Victim stabbed during robbery on Columbia Road in DC
Washington, DC – A man was hospitalized early Friday after being stabbed during a robbery in Northwest, according to police. The incident occurred just before 2:30 a.m. on August 15 in the…
District of Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Offenses Committed During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol…
DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths
COLUMBIA, SC– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Division, which includes the state of South Carolina, will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on NEXT Saturday, April 30 from…
Columbia Woman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Columbia, Mississippi woman was sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding health care insurance providers. Joy Beth Harden, 51, pled guilty on August 10, 2021, to executing…
Columbia Woman Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for methamphetamine trafficking after she received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Cassiopeia…
Caught on Camera, Man Offers Two Columbia Minors Money for Indecent Proposal
COLUMBIA, MD – Police were able to capture a child predator who had offered two teenage girls money earlier in the morning. Luckily, the girls thought quickly and could take a picture…
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 56 Months in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Identity Theft Schemes
WASHINGTON – Jamar Skeete, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 56 months in prison on federal charges stemming from his years-long role in at…
Apartment Fire in Columbia Deemed Suspicious, Arson Investigation Opened
COLUMBIA, MD – Officials in Columbia have reason to suspect a fire in an apartment building on Hickory Ridge Road early Tuesday morning may have been intentionally set. The Howard County Fire…
Falkville Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Firearms Offenses in District of Columbia and Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lonnie Leroy Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to…
Alabama Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Firearms Offenses in District of Columbia and Alabama
WASHINGTON – Lonnie Leroy Coffman, 72, of Falkville, Alabama, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal and local firearms offenses…
Three District of Columbia Men Indicted on Federal Charges in Series of Armed Robberies of Retail and Commercial Businesses
WASHINGTON – Three men, all from the District of Columbia, have been indicted on federal conspiracy charges stemming from a series of recent robberies of employees…
Columbia County Woman Indicted On Tax Evasion, Bank Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft Charges
WILLIAMSPORT -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Linda Tarlecki, age 60, of Aristes, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury…
District of Columbia Man Convicted in Drug Conspiracy For Trafficking Over 40 Kilograms of Heroin, Fentanyl, and Marijuana
WASHINGTON – Linwood Douglas Thorne, 50, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty today by a jury of multiple counts related to large-scale drug trafficking case in…
Columbia teen robbed of sneakers and cell phone
COLUMBIA, MD – Howard County police officers responded to an incident on Indian Camp Road on Tuesday after a teen reported he was robbed by a group of acquaintances. According to the…
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearms
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing several firearms. Fredrick Lee Mixon, Jr., 47, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J.…
Columbia Man, Moberly Woman Indicted for Armed Business, Bank Robberies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man and a Moberly, Mo., woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to commit armed robbery at…
Former Columbia Police Chief Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Stealing Drug Money
Bowling Green, Kentucky – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky returned an indictment today charging the former Columbia, Kentucky Chief of Police with stealing over $25,000 from the city of…
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms
WASHINGTON – Andre Nickens, 22, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute…
District of Columbia Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics and Use Firearms
WASHINGTON – Niko Culbreth, 29, of Washington D.C. was sentenced today to.80 months in federal prison for his role in an ongoing conspiracy to distribute narcotics…
Columbia Gorge Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, Ore.—A drug trafficker known to frequent Hood River, Oregon, and other communities in the Columbia River Gorge, was sentenced to federal prison today after fleeing a traffic stop at nearly 120…
Columbia, Maryland Drug Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Meth Drug Trafficking
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Scott Gregory Screen, age 56, of Columbia, Maryland to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…