Fugitive Who Raped Girl, 13, Before Fleeing Country Apprehended, Charles County Sheriff Says
A fugitive wanted to sexually abusing a teen girl and fled the country is back in Maryland to face rape and other offenses, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced.
Franklin Argueta-Marquez, 28, who has no fixed address, was wanted in connection to two counts of rape and sexual offense of a 13-year-old he met online when she was 12, officials say.
Argueta-Marquez first reached out to the victim by contacting her through direct messaging on a social media app, according to investigators. He engaged in friendly conversations, and after a few weeks, he was able to convince her to sn…
Upper Marlboro Murder Suspect Captured In Virginia, Held Pending Extradition: PG County Police
A man is in custody in Virginia after allegedly shooting someone he knew during a deadly argument earlier this month in Maryland, police announced.
Aaron Zavier Jefferson, 33, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dequan Clinkscale, of Capitol Heights, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department.
On Saturday, June 7, at approximately 4:40 a.m., officers were called to the 400 block of Warfield Drive for the report of an unresponsive man in a parking garage.
When they arrived, police found Clinkscale suffering from gunshot wounds.…
Global Swatting Ringleader Who Targeted Congress, Churches, Media Pleads Guilty: DOJ
A Romanian man who led a global swatting ring that targeted members of Congress, churches, and even a former US president has pleaded guilty, federal officials announced.
Thomasz Szabo, 26, known online as “Plank,” “Jonah,” and “Cypher,” entered his guilty plea in federal court this week, according to the US Department of Justice.
Szabo was extradited from Romania in November 2024 and admitted to running a years-long online conspiracy that involved making fake bomb and mass-shooting threats across the United States, investigators said.
He and his crew targeted more than 75 public officials…
Incest, Rape Of Child Among 50+ Charges Move Forward Against NY Man: PA Judge
A New York man charged with sexually abusing multiple children over several years in Lancaster will stand trial, following a preliminary hearing held last week, authorities announced on Friday, May 30.
Dennis Iluminado Martinez, 39, of Brooklyn, was ordered by Lancaster County Magisterial District Judge Jodie Richardson to face trial in the Court of Common Pleas on more than 50 felony and misdemeanor charges, including two counts of Rape of a Child, four counts of Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, 15 counts of Indecent Assault of a Person Less Than 13 Years of Age, Aggrava…
