The Joppatowne man accused of killing and eating portions of a family friend did not appear in court for a scheduled plea hearing Monday after an order to transport him to Harford County Circuit Court was mistakenly not issued, prosecutors said. Alexander Kinyua, 22, remained in custody at the Clifton T. Perkins maximum security mental […]
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 […]
Former 98 Rock DJ “Stash” Sentenced to Six Months at Harford County Detention Center for DUI Crash
Former 98 Rock radio DJ Stephen “Stash” Smith of Bel Air was sentenced Monday to serve six months at the Harford County Detention Center after pleading guilty to a DUI charge in connection with an Abingdon crash which injured five people in July. Smith’s sentence came at a hearing in Harford County Circuit Court on […]
Bel Air Woman Pleads Guilty, Will Serve Five Years for Vehicular Manslaughter in July 2011 Fountain Green Crash
A Bel Air woman pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular manslaughter for her role in a fatal crash on Route 543 in Fountain Green last year, and will be sentenced to five years in state prison followed by five years of probation. Nicole Albers, 28, pleaded guilty Monday at a pre-trial conference in Harford County Circuit […]
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 […]
Aberdeen Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in Baltimore City Police Towing Extortion Scheme
From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Baltimore Police officer Jaime Luis Lugo, age 36, of Aberdeen, Maryland today to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiring to commit and committing extortion under […]
Bel Air Teen Accused of Murdering Father Withdraws Insanity Plea Following Competency Evaluation
The Bel Air teen accused of murdering his father withdrew an insanity plea in a motion submitted in Harford County Circuit Court late last week. Robert Richardson III, 16, filed a plea of Not Criminally Responsible by Reason of Insanity earlier this month, a plea which—if successful—would clear him of any criminal responsibility in the […]
Teen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Blind Bel Air Man
A teenager who stabbed a blind man to death in a Bel Air apartment last summer was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. Donnell Graham, 18, of Bel Air was pled guilty March 12 in Harford County Circuit Court to the Aug. 5 murder of Patrick Ward, 29, in Ward’s Redfield Road Apartment. He originally […]