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Jury Finds Silver Spring Man Guilty in America’s Best Wings Shooting Case
34-year-old Markus Dowdy of Silver Spring was convicted last week of murder and related charges for a shooting at a White Oak restaurant in 2023 that left one man dead and another injured.
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Maryland Lawmakers Debate Overhauling Circuit Court Judge Elections
Maryland lawmakers are considering two bills that could change how circuit court judges are chosen.
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Automatic Adult Charges for Teens Face New Scrutiny in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers are considering reducing the practice of automatically assigning teenage defendants to adult court when charged with serious crimes.
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Silver Spring Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Attempted Murder in Rent Dispute
31-year-old Geofrey Gaitan was sentenced to 27 years in prison this week for a near-fatal attack on his landlord in 2020.
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Marc Yamada Takes Oath as Montgomery County’s 18th Police Chief
Marc Yamada was sworn in as the 18th Chief of Police for Montgomery County on Monday in a ceremony attended by his wife and two of his four children.
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Rent Dispute Turns Violent: Silver Spring Man Convicted of Attempted Murder
31-year-old Geofrey Gaitan of Silver Spring was found guilty this week of attempting to murder his landlord in 2020.
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Baltimore Man Convicted in Fatal Easter Sunday Home Invasion, Shooting in White Oak
21-year-old Kaleab Berhanu from Baltimore was found guilty this week of fatally shooting 20-year-old Carlos Rashard Carter of White Oak while he was asleep at home on Easter Sunday last year.
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ICE Alleges Montgomery County Ignored Three Detainers for MS-13 Gang Member
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and officials in Montgomery County are at odds over an immigration detainer for an MS-13 gang member who was arrested in Silver Spring.
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District Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 25 Years for Takoma Park Murder, Burglary
A District man was sentenced earlier this week to life in prison plus 25 years for the fatal shooting of a Takoma Park man last year.