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Love Triangle Murder: Waldorf Man Kills Girlfriend’s Husband In DC Apartment Love Triangle Murder: Waldorf Man Kills Girlfriend’s Husband In DC Apartment
Love Triangle Murder: Waldorf Man Kills Girlfriend’s Husband In DC Apartment The Maryland man who killed his girlfriend's husband in their DC apartment will spend nearly two decades in federal prison, authorities announced. Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, admitted to second-degree murder while armed in the 2022 killing of Dana Bailey Jr., who was shot once in the chest after discovering an affair between his wife and Slaughter, the US Attorney’s Office said. This week, federal officials say that Slaughter was sentenced to 16 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. According to investigators, on the morning of Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered …
Holyoke Corrections Cop Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ Holyoke Corrections Cop Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ
Holyoke Corrections Cop Admits To Threatening Federal Agent With Torture, Fire Bombing: DOJ A Massachusetts man working as a corrections officer in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to a violent online plot that targeted a federal agent and his spouse, prosecutors said.  Scott Robert Tardy, 31, admitted in court this week to cyberstalking, lying to the FBI, and obstructing justice, the US Attorney for South Carolina said.  Prosecutors said Tardy joined an anti-law enforcement group on the Kik messaging app under the name “connecticut12345,” where he called for violence against a South Carolina federal agent and their spouse, including throwing a Molotov cocktail into their …
Waldorf Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds Waldorf Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds
Waldorf Man Who Killed Girlfriend’s Husband In Deadly Love Triangle Pleads Guilty: Feds A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing his girlfriend’s husband in cold blood inside their DC apartment, federal officials announced. Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, admitted to second-degree murder while armed in the 2022 killing of Dana Bailey Jr., who was shot once in the chest after discovering an affair between his wife and Slaughter, the US Attorney’s Office said. According to investigators, on the morning of Dec. 5, 2022, Slaughter entered Bailey’s apartment on E Street SE and confronted him about the relationship.  He then pulled out a .40 caliber handgun a…
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police
DC Teens Wreck Stolen Cars, Slam Cop Cruiser In Wild Frederick Chase: Police They ran, they crashed, they got caught — now several teens are facing a mountain of charges after a wild overnight chase in Maryland. Four suspects from DC were arrested after smashing stolen cars, slamming into a parked police cruiser, and sending a deputy to the hospital during a wild overnight chase in Frederick County, authorities said. It all began around 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, when a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy spotted a group of people tampering with parked vehicles on Jordan Boulevard in New Market, the agency said on Monday. When the deputy moved in, the suspects took…
Crash And Clash: Fredericksburg Woman Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police Crash And Clash: Fredericksburg Woman Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police
Crash And Clash: Fredericksburg Woman Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police A Fredericksburg woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving under the influence, causing a multi-vehicle crash, and assaulting an officer, police say. the intersection of Emancipation Highway and Cowan Boulevard on Dec. 12. Oficers from the Fredericksburg Police Department responded to the intersection of Emancipation Highway and Cowan Boulevard on Thursday, Dec. 12, where multiple vehicles sustained significant damage, and one person was treated for injuries in a crash caused by 23-year-old Shania Johnson.. While questioning Johnson, an officer noticed slurred speech and the…
Fort Lee Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Pal Park Who Had Sedan Repaired: Officials Fort Lee Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Pal Park Who Had Sedan Repaired: Officials
Fort Lee Teen Seriously Injured By Hit-Run Driver In Pal Park Who Had Sedan Repaired: Officials A 28-year-old Fort Lee man is facing multiple charges following a hit-and-run accident that left a teenager seriously injured last month, authorities said. Hugo R. Paz-Lajuj was identified as the driver who struck the 17-year-old boy on Oct. 14 around 6:40 a.m., at Brinkerhoff Avenue near 14th Street in Palisades Park, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The boy was hospitalized with serious injuries and Paz-Lajuj fled, Musella said. After a month-long investigation, detectives identified Paz-Lajuj as the driver and found his 2004 Honda Civic, which had reportedly be…
Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say
Trio Convicted Of 2018 Millville Killing After Youth Football Practice, Prosecutors Say Three men were found guilty of killing a Millville man after a youth football practice, authorities said. Eugene Cosby of Malaga, Will El-Bey of Vineland, and Clifton Bailey of Camden were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a news release. They were found guilty in the Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018 death of 37-year-old Joseph Jones. The shooting happened after the practice in the parking lot of Lakeside Middle School in Millville at around 8 p.m. Jones had 10 gunshot wounds and was…
Two Men Arrested For Paintball Shooting Spree In Trenton, Police Say Two Men Arrested For Paintball Shooting Spree In Trenton, Police Say
Two Men Arrested For Paintball Shooting Spree In Trenton, Police Say Two men were accused of a series of paintball shootings across Trenton, authorities said. Jamal Crusoe, 24, and Jesse Jones, 20, were arrested in the case, the Trenton Police Department said in a news release on Monday, Aug. 19. Their arrests came after a three-month investigation into the paintball shootings in the city in June. Police received several reports of men hit by paintballs shot from a moving vehicle. In separate incidents, two men were walking on a sidewalk when they were hit and a third was struck while sitting on a porch. Each victim suffered bruises and scrapes. …
Six Teens Arrested With Stolen Vehicle In Ocean City: Police Six Teens Arrested With Stolen Vehicle In Ocean City: Police
Six Teens Arrested With Stolen Vehicle In Ocean City: Police Six teens were arrested after they were found with a stolen vehicle in Ocean City, authorities said. Ocean City police stopped the vehicle at around 8:17 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, the department said in a Facebook post. The vehicle was reported stolen from Camden. The teens ran away as officers approached the vehicle. They were taken into custody with help from the police department's drone unit. The arrests included three Egg Harbor City girls: two who were 15 years old and one who was 16. Two Paulsboro boys, ages 14 and 13, and a 16-year-old Woodbury boy were also arrested. Th…
Passaic County Jail Officer Admits Bringing Inmate To 'Blind Spot' For Beating By Colleagues Passaic County Jail Officer Admits Bringing Inmate To 'Blind Spot' For Beating By Colleagues
Passaic County Jail Officer Admits Bringing Inmate To 'Blind Spot' For Beating By Colleagues 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Passaic County correctional officer admitted that he brought an inmate to a "blind spot" at the county jail so two colleagues could beat him for squirting one of them with urine. Officer Lorenzo Bowden, 39, initially agreed with Sgt. Jose Gonzalez and Sgt. Donald Vinales not to talk after they'd received federal grand jury subpoenas two years ago this month, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Bowden eventually had a change of heart. The pretrial detainee was "transported through an area of the PCJ that does not have a video surveillance camera, which correctional officers …
Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit
Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit A New York man was arrested in Loudoun County on accusations he nearly struck two sheriff's deputies with a stolen vehicle in an incident that left four people injured. Justin Connor, 27, of Rochester, NY, was unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. Saturday, July 22, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies approached the vehicle and saw drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. That's when Connor regained consciousness and put the vehicle in drive, nearly striking two deputies, authorities…
Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC
Jilted Ex Sentenced For Strangling 'On-Again, Off-Again' GF During Cheating Argument In DC A lover's quarrel that turned violent will land a District man in prison for years.  Brandon Brown, 33, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for strangling his ex-girlfriend, then attempting to talk her out of assisting with the subsequent criminal investigation in Washington, DC last year. Federal prosecutors say that on April 19, 2022, Brown and his "on-again, off-again intimate partner" got into an argument about whether they had been cheating on each other that rapidly escalated to physical violence. During the assault, Brown strangled his ex "with sufficient force…
Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says
Ana Walshe Case: Husband Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge, Norfolk DA Says A Norfolk grand jury has indicted Brian Walshe in the murder of his wife, Ana Walshe, who was last seen on Jan. 1, and whose story has become a national obsession.  Brian Walshe, 48, was indicted Thursday, March 30, on charges of first-degree murder, misleading police/obstructing justice, and improper conveyance of a human body, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said.  He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.  Brian Walshe has pleaded not guilty to the charges, the prosecutor said.  “This is only a step in a long process, during whic…
Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn
Man From Capital District Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Possessing Child Porn A former law student from the Capital District will spend the next decade in prison for stealing his college classmates’ naked photos and possessing child pornography. Michael Fish, age 26, of Albany, was sentenced to 111 months (just over nine years) behind bars Friday, May 20, on charges of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the North District. It follows a 2020 guilty plea in which Fish admitted to hacking into dozens of female classmates’ school email accounts at SUNY-Plattsburgh and then using information from those accounts to access…
Bus Driver From Fairfield County Sentenced For Child Enticement Offense, Planning Murder Bus Driver From Fairfield County Sentenced For Child Enticement Offense, Planning Murder
Bus Driver From Fairfield County Sentenced For Child Enticement Offense, Planning Murder A bus driver from Fairfield County has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, and for obstructing justice by attempting to have the minor victim murdered. Jose Manuel Santos, age 38, of Bridgeport, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 13, to the time in prison, as well as seven years of supervised release, said John H. Durham, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, Santos was employed by Curtin Livery as a bus/van driver in Connecticut with responsibilities that include…
Incarcerated Bridgeport Man Charged With Attempting To Murder Federal Grand Jury Witness Incarcerated Bridgeport Man Charged With Attempting To Murder Federal Grand Jury Witness
Incarcerated Bridgeport Man Charged With Attempting To Murder Federal Grand Jury Witness An incarcerated Fairfield County man already behind bars for felony murder is facing new charges for allegedly plotting to murder a federal witness. Bridgeport resident Vaughn Thomas, 20, also known as “Fettiboy LV” was indicted and charged with allegedly retaliating against a federal grand jury witness while behind bars, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. According to Durham, it is alleged that between September and November this year, while he was incarcerated in state custody, Thomas solicited other inmates to murder a federal grand jury witness. He also allegedly wrote lette…