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Drug Deal
Waldorf, MD
News
Maryland Man Who Helped Lure Teen To Waldorf Before Fatal Ambush Learns Prison Fate
A Maryland man who set a deadly plan in motion that ended with a teenager shot in the head has been sentenced in Charles County, prosecutors said. Ricardo Kevon Colbert-Lyles, 24, of Waldorf, was handed a 25-year prison term, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Aden Christopher Garcia, according to Charles County State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Garcia was ambushed on Oct. 23, 2022, during a planned drug deal that never happened. Prosecutors said Colbert-Lyles, along with co-defendant Dalvin Devonte Risi and an unidenti…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
Middletown Fentanyl Dealer's Guilty Plea Marks 35th Criminal Conviction, DA Says
A man with a long rap sheet has pleaded guilty to selling fentanyl to an undercover officer in Orange County—marking his 35th criminal conviction and seventh felony, prosecutors said. The plea was announced Friday, June 6, by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, who said Middletown resident Raymond Burnett, 47, admitted in court to third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance for a drug deal that took place in November 2024. According to prosecutors, the City of Middletown Police Department launched a narcotics investigation that uncovered Burnett selling fenta…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Teens Killed In Fort Washington Drug Deal Arrived In Carjacked SUV, Police Say
A man accused of fatally shooting two teenagers during a suspected drug deal involving a carjacked vehicle in Maryland is now wanted for murder, police announced. Duan Goddard, 27, of Fort Washington, is charged with killing 16-year-old Thomas Smith Jr., of Washington, DC, and 16-year-old Michael Bassett, of Temple Hills, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Tuesday, May 27, just after 9:35 p.m., officers were near the 5500 block of Haras Place when they heard gunshots ring out. Further investigation led to the discovery of the two teens outside an apart…
Newburgh, NY
News
Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Newburgh: Will Spend Years In Prison
A man who twice fled from police in Orange County—once by driving off during a traffic stop and later by running and ditching a loaded gun—will spend years in prison, officials announced. Newburgh resident Mark Garcia, 26, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. Prosecutors detailed two separate incidents in which Garcia attempted to evade law enforcement: March 1, 2024: Garcia was a passenger in a vehicle sto…
Silver Spring, MD
News
Drug Dealer Who Posed With Handgun Used In Montgomery County Murder Learns Prison Fate
A 22-year-old Maryland man will spend decades in prison after being convicted of murdering Walter Woods during a drug deal gone bad in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Javier Reyes, 23, of Silver Spring, was sentenced to 50 years in prison with 30 to serve after being found guilty of felony murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in connection to the death of the 20-year-old Takoma Park resident. Prosecutors say that on March 7, 2023, Reyes and Woods met at a neighborhood park on Hampshire Green Lane in Silver Spring to conduct a drug deal. …
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Schools
Temple Student Shot Dead ID'd, Second Student Arrested In Drug Deal Gone Wrong Near Campus
A Temple University student was shot and killed in a drug deal gone wrong near the North Philadelphia campus, and another student is in custody, authorities announced. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, in the 1500 block of North Carlisle Street, outside off-campus housing for Temple students, police said. Officers from the 22nd District responded to a radio call reporting a "Person with a gun" at the scene. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim, 20-year-old Chase Myles from Bowie, Maryland, lying on the highway with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Phila…
Greenbelt, MD
Police & Fire
Suspected Shooter Arrested After Drug Deal Leaves One Dead, One Critical In Greenbelt: Police
A suspect has been taken into custody after an 18-year-old Germantown resident was killed and a second is fighting for his life following a late-night shooting during a suspected drug deal in Greenbelt, police said. The fatal incident unfolded Sunday, Dec. 15, just before 11 p.m. in the 8500 block of Greenbelt Road. Responding officers found Rasheed Davis and another man suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Prince George’s County Police. Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, where Davis was later pronounced dead, while the second victim remains in critical condition, authori…
Silver Spring, MD
News
Silver Spring Man Facing Decades Behind Bars For Deadly Drug Deal Gone Wrong: State's Attorney
A 22-year-old Maryland man is facing decades in prison after being convicted of murdering Walter Woods during a drug deal gone bad in Montgomery County, the state's attorney's office announced. Javier Reyes, 22, of Silver Spring, was found guilty of felony murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in connection to the death of the 20-year-old Takoma Park resident last year. Prosecutors say that on March 7, 2023, Reyes and Woods met at a neighborhood park on Hampshire Green Lane in Silver Spring to conduct a drug deal. Officers responding to a 911 call for the sound of gunsho…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
NY Drug Dealer Tries Swallowing Cocaine During Hotel Bust In Mahwah, Police Say
Two New York men were arrested in Bergen County on Monday evening, Nov. 25, after police caught them trying to hide cocaine during a suspected drug deal, authorities said. Mahwah police were conducting surveillance at a local hotel at approximately 6:30 p.m., following reports of possible illegal drug activity, Chief Timothy O’Hara said. Officers observed two individuals, later identified as Kervin Plasencia, 35, of Queens, and Christian Rivera, 33, of New York, NY, being dropped off by a rideshare vehicle at the hotel entrance. As officers approached the vehicle, Plasencia tried to swallow…
Burlington, NJ
Police & Fire
Trio Pleads Guilty To Killing Teen During Burlington Drug Deal, Prosecutors Say
Three men admitted to shooting a teen to death during a drug deal in Burlington Township more than three years ago, authorities said. Jayviyohn Earley of Willingboro, Tarik Jenkins of Pemberton Township, and Kayhree Simmons of Willingboro pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 29 to aggravated manslaughter, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. Investigators said the men went to the Walmart parking lot on Route 541 for a drug deal on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. The three confessed to firing guns, killing 17-year-old Albert Williams of Hammo…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested For Assaulting Would-Be Buyer During Drug Deal In Woodbridge: Police
A botched drug deal that ended in the beat-down of a would-be buyer landed two behind bars in Prince William County, police say. Woodbridge residents Gregory Alphonzo Evans and Gabriel Alexander Bruins, both 23, are facing weapons and robbery charges following an incident that played out during an early morning exchange on Thursday. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called at around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 3 to the 4800 block of Kirkdale Road in Woodbridge, where they found a 20-year-old victim who had just been assaulted. According to the victim, he was attempting t…
West Milford, NJ
News
Unsuspecting Heroin, Cocaine Dealer Leads Detectives To 3 More Arrests, Passaic Sheriff Says
Timing was everything Thursday, June 27 in Passaic County. Kevin Wunk made the jobs of law enforcement officers a whole lot easier, as he carried out a drug deal just as they were arriving to execute a search warrant on his home, wrapping a month-long investigation and leading them to three additional arrests, Acting Passaic County Sheriff Gary Giardina said. The Passaic County Sheriff's Office had been investigating the Wanaque resident throughout the month of June, and at 10 a.m., officers from Wanaque and Ringwood police departments arrived at his Ringwood Avenue apartment to c…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Takes Himself To Police Station After Attempted Gunpoint PWC Robbery: Cops
A 21-year-old man was arrested in what police say was a drug deal gone bad in Prince William County. The victim, also 21, had arranged to buy marijuana from Dorian Hugh Wilhoit, county police said. The victim and other acquaintances met Wilhoit at the Woodbridge Station Apartments located in the 1400 block of Ranger Lp. around midnight on Monday, June 10, police said. While the victim was outside of the vehicle and near the apartment building, Wilhoit bypassed the victim and ran towards the vehicle. He demanded the female occupants, who were between the ages of 17-23, get out of …
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Found With Heroin, Cocaine, Xanax After Drug Deal: Police
Two people from Atlantic City were accused of taking part in a drug deal, including a man who was found with heroin, cocaine, and Xanax, authorities said. Atlantic City police arrested 46-year-old Calvin Cross of Atlantic City and 41-year-old Angelina Cannon on Thursday, May 23, the department said in a news release. Officers said they saw the pair marking a drug deal in an alleyway off South Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard at around 5:42 p.m. Cannon and Cross began to walk away when they saw the marked police car but officers were able to take them into custody. Cross was found with …
Gaithersburg, MD
News
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Lands Maryland Man Decades In Prison For Murder: State's Attorney
A 25-year-old man will have decades behind bars to contemplate his life decisions after being convicted of the murder of a man during a botched drug deal, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Silver Spring resident Malik Jefferson has been sentenced to 55 years in prison in connection to the murder of Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero in in February 2022. Jefferson was convicted in January of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence, and robbery, for which he was sentenced to 50 years. He was also found in violation of …
Arlington, VA
News
District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds
An 18-year-old gunman who killed a teen during a botched drug deal in Washington, DC will avoid the maximum prison term after a judge showed leniency, federal authorities announced. District resident Eugene Williams was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in December for the fatal shooting of DeShaun Francis, 16, who accompanied a family member to sell marijuana in February 2022. According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2022, Williams arranged to buy weed from a family member of Francis, with the intention of visiting his father after the deal went down. Fra…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Involved In Undercover Shooting Charged With Drug-Induced Death Of Garfield Man
UPDATE: An ex-con from Garfield who served time for a botched drug deal that led to the shooting of an undercover police officer was arrested on Thursday and charged with causing the overdose death of a 30-year-old user late last summer. Melvin Guzman, 29, is charged with strict liability in the drug-induced death of Ivan Santiago of Passaic last Sept. 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on March 28. Santiago and another user were hospitalized after overdosing at a home on Lincoln Place, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead soon after. “A six-month investigation by t…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
MD Getaway Driver Gets 8 Year's For Role In 17-Year-Old Boy's Murder: Officials
A 22-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced for his role in a 2020 murder of a 17-year-old. Tyliek Anthony Spence, of Waldorf, was sentenced to life in prison with all but eight years suspended for his role in a murder on Thursday, March 7, State’s Attorney for Charles County Tony Covington said. Upon release, Spence will be on supervised probation for five years. The sentence means Spence must serve eight years in prison but he could spend the rest of his life in jail for any violation upon release. Anthony Edward Small robbed the teen 17-year-old boy of marijuana and then sho…
Waldorf, MD
News
Man Gets Decades In Prison For Murder During Botched Weed Deal In Maryland: Prosecutors
Justice has been served for the family of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed during a botched drug deal in Maryland, authorities announced. Anthony Edward Small, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison with all but 50 years suspended for his role in the fatal shooting of a teenager at a Charles County apartment building in November 2020. According to the State's Attorney's Office, on Nov. 3, 2020, officers were called to an apartment building on Amberleaf Place, where there was a report of a shooting involving a 17-year-old, who was found with several gunshot wounds to his lower bod…
Gaithersburg, MD
News
'Marijuana Deal Gone Bad' Could Land Maryland Man Behind Bars For Decades: State's Attorney
A 24-year-old Montgomery County man is facing decades in prison after being convicted for the second-degree murder of a man during a botched drug deal, the state's attorney's office announced on Friday. Silver Spring resident Malik Jefferson, was convicted of second-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, and robbery, for his role in the death of 22-year-old Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero in Rockville in February 2022. On Feb. 17, 2022, officers were called to the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place in Rockville, where they found Genao Romero suffering…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Drug Deal Gone Bad: Police Capture Shooters In Prince William County Incident, They Say
Police have captured two men wanted in a drug deal that ended in a shooting earlier this week in Prince William County, they said. Jamal Dana Allen, 18, and Jabari Antwaun Allen, 19, both of Camfield Court in Manasses, have been charged in the incident on Sudley Road Nov. 3, county police said. Police said the Allens had arranged to meet with a 26-year-old acquaintance for a drug deal just before 9 p.m., when an argument broke out. One of the Allens took out a gun and fired multiple rounds, hitting the victim, police said. The suspect who fired the weapon got into a light-colored Dodge Dur…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Drug Deal Gone Bad: Suspected Shooter Surrenders To Police In Spotsylvania
A 20-year-old man surrendered to authorities in Spotsylvania hours after they say he shot a 22-year-old man during a drug deal. Rhashean Anderson is believed to have fired at a 22-year-old male on Camp Town Road around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery. During the initial interview with the victim and witnesses, police learned a white Dodge Charger with two male occupants drove by the victim, who was standing outside, and began shooting at him. The v…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Sentenced On Firearms Offense: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison on a firearms offense, authorities said. Elijah Harris was sentenced on a charge of second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun while being engaged in a drug deal, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Harris must serve 42 months in prison before being eligible for parole. Harris was arrested on Florida Avenue in Atlantic City. During his guilty plea, Harris admitted that he possessed a handgun in his backpack while possessing …
Fairfax, VA
News
Life In Prison For Double Murderer Who Tried Escaping From VA To Ethiopia
Yohannes Nessibu will likely be living out the rest of his days behind bars. The 29-year-old Alexandria, VA man learned his fate for fatally shooting 22-year-old Henok Yohannes during a drug deal on Dec. 22, 2016, prosecutors said. Nessibu fled but would go on to kill Kedest Simeneh, also 22, and left her body outside of a home in Burke, officials said. He fled to Ethiopa the following morning, and was extradited back to Virginia in 2019. His murder convictions cam in 2022 and 2023. On Friday, June 16, Nessibu was sentenced to the maximum penalty for each of his crimes: A …
Newburgh, NY
News
Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty
A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad. According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016. The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Botched Drug Deal With Minor Leads Stafford Sheriff To Two Shooting Suspects
Two men are in custody days after the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting involving a minor over the weekend. Logan Garrison, 20, and Nathan Thompson, 21, are both facing charges after an investigation into a shooting and subsequent assault at Wawa on Warrenton Road, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced on Monday, March 13. The investigation began shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10, when the sheriff’s office was advised of a juvenile shooting victim who checked into Mary Washington Hospital after an incident in England Run. Officials…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Missing Dad Was Brutally Stabbed, Left For Dead In Drug Deal Gone Bad: Prince William PD
A drug deal gone wrong led to the brutal stabbing death of a Virginia dad whose blood-stained car was ditched in Prince William County, and his body in Prince George's County, MD. Olvin Daniel Argueta Ramirez, of Woodbridge, and a 17-year-old boy are believed to have stabbed Jose Abelino Guerrero dead four days before Christmas, police in Prince William County said. Guerrero, Ramirez and the teen met up for a drug deal on Dec. 21, 2022, when an argument ensued, police said. That's when Ramirez stabbed Guerrero multiple times and drove his body apparently with the teen to Prince George's Cou…
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Stripped, Beaten During Botched Maryland Drug Deal When Friends Pay With Fake Cash: Police
Detectives in Anne Arundel County continue to investigate a drug deal gone bad that left a teen victim stripped and robbed, leading to the arrest of one man while two others remain on the loose. Laurel resident Markell Joyner, 24, is facing drug and weapon charges following an incident with a teenager looking to purchase a Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) whose friends tried to pull a fast one, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department on Monday, Nov. 14. The incident played out at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, outside the Dollar Tree on Laurel Fort Meade Road…
Waldorf, MD
News
Teen Sentenced To Role In Botched Marijuana Deal In Maryland: State's Attorney
A teenage assault suspect has been sentenced to years behind bars for his role in the shooting and attack of a 17-year-old during a drug deal gone wrong in Charles County, the state's attorney announced. Quanel Love Brown, 17, of Waldorf, has been sentenced to 53 years in prison, with all but 15 years suspended following his guilty plea for shooting a teen and pistol-whipping his brother during a planned meeting to purchase marijuana. On Tuesday, March 23, officers responded to Continental Drive and Sandestin Place in White Plains for the report of a shooting, where they found a 17-year-old…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Double
Murder
: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say
The fugitive wanted in the killings to two Montgomery County teens has surrendered himself to authorities, officials announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia, surrendered to police in Pottstown at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement. Investigators believe Kelly acted with 17-year-old Dominic Carboni in the Monday, Oct. 17 shootings of Skyler Fox, 17, and Brandon Bacote-Byer, 18, in Pottstown. DA Steele has described the murders as a drug deal gone wrong. After Carboni's arrest last week, author…
Yonkers, NY
News
Yonkers Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old
One of two suspects implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong in Westchester County will spend decades in federal prison. Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 31, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 3, in federal court in White Plains. Earlier Report: Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old The sentence came months after he pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson on March 18, 2011, in White Plains. On the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-consp…
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