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FOX45: Baltimore State’s Attorney announces charges in cases involving elder abuse

“It’s critically important to me that our older adult population is supported by our office and educated on protecting themselves from financial fraud and abuse of all forms. Economic crimes tend not to make headlines in our city, but they happen daily, create financial ruin, and cause significant harm to our housing market and local economy,” said State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. “These crimes are especially heinous because they prey upon one of our most vulnerable populations in Baltimore. Under my administration, we will continue prioritizing victims in this demographic and ensuring accountability for offenses perpetrated against them.”

Season 32, Episode 43 The Day Akia Disappeared

A pregnant woman vanishes before her baby shower and detectives struggle to unravel the chilling mystery: is it a missing persons case, or something far more sinister? Josh Mankiewicz reports. Watch here.

Man sentenced for 2020 Baltimore murder in broad daylight

“This was a brazen act of violence by a repeat offender who showed a complete disregard for public safety and the law. Cases like this strike fear into the hearts of law-abiding residents and visitors when they walk our city’s streets,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said in a statement. “It is my sincere hope that this sentence serves as a wake-up call to this offender that his actions have severe consequences that he now must grapple with. I commend ASA Gallo for her unwavering prosecution of this challenging case and for ensuring justice for the victims and Baltimore.”

‘As Bad as It Gets’: Driver in Contract Killing Gets Quadruple Life Sentence

The prosecutor also noted that in the presentencing investigation, Blanchard said he was innocent, though he admitted his involvement in a recorded statement to Baltimore Police Department investigators after the murder. The prosecutor also brought up Blanchard’s prior conviction for involuntary manslaughter, when he drove over double the speed limit and killed his passenger. That case was pending in circuit court at the time of the murders.

Leeds Street Shooter Found Guilty of Murder For 2021 Halloween Shooting

Cell phone and firearm evidence were behind the prosecution’s argument throughout the trial, focusing on Gittens’ Google account that showed him traveling the same route as the victim’s car. The defendant was accused of shooting the 20-year-old man on 3500 block of Leeds Street on Oct. 31, 2021, before taking his car.

Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Man of Attempted Murder in Last Year’s Mondawmin Mall Shooting

Jurors reached a unanimous decision on Wednesday when they found Darrien Gaither guilty of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, having a loaded handgun on his person and having a handgun in his vehicle as well as three counts of reckless endangerment and two counts of firearm use in a felony or violent crime and having an unknown handgun. Gaither was found not guilty of another attempted first-degree murder charge and attempted second-degree murder.