‘I Ignored Warning Signs’: Maryland Man Jailed For Strangling Partner, Prosecutors Say
A Maryland man will serve more than a decade in prison after prosecutors said he strangled, punched, and threatened his partner during a violent domestic assault she tried to blame on herself.
Logan Hakeem Young, 41, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended, for first-degree assault, according to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office.
He pleaded guilty to the charge in April. Prosecutors said the State asked for — and received — the top of the sentencing guidelines.
The case stems from an attack on Aug. 24, 2024, when police were called at approxim…
Career Criminal Trafficking Fentanyl From PA To Frederick Learns His Fate
A Pennsylvania man brought fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine into Maryland. Now he’s going away for decades.
Jerome Mario Britton, 46, of Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drug distribution in Frederick County, prosecutors announced.
A jury convicted Britton in March following a narcotics investigation and traffic stop in Frederick last fall.
According to the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, on Sept. 4, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., police received a tip from Carroll Township in Pennsylvania.
Officers were told Britton had just traveled to Harrisburg …
Clarksburg Mother Of 2 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-270: State Police
A Maryland mother of a pair of young boys was one of two people killed in a wrong-way crash on I-270 in Montgomery County over the holiday weekend, state police say.
Ashley Salazar, 25, of Clarksburg, and Jeremy De La Torre, 33, of Frederick, were both pronounced dead by first responders after their vehicles collided in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 5, Maryland State Police said.
The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. on northbound lanes of I-270 at Germantown Road, according to state police.
Investigators said Salazar was driving a Chevy Cruz south in the northbound lanes of…
Frederick Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’
A rising star in Maryland’s weightlifting community was one of two people killed in a fiery wreck that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over Memorial Day weekend, officials confirmed.
Thomas McGinley, 20, of Frederick, was identified as one of the two people who died on Sunday, May 25, when a box truck was struck and burst into flames along I-70 near Exit 62 in New Market, Maryland State Police said.
The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. when the driver of a BMW SUV heading west rear-ended a box truck near Route 75, state police said. The impact sent the box truck over the median and into t…
Gunman Caught After Frederick Shooting — But Victims Won’t Talk, Police Say
A man accused of opening fire on two others on a busy Maryland street was tracked down by police after a days-long search, according to the Frederick Police Department.
Nyzeir Sampson, 28, was located and taken into custody in Hagerstown on Monday, May 5, with help from the US Marshals Task Force, officials said.
He faces multiple charges in connection to the double shooting, including attempted first-degree murder.
The incident happened around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in the 1100 block of Key Parkway. Officers responded to reports of shots fired and found two men suffering fro…
Stabbed, Lied, Delayed: Gaithersburg Woman Learns Fate After Murdering Boyfriend
A Maryland woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the chest, then drove him around for hours while telling a string of lies, is heading to prison.
Jennifer Abigail Espinoza-Orellana, 23, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 18 years suspended after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 20-year-old Jose Manuel Zavala Marquez, Montgomery County prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 30.
The killing unfolded in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2023, outside the couple’s home in the 8000 block of Shady Spring Drive, officials said.
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