In a motions hearing yesterday in county Circuit Court in Annapolis, prosecutors and defense attorneys debated whether text messages from the victim, Jodi Torok, and the defendant, Charles Brandon Martin, were obtained properly, and whether they will be allowed as evidence. Marti...

Drug arrests

Two men were charged with drug possession in Churchton early yesterday morning after county police said they found cocaine and marijuana in their car during a traffic stop.

Officers stopped a Ford Taurus in the Franklin Manor community about 1:30 a.m., said Justin Mulcahy, a police spokesman. Officers obtained consent to search the vehicle, and found 37.10 grams of crack cocaine, ...

The 22-year-old former South River High School student had just graduated from college with a degree in creative writing.

He was on a cross-country trip visiting old friends in the Annapolis area when he was stabbed to death earlier this week, according to his family.

His body was found by police behind the Cherry Grove Shopping Center off Forest Drive around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday.

He had attended So...

Brandon Randall, 22, shot Rico Delass Thomas on Newtowne Drive on Nov. 28, 2008, according to police and prosecutors. Thomas identified Randall as the shooter the next day, but it took police more than six months to find him.

In May, officers found him hiding in a plastic storage box in a closet ...

Prior to his sentencing, Parr became, in effect, his own character witness, describing himself as "good" and counting celebrities like pop singer Beyonce among his friends.

However, his lengthy statement wasn't enough to stop Judge William C. Mulfo...

Electronics stolen

A thief hit the electronics jackpot when he broke into a car parked in the 900 block of Bay Ridge Avenue early Sunday morning.

The victim, a Virginia resident, called police at 12:22 p.m. when she discovered her Hyundai's window smashed and assorted electronics stolen.

She told police the thief, who apparently used a rock to break a passenger's side door window, hit sometim...

502 Tulip Road, David Earl, demolish and rebuild house, $400,000.

1360 Sycamore Ave., Barbara Madden, replace garage, $51,702.

207 Winchester Beach Drive, Stephen Brown, deck, $27,907.

1903 Thomas Drive, Joseph Pioli, substantial improvements, $170,000.

810 East Holly Drive, Philip Bolger, roof mounted solar unit, $5,000.

1122 Little Magothy View, Theodore Kuchta, interior alterations, $25,000. ]]> unknown@hometownannapolis.com (Unknown) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/11_19-19/FOR http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2009/11_19-44/FOR Judge Danielle Mosley

Kevin Leeson, 20, 7735 West Shore Road, Pasadena: charged Nov. 9, 2008; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .13; PBJ: probation 1 year; AETD, VIP; $150/costs not listed.

Sherry Beckmeyer, 46, 1208 Holmespun Drive, Pasadena: charged July 1, 2009; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .17; PBJ; probation 1 year; AETD, VIP; fines/costs not listed.

Judge Thomas Pryal

Bruce Campbell, 49, 172 B Sonnys Court, Lothian: charged Jul...

1411 Sharps Point Road, $1,050,000, Colonial, 7, 5, 1, 0.980005

2306 Annapolis Ridge Court, $850,000, Colonial, 4, 4, 1, 0.346625

1 Compromise St. No. A, $1,100,000, Other, 3, 2, 1

5 Silverwood Circle No. 8, $205,000, Contemporary, 2, 2, 0

11 Silverwood Circle No. 2, $215,000, Transitional, 2, 2, 0

1329 Washington Drive, $175,000, Rancher, 2, 1, 0, 0.110009

7440 Edgewood Road, $275,000, Spli...

Vinson, Brandon Ramon, 1/08/82

Walker, Dommic Marco, 1/10/86

Walker, Harry William Sean IV, 09/08/68

Walter, Kristen Marie, 1/20/85

Washington, Latanya Denise, 06/22/84

Webster, James V., 03/06/59

Wen, Phillip, 07/02/74

Williams, Patricia A., 02/14/59

Wilson, David, 06/10/75

Winward, Wesley Kevin, 03/22/59

Young, Jessie Lee, 06/24/66

Zelaya, Jose Anton...

City police officers had just finished attending to a disturbance near City Dock around 2:05 a.m. when they saw three women get into a pickup truck. The driver tried to pull out of the space but couldn't. The driver then reversed out of the space at a high ...

Gary Joseph Williams, 28, faces five years in prison and up to an $8,000 fine when he is sentenced in January for his part in the crash, which killed one of his friends and paralyzed another.

Circuit Court Judge Philip T. Caroom also said that un...

Pedestrian pelted

An Easton resident reported he was pelted with rocks from a passing van as he walked across the Spa Creek Bridge on Saturday night, police said.

As the victim walked over the bridge around 9:25 p.m., he was hit with rocks thrown by the front and rear passengers of a burgundy Dodge van. Police searched the area for the van, to no avail.

The victim was not seriously hurt and refused m...

$1,000 taken

Someone broke into a home on Spa Drive Friday night and stole $1,000 in cash, city police said.

At about 8:30 p.m., police responded to a call for a suspicious subject near the residence. Once they arrived, they heard the house's security alarm sounding.

Police said the side door had been forced open, and inside the cash had been taken from a drawer in a bedroom nightstand.

The...

Pitchfork threat

Annapolis police arrested a Mayo man early Friday morning after he threatened an in-law with a pitchfork on Copeland Street.

Police were called to the 1800 block of Copeland Street where they found Eric Leon Boston, 46, standing in front of a building yelling at the victim to come closer so he could stick him with the pitchfork.

As police and neighborhood security guar...

Timothy Edward Rinehults, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty Tuesday in county Circuit Court in Annapolis to five cases of first-degree burglary.

He also agreed to pay restitution on those cases plus for three other break-ins in Linthicum from May 21 to June 30.

Rine...

Andre Nathaniel Robinson, 31, looked around in disbelief after the sentence was read and yelled for his wife to tell the judge that he had not hurt their son on purpose.

"She's a liar!" he shouted repeatedly while his family members wept in the Annapolis courtroom.

Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner di...

Man robbed

A city man was robbed on Allen Drive in Annapolis Tuesday night, police said.

Police said the 39-year-old landscaper told them he was walking home from the store around 10:20 p.m. when two men got out of a car parked in front of 2045 Allen Drive. Both men were armed, one with a gun the other with a knife.

The victim told police one of the men hit him in the head with his elbow while the ot...

Instead, Circuit Court Judge William C. Mulford II ordered Nicholas Vakoutis III, 20, to finish an 18-month sentence imposed in the death of Justin Wesley Grahe, 16, of Pasadena and Ronald Jake Houck, 19, of Baltimore.

In a hearing Tuesday attended by both t...

Karen Chiodaroli, 48, 1132 Court Revere, Odenton: charged June 18, 2009; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .19; PBJ; probation 18 months; AETD, $1,000, suspend $750/costs not listed.

Charles Brown, 40, 4406 Claybrooke Drive, Lothian: charged June 4, 2009; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .17; PBJ; probation 18 months sup; AETD, abstain from alcohol; fines/costs not listed.

Ashley Grossmiller, 24, 14307 Pleasant View Drive, ...

1740 Broadlee Trail, $373,000, Cottage, 4, 2, 0, 0.229798

751 Pearson Point Place, $492,000, Colonial, 4, 4, 1, 0.123347

2758 Gingerview Lane No. 11, $440,000, Traditional, 3, 3, 1

2771 Gingerview Lane, $450,000, Colonial, 3, 3, 1, 0.091827

716 Coybay Drive, $521,000, Colonial, 4, 3, 1, 0.172291

2023 Monticello Ave. No. 46, $494,670, Colonial, 4, 2, 1, 0.157943

2970 Valley View Road, $550,...

6353 West Shady Side, Shady Side, James Eskew Jr.: permit required for deck.

1742 Riverlave Trail, Annapolis, Robert Blair: permit required for boat lift and pilings.

1615 Bay Head Road, Annapolis, Mr. Milki & Ms. Campbell: permit required for addition to accessory structure.

6614 Revell Road, Tracys Landing, Arthur Mills: pe...

Ibekweh, Adaeze Anita, 05/24/88

Jace, Ricky Richard, 11/28/88

Johnson, Ceara C., 07/04/88

Johnson, James Antonio, 10/17/85

Johnson, John Derrick, 12/04/60

Johnson, Keith Nathaniel, 02/06/55

Johnson, Tanya K., 06/15/69

Jones, Adam Eugene, 04/27/84

Jones, Antoine Tyrone, 08/28/85

Juelz, Bean, 03/18/73

Kaewthong, Nawarat, 01/13/68

King, John Deontiay, 06/...

Stephen Michael Eckholm, 47, of Temple Hills, admitted to taking $381,236.69 from his company, EMS Technologies in Crofton, from 2001 to 2007.

Assistant State's Attorney Michael Cogan said Monday in Circuit Court in Annapolis that Eckholm was employed by the company from 19...

Jacob Gillespie, 20, 241 Magothy Beach Road, Pasadena: charged March 29, 2009; pleaded guilty DWI; bac .16; jail 1 year, suspend all but 7 days; probation 2 years sup; AETD, alcohol restriction on license, $1,000, suspend all but $250/costs not listed.

Guillermo Rosasortega, 28, 104 Green Valley Road, Arnold: charged May 16, 2009; pleaded guilty DUI; bac .20; jail 2 months suspend all; probation 2 years sup; AE...