Garris found guilty of murder at Sheppard Pratt
Benjamin Scott Garris, 16, was convicted in Baltimore County Circuit Court of first degree murder for stabbing Sharon Edwards to death last October in Fordham Cottage at Sheppard Pratt Hospital. Jurors also convicted him of felony murder robbery with a deadly weapon and first degree arson. A mistrial on attempted murder charges against two youths will pause those counts. Families faced emotional scenes as verdicts were read and deputies maintained security. Edwards’ relatives spoke of the impact while Garris expressed remorse.
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Benjamin Scott Garris
Baltimore County
Garris
Frederick
Sharon Edwards
Fordham Cottage
Sheppard Pratt Hospital
Barbara Kerr Howe
Tina Lee
Ms. Edwards
Mr. Garris
Ms Edwards
Lee
Deborah Edwards
Edwards
Sharon
Sheppard Pratt
Vigil for Justice calls for stiffer DWI penalties in memory case
About 100 gathered at the Frederick courthouse for A Vigil for Justice honoring Carolyn Jones Hall who was killed by Edward Yanoski in a drunken driving crash. Her daughter Tia Hall and Dawn Onley pressed for the maximum five year sentence and stronger court action to deter drinking and driving while Aldermen and residents voiced frustration with the justice system.
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Flora Jones-Snowden
Carolyn Jones Hall
Frederick County Court House
Frederick
Hall
Edward Yanoski
Tia Hall
Nice
Dawn Onley
Jim Grimes
Board of
Yanoksi
Sally Murphy
Horn convicted of triple murder in Silver Spring
Lawrence T Horn was found guilty of arranging the contract killings of his ex wife Mildred Horn their quadriplegic son and the boy’s nurse at their Silver Spring home more than two years ago. The nine woman to three men jury deliberated since Thursday and announced the verdict at 11 am at the Frederick County Courthouse.
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Lawrence T Horn
Silver Spring
Frederick County
Gajdusek freed on unsecured bond in molestation case
Nobel laureate Dr Daniel Gajdusek remains free on a 350000 dollar unsecured personal recognizance bond after a Frederick County judge ruled he may not have unsupervised visits. Bond transfer from District Court to Circuit Court was set for May 16 but awaits signatures from collaborators including Dr Paul Brown who is abroad researching mad cow disease.
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Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
Tunors
Frederick County
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Middletown
Gajdusek
County May Sweeten Offer to Lure MedImmune Plant
Frederick County plans a Tuesday vote on establishing a tax increment financing district to add 1.3 million in loans to lure MedImmune from Gaithersburg to a site near Solarex off I-70. The district would freeze base values and use growth in value to repay bonds for infrastructure, with multiple banks set to buy the bonds.
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Frederick County
Cleveland
Ohio
Gaithersburg
Frederick City
Frederick
Toys-R-Us
Earier
Brunswick panel offers city parking remedy
Brunswick's Economic Development Commission proposes a six month plan to curb downtown parking issues. The measures include removing meters, strictly enforcing two hour limits, possibly employing a civilian enforcer, and raising fines from current levels to 10 dollars. The panel will present the plan to Mayor ety aun Majid and the council for approval.
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Brunswick
Economic Development Commission
Ety Aun Majid
Ray Bales
Commission Chaiman
Thansday
Vicne
Mr. Bates
Catoctin Wildlife Park Opens Under New Name
Frederick County's only zoo reopened after a two week hiatus following a management change. Director Eric Mogensen says attendance was strong last weekend and signs will be updated to reflect the new name Catoctin Wildlife Park. The former Catoctin Mountain Zoo Park name remains visible on some signs as officials plan new branding.
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Catoctin Mountain Zoo
Catoctin Wildlife Park
Frederick County
Eric Mogensen
Mogensen
Catoctin Mountain Zoo Park
Catoctin Mountain
Mogensen Sand Rachard Hahn
Zoo
Sandard
CMIS
Haba Jonger
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James Edward Perry
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Prevgr Horn
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Brunswick Panel
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Urbana
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