The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police combined resources to target open and active warrants. As a result, on Friday, October 20, 2023, Sophie Mae Holland, 46 of Baltimore, was arrested on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant for Violation of Probation. Her original charge was Theft-Scheme: $1,000 To Under $10,000. Holland was extradited from Dundalk, Md to the Allegany County Detention Center where she is being held without bond pending a bail review in Circuit Court.

WVWC took the upper hand to begin the match, going up 6-2 in the early stages of set one. Sophomore Amanda Knieper and senior Beverly Braun provided the offense for FSU, combining for four kills to get back within 9-7. Wesleyan hit right back, scoring seven of the next eight points for a commanding 16-8 lead. Frostburg was able to pull their way back again, cutting the deficit to three as Braun and Knieper found the floor again, while senior McKaily Thomson-Moran tacked on three more at 19-16. The hosts would quickly turn away any hope of an FSU comeback,…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two fleeing Maryland rape suspects at Washington Dulles International Airport late Thursday and early today. Officers first arrested Oscar Armando Hernandez Mata, a 53-year-old Salvadoran, on a Montgomery County, Maryland, warrant for felony second degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor. Hernandez Mata is an alien unlawfully present in the U.S. after being ordered removed by an immigration judge in 2006. CBP’s National Targeting Center alerted Dulles officers of Hernandez Mata’s impending departure flight to El Salvador. Dulles CBP officers apprehended Hernandez Mata at 4:48 p.m., Thursday at the departure gate. Nine…

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will close a section of MD 935 (Lower George’s Creek Road) near MD 36 in Allegany County for emergency roadwork on October 23. The repair is expected to be completed by Monday, November 6, weather permitting. This work will address a damaged pipe under MD 935, which necessitates a temporary road closure and detour. The State Highway Administration’s contractor, Braddock Construction, LLC of LaVale, will be using detour signage, construction barrels and cones to assist motorists with navigating through the work zone. Motorists traveling north on MD 935 will take MD 935A…

Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement regarding the killing of Judge Andrew Wilkinson: “I am shocked, heartbroken, and sickened by the killing of Judge Andrew Wilkinson. He was the victim of a cold-blooded, vicious, and targeted attack. My heart goes out to Judge Wilkinson’s family, and my prayers are with everyone who knew him, loved him, and served alongside him.  My team has been in close contact with the judiciary and with leadership in Hagerstown and Washington County, including local law enforcement and elected officials. Maryland State Police troopers were dispatched to protect other judges, and I am…

US District Judge Julie Rubin approved a consent decree with Jordan Hobel, formerly a Frostburg-based dentist, resolving allegations that Hobel violated the Controlled Substances Act in illegally prescribing opioids.  The government alleges that between 2017 and 2021, Hobel issued at least a dozen prescriptions for substances that had no legitimate medical purpose.  It is alleged that Hobel used the DEA registration numbers of other dentists in his practice to prescribe himself controlled substances including oxycodone. Hovel denies the government allegations. Under the decree, Hobel agrees to not apply for or seek reinstatement of his DEA registration which he voluntarily surrendered…

Maryland’s Senators and Congressmen met with the leadership of NASA Goddard, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics, Relative Dynamics and the Space Telescope Science Institute. They were there to hear how Maryland’s space industry impacts the state on a daily basis.  According to NASA, every job located in Maryland supported an additional 10.8 jobs statewide in 2021. Every million dollars’ worth of economic output generated by NASA sustained an additional $4.2 million across the state. Senator Chris Van Hollen said that the state’s leadership in space science propels both the state’s economy and the nation’s innovation.

Washington County authorities are actively looking for a suspect in the shooting of Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson.  Wilkinson, 52, was gunned down Thursday evening in the driveway of his home in Hagerstown.  He was transported to Meritus Medical Center where he died of his injuries.   Law enforcement is actively looking for Pedro Argote who is considered to be "armed and dangerous" as the lead suspect in the shooting.  Wilkinson had recently presided over a divorce proceeding involving Argote. Washington County Sheriff Brian Albert told reporters the judge’s wife and son were also home at the time of the…

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Logan O’Brien.  The warrant was issued as the result of O’Brien failing to appear in court on October 17, 2023.   He was originally charged with Driving on a Suspended License.  O’Brien was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and released on his personal recognizance.  ARRESTED:  Logan Malachi O’Brien       AGE:  27         Cumberland, MD ARREST WARRANT SERVED On Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Kevin Mauck.  The warrant was issued as the…

On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at approximately 6:27 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to Canal Pl. for a disturbance.  Police arrived and contacted the parties involved.  One of the subjects contacted was identified as Araya Plauger.  Officers discovered that Plauger had an active bench warrant for her arrest.  The warrant was issued as the result of Plauger violating probation.  She was originally charged with CDS: Possess-Not Marijuana.  Plauger was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine.  She was placed under arrest and transported to Central Booking.  Plauger was issued a criminal citation for CDS: Possess-Not Cannabis. …