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The guests included Ivan Bates, Jamie Dykes, Rich Gibson, and Haven Shoemaker, and they discussed incoming DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino, programming for juveniles, and what the scope of the juvenile crime problem is in Maryland. Read more.

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Created: 09 July 2025

In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates called the killing “exceedingly cruel and brutal” and said he hopes the life sentence “brings a measure of justice for the senseless and tragic loss” of Barney. Read more. 

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Created: 09 July 2025

Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates has been unanimously elected to preside over the Maryland State’s Attorneys' Association (MSAA), as announced at their annual conference in Ocean City. Taking the reins from Howard County State’s Attorney Rich Gibson, Bates is slated to put in two years at the helm, with the possibility of extending his leadership for one more term. While the baton has been passed, new plans are being set for the journey ahead. Read more.

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Created: 09 July 2025

Repeat offender, Leon Spencer, has been sentenced to life in prison, with all but 50 years suspended, for the first-degree murder of John Parrish and illegal possession of a firearm. Read more.

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Created: 09 July 2025

On Oct. 31,2024, Halloween, Ranson, reportedly under the influence of opioids and brandishing two handguns, broke into several homes on the 1500 block of Montpelier Street. The owner of one of the homes Ranson violated called the police, who found him lying in the street and bleeding. He was later admitted to the hospital. Read more.

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Created: 09 July 2025

At the end of his bench trial on June 9, Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29, testified about his history of mental illness in an unsuccessful attempt to prove himself not criminally responsible for the double murder of two women in 2020. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert presided over the hearing. Read more.

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Created: 09 July 2025

Baltimore grandparents in two separate cases pleaded guilty to charges Monday following the deaths of their grandchildren. Read more.

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Bates’ quiet toughness is the reason that Baltimore has enjoyed whatever downturn in homicides and other violent crimes has occurred despite Mayor Brandon Scott and his team taking credit, as the improvement correlates perfectly with Bates’ assumption of office and communication of his new seriousness in prosecuting crime. Read more.

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is asking the city to fund its division that reviews body camera footage, which he says has played a key role in helping drive down the city’s crime rates. “There’s no more important division to the success of our office than the body-worn camera [division],” he said Wednesday at a city council budget hearing. Read more.

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The prosecution asked Judge Taylor for a sentence of life in prison, suspending all but 30 years. They argued the harsh sentence would serve as a “deterrent, a punishment and a message” to Evans. Read more.