From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jesse Allen Burney, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, today to 21 years in federal prison for armed bank robbery. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. […]
Sheriff’s Office Deputies in August Pursuit Identified; Cleared in Suspect’s Death
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [September 4, 2014, Bel Air, MD] Updated details are being provided by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, pertaining to the pursuit on August 20, 2104. The deceased, Arvel Douglas Williams, 30, of the 800 block of Mangold St., 21230, was the subject of a police pursuit initiated at approximately […]
Suspect TASERed by Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies After Pursuit
A man who led authorities in a pursuit through Harford County and into Baltimore County died Wednesday night after a Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy used a TASER device on him, police said. Arvel Douglas Williams, 30, of the 800 block of Mangold Street in Baltimore was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., one hour […]
Charges Pending After Unlawful Sale of Stun Guns at Harford Mall Kiosk; Bel Air Police Seize 20 Stun Guns
From the Bel Air Police Department: On Friday December 20, 2013 at 1:30 pm, detectives from the Bel Air Police Department Criminal Investigation Division seized twenty stun guns from “Guys Hunting” a kiosk in the Harford Mall. The kiosk was operated by Estate Brokers of Maryland on Washington Street in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Harford […]
Family Seeks $420 Million in New Lawsuit Over 2009 TASER Death of Harford County Detention Center Inmate (UPDATED)
Click below to hear The Dagger’s Aaron Cahall discuss this story with WBAL 1090 AM’s Bill Vanko. [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/5-1-Taser.mp3|titles=5-1 Taser] The family of a Harford County Detention Center inmate who died after he was stun-gunned by jail officers three years ago has filed a new wrongful death lawsuit against the county, Sheriff Jesse Bane, and eight […]
Simpson: “Each Person Is Precious” Even Homeless Man Killed At Detention Center
The following letter was sent to County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Del. B. Dan Riley and the Edgewood Community Council, along with The Dagger. It refers to a homeless man who died at the Harford County Detention Center in June after being subdued with a TASER. By Omar Simpson, Esq. The Edgewood […]
Simpson: Answers Needed In TASER Death Of Homeless Man At Detention Center
The following letter was sent to Harford County Executive David Craig, County Councilman Dion Guthrie, Sheriff Jesse Bane, Dels. Dan Riley, Susan McComas and Mary-Dulany James, and members of the Edgewood Community Council. A copy was provided to The Dagger. How, I ask you, does a homeless man, convicted of no crime, and charged only […]
Prisoner Dies At Detention Center After Being TASERed
(Bel Air, MD – June 13, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of Dwight Jerome Madison, 48, who has no fixed address. On June 11, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. deputies responded to the 900 block of Hillswood Road, Bel Air for a reported suspicious person who was later identified as Dwight […]
