Male dancers’ stolen van turns up in Washington
June 30, 2008
The Thunder From Down Under is mobile again. The Australian male troupe’s van was stolen from behind Ram’s Head Tavern in Annapolis after the group performed there. Someone left the keys in the van, which held its costumes, equipment and items that are sold on tour. The group, which has performed in Las Vegas for a decade, had to cancel its next performance, and offered a $5,000 reward for the return of the property. The van was recovered in Washington, D.C. Officers said they didn’t know... More
Church ex-official admits having sex with 12-year-old girl
June 30, 2008
The former music director of West Baltimore Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church pleaded guilty to second-degree rape for having sex with a 12-year-old member of the congregation. Timothy D. Price III, 31, of Owings Mills, admitted in Baltimore Circuit Court that he had sex with the girl when she was 12, The Sun reported. He is to be sentenced Aug. 1. More Read More →
Inmate gets 33-year sentence for throwing feces on officer
June 30, 2008
Dedrick Strong was being held at the Baltimore City Detention Center, awaiting trial on an attempted-murder charge. Then he really got into trouble. Strong, 22, was sentenced to 33 years in prison for throwing a cup of excrement on a correctional officer, The Sun reported. A circuit court jury had convicted Strong of second-degree assault for that attack. Prosecutors said the officer was hit in the face, arm, neck, back and leg Oct. 2 but was not seriously injured. Strong is still awaiting trial... More
Arrested man chokes to death during struggle with deputies
June 30, 2008
A man who had been charged with kidnapping and assaulting another man died after a struggle with Harford County sheriff’s deputies, county officials said. More Read More →
Yearbook seller graduates to prison for math trickery
June 30, 2008
A Monkton man who admitted cheating Maryland and Washington, D.C., high schools and colleges, including the U.S. Naval Academy, over yearbook contracts will be going to prison. A U.S. district judge sentenced Joseph M. Wenzl, 41, to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for mail fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Wenzl also must pay over $555,000 in restitution. More Read More →
Cancer survivor wins back job after refusing to wear ‘tankini’ at work
June 30, 2008
A bar has settled a lawsuit with a bartender who was fired because she would not wear a tight tank top that revealed scars from breast cancer surgery. Margaret Finley, 56, won her job back and $75,000 in the settlement of a federal lawsuit against her employer, Red Eye’s Dock Bar in Grasonville. More Read More →
‘Arrogant’ woman gets 3 years for dog abuse
June 30, 2008
A judge rejected a woman’s defense that she was too mentally ill to realize the consequences of her neglect, calling her “too arrogant and too proud to say she needed help” in the worst case of animal abuse he’d ever seen. “She’s off gallivanting when these dogs are dying. It’s really a horrible case,” Anne Arundel County Judge Paul A. Hackner said in sentencing Kelly Lynn Schreck. More Read More →
Man must pay child support despite paternity test’s proof
June 30, 2008
A man who claimed for almost 13 years that he was the father of a child born during his marriage, despite evidence to the contrary, remains responsible for child support even after a paternity test proved otherwise, the Court of Special Appeals has held. A Garrett County circuit judge should not have granted Darren G. Kamp’s request for genetic testing without considering the interests of the child, the court said. More Read More →
City empowers itself to padlock businesses without proving guilt
June 30, 2008
Baltimore has revised its “Padlock Law” to make it easier for city officials to shut down a business for up to a year for being a “public nuisance.” Previously, a business or property had to be convicted twice in two years for activities involving drugs, gambling, prostitution, stolen property or violence, as reported by the City Paper. Under the new law, which 11 City Council members sponsored, “public nuisance” has been redefined to mean any place that receives two police citations. This... More
Right number, wrong name
June 30, 2008
A man with a colorful nickname but bad timing ended up under arrest when an Annapolis police officer answered the phone. The officer had pulled over a driver he accused of running a red light, according to The Sun. The man said he was on his way to meet a friend named Zack. An MVA check showed that his license had been suspended, so the officer arrested him. Then his cell phone rang. The caller’s name appeared on it as “Zack the Weed Man.” The officer took the call and was asked by the caller,... More
