Jury Finds Silver Spring Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder
A Silver Spring man was convicted of second degree murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of Jose Augusto Ruiz on June 14, 2020. Denzel Kasaka, 23, will be sentenced Feb.… Read More
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Officials to Appear at Neighborhood Events on National Night Out
Prompted by a year of protests against police shootings and studies into ways to change policing in the county, Police Chief Marcus Jones, Sheriff Darren Popkin and Montgomery County State’s… Read More
Three Candidates Seek to Unseat State’s Attorney John McCarthy
Tom DeGonia, former president of the Montgomery County Bar Association, joins lawyer Bernice Mireku-North and prosecutor Perry Paylor in an attempt to become Montgomery County State’s Attorney. All three are… Read More
State’s Attorney Announces Project to Evaluate Criminal Prosecutions in Montgomery County
During a press conference Wednesday, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced a new project to analyze criminal prosecutions in the county and ensure fairness in criminal justice. “As State’s… Read More
County Monitoring Extremist ‘Chatter’ Marking Anniversary of Police Shooting
Anti-government extremists may be coming to Montgomery County next month to protest on the one-year anniversary of the police fatal shooting of Duncan Lemp. March 12 marks the one year… Read More