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Killer Googled Victim's Address Before Maryland Murder, Vintage Cash's Value After Heist
Andre Raquan Riggs left behind one hell of a Google history for investigators to follow, prosecutors say.
Before a Maryland murder, investigators say he searched for his victim's address. Afterward, he looked up the value of a "1950 ten-dollar bill" like the collectible currency stolen from the Glen Burnie home.
More than four years later, Riggs, 28, of Middle River, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court to first-degree murder and using a firearm in a felony crime of violence in the killing of Matthew Ponder, 27.
Ponder was killed during an overnig…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said.
Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10.
Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said.
Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report.
Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work.
The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.
The alleged assault happened hours…
Maryland Man Sprints Between School Bus, Sedan Before Fatal Tesla Strike In DC: MPD
A split-second dash through traffic turned deadly for a Maryland man.
Bernard Massey, 56, of Silver Spring, died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, five days after he was struck by a Tesla on Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, in the 7700 block of Georgia Avenue NW.
What happened next was anything but a routine pedestrian crash.
Investigators say Massey had been standing on the east sidewalk before suddenly running into the roadway midblock, outside a crosswalk.
He didn't have a clear path acros…
$19K On Paper, $142K To Feds: Plywood Shipment From China Seized At Maryland Port
This wasn't your average stack of plywood.
More than 8,500 sheets seized in Baltimore on Thursday, Aug. 27, were secretly imported from China using a stolen identity and doctored paperwork to dodge duties, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
The shipment, valued by CBP at $142,372, first caught the attention of officers on July 9.
On paper, there wasn't much to see.
The importer claimed the falcata plywood came from Indonesia, valued the shipment at nearly $19,000, and listed an address near Denver as its destination.
Officers detained it for a closer look, and the story behin…
31-Year-Old Gunned Down In Maryland, Murder Suspect Behind Bars 2 Days Later, Police Say
A Maryland murder case moved quickly.
Baltimore Police say Justin James, 29, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, two days after 31-year-old Stephon Carroll was fatally shot in the city.
Officers were called to the 4200 block of Goodnow Road at approximately 2:29 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, where they found Carroll suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body, according to investigators.
Carroll was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Homicide detectives took over the investigation, and police identified James as a suspect in Carroll's killing.
Two days later, Jam…
