David Dishneau
The Associated Press
Hagerstown, MD, United States
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Inmate's rape conviction overturned days after he's killed
Roger Largent will never get a chance to clear his name in the rape of a disabled woman: He was found beaten to death in his prison cell four days before a court tossed his conviction. → Read More
4 days after inmate is beaten to death, his rape conviction is t
Roger Largent will never get a chance to clear his name in the rape of a disabled woman: He was found beaten to death in his prison cell four days before a court tossed his conviction. → Read More
Slain inmate's conviction reversed 4 days after his death
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A Maryland appeals court has reversed a man's rape conviction four days after he was found beaten to death in a state prison → Read More
Inmate's conviction reversed 4 days after his death
A Maryland appeals court has reversed a man's rape conviction four days after he was found beaten to death in a state prison cell. → Read More
Police identify man found dead in western Maryland woods
A man whose death in the western Maryland woods is being investigated by homicide detectives was a former U.S. Coast Guard cadet who was booted from the academy in 2014 following a sexual-assault investigation, authorities said Thursday. → Read More
Police expect Trump to lift limits on access to surplus military gear, like grenade launchers and bayonets
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — If president-elect Donald Trump keeps his promise, surplus military grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles and high-powered firearms and ammunition will once again be available to state and local U.S. police departments. → Read More
Police expect Trump to lift limits on surplus military gear
If president-elect Donald Trump keeps his promise, surplus military grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles and high-powered firearms and ammunition will once again be available to st… → Read More
Police expect Trump to lift limits on surplus military gear
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - If president-elect Donald Trump keeps his promise, surplus military grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles and high-powered firearms and ammunition will once again be available to state and local U.S. police departments. → Read More
Rollback of truck safety rules may be just the beginning
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there's more coming down the road. → Read More
Rollback of truck safety rules may be just the beginning
The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s m… → Read More
Rollback of Truck Safety Rules May Be Just the Beginning
The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there's more coming down the road. The American Trucking Associations is vowing to come back next month, when... → Read More
Woman Survives Maryland's First Bear Attack in Decades
A 63-year-old Maryland woman survived an attack by a black bear by punching it, and when that didn't work, she played dead, her husband said Thursday at the hospital where she's recovering. "She said she punched him in the face a couple times," Ronald Osborne said. "She's a tough babe." ... → Read More
Lawyer: Girl pepper-sprayed by police won’t face charges
A 15-year-old Maryland girl who was handcuffed, pepper-sprayed and charged with assaulting police officers after her bicycle hit a car won’t face court proceedings, community service or super… → Read More
Feds will shoot deer at 2 Maryland Civil War battlefields
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Federal government sharpshooters will target hundreds of white-tailed deer at two Civil War battlefields in Maryland this December, launching a multi-year program aimed at curbing damage to forests and plants, the National Park Service said Tuesday. → Read More
Feds will shoot deer at 2 Maryland Civil War battlefields
The National Park Service says federal sharpshooters will target hundreds of white-tailed deer at two Civil War battlefields in Maryland this December. → Read More
Inmate death a challenge for states: How to tell victims?
Marshall Metz had served five years of a life sentence for murdering his wife when his stepson Jimmy Trout got a startling message from Maryland's automated victim-notification service: This e-mail is to inform you that Marshall Metz has been released from custody. → Read More
Inmate Death a Challenge for States: How to Tell Victims?
Marshall Metz had served five years of a life sentence for murdering his wife when his stepson Jimmy Trout got a startling message from Maryland's automated victim-notification service: "This e-mail is to inform you that Marshall Metz has been released from custody." In fact, Metz had died.... → Read More
Inmate death a challenge for states: How to tell victims?
By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press Marshall Metz had served five years of a life sentence for murdering his wife when his stepson Jimmy Trout got a startling message from... → Read More
Police video shows officer pepper spraying Maryland girl, 15
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Police video shows an officer in Maryland pepper-spraying a 15-year-old girl who refused to cooperate after her bicycle hit a car. → Read More
Maryland Girl, 15, Pepper Sprayed, Charged After Bike Crash
Police pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old girl and charged her as a juvenile with assault and disorderly conduct after her bicycle hit a car, prompting disagreement Wednesday about whether the officers acted properly. Hagerstown Police Capt. Paul Kifer said the white officer who arrested the... → Read More