Jury pool narrows in ex-U.Va. lacrosse player case
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: crime, george huguely, judge edward hogshire, jury, jury selection, lacrosse, Law, opening statements, trial, university of virginia, yeardley love
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Attorneys on Tuesday narrowed their pool of potential jurors in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers settled on a group from which they will choose 12 jurors and three alternates for the trial of George Huguely V. He has pleaded [...]
History professor asks court for Watergate-era docs
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: burglary, democratic national committee, documents, judge royce lamberth, luke nichter, president richard nixon, secret recordings, texas, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, watergate, wiretap
WASHINGTON — A history professor from Texas is seeking access to long-sealed court records that he believes may help explain the motivation behind the Watergate break-in that ultimately drove President Richard Nixon from office.
Luke Nichter of Texas A&M is seeking the release of potentially hundreds of pages of documents. On Tuesday, a judge in Washington [...]
Bid-rigging lawyer disbarred 
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: Attorney Grievance Commission, Court of Appeals, disbarrment, Harvey M. Nusbaum, indictment, Jack W. Stollof, plea, Prison
Nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to a federal bid-rigging charge for colluding at tax-lien auctions, Harvey M. Nusbaum was disbarred Tuesday by the Court of Appeals.
The court’s one-page order said the disbarment would take effect immediately “for reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed.” The decision came just one [...]
Presidential historian pleads guilty to document theft scheme
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: abraham lincoln, archivists, artwork, Barry Landau, crime, documents, franklin d. roosevelt, historical documents, Jason Savedoff, manhattan, Maryland Historical Society, New York City, presidential historian, u..s district court
A memorabilia collector and self-styled expert on presidential history pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal thousands of documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history.
Barry Landau, whose knowledge of the White House earned him appearances on network morning shows, admitted in the plea to taking documents from the Maryland Historical Society and conspiring with his [...]
Judge dismisses Salvadoran woman’s race bias suit
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: federal judge, frederick, frederick county, frederick county board of commissioners, hispanic, immigration status, judge benson everett legg, race bias, roxana santos, salvador
A federal judge has dismissed a Salvadoran woman’s suit alleging two Frederick County sheriff’s deputies discriminated against her during a 2008 encounter that led to her arrest on an immigration warrant.
Judge Benson Everett Legg ruled Tuesday that the deputies did not violate the constitution and dismissed Roxana Santos’ suit against the Frederick County Board of [...]
Texting while driving ban clears Virginia Senate
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: distracted driving, emailing while driving, fairfax, house of delegates, sen. george barker, texting, texting while driving, virginia, virginia senate
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation to toughen the state’s law against texting or emailing while driving.
Sen. George Barker’s bill cleared the Senate on a 28-12 vote Tuesday. It now goes to the House of Delegates.
The bill would make texting while driving a primary offense in Virginia. It’s already a secondary offense, [...]
Former Montgomery County pastor guilty of sex offense
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: assault, barnesville baptist church, criminal record, frederick, joe ivey, Montgomery County, Prison, richard bricken, second-degree sex offense, walkersville
FREDERICK — The former pastor of a Montgomery County church has pleaded guilty in Frederick to second-degree sex offense with a 10-year-old girl.
Seventy-four-year-old Joe Ivey of Walkersville entered into the plea deal Tuesday. Frederick County prosecutors dropped charges of second-degree assault and sexual abuse of a minor.
Prosecutors say they’ll recommend at Ivey’s March 28 sentencing [...]
Naval Academy ends synthetic marijuana investigation
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, expelled, investigation, navy, spice, students, synthetic marijuana, U.S. Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS — Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis say an investigation into the use of synthetic marijuana by students is over.
Sixteen students were expelled from the academy for use or possession of “spice” between December 2010 and August 2011, when the formal investigation ended.
Officials told The Washington Post that their investigation found no [...]
Colorado man charged with murder fights extradition to Maryland
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: alexander bennett, charged, colorado, extradition, greeley, Heidi Bernadzikowski, maryland, murder
GREELEY, Colo. — A Colorado man charged with a slaying in Maryland in 2000 is fighting extradition to Maryland.
An attorney for 32-year-old Alexander Bennett of Greeley, Colo., said Monday his client is refusing to waive extradition. Bennett is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Heidi Bernadzikowski.
Bernadzikowski was found dead in her Dundalk, [...]
P.G. officers suspended amid firearm discharge investigation
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: brentwood, investigation, maryland, police officer, police officers, Prince George's County, shooting, suspended
BRENTWOOD — Prince George’s County police say two officers have been suspended while officials investigate an incident in which an officer discharged his gun.
Police said Monday that videotape evidence does not support the initial account of the incident that occurred Friday in Brentwood.
Authorities said earlier that the officer fired his weapon during a confrontation with [...]
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