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City man acquitted of murder gets 30 years in carjacking
A 21-year-old Northeast Baltimore man recently acquitted on a murder charge was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for a 2006 armed carjacking. Prosecutor Kevin Wiggins said that Dean Carter and a female companion requested a ride from the victim Nov....Tags: Defense, Witnesses, Murder, Assault, Prosecution
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Police arrest Spencer man after standoff
A Spencer man accused of holding police at bay for over an hour faces several charges. Police were called to a house around 7 p.m. on Wednesday on a report that James Basler was threatening suicide with a loaded shotgun. Another family member was at...Tags: Defense, Prosecution
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Ark. police close probe, offer no explanation in killing of state Democratic Party chairman
Associated Press WriterLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ City and state police have closed their investigations into last summer's shooting of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman without offering an explanation of why the attack occurred. Bill Gwatney died Aug. 13 after being shot...Tags: General Motors Corp., Defense, Bill Gwatney, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Democratic Party
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City police arrest MARC passenger carrying a rifle, believed bound for D.C.
Baltimore police arrested a man carrying a semiautomatic rifle aboard a train yesterday morning after a cabdriver flagged down officers and said the man was headed to Washington. Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said the man, identified...Tags: Defense, Injuries, Safety of Citizens, Court Administration, Sheila Dixon
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Former President Clinton lends campaign help to Georgia Democrat
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) _ Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday appealed to Georgians to send Democrat Jim Martin to Washington arguing the state's hotly contested Senate runoff must provide a "bridge not a firewall" to the progress promised by President-...Tags: National Government, Colleges and Universities, Saxby Chambliss, Parliament, Upper House
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Police: Man Fatally Shot His Brother By Accident
The Hartford CourantA Southbury man accidentally shot his brother in the back of the head Monday, killing him, while fooling around with a .22-caliber pistol, according to an arrest warrant. Charged with first-degree manslaughter with a firearm, Stephen Throckmorton was...Tags: Defense, Southbury, Murder
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Leesburg police arrest gunshot victim on attempted murder charge
Sentinel Staff WriterAfter recovering from a gunshot wound, Randall Hepburn decided to sue his attacker. Police soon became convinced, however, that Hepburn, 29, was a would-be killer, not an innocent victim. This week, Leesburg police released details of the unusual...Tags: Defense, Laws, Injuries, Trials, Law Enforcement
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Duck hunters hope for cold weather when season opens Saturday
Special to the SentinelBeginning at 30 minutes before sunrise Saturday, shotguns will crack and calls quack throughout Florida wetlands as a new waterfowl season begins. Hunters hope the recent cold weather pushed more birds into the area. Cold temperatures, frozen ponds and...Tags: Defense, Natural Resources, Bodies of Water, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife
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Gun owners must keep weapons away from kids
Youngsters are going to do some terribly irresponsible, dangerous things at times. The recent tragedy at a South Florida high school, plus two ensuing incidents at other schools, should serve as a reminder that parents who own guns must show extra care...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Defense, Miramar, Weaponry
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More guns can be handed in during new buyback
247-7838More guns are likely to be taken off the streets in Newport News' second gun buyback program than last year's following a donation from basketball star Allen Iverson. Details of the funding for the Dec. 6 buyback have been released by the Peninsula...Tags: Allen Iverson, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Defense, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Hatfield man charged in ex-wife's killing
A man charged Wednesday with killing his ex-wife and hiding her corpse originally told investigators the mother of twin 2-year-old boys disappeared after getting drunk, and a pistol was missing from their home, according to a criminal complaint. A...Tags: Defense, Bodies of Water, Death and Dying, Drunk Driving, Trials
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Baltimore police: Armed man asked cabbie to take him to Washington, mentioned White House
Associated Press WriterBALTIMORE (AP) _ A man who mentioned the White House and other landmarks before boarding a Washington-bound commuter train with an assault rifle was captured Wednesday after breaking an ankle while running from two officers, police said. Police said they...Tags: Defense, The White House, University of Maryland Medical Center
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