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 […]
ARBUTUS, MD—A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore County, according to the police. The shooting occurred around 2:10 p.m. in the 4000-block of Alan Drive (21229) in Wilkens. Police say when officers arrived at the scene, they found a 16-year-old boy who had been shot at least once. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last year, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday. This marks the first time the Justice Department will pursue the death penalty in President Donald Trump’s second term. Mangione, 26, was federally charged in […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have charged a 23-year-old man with first-degree murder following a domestic dispute that occurred in Parkville on Saturday. At approximately 1 p.m. on March 29, 2025 officers responded to the 8300-block of Nunley Drive (21234) following reports of a dispute. Upon arrival, authorities located two people with stab wounds inside the […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred in January. Markie Cole, 18, was arrested by homicide detectives and is currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. The double homicide occurred on January 11, 2025, in the 3400-block of […]
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, 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 […]
UPDATE 2: A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with this case. UPDATE: Police say the shooting occurred at just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025. The victim has been identified as a 17-year-old male. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred overnight in the Nottingham area. The shooting was […]