A 20-year-old Forest Hill man was arrested by Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies early Thursday morning, hours after police said he stabbed his mother to death in their home. Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr., 20, was taken into custody without incident at approximately 4:30 a.m., when detectives canvassing the Forest Hill area located him in his […]
Havre de Grace Man Charged in Attempted Carjacking of Vi Ripken
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Aberdeen, MD October 16, 2013 – Investigators have charged Jesse A Bowen 33, of the 800 block of Lafayette Street, Havre de Grace in the incident involving Violet Ripken yesterday. Bowen has been charged with attempted armed robbery, attempted armed car jacking, possessing a dangerous weapon, first degree assault and […]
Former Bel Air High School Inclusion Helper Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense
A former Bel Air High School staff member pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of fourth-degree sex abuse in connection with his relationship with a 16-year-old student, with sentencing scheduled for November. Anthony Leon Farris Jr., 24, of the 1000 block of Pirates Court in Edgewood was charged with the sexual abuse of a minor, […]
Aberdeen Man Faces Drug, Auto Theft Charges in Separate Weekend Incidents
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [May 28, 2013 – Bel Air, MD] — On May 25, 2013 at approximately 5:30 p.m., deputies on routine patrol in the area of Route 1 and Route 136 were dispatched to the Queens Castle Mobile Home Park in Dublin for a report of a black male operating a […]
Baltimore Firm to Represent Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Reckless Endangerment
A Baltimore firm retained by the Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies Union will represent an officer charged this week with the reckless endangerment of a suspect in an April incident, but provided little additional detail on the deputy’s actions which led to the charge. Though confirming that his firm, Schlachman Belsky and Weiner, would represent Behles […]
Juveniles Charged with Detonation of “Bottle Bombs” in Bel Air (UPDATED)
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD (April 22, 2013) – Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged three juveniles with making and detonating six chemical reaction devices, “soda bottle bombs” on the property of the Harford Day School located at 715 Moores Mill Road in Bel Air, Maryland. The incident occurred […]
Forest Hill Woman Arrested in Hickory Hit & Run; Multiple Charges Include Driving Under the Influence
From Maryland State Police: UPDATE: HIT AND RUN VEHICLE SOUGHT AFTER INJURING HARFORD COUNTY WOMEN On September 3, 2012, at 8:01 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police – Bel Air Barrack responded to a “hit and run” motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Conowingo Road (U.S 1) at Conowingo Road (Bus. 1). On […]
Harford County Elementary School Teacher Accused Last Year of Biting Student is Reinstated by Board of Education
From the Law Offices of Brown, Brown & Young, P.A.: Exonerated of All Charges a Year After Original Accusation; Given New Teaching Assignment John Hickey, the Harford County elementary school teacher who had been barred from teaching and who once faced criminal charges after being falsely accused of biting a student, has been reinstated with […]