Crime and Courts

The woman and another man kidnapped the victim and kept him locked in his car’s trunk as they drove around the Navajo Nation. Then, her co-defendant stabbed him to death.

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney says she is “disgusted” with a judge’s sentence for a man convicted of first-degree murder. A judge sentenced Anderson Blanco-Diaz to 10 years in prison when State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said the guidelines called for life. Antoine Dorsey’s siblings said they were stunned by the lenient sentence handed down Friday. “Gut wrenching,” said...

Ed Kelley, who faces charges over Jan. 6 and plotting to murder FBI special agents, is an anti-abortion activist and was the fourth rioter to enter the Capitol, federal authorities say.

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney said she is disgusted with a judge’s lenient sentence for a man convicted of first-degree murder. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was sentenced to life without parole on his state conviction for the October 2022 assault.

A man was shot this morning during an attempted carjacking in Temple Hills, Maryland. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San Francisco home two years ago, was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday on his state conviction.

The au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, told prosecutors she and Brendan Banfield conspired together to get rid of Banfield’s wife. News4’s Aimee Cho reports new details revealed when Peres Magalhaes pleaded guilty.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in New York City on Tuesday for alleged parole violations.

Under the terms of the deal, she pleaded guilty to manslaughter and will cooperate in the prosecution of Brendan Banfield.

A Maryland family is demanding answers after they say justice was denied. Antoine Dorsey was murdered in July 2022. This summer, his accused killer was convicted of the crime and last week, a judge sentenced him to 10 years. His loved ones say that’s an insult and they want to know why. “Gut wrenching, and it’s heartbreaking because we’re...

Two years after a man was murdered, his family is demanding justice after his killer was sentenced to only 10 years. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

An au pair accused in a double homicide in Northern Virginia will take a plea deal in the case, according to court documents.

Juliana Peres Magalhaes and Brendan Banfield, the father of the family for whom she worked, are accused of working together to kill Banfield’s wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, inside the married couple’s home.

After the L.A. District Attorney recommended resentencing Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez — who are serving life in prison for murdering their parents — Erik’s wife Tammi Menendez shared her thoughts.

A white Minneapolis man accused of shooting and critically injuring his Black neighbor was arrested early Monday following a SWAT standoff, after the department faced backlash for failing to address his escalating threats that turned violent.

The coach of a Brooklyn youth travel baseball team sexually abused multiple teenage boys who played for him, repeatedly insisting the players expose themselves and at times even refusing to stop difficult training exercises until they did so, according to the district attorney.

Surveillance video from Oct. 27, 2014, shows the last moments of Hollis Johnson’s life. He held a door at his Chillum, Maryland, condo complex open for the person who would ultimately end up shooting and killing him. Ten years later, the motive is still unclear. Police believe the two men didn’t even know each other. The suspect drove off in…

Ten years after a man was killed in Prince George’s County, News4’s Mauricio Casillas talks to the victim’s mother about the family’s hope for justice. 

A firefighter and paramedic in Oklahoma was arrested in North Texas after investigators said he fell for a sex crime ruse, where he intended to meet and have sex with a teenage girl.