Arbutus woman found guilty in fatal stabbing in November
A Baltimore County jury has found a 25-year-old Arbutus woman guilty of first-degree murder. Sharon Elizabeth Grimes was taken into custody after the verdict was announced late Tuesday. Circuit Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr. ordered a pre-sentence investigation, which will take about 45 days. Grimes was charged along with Robert J. Matthews, 23, in the fatal stabbing in November of Robert A. Silver, 48.
- Mary Gail Hare
FOR THE RECORD - An article in Thursday's editions incorrectly identified the neighborhood in which fatal shooting victim David Parker lived. His home, in the 400 block of N. Collington Ave., is in the city's Middle East neighborhood. The Sun regrets the error.
Hit-and-run driver sought in death of pedestrian
Police continue to seek the driver of a vehicle that struck a Morrell Park woman early Monday as she walked across a bridge near the Carroll Camden Industrial Area. She died a short time later at an area hospital. Police spokeswoman Detective Nicole Monroe said Shannon Stinchcomb, 25, of the 2300 block of Washington Blvd. was walking south across a bridge in the 1500 block of S. Monroe St. about 1 a.m. Monday when she was struck by a southbound vehicle whose driver failed to stop. Monroe said a passing motorist observed the woman lying in the street and called 911. Monroe said Stinchcomb, the mother of a 7-year-old daughter, was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she died less than an hour later. Anyone having information about the driver or the whereabouts of the vehicle that struck Stinchcomb is asked to call city traffic police Officer Jeffrey Gary at 410-396-2606.
- Richard Irwin
Joppa woman gets 11 years for dealing cocaine, crack
A 34-year-old Joppa woman was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Wednesday for dealing cocaine and crack cocaine in Harford County. According to her plea agreement, Candis Mack traveled to New Jersey in February 2008 to meet a cocaine supplier. She was pulled over on her way home by a Maryland state trooper, whose dog gave a positive alert for drugs in the car. A search revealed a kilogram of cocaine hidden under the vehicle's center console and $2,600 cash. Mack was arrested and released after posting bond. Intercepted text messages alerted police to more drug buys and co-conspirators, two of whom also pleaded guilty and could receive 10-year maximum sentences. Two other defendants remain fugitives.
- Tricia Bishop
Family of boy burned by acid on slide settles suit
