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Law enforcement officials praised for arrests in Washington County fires
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comTwo weeks ago, Dean Reeder stood outside the charred remains of his barn near Boonsboro, wondering if authorities would ever bring the people who set the fire to justice. At the time, his Lappans Road barn and nearly 20 other properties were among fires...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Four charged in connection with recent fires in Washington, Frederick counties
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comTwo Washington County residents are among four people who have been charged with starting fires that authorities believe were set initially out of boredom and progressed into a vendetta against a local deputy state fire marshal, the Maryland State Fire...Tags: Conservation, Prosecution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Five fires in Washington County might be linked to 14 other 'suspicious' blazes
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comDean Reeder watched as the remnants of his family’s barn continued to burn Thursday morning near Boonsboro. The barn fire was one of five fires that was intentionally set late Wednesday and early Thursday in Washington County, according to the... -
Jury acquits Sharpsburg man accused of setting fire to foreclosed home
dona@herald-mail.comA Sharpsburg man accused of setting fire to his foreclosed home was acquitted Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court of arson after a two-day trial in which several witnesses testified they saw him passed out at a picnic table at about the time...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Witnesses
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Falling Waters, W.Va., man shot by police pleaded not guilty to sex assault
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Falling Waters, W.Va., man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in August 2012 and then kidnapped another woman in a violent string of events that ended when he was shot by police. Raymond Sidney Wallace II, 23,...Tags: Court Preliminary, Trials, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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W.Va. man indicted on sexual assault, kidnapping charges
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Falling Waters, W.Va., man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in August 2012 and then holding a knife to another woman’s neck in a confrontation with police that ended in gunfire was indicted Tuesday on multiple charges by a Berkeley County...Tags: Assault, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Shootings
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Bond increased for man accused of starting fire near Antietam National Battlefield
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Frederick County District Court judge sitting in Washington County on Wednesday set bond at $50,000 for a man who is charged with starting a fire that gutted a house Friday night near Antietam National Battlefield. Citing a concern for public safety,...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Politics
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Man charged with arson near Antietam National Battlefield
A man has been charged with setting a fire that gutted a house Friday night at 6601 Remsburg Road near Antietam National Battlefield, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said Tuesday. Max Eugene Godlove, 50, was charged with one count each...
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Prosecution witnesses take stand in W.Va. trial of man accused of killing mother and son
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA man on trial for the June 2010 homicides of Angela K. Devonshire and her 3-year-old son doesn’t dispute being at the victims’ home hours before they died, however, he is not responsible for the crimes, one of his attorneys said Tuesday in...Tags: Criminals, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Crime, Law and Justice, Crime Victims, Justice System
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Autopsy photographs barred from trial of Virginia man in deaths of Berkeley County woman, son
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comJurors in the trial of a Virginia man charged in the 2010 deaths of a Berkeley County woman and her young son won’t be shown autopsy photographs of the victims, but potentially damaging testimony from a witness will be allowed, a judge ruled Friday....Tags: Theft, Murder, Court Preliminary, Lawyers, Witnesses
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Victims' family members, medical examiner testify in double murder trial
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comFrom her kitchen, the Cape Cod-style apartment a short distance away appeared very dark and peaceful to Elizabeth K. Devonshire in the early morning of June 6, 2010. There wasn’t even a crack between the neatly pulled curtains of the home that...Tags: Electronics, Crime, Law and Justice, Memorial Day, Justice System, Sprint Nextel Corporation
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Hagerstown police capture man charged with arson, attempted murder
City police said Friday night that they have captured a Hagerstown man accused of trying to burn a house down while someone was inside. Karl McNutt, 47, whose last known address was 817 Virginia Ave., was found at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday at a bus...
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