Two Dozen Uploads Led Feds To Maryland Man Now Facing Child Exploitation Charge: DOJ Two Dozen Uploads Led Feds To Maryland Man Now Facing Child Exploitation Charge: DOJ Two Dozen Uploads Led Feds To Maryland Man Now Facing Child Exploitation Charge: DOJ
Two Dozen Uploads Led Feds To Maryland Man Now Facing Child Exploitation Charge: DOJ More than two dozen files uploaded to an online account led investigators to a Maryland man who now faces a federal child exploitation charge carrying at least 15 years behind bars, prosecutors say. Charles Mark Wooters, 34, of Easton, was indicted on eight federal counts involving child sex abuse material, the US Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The case dates back to November 2025, when prosecutors say Wooters uploaded more than two dozen files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to an internet-based storage account. Investigators apparently found more whe…
19 Kilos Of Cocaine, Loaded Guns, Fentanyl Pills: Baltimore Dealer Admits Role In Drug Ring 19 Kilos Of Cocaine, Loaded Guns, Fentanyl Pills: Baltimore Dealer Admits Role In Drug Ring 19 Kilos Of Cocaine, Loaded Guns, Fentanyl Pills: Baltimore Dealer Admits Role In Drug Ring
19 Kilos Of Cocaine, Loaded Guns, Fentanyl Pills: Baltimore Dealer Admits Role In Drug Ring The cocaine traveled a long way before hitting the streets. A Maryland drug operation moved bulk quantities from California into stash houses before David Carroll, 35, helped distribute it around Baltimore, authorities announced on Friday. Federal investigators began watching the Baltimore-based organization in 2023 as they tracked large quantities of cocaine making their way across the country. Carroll became a familiar face at one of the group's stash houses inside a Baltimore apartment. In October 2023, investigators watched him walk out of the apartment with what they believed were dr…
Pills, 'Lean,' $300 Prescriptions: Annandale Doctor Fueled Multi-State Drug Scheme, Feds Say Pills, 'Lean,' $300 Prescriptions: Annandale Doctor Fueled Multi-State Drug Scheme, Feds Say Pills, 'Lean,' $300 Prescriptions: Annandale Doctor Fueled Multi-State Drug Scheme, Feds Say
Pills, 'Lean,' $300 Prescriptions: Annandale Doctor Fueled Multi-State Drug Scheme, Feds Say A doctor's appointment came with a much different price tag: $300 for a fraudulent prescription. Four Maryland men who helped turn prescriptions from a Virginia doctor into a multi-state drug operation were sentenced in federal court on Friday, Oct. 2, after admitting to their roles in a scheme involving thousands of oxycodone pills and massive quantities of prescription cough syrup. The undertaking centered around Dr. Rotimi Iluyomade and his Crossover Medical Center in Annandale, where prosecutors say co-conspirators arrived with lists of supposed "patients," false addresses and different…
Rabid Kitten Found Near Loyola Station Park Prompts Warning For Residents, Pet Owners Rabid Kitten Found Near Loyola Station Park Prompts Warning For Residents, Pet Owners Rabid Kitten Found Near Loyola Station Park Prompts Warning For Residents, Pet Owners
Rabid Kitten Found Near Loyola Station Park Prompts Warning For Residents, Pet Owners A tiny stray kitten is behind a big health warning in Maryland. A 6- to 7-week-old kitten found near Loys Station Park in Rocky Ridge tested positive for rabies on Friday, Oct. 2, prompting Frederick County health officials to search for anyone who may have come into contact with it. The black-and-white tuxedo kitten, which had a white mark on its head, was collected by Frederick County Animal Control on Thursday, Oct. 1. It had been showing aggressive behavior, a common symptom of rabies in cats, health officials said. Now, officials want to hear from anyone who may have had contact with…
Montgomery County Police Veteran Takes Over As Chief Of MDTA Police Montgomery County Police Veteran Takes Over As Chief Of MDTA Police Montgomery County Police Veteran Takes Over As Chief Of MDTA Police
Montgomery County Police Veteran Takes Over As Chief Of Mdta Police A longtime Maryland law enforcement veteran has officially started a new chapter at the top. Col. Nicholas Augustine was formally sworn in as chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police during a small ceremony at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County on Friday morning, Oct. 2, the agency announced. The ceremony came after Augustine wrapped up a 24-year career with the Montgomery County Department of Police, where he rose through the ranks to assistant chief before leaving the department this week. Augustine began his law enforcement career with the Maryland-National Capital P…
40-Plus Years Behind The Badge: Former Washington County Sheriff Charles Mades Dies 40-Plus Years Behind The Badge: Former Washington County Sheriff Charles Mades Dies 40-Plus Years Behind The Badge: Former Washington County Sheriff Charles Mades Dies
40-Plus Years Behind The Badge: Former Washington County Sheriff Charles Mades Dies Charles Mades spent more than four decades wearing a badge. The longtime Maryland lawman and former Washington County sheriff died on Thursday, Oct. 1, prompting tributes from across the region and an order to lower flags in his honor. Mades served as Washington County sheriff for 20 years, from 1986 through 2006, following a 25-year career with the Maryland State Police. He retired from the state police as a sergeant before beginning the next chapter of a law enforcement career that would span more than four decades. The Washington County Sheriff's Office announced his death on Friday, r…
Instagram 'Murder For Hire' Ad Led To Targeted Maryland Killing For Cash, Marijuana Instagram 'Murder For Hire' Ad Led To Targeted Maryland Killing For Cash, Marijuana Instagram 'Murder For Hire' Ad Led To Targeted Maryland Killing For Cash, Marijuana
Instagram 'Murder For Hire' Ad Led To Targeted Maryland Killing For Cash, Marijuana "Murder for hire." That's how Baltimore native Deondre Tywon Sharps advertised himself online before carrying out a targeted Maryland murder for the promise of money and marijuana. Sharps, 20, pleaded guilty on Friday, Oct. 2, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to first-degree murder in the deaths of Keion Damont McKinney and Joshua Ray Holland, both 34. The two men were murdered 15 days apart in June 2024. McKinney was first. Shortly after 7:20 p.m. on June 14, he was outside on Meade Village Circle in Severn when Sharps shot him once in the head. Surveillance video captured Sharps f…
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony
Maryland Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Father, Trying To Influence Her Testimony Killing his girlfriend's father wasn't the end of it, prosecutors say. A Maryland jury convicted Corey Conaway this week of first-degree murder in the 2024 shooting death of 67-year-old Perry Comeau, then found him guilty of trying to influence Comeau's daughter before trial. Comeau was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside his home on Half Dollar Court in Columbia at around 10:49 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2024. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators quickly zeroed in on Conaway, who was dating Comeau's daughter at the time and had been involved in an earlier conflict with…
Witness Gets Plate, Police Find Driver After Deadly Aspen Hill Hit-Run Crash Witness Gets Plate, Police Find Driver After Deadly Aspen Hill Hit-Run Crash Witness Gets Plate, Police Find Driver After Deadly Aspen Hill Hit-Run Crash
Witness Gets Plate, Police Find Driver After Deadly Aspen Hill Hit-Run Crash Police have tracked down the driver who left a 62-year-old woman dying in the roadway after a fatal hit-run in Maryland. Montgomery County Police identified the victim as Rockville resident Saijuan Chen and confirmed on Friday, Oct. 2 that investigators located both the driver and the green 2023 Jeep Wrangler that struck her. Chen was crossing Arctic Avenue in Aspen Hill at approximately 7:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when she was struck by the Jeep, according to police. Investigators say the driver was making a left turn onto Arctic Avenue from Bel Pre Road when the Jeep struck Chen. …
DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit
DOJ Says Federal Agents 'Cannot, Will Not Comply' With Maryland Mask Ban In New Lawsuit The gloves are off in Maryland. The masks, according to federal officials, are staying on. The US Department of Justice sued the state on Thursday, Oct. 1, the same day Maryland's new restrictions on masks and identification for federal law enforcement officers took effect. And DOJ left little ambiguity about what happens next. "Federal law enforcement agents and officers cannot and will not comply with the Challenged Laws," attorneys wrote in the 25-page complaint filed in US District Court in Maryland. The lawsuit names Maryland, Attorney General Anthony Brown, the Maryland Police Train…
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD A late-night breakdown turned deadly for a Maryland woman and her dog when they tried crossing an interstate together after her vehicle ran out of gas. Madison Cecille Davis, 31, of Westminster, was killed shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after stopping on the left shoulder of southbound I-795 near Mt. Wilson Lane in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Davis' vehicle had run out of gas, prompting her to pull onto the shoulder and get out with her dog. Then, for reasons that remain unclear a day later, Davis attempted to cross the travel lanes…
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS)
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville Kpot (Photos) A grease fire at a tableside grill caused more than $500,000 in damage at a Maryland Korean barbecue restaurant. The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot at 5550 Randolph Road in Rockville's Montrose Crossing shopping center, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived to find a fire that had started in the first-floor dining area and spread through the restaurant's exhaust system. Investigators determined that grease caught fire at a tableside hot pot and grill before igniting inside the exhaust vent and ductwork, ac…