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2 Charged With Prostitution Following Human Trafficking Incident in Md.
Authorities are looking for possible human trafficking victims after two people were charged with prostitution after allegedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex with an estimated 288 people at a Silver Spring, Md., hotel, the Washington Post reports. Detectives say they are concerned that Atuan Saran Rogers, 34, and Dierra Victoria Lee Thomas, 19,…
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Everything We Know About Korryn Gaines
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Korryn Gaines is the name of the 23-year-old woman who was shot and killed by Baltimore County police officers Monday. Authorities say that after an hourslong standoff with police, the young mother pointed a long gun at an officer and said that…
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Freddie Gray Didn't Kill Himself, but Cop Obstruction Made It Hard to Prove: Prosecutor
In a controversial move, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby dropped charges against Police Officer Garrett Miller, Police Sgt. Alicia White and Police Officer William Porter, the three remaining Baltimore officers accused in the arrest and death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. The timing of the dismissals was surprising to medical professionals, lawyers and laymen alike who had theorized that Miller,…
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If Critics Think Death Threats Will Stop Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby, They Don’t Know Mosby
The death threats come daily to the office of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby as the trials of police officers in the death of Freddie Gray continue to go on. There’s a sameness to the threats, which accuse Mosby of racism, of being crazy, and argue that she should be “hung” for daring to…
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Testimony: ‘Docile,’ ‘Lethargic’ Freddie Gray Couldn’t Have Injured Himself
Three strong witnesses for the prosecution during the trial of Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. this week painted a distinct picture of the circumstances around Freddie Gray’s April 2015 death. They said that Gray was noncombative, that he couldn’t have injured himself and that his preventable death was a homicide. Goodson, 46, was the…
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Son Allegedly Shoots Father at Repast for Brother’s Funeral Service in Baltimore
The police are investigating a shooting that occurred at the New Song Worship & Arts Center in Baltimore after a son pulled a gun on his father at the post-funeral repast for his brother, the Baltimore Sun reports. Authorities say that the brother of Antonio Addison, a 22-year-old who was killed in West Baltimore last month,…
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Classmates Pay for Teen’s Mom to Fly From Nigeria to Baltimore to Attend His Graduation
When Michael Tertsea was 14, he was offered the opportunity to get an education and play basketball at the John Carroll School in Bel Air, Md. To pursue his dreams, he left his village in Nigeria and his mother, the Washington Post reports. Four years later, the towering 6-foot-10 teen, who has received a full scholarship…