Two men indicted in beating death at John Hanson Apartments
Ronald Terrance Connelly and Tavares Bohonen Bowie were indicted by the grand jury in the September 1 beating death of a Washington County man found at the John Hanson Apartments. Both, 30 and 17, are jailed on no bond status with charges of first degree murder robbery assault with intent to rob and conspiracy.
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Washington County
John Hanson
Ronald Terrance Connelly
Tavares Bohonen Bowie
Frederick County
Frederick City
Perry convicted in hit man murders
James Edward Perry, a storefront minister, was convicted on all three counts in Montgomery County Circuit Court after a five hour verdict by a 12 member jury. The trial linked Perry to wiretap evidence with Lawrence Horn, the man accused of hiring him to kill Horn and his quadriplegic son. A sentencing hearing by the same jury will begin Monday with the state seeking the death penalty for both Perry and Horn.
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Rockville
James Edward Perry
Montgomery County
Perry
Lawrence Horn
Horn
Retreat Duty: Fort Detrick Soldiers and Civilians Told to Stop
Fort Detrick enforces daily Retreat at 5 p.m. with soldiers saluting and civilians hand over heart. While police issue warnings to violators, many motorists still cruise by. Local residents report mixed compliance, with some noting better adherence near headquarters and looser observance at the National Cancer Institute site on base.
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Fort Detrick
Detrick
Norm Covert
Detrick Police
R.W. Sherbert
Sherbert
Headquarters
Joan Loftus
Walkersville
National Cancer Institute
Frederick Cancer
County weighs tougher rules for basements in wet soils
Frederick County supervisors move to require geo technical soil studies for all new subdivisions in areas rated severe for wetness. Builders may need to follow study recommendations to avoid groundwater damage and to gain final site plan approval or permits. The first wet soils suit goes to trial soon as debate intensifies over involving soil conservation districts and stronger building controls.
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Frederick County
Michael Thompson
Jim Shaw
Soil Conservation District
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Derek Isensee
SCS
Board of Com
Oder
David Gray
Gray
City Bypass Tops Grimes Agenda in Frederick
Mayor Jim Grimes calls the eastern bypass a top priority as a $12 million project shifting from private to city funding over six years to unfold a four mile route linking to Md 26. He cites opposition from the FOP, columnist Roy Meachum, and Alderman Frances Baker as aiming to thwart municipal plans.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Frederick News-Post
Roy Meachum
Frances Baker
FOP
Grimes
Monocacy Boulevard
Carmack-Jay’s
12,000 Reward for Arrest of Garris in Baltimore Case
A 12,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of 16 year old Benjamin Garris in the stabbing death of Sharon Edwards, a Sheppard Pratt counselor in Baltimore County. Garris faces first degree murder charges as America's Most Wanted plans a Saturday segment. Call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1 800 281 6686.
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Frederick
Baltimore County
Benjamin Garris
Sharon Edwards
Sheppard Pratt
Mr. Garris
Sheppard Pratt Health System
Metro
Garris
Robert S. Garris
Baltimore Sun
Tina Marie Lee
Frederick High School
Reverend Suspended Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
In Thurmont the Rev Kenneth Hamrick is suspended from Thurmont United Methodist Church amid claims of a sexual relationship with a female church member. The letter to the congregation was read October 1 by district superintendent Rev Linda Jacobus. Hamrick declined comment. The church has activated its Protocol on Sexual Misconduct.
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Thurmont
Kenneth Hamrick
Hamrick
Jim Skillington
Baltimore Washington
Visions Project aids tailored schooling at Adamstown school
ADAMSTOWN Carroll Manor Elementary School runs the Visions Project to customize early education for each pupil. Teachers from prekindergarten through first grade collaborate to determine the services a child needs, including Head Start and extended day options, with decisions made together.
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Adamstown
Carroll Manor
Frederick County
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