Annapolis Man

An Annapolis man was arrested and charged with stabbing another man in the chest with a tire reamer Sunday evening, according to Annapolis police. Otto Gordy, 38, of Annapolis was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure and disorderly conduct after allegedly stabbing the victim around 5 p.m. in the 1100 block of Madison St., police said. Gordy is being held on $500,000 bond, police said. The victim refused treatment.

A 21-year-old Annapolis man died Sunday night in a head-on collision on Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis. Brian Michael Hendricks was driving a 1999 Honda Civic eastbound on the parkway when the vehicle crossed the center line of the roadway and struck a 2011 Toyota Venza at about 8:53 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. Hendricks was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in the Toyota, 20-year-old Garrett Randall Sullivan of Annapolis, was transported to Shock Trauma and was in serious but stable condition.

A 29-year-old Annapolis man who police say drove away from four automobile accidents in a row while drunk before finally crashing into a home on Friday has been arrested. Eric Castronova was located by police fleeing on foot from the 700 block of Bywater Road in Annapolis, where he'd left his green Ford Expedition crashed into a home, police said. Their finding him ended a string of calls from people who had been in car accidents involving the same vehicle. Annapolis police provided the following details: The first call came at 1:58 p.m., and officers responded to an accident in the area of Hilltop Lane and Boxwood Road.

Annapolis police arrested a man Saturday in connection with a string of five hit-and-run accidents involving cars and a house along a 2-mile stretch of roads in Annapolis. Police responded at 1:58 p.m. to an accident at Hilltop Lane and Boxwood Road and were told that the other vehicle involved, a green Ford Expedition, had fled the scene. While investigating the incident, police received a call regarding another hit-and-run involving a green Ford Expedition at Forest Drive and Gemini Drive.

Annapolis police charged a 42-year-old city man with attempted first- and second-degree murder Tuesday in connection with a stabbing of a family member. Derek Townsend Taylor of the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue, who was arrested shortly before midnight, also faces assault and reckless endangerment charges related to the stabbing of his 28-year-old nephew. The incident occurred outside the Tyler Avenue residence. The victim, also a city resident, was stabbed once in the abdomen.

An Annapolis man who told police that he "just snapped" when he heard his former girlfriend and her boyfriend in bed in a room above him pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder in their fatal shootings. When Elbert Gardner Jr. returns to court March 19, Deputy Anne Arundel County State's Attorney William D. Roessler expects to seek two consecutive life sentences for the killings last June of Lei Tyree Johnson, 38, and Samuel Marshall Fowlkes, 49. The defense will ask that the sentences be served together with some years suspended, said public defender Katy C. O'Donnell.

A 21-year-old Annapolis man died Sunday night in a head-on collision on Harry S. Truman Parkway in Annapolis. Brian Michael Hendricks was driving a 1999 Honda Civic eastbound on the parkway when the vehicle crossed the center line of the roadway and struck a 2011 Toyota Venza at about 8:53 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. Hendricks was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in the Toyota, 20-year-old Garrett Randall Sullivan of Annapolis, was transported to Shock Trauma and was in serious but stable condition.

The 63-year-old Annapolis man killed on his jet ski during Sunday's severe thunderstorm was electrocuted by a nearby lightning strike, police said Wednesday. Maryland Natural Resources Police released the preliminary cause of death for Warren Douglas Smith, and said a final autopsy is scheduled for next month. The accident occurred about half mile south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge during the storm. Police said Smith, who was riding a jet ski prior to the accident, was caught in the storm.

An Annapolis man pleaded guilty Monday to slapping and shaking his infant son on Good Friday in what Anne Arundel County prosecutors described as frustration over dealing with the crying five-month-old. Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner will impose an 18-month jail term for second-degree child abuse, with the rest of a 15-year sentence suspended when DeJuan Samuel Simms, 26, returns to court next month. Simms, who lives with the baby's mother and her other child, and has taken parenting classes since he was charged in the spring, will be ordered to serve five years on probation after leaving jail.

A 37-year-old Annapolis man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the second-degree murder of his wife's nephew after the toddler died of head injuries while the man was baby-sitting him. "I don't know what sentence would adequately match this offense, but 15 years doesn't do it," Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge J. Michael Wachs said, as he accepted the agreement prosecutors made with the defense because of witness and proof problems with...

Anne Arundel County police arrested a 33-year-old Annapolis man Tuesday night and charged him with beating his mother. Robert N. Benscoter faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment. Police responded to a report of family violence on the 1300 block of Hazel Nut Court in Cape St. Claire shortly after 8 p.m. The 61-year-old woman at the home had been violently assaulted by her son, police said. Benscoter, who also lives at the residence, used a hammer to strike his mother repeatedly in the head and torso, police said.

Anne Arundel County police have charged a 28-year-old Annapolis man with three counts of indecent exposure in connection with several incidents at Anne Arundel Community College last month. Jacob Lee Bovia, of the 900 block Vanburen St., also faces two counts of disorderly conduct. Between Feb.16 and Feb. 22, the police and the college's public safety officers received several complaints of a man who had exposed himself, while in his car, to several women on the college's main campus in Arnold.

An Annapolis man was arrested and charged with stabbing another man in the chest with a tire reamer Sunday evening, according to Annapolis police. Otto Gordy, 38, of Annapolis was charged with assault, reckless endangerment, possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure and disorderly conduct after allegedly stabbing the victim around 5 p.m. in the 1100 block of Madison St., police said. Gordy is being held on $500,000 bond, police said. The victim refused treatment.

A 33-year-old Annapolis man faces charges of rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Annapolis Police arrested William Ashley Pickett of Royal Street in the city early Wednesday in Prince George's County. Police said the suspect lured the teenager into his home and assaulted and raped her on Tuesday. The victim told police that she knew the suspect, who lived in her neighborhood. Pickett is charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault. mary.gail.hare@baltsun.com

As the shadows lengthen in Sandy Point State Park next Sunday afternoon, and another Maryland Seafood Festival winds down, six people will take the stage before a cheering crowd and press against a table piled high with steamed crabs. The judge will give a signal. The contestants will start snatching up crustaceans, tearing them apart and tossing shells aside. And the Cantler's Riverside Inn Crab-Picking Contest will be under way. It's a noisy, colorful spectacle, complete with trash-talking rivals, flying elbows and bellowing fans.

A registered sex offender was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl he met online and sexually assaulting her 14-year-old friend. James Mason III, 30, of Annapolis, had run-ins with the law starting at age 12, and this case represented his fourth and fifth sex crimes, according to Anne Arundel County prosecutor Kathleen Rogers. "This is completely within your character, taking advantage of people sexually," Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner said to Mason.

A 33-year-old Annapolis man faces charges of rape and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Annapolis Police arrested William Ashley Pickett of Royal Street in the city early Wednesday in Prince George's County. Police said the suspect lured the teenager into his home and assaulted and raped her on Tuesday. The victim told police that she knew the suspect, who lived in her neighborhood. Pickett is charged with second-degree rape and second-degree assault. mary.gail.hare@baltsun.com