Stephens, 25, was sentenced on Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court for first-degree premeditated murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. In the early morning hours of August 18, 2020, …


Crime, Police/Fire

Middle River man convicted in connection with 2020 shooting death in Catonsville

UPDATE: Jaekwan Jacob Stephens has been sentenced to life in prison. Original story below… —— MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A Middle River man has been convicted in connection with a 2020 homicide in Catonsville. On Friday, a jury in Baltimore County convicted Jaekwan Jacob Stephens, 25, of first-degree murder and weapons charges. In the early morning hours of August 18, 2020, the …