Maryland man gets 6 years for $151K bank fraud scheme

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that obtained more than $151,000 from victims while using fake identities and personal information. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, Archie Arnold Paul, also known as “Carter Hill” and “Zion Davis,” 31, of Laurel, orchestrated the scheme and […]

Edgewood man sentenced to 40 years in prison for illegal possession of firearms

EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison after being convicted on charges of illegal possession of firearms while he was a convicted felon. William Quinton Yourman, 34, was found guilty in January of possessing a shotgun, rifle, ammunitions, and a firearm as a person convicted of a disqualifying crime. Assistant State’s Attorney, Megan Lintott, […]

Maryland serial carjacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

GREENBELT, MD—A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a series of armed carjackings and an attempted carjacking between May and June 2022, officials announced. Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, took part in at least four carjackings, three of which left two victims without car keys, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for […]

Edgewood man who was out on parole sentenced to 70 years for 2023 assault

EDGWOOD, MD—An Edgewood man who was out on parole for a 2008 murder will be spending decades in prison following a violent 2023 assault. On Tuesday, March 5, Gary Dashon Davenport, 44, was found guilty on assault and weapons charges. On August 11, 2023, officers with the Aberdeen Police Department responded to Horizon Cinemas for reports of an assault with […]

Man gets 50 years for gunpoint carjacking on Harford Road

BALTIMORE, MD—A man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after officials say he stole a car at gunpoint, assaulted a man with a loaded gun, and took off. Officials say Karon Alston and another unknown male approached the victim in the parking lot of the Harford Seafood Market, located at 6800 Harford Road (21234), on February 2, 2023. […]

Parkville, Essex, Baltimore men sentenced for $1.5M fraud scheme

BALTIMORE, MD—The Department of Justice has announced that a Baltimore man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role in a series of fraud schemes that attempted to steal more than $1.5 million from his victims.  Men from Parkville and Essex were also sentenced as part of this case. The announcement states that 40-year-old Noel Chimezuru Agoha […]

Attorney General Brown announces convictions of two members of ’39 Babies’ gang

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Wednesday announced the guilty pleas and sentencing of two members of Baltimore’s “39 Babies” gang. Karon Johnson and Pierre Briggs, both of Baltimore and both 23 years old, pleaded guilty to charges including participation in a criminal organization and firearms violations. Johnson also pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder. The […]