Category: Maryland

Maryland Woman Set Home on Fire With Woman Inside, Sat in Lawn Chair to Watch: Officials

Authorities in Maryland arrested a woman who they said set fire to her home with someone inside and was allegedly captured on video sitting in a lawn chair while it went up in flames. Gail J. Metwally, 47, was charged with arson and attempted murder, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office said in a news…


Father, 7-Year-Old Daughter, Teen Drown in Pool During Birthday Party: Sheriff’s Office

A Maryland father and his young daughter died after drowning in a swimming pool over the weekend, officials said. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said that a 7-year-old girl jumped in an in-ground pool in Waldorf on Saturday but didn’t know how to swim. Her father, 44, then jumped in the pool to rescue her but…


Witness Rescues Girl From Maryland Bay After Crash on Bridge

OCEAN CITY, Md.—A witness to a five-vehicle crash on a Maryland bridge jumped into a bay and rescued a 2-year-old girl who had been ejected into the water while still in her car seat, according to authorities. The girl was thrown from a pickup truck on the Route 90 bridge in Ocean City on Sunday…


Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal Against Maryland Bump Stock Ban

The Supreme Court decided this morning not to take up a challenge to Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and other devices that help guns fire faster. The ruling in the case, Maryland Shall Issue Inc. v. Hogan, court file 20-855, came in an unsigned order May 3. In line with its custom, the court did…


Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Challenge Against Maryland Bump Stock Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge against Maryland’s ban on bump stocks and similar devices that can make guns fire faster. The high court on Monday turned away a challenge (pdf) to the ban, which took effect in October 2018. A lower court had dismissed the challenge at an…


Maryland Officials to Investigate Chauvin Defense Witness’ Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland state officials are launching an investigation after former Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler testified that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd during Chauvin’s trial. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson to testify and provide his expert opinion,…


Maryland Officials to Investigate Chauvin Defense Witness’s Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland state officials are launching an investigation after former Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler testified that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd during Chauvin’s trial. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson to testify and provide his expert opinion,…


Maryland to Probe Chauvin Defense Witness’s Tenure as State’s Chief Medical Examiner

Maryland officials will conduct an investigation of reports of deaths in police custody overseen by former state chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler, who testified at trial that former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for the death of George Floyd. During the trial, Fowler, who was tapped by Chauvin defense attorney Eric Nelson…


University System of Maryland to Mandate CCP Virus Vaccines for Students, Faculty, and Staff

The University System of Maryland (USM) will require students, faculty, and staff at its 12 institutions to be vaccinated against the CCP virus in the fall semester, according to a press release from the school. “We’ve been living with COVID for so long now that we forget we’re still in the middle of a public…


Shooter From ‘Higher Elevation’ Opens Fire at Police in Maryland: Officials

A gunman allegedly fired at Maryland police from what they said was a “higher elevation” in Gaithersburg when they were responding to a “parking hazard,” authorities said Wednesday. “We are encouraging residents to shelter in place as this is an active scene,” said the Gaithersburg Police Department in a tweet. Earlier, the Montgomery County Department…