The murder trial of Rakim Muhammad has been postponed, with a new date not yet scheduled. Judge Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. of the Harford County Circuit Court on June 10 granted the defense counsel’s request to postpone the trial. Muhammad faces 11 charges in relation to the July 17 shooting death of Derrick Maxey, […]
Dundalk Man to Serve 48 Years in Aberdeen Child Sex Abuse Case
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: Ralph Matthews, age 50, formerly of Dundalk, Maryland was sentenced May 24 by Judge Stephen M. Waldron of the Circuit Court for Harford County to serve 48 years in the Division of Corrections for two counts of child abuse and two counts of a third degree sex offense. […]
Harford County State’s Attorney Presents Annual DUI Enforcement Recognition Awards to Local Law Enforcement
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office held its annual DUI Enforcement Recognition Awards for the law enforcement officers who have made outstanding DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrests in the year 2010. On 18 May 2011, State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly presented the awards in the Ceremonial Courtroom in […]
Edgewood Father Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Death of 14-Month-Old Daughter
From the Office of the Harford County State’s Attorney: On May 12, 2011, in the Circuit Court for Harford County, Keaton Boyd Irons, 26, of Edgewood, Maryland, entered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of his 14 month old daughter. Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. presided over the […]
Edgewood Man Found Guilty in October 2009 Kidnapping, Carjacking of Pylesville Woman
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: On April 25, 2010, a Harford County jury found Joshua Prince Freeman, 22, of Liberty Court, guilty of Kidnapping, Carjacking, Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Assault and Arson after three hours of deliberation. Freeman was found guilty in connection with the kidnapping of twenty year old Kara Smithson […]
Fallston Parents Plead Guilty to Underage Drinking Charges; Hosted Party for 17-Year-Old Son and Friends
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: The case that arose from a Fallston party of 16 to 18 year-olds using alcohol and drugs, resulted today in guilty pleas from the homeowners Frederick Durst and Marcy Sherry. Each defendant plead guilty to one count of allowing underage persons to consume alcohol in their residence. Judge […]
Baltimore City Police Officer Arrested for Sexual Abuse of a Minor at His Edgewood Home
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: On March 23, 2011, detectives from the Harford County Child Advocacy Center charged and arrested a Baltimore City police officer, Kevin Rowland, with sexual abuse of a minor, Fourth Degree Sexual Offense and Second Degree Assault. The alleged abuse occurred from September of 2010 until March of 2011 […]
Crime Victims’ Rights Week Outreach this April in Edgewood
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, has received funding for a Victims’ Rights Week outreach activity to be held during Victims’ Rights Week April 10-16, 2011, from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the […]
