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‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation ‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation
‘Clearly Didn’t Get The Message’: Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn While On Probation Matthew James Freeto couldn't help himself. Again. Now, the Maryland man is facing decades in prison for his latest child pornography conviction. The 36-year-old Freeto pleaded guilty to eight counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and he was sentenced to 80 years in prison, with 18 years to serve. The case began on July 18, 2025, when Anne Arundel County Police received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that traced back to Google. Google had flagged numerous suspected images depicting children engaged in sex acts or sexually…

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ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County
ICE Arrests Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting, Secretly Filming Children In Fairfax County Oscar Evaristo Nunez was back in custody, but not on the charges that first landed him behind bars. More than a year after his arrest on allegations involving the sexual assault and secret filming of children in Virginia, Nunez was arrested by ICE agents on Tuesday, Sept. 15, during a targeted enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Nunez, a Honduran national, had initially been arrested in Fairfax County on Aug. 27, 2025, on five charges involving minors, according to DHS. They included three counts of aggravated sexual battery, two of …

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CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul
CBP Says The Sinks Were Fake, The Rugs Were Flammable: Inside A Nearly $1M Virginia Haul Somewhere between the fake sinks and the flammable rugs, Virginia customs officers completed quite the September shopping list. Five shipments worth nearly $856,000 were seized at the Port of Norfolk this month, running the gamut from counterfeit certifications and potentially unsafe carpets to hundreds of boxes of shirts imported using someone else's identity, according to US Customs and Border Protection. And apparently, nothing was too mundane to raise a red flag. The latest catch came on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when officers recovered 697 cartons of dry-fit T-shirts shipped from Morocco and…

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One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING) One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (DEVELOPING)
One Driver Dead, Second Walks Away After Two-Vehicle Maryland Crash: Police (Developing) A two-vehicle crash turned deadly on a busy Maryland roadway on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to the 4400 block of Branch Avenue in Temple Hills at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 30, where two vehicles had collided, according to Prince George’s County Police. One of the drivers, a man whose name has not been released, was rushed to an area hospital, where he died a short time later. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured. Investigators with the department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit remained at the scene Wednesday afternoon working to determine wha…

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DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say
DC Man Lured Teen Into Car, Then Used Her Phone To Target Her 14-Year-Old Friend, Feds Say A 23-year-old District man who lured a teen girl into his vehicle and held her against her will is now going to be held behind bars against his will. Keishawn Johnson, who prosecutors say "terrorized two children," has been sentenced to 204 months in prison after a harrowing incident involving two young girls in DC, according to federal authorities. According to court documents, in September 2024, Johnson tricked a 15-year-old girl into getting into his car in the District by falsely telling her that her 14-year-old friend was inside. Johnson then held the girl against her will and demande…

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Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare
Fake 'Rifle,' Real Charges: Masked Driver Held Without Bond After UMD Campus Scare The masked man behind a bizarre scare at a Maryland college campus now has a name, a mugshot and a lengthy list of charges. District resident Christopher Alongzo Garner, 40, was being held without bond after his arrest on Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a morning of alarming calls at the University of Maryland in College Park. It started around 9:24 a.m., when Prince George's County dispatchers alerted campus police to a white Dodge van being driven aggressively through the area. The driver was masked. And witnesses thought he had a rifle. More calls followed as the van made its way onto ca…

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Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery
Maryland Felon Caught With 21-Round Glock In DC While On Release For GameStop Gunpoint Robbery Tyzell Myrick was already getting a second chance when police say they found another loaded gun tucked into his pants. The 30-year-old Bowie man was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to 33 months in federal prison after an encounter near DC's U Street corridor exposed a particularly inconvenient piece of his past. He wasn't supposed to have a gun. He especially wasn't supposed to have this one. It was around midnight on Aug. 17, 2025, when officers spotted Myrick near the Crown Gas station on Florida Avenue NW with the unmistakable outline of a firearm jutting from his pants, according to…

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Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames
Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burst Into Flames A Harford County sheriff's deputy hit nearly 100 mph chasing a fleeing driver who would be dead less than a minute later. He won't face criminal charges. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that Senior Deputy Allen Jennings will not be charged in connection with the June pursuit that ended with Tremayne Murphy blowing through a red light, triggering a five-vehicle crash and leaving his Buick engulfed in flames. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released the body-worn camera footage…

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Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds
Creep Hid Bathroom Camera, Used Phone To Sexually Exploit Girls As Young As 13: Feds Mark Travis Brigham wasn't content to use just one camera. The Maryland man used his cellphone to exploit three girls as young as 13 sexually, then hid another camera inside a bathroom to secretly record adults and minors showering and using the toilet, according to federal prosecutors. Now he's going to prison for 25 years. Brigham, 37, was handed the sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 30, by US District Judge James K. Bredar after pleading guilty in June to sexually exploiting a child and possessing child sexual abuse material. His victims were three girls between 13 and 14 years old. Betwee…

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I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police
I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police The manhunt that put parts of Virginia on alert Wednesday morning ended with three people dead. Marvin Grant, 37, of Charlotte, NC, shot three of his coworkers at United Rentals on Wellington Road in Manassas shortly after 7 a.m. on Sept. 30, killing two before fleeing south and ultimately taking his own life along I-81, according to Manassas City and Virginia State Police. Richard Lamont, 48, and Christopher Serrano, 33, were killed in the shooting. A third victim survived and remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday afternoon. All three worked with Grant at United Rentals, pol…

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Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police
Maryland Hotel Shooting Ends With 21-Year-Old Behind Bars On Attempted Murder Charge: Police A shooting at a Maryland hotel has landed a 21-year-old man behind bars on an attempted murder charge. Hayden Hill was arrested following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 shooting in the 6700 block of Security Boulevard in Woodlawn, Baltimore County Police announced the following day. Officers were called to the hotel at approximately 7:35 a.m., where they found a 23-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police initially described the shooting as an isolated incident as detectives worked to identify and locate the person responsible. By Wedn…

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1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED) 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (UPDATED)
1.9M Maryland Water Customers Got Good News, But Don't Turn The Taps Back On Yet (Updated) The emergency water situation that had 1.9 million Maryland customers scrambling to conserve has stabilized, but they are not in the clear yet. WSSC Water said at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that its Potomac Water Filtration Plant is producing water again and replenishing the distribution system after a power outage disrupted operations a day earlier. Power to the plant is now adequate, according to the utility, though crews are still working around the clock on critical electrical repairs. The plant is operating under a temporary internal electrical configuration while crews work t…

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