A former Maryland correctional officer is starting a 2 1/2-year federal prison term for conspiring to severely beat an inmate who had punched a guard at the medium-security Roxbury Correctional Institution near Hagerstown.

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One of the greatest tragedies played out at Dodger Stadium in recent years was recalled in a courtroom just miles away as two men pleaded guilty Thursday to a 2011 beating that left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow brain-damaged and disabled.

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A lawyer for a Maryland college is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a man attacked on campus by a baseball bat-wielding student, saying it wasn’t the school’s responsibility to protect him. Joshua Ceasar, 23, was left ...

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Two more former Maryland correctional officers have pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in the 2008 beating of an inmate. The Justice Department says former officer Walter Steele pleaded guilty Thursday in Baltimore to conspiring with others to obstruct an ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Two police officers abused their power when they beat up a University of Maryland student during a rowdy post-game celebration two years ago, a prosecutor said during opening statements of an assault trial. But lawyers for the ...

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A Baltimore grandfather who was beaten while in jail with his wife on allegedly trumped-up charges of kidnapping their grandchild will receive $500,000 from the city under an out-of-court settlement approved last week.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Roman Catholic priest has testified that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is a spiritual person who displayed no anger or aggression in his presence. The Rev. Joseph Scordo testified ...

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Prosecutors say four people charged in the videotaped beating of a Virginia man on St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Baltimore have pleaded guilty in connection with the attack. Twenty-one-year-old Shatia Baldwin and 20-year-old Aaron Parsons both pleaded guilty robbery on ...

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Baltimore officials hope a more visible police presence combined with a more extensive camera network will help keep downtown crowds safe this summer. An extra 50 foot patrol officers will be on hand at night Thursdays through Sundays and on ...

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — A police officer turned a routine encounter during a burglary investigation into a brutal beating death when he snapped on latex gloves, made a fist and threatened to take on a homeless man, a prosecutor said ...

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