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Death penalty repeal advances; most Washington Co. lawmakers disagree
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA move to repeal the death penalty in Maryland took another step forward with the state Senate voting 27-20 on Wednesday to abolish capital punishment. Every legislator in the Washington County delegation is against the repeal except Sen. Ronald N....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Christopher B. Shank, Politics, George C. Edwards, Executive Branch
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Two more former correctional officers charged in inmate beating at RCI
Two more former correctional officers have been charged in connection with the 2008 beating of an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution south of Hagerstown, bringing the total number of people charged in the case to 14, the U.S. Department of Justice...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prosecution, Justice System
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Md. Senate votes to repeal capital punishment
Associated PressThe Maryland Senate voted 27-20 Wednesday to approve a measure that would abolish capital punishment. The vote pushed the death penalty ban over a hurdle that blocked Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley's repeal efforts in 2009. The bill now moves to the...Tags: Voting, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Politics, Executive Branch, Death Penalty
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Mail Call - March 6
“Let’s keep all speed limits as they are, and use speed cameras everywhere. If you are caught speeding over what they allow you, soak ’em, big-time. Maybe $20 per mile, for each mile per hour over the posted speed limit.” —...Tags: Indianapolis 500, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Benghazi, Separation of Church and State, Criminals
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State seeking 50-year sentence against man on child sex abuse, porn charges
dona@herald-mail.comRobert William Mulkern Jr., who went missing for more than two years and was featured on “America’s Most Wanted” before being apprehended last year in Vermont, pleaded guilty to child pornography and child sex abuse charges Monday in...Tags: Trials, Rentals, Juvenile Delinquency, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Pornography
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Berkeley County judge dismisses felony murder charges against two men; prosecutor says she will appeal
matthewu@herald-mail.comCiting a recent state Supreme Court decision, Berkeley County Circuit Court Judge Gray Silver III on Monday dismissed felony murder charges against two men in the 2008 shooting death of a man at the former Orioles Club on Mid Atlantic Parkway. Dale E....Tags: Crimes, Trials, Prosecution, Lawyers, Criminal Laws
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Nine former or current RCI officers named in federal indictments for 2008 beating
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comTwo federal indictments have been filed charging a total of nine former or current correctional officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution in connection with a pair of 2008 beatings of an inmate at the facility south of Hagerstown, according to the U.S....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Prosecution, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Waynesboro councilman takes plea deal in W.Va. bar fight case
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro (Pa.) Borough Council member who was charged in a bar fight in Martinsburg that left a man with brain damage in 2011 faces a possible one-year jail sentence under terms of a plea agreement reached in the case. Craig L. Newcomer, 48, has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Former Roxbury Correctional Institution correctional officer pleads in 2008 case
U.S. Department of Justice officials said Thursday that a third former Roxbury Correctional Institution correctional officer has pleaded guilty in connection with the beating of an inmate at the facility south of Hagerstown in 2008. Philip Mayo, 41,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Government
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Letters to the Editor - March 1
Public officials need to engage with public To the editor: I consider myself to be a vigilant observer and passionate advocate of local government in Washington County. Information is an absolute necessity in our digital era. But an overwhelming...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Government, Government, Public Officials, Gun Control
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Mail Call - Feb. 28
“I would like to thank the Funkstown fireman for contributing to my granddaughter’s cause, ‘Jump Rope for Heart,’ today. His human compassion and kindness is an example that all fire and rescue companies should follow. Thank you,...Tags: Allegheny Energy Inc., U.S. Congress, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Executive Branch
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Shepherdstown, W.Va., man sentenced in armed robbery of kennel
A Shepherdstown, W.Va., man who pleaded guilty last year to taking part in the 2010 armed robbery of Beck’s Kennels in Berkeley County was placed on probation for five years Tuesday at his sentencing hearing in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Ian...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Firearms, Justice System
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