Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say
Maryland Man Barricaded In Motel, Set $750K Fire In California, Prosecutors Say A violent motel room rampage that ended in flames and sent guests fleeing has landed a Maryland man behind bars — possibly for decades. Anthony Cleaver Mason, 65, was convicted of assault, arson, and reckless endangerment after a fire he started in a St. Mary's County motel tore through the building and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, officials announced. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Super Eight motel on Three Notch Road in California on June 3, 2024 to investigate multiple reports of a disturbance.  When they arrived, they found Mason …
4 Involved In Shooting Of NJSP Detective At Pittsgrove Mobile Home Park Learn Fate: AG 4 Involved In Shooting Of NJSP Detective At Pittsgrove Mobile Home Park Learn Fate: AG
4 Involved In Shooting Of Njsp Detective At Pittsgrove Mobile Home Park Learn Fate: AG Four people who recently pleaded guilty in the  2020 shooting of a New Jersey State Police detective in Salem County, were sentenced on Tuesday, April 1, with sentences ranging from prison to probation, authorities said. Markese Rogers, a 30-year-old Pittsgrove resident, Ashley Acevedo Diaz, 27, Imari Lazu, 27, and Noel Lazu, 25, pled guilty in February for their involvement in an incident that led to NJSP Detective Richard Hershey being shot at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Rogers was sentenced to five years in pris…
Two Men Who Murdered Teen During Vineland Robbery Learn Fate: Prosecutor Two Men Who Murdered Teen During Vineland Robbery Learn Fate: Prosecutor
Two Men Who Murdered Teen During Vineland Robbery Learn Fate: Prosecutor Two men received lengthy prison sentences on Friday, April 4, after being convicted of murdering a 15-year-old during a 2022 robbery in Vineland, authorities said. Deshawn Bowen, a 25-year-old Bridgeton resident and Rohdane Watson, a 20-year-old Vineland resident, were previously convicted of felony murder, aggravated manslaughter and robbery in February, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Bowen was sentenced to 60 years in prison while Watson was sentenced to 50 years in prison, Webb-McRae said. On May 26, 2022, Bowen and Watson met up with Anthony Torres-Sanchez, a Vin…
South Amboy Man Admits to Fatally Striking Mother Of Four, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor South Amboy Man Admits to Fatally Striking Mother Of Four, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
South Amboy Man Admits to Fatally Striking Mother Of Four, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor A 21-year-old South Amboy resident pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 3, to fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene in a crash last year, authorities said. As part of a plea agreement, Mark Carey is expected to be sentenced to six years in prison in June, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Saturday, Jan. 13, at 9:15 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Route 35 South and Bay Avenue after a pedestrian, Julia Sutton, a 56-year-old Weehawken resident, who was out jogging, was struck by a 1999 Ford Explorer that fled the scene, Billhimer said. Sutton was taken t…
Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says
Man Fires Gunshots At 2 Riding Moped In Yonkers: Could Get Over Decade In Jail, DA Says A 29-year-old man has been convicted on all charges for opening fire on two people riding a moped in a residential neighborhood in Westchester, prosecutors said.  A jury found Yonkers resident Rakwon Goodine-Smith guilty of four felony charges stemming from the October 29, 2023, shooting in Yonkers, the Westchester County DA's Office announced on Wednesday, April 2.  According to prosecutors, Goodine-Smith fired approximately four shots from a .32-caliber pistol at the victims as they passed by on a moped near 5 Lawrence St. in Yonkers. Miraculously, no one was hit.  Goodine…
Waldorf Man Broke Into Woman's Home Twice In Two Days As Child Watched: Prosecutors Waldorf Man Broke Into Woman's Home Twice In Two Days As Child Watched: Prosecutors
Waldorf Man Broke Into Woman's Home Twice In Two Days As Child Watched: Prosecutors A Charles County man is facing decades behind bars after terrorizing a woman in her own home — not once, but twice — in front of her child during a violent domestic attack in Lexington Park. Robert Humphries, III, 29, of Waldorf, was found guilty by a St. Mary’s County jury of robbery and other offenses following a two-day trial, State's Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced. Specifically, Humphries was convicted of:  Robbery; Third-degree burglary; Second-degree assault; Theft; Multiple counts of malicious destruction of property. The charges stem from a pair of incidents last summer th…
Man Admits Using Kitchen Knives To Fatally Stab Victim Lying On Street In Newburgh: DA Man Admits Using Kitchen Knives To Fatally Stab Victim Lying On Street In Newburgh: DA
Man Admits Using Kitchen Knives To Fatally Stab Victim Lying On Street In Newburgh: DA A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after using kitchen knives to stab a victim to death during a violent altercation in Orange County, prosecutors announced.  Cameron Williams, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 27 in Orange County Court to first-degree manslaughter, District Attorney David M. Hoovler said.  The charge stems from an October 13, 2024 incident on West Parmenter Street in the City of Newburgh. Prosecutors said that around 10:45 p.m., after an altercation, Williams retrieved several kitchen knives from a residence and then approached a…
Bar Murder: Man Who Stabbed Victim In Throat With Kitchen Knife In Spring Valley Convicted Bar Murder: Man Who Stabbed Victim In Throat With Kitchen Knife In Spring Valley Convicted
Bar Murder: Man Who Stabbed Victim In Throat With Kitchen Knife In Spring Valley Convicted A man has been convicted of murder after fatally stabbing a 54-year-old victim in the throat outside a Rockland County bar, authorities announced. A Rockland County jury found Oscar Garcia-Garcia guilty in connection with the December 29, 2022, killing of 54-year-old Luis Pinduisaca-Villa, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Monday, March 17.  The attack happened just before 1 a.m. in the Village of Spring Valley, where Garcia-Garcia used a kitchen knife to stab Pinduisaca-Villa in the throat outside a bar in the area of Johnson Street and North Myrtle Ave…
Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG
Virginia Cop Killer With 'No Remorse' Gets Second 100-Year Sentence: AG A Virginia man who shot and killed a police officer on his 29th birthday before bragging that he had "no remorse" will spend the rest of his life behind bars, authorities announced. Michael Donivan White was sentenced to 100 years in prison by the Wise County Circuit Court for the first-degree murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 13, 2021, officials said. The sentencing comes just weeks after White received another 100-year sentence from a federal court for multiple offenses tied to the officer’s murder, along with firearm charg…
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate
Man Who Gunned Down Teen Stepping Off School Bus In Waldorf Learns Prison Fate A Maryland man who lured a 17-year-old to his car and executed him in broad daylight has been convicted of murder and faces decades behind bars, authorities announced. After a five-day trial, a Charles County jury found 20-year-old Elijah Bernard Barnes guilty of second-degree murder and related charges for the 2023 killing of Rajon Lateef Jackson III, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. On Jan. 13, 2023, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office responded to Harvest Fish Place in Waldorf after reports of a shooting.  When they arrived, they found Jackson lying in th…
Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ
Would-Be Church Shooter Penned Chilling Letters Before Being Thwarted In Haymarket: DOJ A Falls Church man who entered a Prince William County church armed with a gun and dozens of rounds of ammunition was convicted of a federal hate crime after making threats to kill congregants during Sunday services, authorities announced. After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Rui Jiang, 35, guilty on all charges, including attempting to obstruct the free exercise of religious beliefs through an attempted act of violence involving a dangerous weapon, according to the Department of Justice. Jiang was also convicted of transmitting online threats and a firearms violation, prosecut…
Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing
Widower Details Every Injury Late Wife Suffered In Bethlehem DWI Crash During Sentencing Nearly a year after a wife and mother was killed in a head-on, drunk driving crash in the Capital Region, the man responsible is heading to prison. Matthew Monthie, 29, of Clifton Park, was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Tuesday, March 4, following his conviction for manslaughter and related charges in the death of Shawna Marzhal. Monthie was driving westbound on Route 85 in Bethlehem when he crossed over the center line and struck the 53-year-old Marzahl in the eastbound lane early on May 1, 2024, according to prosecutors. Marzahl, of Selkirk, suffere…