ROAD RAGE: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say ROAD RAGE: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say
Road Rage: I-95 Leesburg Gunman In Custody After Memorial Day Shooting, Police Say A Virginia man opened fire on another car during a Memorial Day road-rage clash on I-95 in Maryland, state police said. Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel, 22, of Leesburg, was arrested by early Tuesday morning, May 27, according to the Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a stretch of the interstate around 6:30 p.m. on May 26 after receiving reports of shots fired during an alleged road rage incident. The victim told troopers that someone in another car fired multiple shots at his vehicle. The victim and his passenger were not injured. Cri…
Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say
Baltimore Teen Charged As Adult After Shooting Another Boy — And Himself, Police Say A 15-year-old Baltimore boy is facing adult charges after police say he shot another teen — and accidentally shot himself during the same encounter. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the 300 block of South Macon Street, according to Baltimore Police. When officers arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the arm and the 15-year-old suspect with a gunshot wound to the thigh.  Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Police later determined the younger teen was the shooter — and that his own injury was self-inflicted during th…
Classmate Ambushes, Stabs 14-Year-Old On Tracks, Repeats Death Threats In Kennett Square: PD Classmate Ambushes, Stabs 14-Year-Old On Tracks, Repeats Death Threats In Kennett Square: PD
Classmate Ambushes, Stabs 14-Year-Old On Tracks, Repeats Death Threats In Kennett Square: PD A 14-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his classmate on the railroad tracks in Kennett Square and repeatedly threatening to kill him, police announced on Monday, May 19. The attack happened on Wednesday, May 7, on the tracks behind the 300 block of West Cedar Street, according to the Kennett Square Police Department. Officers were called to the scene and found a 14-year-old boy suffering from serious stab wounds. They rendered emergency aid before EMS from Longwood Fire Company arrived and transported the victim to Nemours AI duPont Hospital in Delaware for further treatment. The victim …
DoorDash Driver Shooting: Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge In Chester (UPDATE) DoorDash Driver Shooting: Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge In Chester (UPDATE)
DoorDash Driver Shooting: Highway Super Gets Attempted Murder Charge In Chester (Update) A grand jury has indicted an Orange County town's Highway Superintendent, John J. Reilly III, on 13 felony counts, including attempted murder, stemming from the Friday, May 2 shooting of a DoorDash driver outside his home, prosecutors announced.   Reilly, 48, is now facing a slew of serious charges, including two counts of first-degree assault, attempted second-degree murder, and multiple weapons charges, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 19.  The indictment was handed up in Orange County Court on Monday. A date for Reilly’s arraignment is …
Cape May Man Who Assaulted Pregnant Fiancée Learns Fate: Prosecutor Cape May Man Who Assaulted Pregnant Fiancée Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Cape May Man Who Assaulted Pregnant Fiancée Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Cape May man was recently sentenced to eight years in prison after he brutally assaulted his pregnant fiancée, authorities said. Jonathan Linnington pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim by strangulation and contempt in March, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said.  He was originally charged in April 2022, authorities said. Linnington also kept trying to contact the victim after his arrest, calling and writing her, Breaking AC reported.  Four other members of Linnington's family were charged with …
Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison 'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison
'Brazen' Metrobus Shooter Who Killed Maryland Teen In Front Of Packed Bus Faces Life In Prison A man who opened fire on a crowded Metrobus in Maryland—killing one teen and shooting at another—is now facing life in prison, officials announced. Trevon Hatcherson-Ross, 23, who has no known address, was convicted Wednesday, May 14, on first-degree murder and attempted murder charges for a February 2023 bus shooting in Silver Spring, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Hatcherson-Ross faces two potential life sentences plus another 45 years when he returns to court for sentencing in August, prosecutors said. The deadly shooting happened on Feb. 17, 2023, on a Metro Tran…
Ocean County Trio Shot Into Toms River Residence: Prosecutor Ocean County Trio Shot Into Toms River Residence: Prosecutor
Ocean County Trio Shot Into Toms River Residence: Prosecutor Three Ocean County residents were indicted by a grand jury for attempted murder on Thursday, May 8, after they shot into a residence in Toms River in January, authorities said. On Monday, Jan. 13, at 1:55 a.m., Toms River police responded to Justice Court after three men shot into a residence occupied by an adult and two children, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The three men were later identified as Lyjhahn Cromartie, a 19-year-old Lakehurst resident, Shazir Vallade, a 20-year-old Lakewood resident and Javir Askew-Mayweather, a 21-year-old Manchester resident, Billhimer sai…
Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing
Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing A Jackson Township man was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed — one fatally — during a violent early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. Steven McNeill, 32, was charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Eluding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer The attack happened on Friday, May 9, around 7:20 a.m., when Toms River Police responded to a 911 call about an altercation on Adams Avenue. The call was made …
34 Victims Targeted In $155K ‘Bank Jugging’ Crime Spree Across Maryland, DC: AG 34 Victims Targeted In $155K ‘Bank Jugging’ Crime Spree Across Maryland, DC: AG
34 Victims Targeted In $155K ‘Bank Jugging’ Crime Spree Across Maryland, DC: AG It started with a simple errand—cash a check, make a deposit, grab some quick cash from the ATM. But dozens of unsuspecting Marylanders never made it home without being ambushed, beaten, threatened, or shot at by two organized crews who police say terrorized neighborhoods for nearly a year in a violent $155,000 “bank jugging” spree. Now, seven men are facing a mountain of charges, including gang activity, armed carjacking, armed robbery, assault, firearms violations, and even attempted murder, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Friday, May 9. Those charged are: Tyriq Jayro…
Duo Steal From Victim, Then Shoot Him Several Times In Port Jervis: Police Duo Steal From Victim, Then Shoot Him Several Times In Port Jervis: Police
Duo Steal From Victim, Then Shoot Him Several Times In Port Jervis: Police Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a man was shot during a robbery in Orange County, authorities announced.  The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, on Barcelow Street in Port Jervis, according to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Police say John J. Selja, age 22, and Andrew Delrio, age 26, confronted the male victim, stole property from him, and then fired multiple gunshots, hitting him. The man was first taken to Bon Secours Community Hospital, then transferred to West…
Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says
Three Shot In Great Mills Ambush; Pair Faces Attempted Murder Charges, Sheriff Says A weekend shooting in Southern Maryland that left three people wounded has led to the arrest of two brothers now facing attempted murder charges, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Cameron David Louis Curtis, 22, of Valley Lee, and Peyton James Robert Curtis, 20, of Callaway, were taken into custody on Tuesday, May 6, in connection with a shooting that was reported early Saturday morning in the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, authorities said. Deputies on patrol in the area around 2 a.m. on May 3 reportedly heard gunfire and rushed to the scene, …