Murder USA: Mahdi Lawson of Upper Marlboro Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

Under all the circumstances, we are persuaded that the evidence presented, viewed in the light most favorable to the State, could have led a rational trier of fact to reasonably conclude that Benton conspired with his co-defendant, Lawson, to murder Sharod James and that Benton and Lawson did, in fact, shoot and kill James on the night of November 16, 2012.

Video of raid that snared El Chapo

MEXICO CITY — Before dawn on Friday, an elite unit of Mexican marines raided a white house along a residential street in the Mexican coastal town of Los Mochis, in pursuit of their most-wanted target: drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

Worcester Sheriff Police Beat / Hare will dwell like a turtle in slammer for bank heist

Hare admitted that after robbing the tellers in the lobby, Hare found a bank employee who had locked herself in a back room of the bank. Hare forced open the locked door and demanded her car keys and her purse. The employee gave Hare her purse, which contained cash and personal effects, and the keys to her car, a 2007 Kia Spectra, which was parked in the bank’s parking lot.

Queen Anne’s & Cecil Crime-Town / Plea Dealing in Cecil County Spoiled Drunk; Sheriff reports suspect pulled Deputy into Jacuzzi

GRASONVILLE, MD. — When an officer responds to a hotel for a report of a drunk who refuses to leave the pool or Jacuzzi at closing time, the drunk might have a different idea of what is going to take place. With the criminal record of the drunk, made very easy by the ‘law and order’ prosecutor in Cecil County, it may explain the low esteem for which he holds law and order.

Prince William Police Beat / Home invasion victim gave armed robber a leg up for the cops

Police say as the suspects fled out the rear door, one of the victims, a 22-year-old man of Dumfries, followed and confronted one of the suspects. During the encounter, a struggle ensued and the victim sustained a laceration to his leg before the suspect fled on foot.

Anne Arundel Police Beat / Cops sideline dealers with heroin and suboxone; Anne Arundel prosecutors give sweet deals to drug dealers every time they show up in court

Cops sideline dealers with heroin and Suboxone Anne Arundel prosecutors give sweet deals to drug dealers every time they show up in court No fine, …

Southern Md. Police Beat / Combatants stake out jail cells in episode of Whacky Wild Women

CALIFORNIA, MD. – There is nothing like a bunch of stake-wielding women attacking each other in a parking lot to wipe away the cobwebs of early morning coffee and gas customers at the Wawa. Their weapons of choice were wooden stakes, which begs the question, was their intent to drive the stakes into the hearts of their opponents before the sun rose in the east? That really is the best way to kill a vampire.