Charges Dropped in Four Murders Over DNA Link Failure
Prince George's County Prosecutor Jack Johnson dropped four counts of first degree murder against Patrick Roberts after DNA tests came back negative. Roberts was linked to the killings of Michelle Boyd 21 and her children Deandre 3 Jermell 2 and Latoya Gibson 15 in Capitol Heights. The case highlighted repeated instances where DNA did not support other evidence.
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Upper Marlboro
Prince George’s County
Jack Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Roberts
Michelle Boyd
Deandre
Jermell
Latoya Gibson
Ms. Boyd
Karen Boulevard
Indian Summer Expected in Frederick Area
A brief Frederick area forecast notes warmer conditions ahead with highs in the upper range this weekend. Tuesday reached 72 degrees at the Sound Source station atop the News-Post building, and about 0.03 inches of rain fell. Multiple fire and emergency calls are listed, including a series of incidents at local locations, plus Maryland lottery results and a corrected festival date for Mount Airy.
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Frederick
National Weather Service
Sound Source
News-Post
Fire
Frederick Post
Mount Airy
Maryland State and Frederick County Weather Forecast
Tonight clear in Maryland with lows from 40s to mid 50s across the state. Thursday sunny with highs in the 70s. Extended forecast shows mostly sunny Friday with 70s, Saturday partly cloudy, Sunday partly to mostly cloudy with 70s and 50s to 60s. Yesterday temperatures report varies by city. dry pleasant weather inland and differing coastal conditions noted.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Frederick deputies win MSSA pistol match in Ocean City
Six Frederick County deputies outshot 11 teams at the Maryland State Sheriffs Association pistol meet in Ocean City. Sgt. Randy Freysz placed fourth and Deputy Sam Billotti sixth among 46 competitors. The first place trophy will be displayed at the sheriff’s office.
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Frederick County
Billotti
Sgt
Randy Freysz
MSSA
Sheriff’s Office
Geoffrey Bartlett
Chuck Jenkins
William Falden
Murder-for-hire suspect posted bond in Rockville
Christopher Maddox Mossburg, 26, son of Potomac landfill operator William H. Mossburg Jr., paid 2000 of a 20000 bond after being charged with solicitation to murder his father. Defense calls him innocent. prosecutors cite chilling tape evidence and an undercover detective. The case notes an alleged $40000 ransom and a planned murder plot discussed at Wheaton Plaza.
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Rockville
Potomac
William H. Mossburg Jr
Barry H. Helfand
Christopher Maddox Mossburg
Helfand
Mossburg
News-Post
Herbert Cahalen
Montgomery County Police
Cornelius J. Vaughey Jr
Wheaton Plaza
Christopher Mossburg
Bureau of Alcohol, ‘Tobacco and Firearms
Montgomery County
James B. Drewry
Cabalon
Cahalen
Plea Denied Over Lawyer's Pants in South Carolina Court
In Columbia, a judge refused to allow Heather Smith to enter a plea for her client because she wore pants. The defendant, facing firearms charges, must plead later. Smith's colleagues expressed surprise as debates over courtroom attire continue.
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Columbia
S.C
Joseph Wilson
Heather Smith
Sue Corwin
South Carolina Women’s Lawyers Association
Erwin
Residents push ban on gunfire in Carroll County
About 100 Shawnee View residents east of Westminster petition county commissioners to prohibit shooting in residential areas. Maryland State Police say the county has no such law outside eight municipalities. Legislation would need approval from Carroll's delegation in Annapolis during January's General Assembly session.
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Westminster
Carroll County
Maryland
View
Carroll
Annapolis
General Assembly
Wheaton Woman Killed in Georgia Avenue Crash
Ruth Kern Wieben, 69, of Wheaton, died after entering Hathaway Drive at a red light and colliding with southbound traffic on Georgia Avenue. Jeffrey Mark Reines, 49, of Silver Spring, attempted to avoid the crash and was treated at the scene. Wieben was taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and pronounced dead.
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Rockville - A
Wheaton
Hathaway Drive
Georgia Avenue
Montgomery County
Ruth Kern Wieben
Kayson Street
Jeffrey Mark Reines
Silver Spring
Ms. Wieben
Bethesda
Mr. Reines
Gaithersburg Girl Missing After Sunday Mall Visit
Saisha Lauree Rhone, 13, of Wild Ginger Way Gaithersburg, was last seen at Rio Mall on Washingtonian Boulevard Sunday around 8 p.m. with four teens. She is described as 5'5" tall, 170 pounds, brown eyes, shoulder-length black hair, wearing black shorts white shirt a black jean jacket and black Fila shoes. Call Youth Services Investigative Division at (301) 217-4300 with information.
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Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Saisha Lauree Rhone
Wild Ginger Way
Rio
Washingtonian Boulevard
Saisha
Youth Services Investigative Division
Brothers linked to wide Frederick County burglaries
Two brothers from Germantown were arrested in Silver Spring on theft and drug charges and are tied to numerous burglaries in Frederick County areas including Monrovia Mount Airy and Green Valley. Investigators say stolen property from West Virginia was recovered. Residents warned of a white van used in daytime burglaries in Sugarloaf Estates.
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Rockville
Silver Spring
Frederick County
Monrovia
Mount Airy
Frank Tully
Montgomery County
Michael George Hamilton Jr
Adam Keith Hamilton
Germantown
Michael Hamilton
Adam Hamilton
Tony Bendl
Montgomery County Police
Bendl
West Virginia
Tully
Hamiltons
Sugarloaf Estates
Urbana Civic Association
Mike Holcomb
Pam
Green Valley
Flint Hill
Baltimore
Holcambs
Thefts Reported Involving Windows and Truck Theft
Maryland State Police investigate window thefts from a Ballenger Creek Pike construction site with $3,500 value and a separate theft of a 1990 Ford F-350 dump bed pickup from Bridgeport Road near Md 140 near Emmitsburg valued at $25,000.
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Maryland
Ballenger Creek Pike
Bridgeport Road
MD. 140
Emmitsburg
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