Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers
Murder Conviction Reinstated For Maryland Man Accused Of Killing High Schoolers The Maryland Court of Appeals has reinstated a murder conviction for a man who helped kill two high school students, authorities say. Rony Galicia, 30, of Boyds, was involved in the murder of Shadj Ali Najjar, 17, and Artem Ziberoy, 18, the night before their graduation from Northwest High in June 2017, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Najjar and Ziberoy were ambushed in Montgomery Village by Galicia and three other men. The four suspects shot the pair multiple times while the victims were sitting in a parked car.  This new decision reverses an …
Maryland Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Murder Involving Teen Maryland Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Murder Involving Teen
Maryland Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Murder Involving Teen A 21-year-old Maryland street gang member will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of shooting a teen in the back and killing him on Independence Day. Edgewood resident Rahzar Meyers was sentenced on Friday, June 10 to life in prison with an additional 45 years which will all be served in the Division of Corrections after being found guilty of murder, gang, and weapon charges. Harford County State’s Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. said that shortly before 12:20 a.m. on July 4, 2019, sheriff’s deputies responded to Eloise Lane in Edgewood, where Khalil Johnson, then 15,…
Maryland Man Who Killed Innocent Couple Execution Style Learns His Fate Maryland Man Who Killed Innocent Couple Execution Style Learns His Fate
Maryland Man Who Killed Innocent Couple Execution Style Learns His Fate A convicted killer has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences after the 2018 execution style murder an innocent couple in Maryland, authorities say. Gregory Jones, 28, met up with Joshua Frazier, 29, and Ashley Dickinson, 34, to pay money he owed to Frazier, in the Briggs Chaney area Feb. 14, 2018, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney Office. Jones was in the back seat of Dickinson's car near 14113 Aldora Circle, when he shot when he shot Frazier behind the ear, authorities said. Dickinson shifted the vehicle into gear and attempted to flee, but Jones als…
Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland
Double Life Sentence For Man Who Strangled 2 Women In Maryland A man who killed two Maryland mothers after soliciting sex from them online will serve two life sentences, authorities say. Christopher Tyson pleaded guilty to the fatal strangulation of Denita Barret, 21, and Ashley Lambert, 37, who he attacked after soliciting sex in exchange for money in March of 2021, according to the State Attorney's Office of Baltimore City.  Barrett was pronounced dead on March 21, 2021, after being found unresponsive on the floor of her home. Tyson admitted to putting Barrett in a chokehold after a disagreement, officials report. Lambert was found unresponsive…
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide. David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel w…
Maryland Man Gets Back-To-Back Life Sentences For Double Silver Spring Homicide Maryland Man Gets Back-To-Back Life Sentences For Double Silver Spring Homicide
Maryland Man Gets Back-To-Back Life Sentences For Double Silver Spring Homicide A Maryland man received back-to-back life sentences for inhumanely murdering two young adults from Montgomery County three years ago, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney Office reports. Andy Panton, 23, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole plus 60 years in prison for the murders of Jordan Radway, 23, and Christian Roberts, 24, both of Silver Spring, the office said. Panton shot both men to death execution style, with their bodies found inside a crashed car in White Oak in January 2019. Panton was previously found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder pe…
PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA
PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA A Pennsylvania gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a botched home invasion robbery in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison, authorities in Chester County said. Ricardo Rivera, 28, of Reading, was found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses, for the shooting death of 17-year-old David Doyle III (AKA Davy Mike) at a Pottstown home, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Monday, April 25. North Coventry officers responding to a report of a shooting at a home on Worth Boulevard on Sept. 24, found Doyle with a gunsho…
Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial
Imprisoned Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At Clifton Church Wants New Trial A convict who's 10 years into serving two life sentences for shooting and killing his wife and a congregant at a Clifton church wants New Jersey's highest court to overturn his conviction. Joseph "Sanish" Pallipurath, 40, argues in an appeal to the state Supreme Court that his attorney should have mounted an insanity defense during his trial in Superior Court in Paterson in 2011. Reshma James, 24, had been trying to flee an abusive arranged marriage in India that continued after Pallipurath brought her back with him to California, prosecutors said at the time. James obtained a r…
PA Man Who "Didn’t Show Shred Of Remorse" Sentenced To Life In Prison, Officials Say PA Man Who "Didn’t Show Shred Of Remorse" Sentenced To Life In Prison, Officials Say
PA Man Who "Didn’t Show Shred Of Remorse" Sentenced To Life In Prison, Officials Say A central Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2019 murder, according a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office. Raymond Lydell Speller, 40, of Lancaster, was sentenced for killing Pedro Almodovar, 36, on Friday by Lancaster County Judge Jeffery Wright according to the release. Almodovar was killed while sitting in a parked red SUV in the 300 block of Howard Avenue on Sept. 23, 2019, as Lancaster Bureau of police reported at the time. Speller’s friend walked past the vehicle, said “what’s up” and walked to a home on the avenue only e…
Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of Friend Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of Friend
Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Sentenced For Execution-Style Murder Of Friend Robert Durst, the nationally-known New York real estate heir, has been sentenced for the execution-style murder of a close confidante more than two decades ago. Susan Berman, who was found dead inside her Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles, helped him cover up the disappearance of his wife, Kathie, in Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. On Thursday, Oct. 14, Durst, age 78 and in a wheelchair, was sentenced to life in prison and will not be eligible for parole. Prosecutors alleged that Durst confided in Berman that he killed K…
Western Mass Man Convicted Of Drug, Firearm Offenses Western Mass Man Convicted Of Drug, Firearm Offenses
Western Mass Man Convicted Of Drug, Firearm Offenses A felon faces life in prison and a million-dollar fine after being convicted by a jury on drug and weapon charges in Western Massachusetts. Berkshire County resident Elvins Sylvestre, age 43, of Pittsfield, was convicted by a federal jury in Springfield in connection with firearm and drug trafficking offenses, acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell for the District of Massachusetts announced. Specifically, Sylvestre was convicted following a three-day trial of possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of cocaine, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and posses…
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer A first-degree murder conviction for a 2018 killing outside a Harrisburg bar was upheld in the Superior Court on Thursday, according to PennLive. Now-44-year-old Charles Williams is serving a life sentence plus-10-years in prison for the shooting death of 20-year-old Jamal Washington outside of Double D’s Bar. The incident occurred on Washington’s birthday -- March 24. Williams is also convicted for attempted murder of one of Washington’s friends, who was shot 12 times that night, but survived. The appeal was made by Williams, claiming that prosecutors did not prove he was the gunma…