Update: Jessup Prison Inmate Dies Following Assault

Police said Javaughn Young succumbed to injuries after suffering head trauma on Thursday night. Officials say charges are pending.

Updated: (Friday, 4:46 p.m)– A Jessup prison inmate who was reportedly assaulted Thursday night has died at a hospital in Baltimore.  Maryland State Police and prison officials are are investigating the assault Javaughn A. Young, 26, a the correctional facility in Jessup on Thursday.  State Police said Young sustained a head injury and was rushed Thursday to the Shock Trauma center in Balimore. He died at the hospital at about 12:15 p.m. Friday. Police said charges are pending against another inmate suspected of carrying out the assault.  Investigators said the incident happened at about 7 p.m. Thursday at the Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup. One inmate reportedly told a correctional officer that Young was lying on a walkway. …

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College Increases Reward in Case of Murdered Student

Severn native Edmond St. Clair was killed on Feb. 16. The total reward for information relating to the case is now $10,000.

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of a student from Severn last month.  UMES has boosted the reward to $8,000. The state Crime Solvers program is also offering $2,000, bringing the total potential award to $10,000.  Maryland State Police continue to investigate the death of Edmond A. St. Clair, 21, who was murdered on the night of Feb. 16 on the UMES campus. State police said St. Clair was a passenger in a car on campus and then somehow got involved in an altercation and was stabbed. Suspects in the case have been described only as African-American men in their late teens or early 20s.  Anyone with information is asked to call the …

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Severn Man Dies After Being Stabbed on UMES Campus

Police say the man died from injuries sustained in an assault on campus.

Maryland State Police are looking for three suspects in the Saturday night murder of a Severn man who was a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). According to police, a man ran to approach a campus police officer at about 9 p.m. Saturday to report that his brother had been stabbed. The officer responded to the scene and found 21-year-old Edmond St. Clair of Severn lying on the roadside near his girlfriend's vehicle with stab wounds to his upper torso. Police said an emergency crew transported St. Clair to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said St. Clair and another man, who is not a student, were passengers in his girlfriend's vehicle. St. Clair's brother, who …

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VIDEO: Organizers Explain Why Students Didn't Plunge Friday

Anne Arundel students didn't participate in the regularly scheduled Cool School plunge because of exams and then weather conditions caused Friday's festivities to be canceled.

Frigid Friday Moved to Feb. 1 for Local Student Plungers

Students from Arundel, South River and other local high schools will plunge alone on Feb. 1.

Anne Arundel County Public School students will have their own day to plunge in this year's Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge. All other participating schools in Maryland will plunge on Jan. 25 but, due to exams, Anne Arundel County students' day in the water was rescheduled—they will plunge on Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. Students from Arundel High and South River High have historically been among the top fundraisers for the event, which directs proceeds to Special Olympics Maryland.  Arundel High School students led the state by raising more than $40,000 with its 469 plungers. South River High School came in second in the state by raising $33,930 with 301 team members.  The annual Plungefest, hosted by the Maryland State Police, helps to …

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Driving Strongly Discouraged in Maryland

State police urge motorists to stay off the roads as much as possible.

Although Maryland State Police is not handing out citations for being on the road, they are strongly discouraging residents from driving. State police spokesperson Greg Shipley warned residents that increasing amount of standing water is a significant hazard to drivers because of the high risk for vehicles to hydroplane.  “People don’t realize that you don’t have to be going that fast on the road to hydroplane,” he said. Hydroplaning is caused by water being pushed up to the tires and creating a barrier of water, which decreases tire traction and inhibits drivers’ ability to safely steer their vehicles. Basically, Shipley added, the vehicle will be traveling on top of water. Drivers could also run into other hazards like downed trees and …

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Prescott Had Collector Status, Bought Firearms Legally

Maryland State Police said Neil Prescott bought 16 firearms between May of 2011 and July of 2012. He passed all background checks and was permitted to buy more than one gun per month.

Maryland State Police say Neil Prescott legally purchased 16 weapons and component parts between 2011 and 2012, and had obtained collector status that allowed him to buy more than one gun per month.  Prescott, a Crofton resident accused of threatening to shoot former employees, did not violate any laws when he bought an array of weapons, including several pistols, revolvers and receivers. Maryland State Police said Prescott passed all background checks required to purchase firearms. His collector status was also properly applied, police said. Collector status can be granted to to a person who "devotes time and attention to acquiring certain types of regulated firearms for the enhancement of the collector's personal collection," and who …

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UPDATED: Two People Die in Head-On Collision on I-97

Kelly Lynn Whitt, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene. Jianguo Pan, 54, died at the hospital. Police said she was traveling the wrong way on the highway when she struck another car.

UPDATED- (12:46 p.m.) - Two people died Thursday morning following a head-on collision on Interstate 97 in the Millersville area. Officials from the Maryland State Police (MSP) and Anne Arundel County Fire Department said they responded shortly after 1:30 a.m. Thursday to the area just north of Maryland Route 32. MSP said the driver of a 2007 Hyundai Accent was traveling southbound in the northbound lane when she collided with the driver of a 2002 Honda Accord. The driver of the Hyundai was Kelly Lynn Whitt, 25, of Pasadena, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda suffered serious injuries and MSP transported him via helicopter to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Police identified him as …

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vw2003

11:09 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012

i just dont think age is a factor   more ›

Maryland Police Declare May ‘Move Over Month’

The law requires motorists to move over or slow down if they see emergency personnel on the side of the road.

In an effort to increase awareness and ensure the safety of emergency personnel, the Maryland State Police have declared May “Move Over Month.” The Move Over initiative is being used to remind motorists that if they see emergency personnel on the side of the road they need to switch lanes or slow down. Many drivers remain unaware of the law that went into effect in October 2010. “We thought that because of a couple incidents in the beginning of the year that injured a couple of police officers, the Move Over Law was not something that our motorists were familiar with enough,” said Elena Russo, Maryland State Police spokeswoman. “These two incidents could have been prevented if the motorist had slowed down and moved over when they saw the …

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Police: Drivers in 4-Death Crash Were Drunk

Maryland State Police released 911 recordings from prior to Saturday's accident.

Both drivers in Saturday's quadruple fatal Maryland Route 50 accident were drunk, according to NBC4 in Washington. The TV station reported Wednesday that 19-year-old Brittany Ann Walker and 55-year-old Terry Wayne Davis were both drunk when they crashed. Walker, a 2010 Meade High School graduate, had two 18-year-old passengers, who also died: Breanna Marie Franco, a Severna Park High School graduate, and Zachary Tyler Rose, a 2011 Meade graduate. Maryland State Police released 911 recordings from prior to the crash, when callers reported Walker's car to be driving the wrong way in the fast lane on Interstate 97, the Associated Press reported. Davis is also from Severna Park, but he and Franco weren't the only tragic deaths the town endured…

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Brent

7:54 am on Friday, March 30, 2012

This was hardly wreckless. In fact, there was a wreck...   more ›