Pat Jessamy doesn't like regional jury pools (which you wouldn't know from her efforts to shelve the Abell Foundation report), but is the idea constitutional?
As further proof that our political leadership is neither inept nor corrupt, the subpoenas continue for the Sheila Dixon investigation.
Carrie Everett of the Southwestern District of BPD received a reprimand after someone police captured committed suicide during her shift, and she's taken her story to the streets.
Two little dears were arrested for robbing a shoe store in Edmondson Village on September 24th. The issue was education here, as anyone could have taught them a shoe store is no place to rob.
A prosecutor turned appellate judge in Maryland argues against the Death Penalty in The Daily Record.
The economic crisis has even struck homes burgled, as evidenced by the random things nicked in today's blotter.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
More on Squirrley McRobrob
His name is William Michael Miller, 44, and he's robbed three banks since Sept 26!... joke's on him, that cash won't be worth anything next week!
Crabmeat, I Knew it!
Sentementes tracks down Johnny Hood, aka the Waverly seafood booster from yesterday's Blotter... don't miss the mug shot!
Today's "old man guilty of kiddie porn charges" link
Today's "old man guilty of kiddie porn charges" link
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Michael Wilson, 24, of Belair Road was found shot multiple times in the torsoin Northeast Baltimore this morning. He later died at a nearby hospital. Interestingly enough, he was on probation from a drug conviction in 2006.
A man beaten to death in Essex was ID'd as Eddie Alonso Stewart, 24.
Broadwater tells the tale of attempted-murder victim Sean Levy.
The Ink details last week's murders, reports Delawntae Finley has been removed from the toll. If that's the case, then police are likely not counting the death of Anthony Coates, #121, which would explain the discrepancy between numbers.
Did area drug dealers steal the formula for happy pills?
A Salisbury woman was awarded $1.8 million after being wrongfully terminated from a pest-control company.
Some unspecified criminal charge was dropped in the case of a MoCo loon who threatened the gov, Hillary and Mikulski.
A TDR law blogger asks, "Should American courts be prevented from enforcing defamation judgments obtained in countries with weaker free speech protections?"
More on the probe into police spying. Your tax $ at work!
Broadwater tells the tale of attempted-murder victim Sean Levy.
The Ink details last week's murders, reports Delawntae Finley has been removed from the toll. If that's the case, then police are likely not counting the death of Anthony Coates, #121, which would explain the discrepancy between numbers.
Did area drug dealers steal the formula for happy pills?
A Salisbury woman was awarded $1.8 million after being wrongfully terminated from a pest-control company.
Some unspecified criminal charge was dropped in the case of a MoCo loon who threatened the gov, Hillary and Mikulski.
A TDR law blogger asks, "Should American courts be prevented from enforcing defamation judgments obtained in countries with weaker free speech protections?"
More on the probe into police spying. Your tax $ at work!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Gregory Barber, 23, the former live-in boyfriend of Kermia Hair, 25, of Bolton Hill, has been charged in her murder.
How Can You Just Not Show?
According to this NYT map, the majority of MD's representatives--- Wayne Gilchrest, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer and Christopher Van Hollen, Jr.-- didn't vote last night on the so-called "bailout" package ...
(see comments for correction)
Here's the financial mess explained handily, if you're interested.
Now back to our usual programming...
(see comments for correction)
Here's the financial mess explained handily, if you're interested.
Now back to our usual programming...
City council docs have been subpoenaed in the Dixon/Doracon probe-- and the state prosecutor now has new record-subpoena-ing powers.
Five years for the killer of Estefany Gonzalez.
The 15-year-old who was shot while standing on a porch in East Baltimore's Midway neighborhood was ID'd as Derrick "Terrell" Reed.
Five years for the killer of Estefany Gonzalez.
The 15-year-old who was shot while standing on a porch in East Baltimore's Midway neighborhood was ID'd as Derrick "Terrell" Reed.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Getting Away With Murder: a Primer
We've been long curious as to why Baltimore & MD have such astronomical rates of "undetermined" deaths compared to other areas; this J&B story about the postmortem of suspected prostitute Tyra McClary, who apparently tied herself up, removed her own underwear and buried herself, is enlightening.
Fifteen years for first-degree murder: it never ceases to shock the shit outta me. Today's lucky winner of that incredible deal was Marcus L. Pettiford, 22, of the 2000 of E. 31st Street, who pled guilty and got 50 years, all but 15 suspended, and 5 years probation from Judge Charles G. Bernstein. Details:
Fifteen years for first-degree murder: it never ceases to shock the shit outta me. Today's lucky winner of that incredible deal was Marcus L. Pettiford, 22, of the 2000 of E. 31st Street, who pled guilty and got 50 years, all but 15 suspended, and 5 years probation from Judge Charles G. Bernstein. Details:
On June 5, 2007 at approximately 12:04AM in the 1700 block of East 30th Street Pettiford approached Tyrone Bonner, 29. After a brief argument, Pettiford pulled out a handgun and shot Bonner five times. Pettiford and an alleged co-defendant fled on foot. Emergency personnel transported Bonner to Johns Hopkins hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:33AM. Assistant State’s Attorney Josh Felsen of the Homicide Division prosecuted this case.See, it's dangerous in the burbs, too: a man was shot in the neck ... or was it the jaw? outside of the Manhattan Grill in Perry Hall.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wouldn't You Know it
Rasslin' Luke Broadwater's butt-stapling story got picked up by PerezHilton.com-- with 3 million views, that easily makes it the Ex's most-read story ever!
PS., the buttmenz paper chain has endorsed McCain.
... seems a little premature, but that's how mavericks roll I guess!
Creepy: "Lawyers have started Googling and Facebooking prospective jurors to get a sense of whether they want them on the jury."
PS., the buttmenz paper chain has endorsed McCain.
... seems a little premature, but that's how mavericks roll I guess!
Creepy: "Lawyers have started Googling and Facebooking prospective jurors to get a sense of whether they want them on the jury."
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A 28-year-old man died after he was found inside a van (... or was it a car?) at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of North Broadway in east Baltimore with gunshot wounds.
A man was shot in the leg and calf in south Baltimore; a woman was carjacked north of Butcher's Hill
Tyrell D. Tyler, 19, was convicted of attempted murder and gun charges.
A Paki guy got 33 Rosenstein months for his role in a green card/ buttlegging/ bribery conspiracy.
What the?! "Sheriff's deputies in southern Maryland on Monday continued to investigate the discovery of the bodies of two small children in a freezer"
A man was shot in the leg and calf in south Baltimore; a woman was carjacked north of Butcher's Hill
Tyrell D. Tyler, 19, was convicted of attempted murder and gun charges.
A Paki guy got 33 Rosenstein months for his role in a green card/ buttlegging/ bribery conspiracy.
What the?! "Sheriff's deputies in southern Maryland on Monday continued to investigate the discovery of the bodies of two small children in a freezer"
Sunday, September 28, 2008
A witness in the barbershop beating contradicts detective Love's account of the events.
?! Police collect criminal DNA from scenes, but tell lab to ignore it.
Tragic: a MD state police helicopter crashed this morning, killing two troopers, a medical technician and an accident victim.
... just what Baltimore nightlife needs: more bureaucracy.
Qs of the day: Why is MD's infant mortality rate as lousy as Uruguay's?
Why was a Bmore police officer forced to look at KKK web sites?
?! Police collect criminal DNA from scenes, but tell lab to ignore it.
Tragic: a MD state police helicopter crashed this morning, killing two troopers, a medical technician and an accident victim.
... just what Baltimore nightlife needs: more bureaucracy.
Qs of the day: Why is MD's infant mortality rate as lousy as Uruguay's?
Why was a Bmore police officer forced to look at KKK web sites?
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday
A man was found fatally shot in the head in Northwest Baltimore this Morning.
Police are seeking a Pennsylvania man - connected with killing a Pennsylvania woman - whose getaway car has been found in the City. This leads me to think that everyone knows this is a criminal haven.
Rule one of criminal buffoonery: Reach for an officer's pistol, while out on bail and at a drug stop.
The Funeral of former Councilman Kenneth Harris was covered by The Examiner, and The Sun.
As this happens, the Baltimore Crime Beat - not to be confused with our Baltimore Crime Blog here - discusses Northwood Plaza, where Harris was shot, as well as dialogue on what to do with it.
He said, they said: A witness is alleging that a Baltimore Officer and Baltimore County Sheriff's deputy beat on a man who they claimed got away. No word yet on whether he actually just "fell down some stairs".
Police are seeking a Pennsylvania man - connected with killing a Pennsylvania woman - whose getaway car has been found in the City. This leads me to think that everyone knows this is a criminal haven.
Rule one of criminal buffoonery: Reach for an officer's pistol, while out on bail and at a drug stop.
The Funeral of former Councilman Kenneth Harris was covered by The Examiner, and The Sun.
As this happens, the Baltimore Crime Beat - not to be confused with our Baltimore Crime Blog here - discusses Northwood Plaza, where Harris was shot, as well as dialogue on what to do with it.
He said, they said: A witness is alleging that a Baltimore Officer and Baltimore County Sheriff's deputy beat on a man who they claimed got away. No word yet on whether he actually just "fell down some stairs".
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Annals of Witness Intimidation
The claim: While his client got tanna in Guyana, attorney Robert Simels hatched plans that involved "eliminating" witnesses and "neutralizing" their testimony.
Also today, says the office of the Head Ho Slappa, (copy-edited by me):
Also today, says the office of the Head Ho Slappa, (copy-edited by me):
a jury found Wayne Morris, 22 of the 300 block of S. Calhoun Street guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault. The jury deliberated for approximately one day following testimony. Morris was found not guilty of witness intimidation and second-degree assault. His sentencing is set for October 28. The maximum penalty on all charges under Maryland law is 20 years in prison. Maryland enacted a new law in 2005 that changed the maximum penalty for witness intimidation to 20 years in prison.
Following his April 2006 arrest for a home invasion and murder, Morris was charged with witness intimidation, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit assault after investigators reviewed more than 36 phone calls Morris made from Baltimore City Jail. In those phone calls, Morris commanded and directed persons to take action against the witnesses in the murder case in an attempt to prevent their testimony in his trial, including a pregnant witness. Morris can be heard in many calls, played in open court, describing how he wanted to get out of jail and come home, and needed help to eliminate witness testimony to thwart his murder case.
On August 27, 2008 Morris was convicted of second-degree murder, five counts of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, two counts of robbery deadly weapon, two counts of attempted robbery deadly weapon, four counts of assault and 4-counts of conspiracy to rob in the home invasion. In that matter, Judge Clifton J. Gordy scheduled sentencing for October 28, 2008.
On April 20, 2006 Morris kicked down the door at 1404 Kuper Street, announced a robbery, and shot and killed an occupant of the home, Robert Atkinson, 47. One victim was pistol-whipped and two victims, including a pregnant woman, were assaulted. All were robbed of various items on their person including cash and cell phones.
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