Tag: Maryland
David Lee Mangum, Receipt of CSAM, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Maryland man, David Lee Mangum, has been indicted on new child sex abuse charges. Mangum, a convicted sex offender, allegedly used social media to receive and possess child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Frederick, Maryland, between 2025 and early 2026. The indictment includes five counts of receipt of CSAM,…
Tyrell West, Felony Strangulation, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read Tyrell West, a 31-year-old Maryland man, strangled and punched his former romantic partner in front of their child in a DC residence on November 26, 2025. The attack occurred after the victim rejected West’s sexual advance, prompting him to threaten and assault her. The victim regained consciousness after being punched and…
DeAngelo Lewis, Armed Robbery of Postal Carriers, Maryland 2022
⏱ 2 min read DeAngelo Lewis, a 30-year-old Washington DC man, orchestrated a string of brazen armed robberies targeting United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carriers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC between January and October 2022. Lewis and his co-conspirators used firearms to intimidate and rob seven mail carriers, making off with USPS property…
Cyan Simone Rocke, Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods, Maryland 2026
A multi-state organized retail-theft ring that impacted Prince George’s County and other areas in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania has led to the indictment of multiple individuals. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Cyan Simone Rocke, 25, of Washington, D.C.; Marco…
Katrina McCant, Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Maryland 2021
⏱ 2 min read Katrina McCant, a 41-year-old former contractor for the Maryland Department of Labor, pled guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in federal court. The scheme, which took place from January 2021 to December 2021, involved McCant using her insider access to fraudulently obtain unemployment insurance claim benefits during the…
John Aaron Gass, Sex Abuse, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read A former DC high school teacher, John Aaron Gass, 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to coercing and enticing a 16-year-old student into sex abuse. The abuse occurred in the spring of 2025, while Gass was working at the District of Columbia International School, a charter school in Northwest DC. Gass…
Carlos Amador Lopez, Illegal Re-Entry, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read In Maryland, a pair of previously deported illegal aliens have been prosecuted for re-entering the United States. Carlos Amador Lopez, 30, and Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 64, were charged with illegal re-entry after prior removals. The cases, which were prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, are…
Dazhon Darien, Child Sex Abuse, Maryland 2023
⏱ 2 min read Dazhon Darien, a 34-year-old Houston man, pleaded guilty to child sex abuse crimes in federal court in Maryland. Between April 2023 and June 2024, Darien persuaded, induced, and coerced at least eight minor victims, including a 15-year-old, to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing and transmitting child…
Davon Taylor, Drug Trafficking, Maryland 2025
⏱ 2 min read Davon Taylor, a 35-year-old Baltimore man, was caught by law enforcement in a sting operation on April 9, 2025, in a Northwest Baltimore parking lot known as the ‘panyard’. Taylor was engaging in hand-to-hand drug transactions and was found to be in possession of a handgun and large quantities of fentanyl,…
Kanard Bishop, Armed Robbery and Carjacking, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kanard Bishop, 28, of the District of Columbia, led a violent spree of armed robberies and carjackings across DC and Maryland, targeting retail stores and innocent drivers from February 14, 2024, to March 28, 2024. Bishop and his co-conspirators, including Edward Leroy Brown and Khalil Boyd, used firearms to intimidate and…
