Monday, March 31, 2008

Afternoon

From the State's Attorney's office:
This afternoon Mark Anthony Castillo, 41 of Schuylkill Road in Rockville was charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder, child abuse, and child abuse resulting in death. He was held without bail by a court commissioner. A judicial bail review is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
The kids were all drowned. The Sun, the TV news (WMAR, WJZ, WBAL) and the AP all have additional details.

In other local murder news, 16-year-old Farron Tates was indicted by the Baltimore City Grand Jury.
Court documents allege Farron Tates was responsible for a shooting incident on March 1, 2008 in the 5000 block of Denmore Avenue. Anthony Underwood and Tates were engaged in an altercation when Tates produced a handgun and shot him in the head and chest. Underwood died at the scene.

An arraignment is scheduled for May 6, 2008 before Judge Lynn K. Stewart, Room 215, Mitchell Courthouse.

2 comments:

John Galt said...

The graduation rates of the four worst cities in the U.S.:

Baltimore Baltimore City Public School System 34.6

Cleveland Cleveland Municipal City Sch. Dist. 34.1

Indianapolis Indianapolis Public Schools 30.5

Detroit Detroit City School District 24.9

John Galt said...

So, we're at # 51 going into April ?