Punishment

Man who shot police officer sentenced to 25 years

2012-05-15 12:46:00

A man who voiced contempt for Baltimore police and told defectives he had "no love lost" for the department was sentenced on Tuesday to 25 years in prison for using a rifle to shoot an officer last year. The officer, Andrew Zdura, with five years on...

Mortgage fraud scheme nets 29-month sentence for D.C. woman

2012-05-14 14:44:00

A federal judge in Maryland sentenced a Washington woman to 29 months in prison Monday for her role in what prosecutors called a "massive mortgage fraud scheme" — one that ensnared more than 1,000 victims and took in $78 million. Carole Nelson, 53,...

How big a problem is flopping in the NBA?

2012-05-14 20:52:42

All part of the game Barry Stavro Los Angeles Times Flopping gets attention because it's a play near the ball. But look carefully at a star's shirt after they've driven into the lane — it's always pulled out of their jersey. Elbow hooking, moving...

Baltimore officer sentenced to federal prison

2012-05-11 14:29:00

A 10th Baltimore police officer was sentenced to federal prison Friday for taking kickbacks from an auto repair company, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office announced. Leonel Rodriguez, 32, of Essex, was sentenced to 30 months for extortion and...

Clarksville: Busy Sunday coming to Clarksville area

2012-05-13 00:00:00

Some days are filled with a variety of opportunities to be out and about. Sunday, May 20 is one of those days. Great Sage will be donating a percentage of sales for the entire day to the Humane Society of the United States. Those interested in making...

Henson found guilty of conspiracy in robocall scandal

2012-05-11 16:48:51

Political consultant Julius Henson may have written the automated message that encouraged Democrats to stay home from the polls on Election Day 2010, but he didn't force voters to believe it, jury foreman Renee Johnson said Friday, explaining the split...

Waldorf woman gets 20 months for embezzling $200K

2012-05-13 15:36:00

A Waldorf woman has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a federal religious freedom commission. Forty-eight-year-old Carmelita Hines was sentenced Friday for the scheme at the U.S. Commission on International...

Baltimore man sentenced for killing one girlfriend with another girlfriend's gun

2012-05-11 13:00:00

A 31-year-old Baltimore man, who stole a gun from one girlfriend to murder another, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison Wednesday, the city prosecutors’ office announced. Shortly before sentencing, on the same day, a�jury convicted Daniel...

Height of new Harford hospital could eclipse 100 feet

2012-05-09 19:15:57

Havre de Grace is considering proposed changes to one of its zoning districts that would permit construction of what could be Harford County's highest building – the new hospital being planned near the I-95/Route 155 interchange to replace the...

Getting high on the high seas?

2012-05-08 10:50:00

For the few who want to get high on the high seas, watch out for customs. U.S. Customs officers said they've had a busy week at the South Baltimore terminal -- issuing what it called seven $500 "zero-tolerance" citations to passengers trying to board a...

Man killed girlfriend, bound young son in Baltimore housing project, police say

2012-05-08 14:13:55

A boy who came home from school and found his mother dead was then bound with belts and duct tape by her alleged killer, whom police arrested last week. Edward Ford, 36, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 44-year-old Cheryl Thomas,...

Md. man gets life sentence for state trooper's death

2012-05-10 07:46:38

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A man convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty Maryland state trooper will spend the rest of his life in prison. Cyril Cornelius Williams was sentenced Thursday morning in Prince George's County Circuit Court to life in...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A man convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty Maryland state trooper will spend the rest of his life in prison. Cyril Cornelius Williams was sentenced Thursday morning in Prince George's County Circuit Court to life in...

2012-05-11 00:00:00

Trina Johnson-Pettiford, left, looks on as her brother Robert Johnson his hugged by Joseph McGowan,right, who was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving the death of their mother Maebell Johnson on I-595. McGowan was sentenced to 2 years of house arrest and 8 years probation.

2012-05-11 00:00:00

Indonesian graft convict Nunun Nurbaeti breaks down in a holding area with family members after an anti-corruption court sentenced her to two-and-a-half years in jail and ordered her to pay $16,350 in fines in Jakarta. The court found Nunun guilty of channeling $2.

2012-05-09 00:00:00