A former North Harford High School inclusion helper was sentenced to five years in prison with all but one suspended after she pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old student earlier this year. Amanda K. Miller, 36, of Whiteford was sentenced to serve four months at the Harford County Detention Center beginning Oct. 16, […]
Gahler: “Sheriff Bane Continues to Fail the Men and Women at the Detention Center and the In-Custody Population”
From Jeffrey R. Gahler: Dear Harford County Readers, On January 26, 2013, the Harford County Detention Center was the scene of yet another death. This was the ninth death of an inmate under Sheriff Bane’s watch and the ninth death while in custody within a protected environment. Any loss of life is tragic and every […]
Medical Examiner: Harford County Detention Center Inmate Died Four Days After Hanging Self
The man who hung himself at the Harford County Detention Center died Jan. 29, the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Wednesday. Norman Michael Miller, 42, died Jan. 29, according to the medical examiner’s office. The cause and manner of his death are pending. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, at 4:55 […]
Man Attempts Suicide at Harford County Detention Center
A male inmate attempted to hang himself at the Harford County Detention Center Friday afternoon and was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. According to Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Edward Hopkins, at 4:55 p.m. a 42-year-old male inmate attempted to hang himself. The man was treated at the jail and later transported to Upper […]
Bel Air Ringleader’s Sentencing Brings End to Cases Against Prescription Drug Ring
The sentencing Tuesday of the leader of a local oxycodone distribution ring brought an end to the prosecution of 13 people arrested nearly two years ago in one of the county’s largest recent drug busts. According to federal documents, the case was broken in part after the interstate ring sent a large number of pills […]
Harford County Detention Center Inmate Hospitalized After Hanging Incident Friday Night
A Harford County Detention Center inmate was hospitalized following an apparent suicide attempt Friday night, police said. Christopher Booth, 45, of Edgewood was found hanging in his cell at approximately 9:25 p.m. Friday, according to Harford County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Christopher Swain. Booth was taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, where […]
Sen. Jacobs: “I Am Glad to See Jerry Sandusky Put Behind Bars For What May Be the Rest of His Life”
From the office of State Sen. Nancy Jacobs: As an advocate for the safety of children who has fought hard to pass legislation cracking down on child predators, I am glad to see Jerry Sandusky put behind bars for what may be the rest of his life. There he will no longer be able to […]
Bel Air Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Dealing Cocaine
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Andre Carter, age 31, of Bel Air, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more […]