A 51-year-old Manchester woman was arrested yesterday on charges of stealing $360 worth of holiday lawn ornaments in the Carroll County town, police said. About 4:30 a.m., a resident called police to report a loud noise. She discovered that her 4-foot-tall lighted Santa and snowman ornaments and a lighting strand had been taken from her front yard. Another resident, who was talking with the first woman while out walking her dog, reported that several holiday ornaments of her own had been stolen, police said. A witness identified Gabriele Margo Markert of the 3200 block of York St. as the thief, and police found the missing decorations, along with ornaments belonging to a third resident, in Markert's home, police said. Markert was arrested and charged with three counts of misdemeanor theft. The three thefts occurred in the area of Long Lane and York Street, police said.
Mother, child indicted in Nov. stabbing of girl
A Howard County woman and her 17-year-old daughter have been indicted on attempted murder charges, accused of taking part in a fight last month with a juvenile girl who was hospitalized with stab wounds. Michelle Denise Fox, 38, and Chezmin Brittany Suter, 17, both of Talisman Lane in Columbia, were indicted by a grand jury last week on attempted first- and second-degree murder charges, as well as first- and second-degree assault and conspiracy. Suter was charged as an adult. About 9 p.m. Nov. 2, county police went to the 7200 block of Talisman Lane in Columbia after receiving a report of a stabbing, according to charging documents. The officers found that a juvenile girl had been stabbed in the leg. She was taken to a hospital, where she underwent surgery.
Tyeesha Dixon
Columbia businessman gets 3 years in tax case
A 57-year-old Columbia businessman was sentenced to three years in federal prison yesterday for failing to pay income taxes and file returns, according to the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. Anthony Edwin Dorsey Sr. ran an information technology consulting company called Allnet System Resources, earning at least $895,000 from 2001 to 2007, according to trial evidence. But he never paid state or federal taxes. He used phony Social Security numbers, offshore accounts and another person's identity to conceal his assets. "Yes, you do go to federal prison for cheating on your taxes," Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said in a statement.
Tricia Bishop
