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Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals
Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals A Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter vanished before sentencing and is now one of the US Marshals’ “Major Cases,” authorities announced. Ashley Nicole Franklin, 39, is wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in Washington County Circuit Court on Aug. 13, 2025, according to the US Marshals Service. Franklin had already been found guilty by a jury on charges including first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related offenses tied to the 2021 death of her infant daughter. Despite the conviction, Franklin was released on …

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by Zak Failla
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Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home
Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home A person and a dog were rescued from a burning Virginia home early Friday morning as firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze that tore through a luxury property, authorities said. The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on May 22, in the 900 block of Turkey Run Road in McLean, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. First-arriving crews encountered smoke pouring from the multi-story home with flames burning in the garage area after reports came in that someone was trapped on the second floor, officials said. Firefighters rushed inside as the situation worsened. Crews l…

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by Zak Failla
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Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff
Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff It took Annaya Lisette Hines less than a week to land back behind bars. And she did not make it difficult for detectives in Maryland. The 26-year-old was arrested on Thursday, May 14, in connection with an ongoing identity theft and fraud investigation after allegedly stealing victims' banking information. The investigation began in September 2025, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, when Hines fraudulently obtained a victim’s banking information and used it to make unauthorized electronic payments to cover bills. Between then and late January 2026, investigators s…

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Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 2-month-old baby is dead after being left inside a hot vehicle while his mother went to work in Virginia, authorities say. Deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, to the 3700 block of Lafayette Boulevard for reports of a 2-month-old child who was unresponsive inside a car. When first responders arrived, they found the child inside a business with the baby’s mother while Spotsylvania Fire Rescue crews rushed the infant to Mary Washington Hospital. Deputies blocked intersections to help speed the ambulance to the hospital, b…

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Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release
Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release A heavily tattooed Downingtown fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt is back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania earlier this week, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, new fugitive warrants have since been issued in Maryland and New Jersey, the source sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police
Maryland Prison Death Under Investigation After Inmate Found Unresponsive: State Police A Maryland inmate was found dead inside his prison cell overnight, and now police suspect his own cellmate may have been involved. Maryland State Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Colin Wolf, an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, after he was found unresponsive inside a shared prison cell late Wednesday night, May 20. According to investigators, correctional staff found Wolf around 11:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the prison. Police say investigators believe Wolf’s cellmate was inside the cell at the time of his death.…

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Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police
Cheer Academy Owner Accused Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: State Police A 52-year-old man who ran a cheer academy in Maryland is being held behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl last summer and over the spring, state police announced on Thursday. Annapolis native Dustin Moss Burket, who ran the Eastern Shore Cheer Academy in Stevensville, is facing rape and other charges following an investigation that was launched in April. According to Maryland State Police investigators, the alleged activities between Burket and the juvenile victim, a 9-year-old girl, occurred last summer and this spring on the property of the cheer academy. The …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds
Former Maryland Daycare Worker Accused Of Producing Child Sex Abuse Images: Feds A former Maryland daycare worker is facing child sexual exploitation charges after investigators say she produced explicit images involving a young child while working as a substitute employee. Baltimore native Simone Unadrea Avery, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sexually exploiting a child and possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say Avery worked at a daycare center as a substitute when the alleged abuse happened in 2024. According to the indictment, Avery produced two image files on April 23, 2024, depicting a prep…

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Everything Is NOT Awesome: Virginia Duo Accused Of Swiping $10K In LEGO Sets, Police Say Everything Is NOT Awesome: Virginia Duo Accused Of Swiping $10K In LEGO Sets, Police Say
Everything Is NOT Awesome: Virginia Duo Accused Of Swiping $10K In Lego Sets, Police Say Brick by brick, police in Virginia say a devious duo took the term "LEGO collector" to a new level, stealing thousands of dollars worth of sets during a lengthy theft spree. The two were not exactly what one could call master builders. Instead, investigators say Reima McPherson, 43, of no fixed address, and John-Ross Dika, 31, of Fairfax, spent months allegedly bouncing between Target, Walmart, and Home Depot locations, stuffing carts with LEGO sets, appliances, clothing, and other merchandise before allegedly flipping some of it to secondhand merchants around Fairfax County. Police announ…

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Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home
Massive Barn Fire Lights Up Night Sky Behind Northern Virginia Home A barn behind a Northern Virginia home was already engulfed when firefighters arrived Wednesday night, sending flames towering into the rainy darkness before crews could stop it from spreading. Crews were called shortly after 9 p.m. on May 20 to the 200 block of Walker Road in Great Falls, where fire was ripping through the structure behind the residence. Photos from the scene showed firefighters facing a wall of orange flames before the barn was reduced to a smoking shell. Limited hydrant access forced crews to bring in tanker trucks while they fought the fire from the outside and protect…

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by Zak Failla
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McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police
McNeglect? Maryland Teen Left Baby Alone While Meeting Friends For Fast Food: Police She's not lovin' it. A Maryland teen is in line for a side of pruno, not fries, after leaving her 6-month-old in squalor inside a Harford County home to go meet up with some friends at McDonald's. Kira Faust, 19, was arrested by the Aberdeen Police Department in connection with a child neglect investigation, authorities announced. Officers were called to the 600 block of West Bel Air Avenue on Monday, May 18, where there was a report of an infant who was left alone inside a home in "unsafe and unsanitary living conditions." While the child was left to her own devices, police say that Faus…

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Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Ghost Gun, Meth Found After Maryland Driver Tried Hiding Items During Traffic Stop: Sheriff The saying goes: nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m. Michael Alvaro Monjaras-Ramos did his best to prove that in Southern Maryland on Monday. During an early morning traffic stop on Monday, May 18, Monjaras-Ramos was busted with approximately $1,700 worth of meth, as well as a loaded privately made handgun, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 3:39 a.m. on May 18, a CCSO officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Chicamuxen Road near High Ground Farm Place in Indian Head, according to the sheriff's office. Police say the driver slowed down, but kept moving for…

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