Assault and domestic assault charges can be very damaging and can range from minor to very serious consequences. It is best to consult with experienced criminal defense lawyers who will fight to form a solid defense on your behalf.
The Maryland Senate voted to change a law listing all pit bulls as an “inherently dangerous” breed and holding all pit bull owners as well as landowners who rent to a pit bull owner responsible in case of an attack. The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted seven to two in favor of Senate Bill 2, which…
Murder charges have been dropped in a 2011 shooting of a 30-year-old outside an Edmonston bar, according to an article on the Washington Post web site. According to the article, Malik Huff, 25, pleaded guilty to a first-degree assault charge and was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. A representative of the prosecutor said they were…
A Virginia swimming coach was arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor swimmer. According to reports, Noah Rucker, 39, was arrested in Fairfax County last week after a 27-year-old woman came forward and said Rucker had sex with her in 2001 when he coached at her high school. The alleged incident took place at…
A Fort Washington teen was sentenced Friday in the shooting of a toddler who was being held by his mother at the time. Eighteen-year-old Devon Matos was sentenced to 25 years in prison, the maximum sentence he could have received, after being convicted on two counts of assault, three handgun-related crimes and endangerment after an…
Two teens were shot Friday at the Rockville Metro station and two other teens have been charged as adults in the incident Friday afternoon. According to reports, a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl were both shot once about 2:30 p.m. Friday and are suffering from non-life-threatening wounds. The Washington Post reported the boy was…
The younger brother of two NFL players has been charged with murder in the hammer death of a tourist in April and has also been declared to stand trial at the moment. A judge ordered that 19-year-old Michael Davis be treated for 60 days in a psychiatric hospital in an effort to “restore his compentancy”…
A man serving a house arrest sentence has been charged in the stabbing death of his pregnant girlfriend. According to reports, 22-year-old Nathan Cedric Rogers has been charged with first-degree murder. Police found 23-year-old Jasmine Nichelle Moss’ body when they went to investigate a suspicious car report Friday night in District Heights. Moss was pregnant,…
A Bowie State college student is charged with the murder of her roommate after the pair apparently argued about the volume of the roommate’s music. According to police, 19-year-old Alexis Danielle Simpson stabbed 18-year-old Dominique Tiarra Frazier Thursday evening in their apartment. The two had not been getting along and had been arguing for the past week.…
An off-duty police officer was involved in a shooting Friday morning that injured three people. According to officials, Officer Kenneth Furr was in an altercation at a Northeast CVS with five other people about 90 minutes before the shooting occurred. Shots were fired at a car carrying those individuals about 5:25 a.m. in the 100…