Towson, MD
News
Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time
Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time A 36-year-old Maryland man who used women's' drug dependency to compel them to participate in commercial sex work for him up and down the East Coast will spend nearly two decades in prison, federal authorities announced. William O’Neil Murray III pleaded guilty in August 2024 to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion over the course of several months in several states. On Monday, Jan. 13, Murray was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison and also ordered to pay his victims nearly $95,000 in restitution. “This sentencing is a powerful reminder that the FBI Richmond team will tir…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Deputy’s Instinct Leads To $117K Recovery At Monrovia Park N' Ride: Sheriff Deputy’s Instinct Leads To $117K Recovery At Monrovia Park N' Ride: Sheriff
Deputy’s Instinct Leads To $117K Recovery At Monrovia Park N' Ride: Sheriff Proactive policing paid off in Frederick County when a deputy’s sharp instincts led to the recovery of four stolen Honda CR-Vs valued at over $117,000. The Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced that Deputy First Class (Dfc.) Bittenmaster was patrolling near the Monrovia Park N' Ride on Baldwin Road at around 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 21 when a suspiciously parked white 2023 Honda CR-V caught his eye. After confirming the vehicle had been reported stolen, Dfc. Bittenmaster noticed three other CR-Vs—two blue (2024 and 2025 models) and one black (2024 model)—similarly parked in the lot.  A…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Drug Bust In MD Leads To Seizure Of Stash Capable Of Causing 'Hundreds Of Lethal Doses:' Police Drug Bust In MD Leads To Seizure Of Stash Capable Of Causing 'Hundreds Of Lethal Doses:' Police
Drug Bust In MD Leads To Seizure Of Stash Capable Of Causing 'Hundreds Of Lethal Doses:' Police A multi-agency investigation in Northern Maryland led to the recovery of tens of thousands of dollars worth of dangerous drugs that could have killed hundreds and landed three behind bars, authorities announced on Tuesday. The Frederick High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) group executed search and seizure warrants in the 1000 block of Monroe Avenue in Frederick and on a vehicle in Hagerstown on Monday night, leading to a massive bust and multiple arrests. Those charged:  Jayden Isaiah Stephon, 20, of Hagerstown; Christion Sayyid Gill, 26, of Hagerstown; Jamil Nicholas Gardne…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
News
Pennsylvania Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Frederick County Learns Fate Pennsylvania Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Frederick County Learns Fate
Pennsylvania Rapist Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Minor In Frederick County Learns Fate A man serving a sentence in Pennsylvania for forcible rape is facing decades behind bars in Maryland once he is released for sexually abusing a minor, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. This week, Waynesboro resident Rory Littleton Sanders, 44, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, which must be served in the custody of the Maryland Department of Corrections, after admitting to sexually abusing a minor in Frederick County over the course of years. In July 2021, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into Sanders, following a report that was mad…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Traffic
Police ID 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 85 Frederick County Crash Police ID 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 85 Frederick County Crash
Police ID 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 85 Frederick County Crash A 20-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Frederick County on Wednesday night, officials say.  Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies along with Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the intersection of Route 85 at Greenfield Road at around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, where they found Cody Nicholas-Reed Sensenig unconscious. Investigators say that Cynthia Edna Lytle, 61, of Adamstown was heading north on Buckeystown Pike and attempted to make a left turn onto Greefield Road, when she struck Sensenig's motorcycle as he was traveling in the opposite directio…

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by Zak Failla
Linganore-New Market, MD
News
Florida Man Charged In Couple's New Market Killing, Sheriff Says Florida Man Charged In Couple's New Market Killing, Sheriff Says
Florida Man Charged In Couple's New Market Killing, Sheriff Says The man responsible for the double murder of a mother of four and the father of one of her children during a domestic dispute has been apprehended in Florida, authorities in Frederick County announced. David Phillip Turner, 33, a Miami resident, was arrested over the weekend following the investigation into the August murder of Crimea Malita Baker and Arlington resident Sean Antoine Lange in New Market. He was identified by officials as Baker's ex-husband and the father of three children. The arrest was made late in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 28 by members of the FBI and Fort Lauderd…

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by Zak Failla
Urbana, MD
Schools
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Arrested For Assaulting Staffer: Sheriff Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Arrested For Assaulting Staffer: Sheriff
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Arrested For Assaulting Staffer: Sheriff It only took a week for members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office to apprehend a person wanted for assaulting a staff member while trespassing at an area high school, authorities announced. At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, a questionable man entered Urbana High School through an exterior door, and was walking the halls until a staff member spotted him and attempted to take him outside of the building. As the staffer was closing the door behind the man, investigators say that he was assaulted, at which point the suspect fled the campus.  On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the sheriff's …

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by Zak Failla
Urbana, MD
Schools
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says A suspicious suspect who moseyed his way into a Frederick County high school on Tuesday morning before assaulting a staff member who escorted him out is at large, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, a questionable man entered Urbana High School through an exterior door, and was walking the halls until a staff member spotted him and attempted to take him outside of the building. As the staffer was closing the door behind the man, investigators say that he was assaulted, at which point the suspect fled the campus.  No other students or other staff me…

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by Zak Failla
Linganore-New Market, MD
Police & Fire
Couple Found Dead In Maryland Home Were Likely Targeted, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) Couple Found Dead In Maryland Home Were Likely Targeted, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
Couple Found Dead In Maryland Home Were Likely Targeted, Sheriff Says (Updated) New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office after two people were gunned down on Sunday morning in what is being described as a targeted attack. First responders were called at around 7 a.m. on Aug. 25, to a home in the 7000 block of Mangalong Court in New Market, where they found 33-year-old local resident Crimea Malita Baker, and Arlington native Sean Antoine Lange, 34, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Four children inside the residence at the time of the shooting were unharmed. It is believed they were shot at approximate…

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by Zak Failla
Linganore-New Market, MD
Police & Fire
Two Adults Found Dead, Four Children Unharmed In Reported New Market Shooting: Sheriff Two Adults Found Dead, Four Children Unharmed In Reported New Market Shooting: Sheriff
Two Adults Found Dead, Four Children Unharmed In Reported New Market Shooting: Sheriff Two people were found dead inside a Frederick County home also occupied by four children on Sunday morning, according to the sheriff's office. A death investigation is underway by the sherif's office after deputies were called around 7 a.m. on Aug. 25 to a home in the 7000 block of Mandalong Court in New Market for a reported shooting. Heavy Police Activity in New Market Frederick County Sheriff’s Deputies are on the scene of an incident in the 7000... Posted by Frederick County Sheriff's Office, MD - Integrity Driven • Community Built on Sunday, August 25, 2024 Upon arrival, dep…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Man Serving Time Faces New Charges For Auto Shop Arson, Stolen Truck In Frederick: Sheriff Man Serving Time Faces New Charges For Auto Shop Arson, Stolen Truck In Frederick: Sheriff
Man Serving Time Faces New Charges For Auto Shop Arson, Stolen Truck In Frederick: Sheriff The man who set a Maryland auto shop on fire and stole a pick-up truck that was later found parked in the Potomac River has been apprehended in Frederick County, authorities announced. In late May, first responders were called to Hi Lo Auto Sales in the 5000 block of Urbana Pike, where there was a reported fire and theft at the business. The incident was reported shortly before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29. According to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, upon arrival, fire crews were met by smoke coming from the building, and it was later determined that it was a case of arson by the fi…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop On I-70 In Frederick Lands Three From PA Behind Bars For Drug Possession: Sheriff Speeding Stop On I-70 In Frederick Lands Three From PA Behind Bars For Drug Possession: Sheriff
Speeding Stop On I-70 In Frederick Lands Three From PA Behind Bars For Drug Possession: Sheriff bThree suspects from Pennsylvania were busted across state lines by members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office with a host of drugs and paraphernalia, officials say.  What started as a speeding stop on I-70 earlier this week resulted in three behind bars for multiple drug possession charges in Frederick when a police K9 led to the seizure of crack/cocaine. Those charged:  Jasen Jermain Robinson, 50, of Waynesboro, PA; Christina Marie Davis, 42, of Waynesboro, PA; Pamela Sue Bordner, 53, of Chamersburg. The stop was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, acc…

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