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Transporting Stolen Guns From Maryland Lands NJ Man In Prison: Feds
A 26-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting stolen firearms, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14. An investigation into Luiz Vargas, "El Biggie" began in January 2025 after he trafficked firearms into New Jersey from Texas and Maryland, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. With help from a confidential source, officers conducted four controlled purchases of firearms, yielding two semi automatic rifles and six handguns, Frazier said. Two of the handguns were reported stolen out of Texas and Colorado, respectively, and the two semiau…
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Maryland Woman's Words Before Grandmother Was Gunned Down Land Her In Prison: 'There They Go'
A dispute at a children's basketball game ended with a Maryland grandmother dead and a lifetime sentence for the woman convicted in her killing. Cassandra McRae was sentenced to 140 years in prison for her role in a shooting that killed Anntoinette Jennings and wounded two others, including an 11-year-old child, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. On Jan. 22, 2025, Baltimore Police were notified of a shooting in the 5400 block of York Road involving multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside a Honda CRV. Upon arrival, they found Jennings dead and two other…
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Morning Commute Turns Deadly After Woman Struck By Vehicle In Montgomery County (
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A woman died despite the efforts of emergency crews to save her after she was struck by a vehicle on a busy Maryland roadway during the Wednesday morning commute. The fatal crash was discovered at approximately 7:08 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, near Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in the Colesville area of Montgomery County, where a 4th District police officer came upon the scene. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to find the woman suffering from traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle. She was treated at the scene by first responders, but pronounc…
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Husband Of Harvard-Stanford
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Doctor Charged With Murder, Arson As Daughter Slept
A Harvard and Stanford graduate who became a UPMC pediatrician was killed by her husband, who then set her body on fire inside their Harrisburg home while their 7-year-old daughter slept upstairs, police said. Jonathan Alan Gatto, 41, was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson, arson, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the killing of his wife, Dr. Julia Pederson, 41, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Gatto is being held at Dauphin County Prison without bail following his arrest on Tuesday, Oct…
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Power Grid Emergency Issued In Three States: What To Know About Unusual October Alert
The world's largest power grid operator has issued an emergency alert as unusually warm October weather and widespread equipment outages put pressure on electricity supplies across the region, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PJM Interconnection issued a Maximum Generation Alert and Load Management Alert for Tuesday, Oct. 13, as higher electricity demand and planned equipment outages put pressure on the regional power supply. The alerts mean power companies are being asked to keep as much equipment running as possible, including postponing maintenance that could take power plants or t…
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Duct-Taped Passenger's Emergency Landing At BWI Leads To Federal Indictment In Maryland
The American Airlines passenger who had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties during a flight that was diverted to Maryland is now facing a much bigger problem on the ground. Layne Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, Arizona, was indicted on charges stemming from a confrontation aboard a Dallas-to-Newark flight that was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County on Thursday, Sept. 3. Federal prosecutors announced the indictment on Tuesday, Oct. 13, alleging that Lundeen assaulted a fellow passenger and interfered with flight attendants and cre…
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Sick Secret: Maryland Paramedic Who Contaminated Items With Bodily Fluids Learns Prison Fate
The Maryland paramedic who intentionally spread bodily fluid while on the job will spend decades in prison, prosecutors announced. On Tuesday, Christopher Carroll, 36, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after his arrest when detectives linked the Baltimore County EMS to at least three separate incidents that resulted in people unknowingly consuming contaminated items. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department arrested Carroll on Tuesday, Feb. 4, following an investigation that began in November 2025, police said. He was initially charged with multiple offenses, including destr…
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All Westbound Lanes Closed On Route 175 Near I-95 Following Multi-Vehicle Crash (
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A two-vehicle crash that sent a Jeep through a guardrail has shut down all westbound lanes of a busy Maryland highway during the Tuesday evening commute. The crash was reported at approximately 5:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, along westbound MD Route 175 near I-95 in Howard County, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Traffic cameras showed a black Jeep stopped against a damaged guardrail, with a second vehicle farther down an embankment near a highway sign. A traffic pole was also toppled in the crash. Both westbound travel lanes, both shoulders, a right deceleration lan…
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'Cray' Gets Prison Time For Violent $300K Robbery Spree Across Maryland, Virginia, DC: DOJ
Ashley Gause helped turn a string of armed robberies across Maryland and neighboring states into a $300,000 criminal enterprise, and now she's headed to federal prison. Gause, 33, of Washington, DC, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to 140 months in prison for co-leading a crew that terrorized employees at more than a dozen pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, DC, and New Jersey. Known as "Cray," Gause helped orchestrate the robberies between May 2020 and May 2021, targeting businesses for prescription drugs and cellphones that could be resold in DC, according to fede…
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Unwanted Embrace: Virginia Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At 7-Eleven, Police Say
A 58-year-old man who preyed on a stranger more than 30 years his junior at a Northern Virginia 7-Eleven is behind bars. Jose Medina was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following a reported incident involving a 22-year-old woman in Manassas who was inappropriately touched, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, officers were called to a 7-Eleven in the 12100 block of Dumfries Road in Manassas to investigate reports of an earlier assault in the parking lot. Investigators say the Manassas man approached the woman and forcefull…
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Mom Killed Husband, 3-Year-Old Son At Great Wolf Lodge In Poconos: Police
A family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos ended with a father and his 3-year-old son stabbed to death inside their hotel room, and the child's mother charged with both killings, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is charged with two counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, and their 3-year-old son, identified in court documents only as T.H. The killings happened inside Room 2030 at Great Wolf Lodge, located at 1 Great Wolf Drive in Scotrun, Monro…
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Police Investigate Threat At Virignia School, Assist With Dismissal (
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Police are investigating a threat made to a Virginia school as officers work to determine whether it is credible. The Arlington County Police Department was called to The Gardner School on Clarendon Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 13, following a threat made by phone. As of 3:30 p.m., officers remained on scene investigating the threat and assisting with dismissal. Police said no evidence of a crime had been found, though the credibility of the threat was still being assessed. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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