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Maryland sheriff, gun shop owner indicted for machine gun rental scheme
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A Maryland sheriff who has held workplace since 2006 and a gun store proprietor had been indicted on fees of conspiracy and false statements in an effort to purchase and lease machine weapons, federal officers introduced on Wednesday.
Sheriff Charles Austin Jenkins, 66, and businessman Robert Justin Krop, 36, each of Maryland, had been indicted by a federal grand jury. The fees had been introduced by Erek L. Barron, america Lawyer for the District of Maryland, and Toni M. Crosby, the particular agent in command of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Subject Division.
The six-count indictment alleges that from August 2015 to Might 2022, Jenkins and Krop “conspired to unlawfully buy” machine weapons and falsified paperwork on Frederick County Sheriff’s Workplace letterhead to request the machine weapons for “analysis and demonstration” by the workplace. Krop drafted these paperwork for Jenkins to signal, the indictment alleges.
Krop is the principal proprietor and operator of firearms-related companies in Frederick County, the place Jenkins is the sheriff. Krop’s companies allowed him to own and deal in machine weapons. Jenkins and Krop allegedly rented the machine weapons to paying prospects. The indictment additionally alleges that Krop illegally possessed seven machine weapons and that his enterprise provided Jenkins political help.
A name to Jenkins’ cellphone, as listed on the Frederick County Sheriff’s Workplace web site, was not answered. A public data officer for the sheriff’s workplace mentioned there could be a press convention addressing the indictment Wednesday afternoon.
If convicted, Jenkins and Krop face a most sentence of 5 years in jail for conspiracy, false statements in data maintained by a federal firearms licensee, and for false statements to federal legislation enforcement. Krop may additionally face a most sentence of 10 years in federal jail for illegal possession of machine weapons.
No courtroom date is scheduled for Jenkins or Krop right now, federal officers mentioned.
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Maryland
Montgomery County man dies after altercation with neighbor, family seeks answers
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GERMANTOWN, Md. – A Germantown man has passed away following a heated altercation with his neighbor nearly three weeks ago.
Montgomery County police reported that 40-year-old Marvin Guevara died over the weekend at a nearby hospital.
Guevara’s family is grappling with his sudden death, awaiting the results of an autopsy to understand what led to his tragic end.
“I really thought my dad was going to make it. He’s a really strong man. WAS a really strong man,” said Marvin Guevara Jr., Guevara’s son.
Guevara Sr. had been hospitalized for 17 days, fighting for his life after an argument turned physical with his next-door neighbor.
“My dad got hurt really bad,” added Guevara Jr.
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According to Guevara Jr., who rushed to their home on Bucklodge Road in Boyds upon learning of the incident, his father was dizzy and struggling after sustaining multiple punches to the head during the dispute.
Police indicated that the altercation escalated when a female neighbor confronted Guevara about his dogs, which had wandered into her backyard.
The confrontation turned violent when the neighbor allegedly struck Guevara in the head.
Guevara’s daughter-in-law, who witnessed the incident, described the neighbor as attacking him from behind, causing him to collapse.
Video footage captured the tense aftermath, with voices heard urging Guevara to leave their property.
FOX 5 reached out to the neighbor for comment, who responded defensively, claiming Guevara had been trespassing.
Despite the family’s grief, no arrests have been made yet.
Police are awaiting the results of the autopsy from the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the official cause of Guevara’s death.
“He was a wonderful person; always smiled. He was always there for others – always had a good heart,” Guevara Jr. remembered his father.
Maryland
Team Maryland Announces $2.5 Million to Bolster School-Based Medicaid & CHIP Services for Children – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.5 million in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services funding to bolster school-based health services for Maryland children.
Made available through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the federal dollars will be used to enhance facilities, recruit health care providers, and develop systems to further reinvest in growing school-based health care offerings for students. School-based health care allows children and adolescents – especially those in underserved communities – to access critical primary, preventive, mental, and behavioral health care in convenient, trusted settings, and has been shown to have positive impacts on both the health and academic outcomes of students.
“Investing in the health and wellbeing of our children is an investment in our future,” said the lawmakers. “Team Maryland has long fought to secure stronger, more expansive health benefits for children, particularly through Medicaid and CHIP, and this federal funding will help further that mission.”
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Maryland
Warm and bright weather ahead of unsettled pattern in Maryland
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