Charged With Shooting

Carroll County: Westminster Man is arrested in teen's shooting A 24-year-old Hampstead man was arrested early yesterday morning and charged with shooting a teenage girl in a Westminster home, state police said. Police, with the help of a helicopter, found Randy Allen Humple hiding in an area of brush about 125 yards from the home. Humple, of the 4700 block of Maple Grove Road, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and a handgun violation, according to police.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Western Arrest -- Brandon Burton, 17, a student at Southwestern High School in the 200 block of Font Hill Ave., was arrested yesterday at the school on a warrant charging him as an adult with first-degree murder. Burton, of the 1800 block of W. Mulberry St,, is charged with shooting Tereem Taylor, 21, of the 500 block of Winston Ave. on Nov. 21 in the 1700 block of W. Saratoga St. Taylor died that day at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

A triple shooting in West Baltimore early yesterday left one man dead and two seriously wounded, pushing the number of homicides in the city to 294 this year, police said.Michael S. Jones, 25, of the 1400 block of N. Carey St. was arrested about 2: 15 a.m. at the scene of the shooting in the 1500 block of W. Baltimore St., according to Sgt. Berry Grant of the homicide squad.Grant said police recovered a .38-caliber handgun that is believed to have been used in the shooting.Jones is charged with fatally shooting Lonnie Anthony Hardy, 19, of the 2500 block of W. Fayette St.Hardy, who was shot several times in the back, died a short time after the shooting at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

A Pumphrey youth was charged with shooting a neighbor--during an argument Sunday, police said.Levar Ebron, 16, of the 200 block of Bolivar Ave. was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.Charlie Brown, 42, was in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.Ebron told police that he got into an argument with Brown when the older man confronted him at Hoffman and Berlin roads and asked him to return a borrowed $10, according to court records said.

The mother-in-law of a Baltimore police officer involved in a controversial shooting at Lexington Market on Saturday was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting a television reporter who was seeking an interview.Margarita Ekegbu of the 1200 block of E. Belvedere Ave. was charged with aggravated assault. Police said she is alleged to have thrown a bleach mixture into the face of Kathleen Cairns, a reporter for WBFF-TV, a Fox affiliate.Police said Cairns knocked on the door of Ekegbu's home about 12:15 p.m. It was answered by a woman who allegedly threw liquid containing bleach at Cairns.

A Howard County district judge ordered the bail for an Ellicott City groundskeeper charged with shooting a trespasser to remain at $20,000 after a bail review hearing yesterday morning.Allen Rufus Hudson, 45, of the 4400 block of Bonnie Branch Road was being held at the Howard County Detention Center on charges of assault, battery and assault with intent to murder. He will remain there until trial unless he can post 10 percent of his bail.The shooting victim, Colt James Conroy, 22, of Baltimore, was in guarded condition at St. Agnes Hospital yesterday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

A youth charged with shooting a Columbia teen-ager in the back last August lost on two legal fronts in court yesterday, including an effort by his attorneys to get the charges against him dismissed.Attorneys for 16-year-old Raheem Ameen Jones argued during a Howard Circuit Court hearing that his indictment should be dismissed because the primary charge against him -- assault with intent to murder -- should be handled in juvenile court.Howard Circuit Judge Raymond Kane Jr. denied the attorneys' request, saying Mr. Jones was appropriately charged as an adult in the shooting at the Hannibal Grove apartment complex in Columbia's Wilde Lake village.

A 41-year-old Southwest Baltimore man was charged yesterday with shooting his 13-year-old son in the neck on Monday in an incident that police initially thought had been committed by another youth.James Warren Jr. of the first block of S. Franklintown Road was arrested yesterday at his house and charged with attempted first-degree murder. Police said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.The victim, Derrick Warren, who lives in Atlanta and was visiting his father for the summer, remained in critical condition at the University of Maryland Medical Center, a spokeswoman said.

A West Baltimore youth surrendered to police yesterday morning, hours after he was identified as the suspect in the shootings of a 21-year-old man and a 4-year-old girl who was hit by an apparent stray bullet.Varion Romeo Simms, 15, of the 2200 block of Roslyn Ave. was charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder and handgun violations. He was awaiting a bail hearing in front of a District Court commissioner last night.The youth is charged with shooting Jacquette Bianca Dennis, who was wounded in the left side of her head as she played in front of a social club in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania Ave. late Tuesday.

A West Baltimore youth who surrendered to police yesterday morning, hours after he was identified as the suspect in the shootings of a 21-year-old man and a 4-year-old girl who was hit by an apparent stray bullet, appeared before a District Court commissioner early this morning and was held without bail pending a bail review hearing today before a District Court judge, police said.Varion Romeo Simms, 15, of the 2200 block of Roslyn Ave. was charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder and handgun violations.

A 26-year-old Baltimore man, charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault in connection with a March shooting in Harford County, was arrested in Georgia last week and returned to Maryland, authorities said yesterday. Waymond Lee Harrison, formerly of Lionhead Court, was arrested without incident at a relative's home in Hiram, Ga., police said. He waived extradition and is being held without bond at the Harford County Detention Center. Harrison is charged with shooting Gary D. Davenport, 29, in his home on Edgewater Drive in Edgewood on March 27. Davenport, who survived several gunshot wounds, including one to his head, is also incarcerated at the county detention center, police said.

The 18-year-old man charged with shooting his 14-year-old girlfriend in the basement of his mother's rowhouse earlier this week told police that the killing was "a mistake," police charging documents say. Charles Jakes, of the 1900 block of N. Patterson Park Ave., has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Shawndreta Griffin. Police charging documents said the girl was shot in the head and found lying in bed. Jakes was also shot in his right thumb and, after police and paramedics arrived, he was transported by ambulance to Union Memorial Hospital.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Western Arrest -- Brandon Burton, 17, a student at Southwestern High School in the 200 block of Font Hill Ave., was arrested yesterday at the school on a warrant charging him as an adult with first-degree murder. Burton, of the 1800 block of W. Mulberry St,, is charged with shooting Tereem Taylor, 21, of the 500 block of Winston Ave. on Nov. 21 in the 1700 block of W. Saratoga St. Taylor died that day at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Carroll County: Westminster Man is arrested in teen's shooting A 24-year-old Hampstead man was arrested early yesterday morning and charged with shooting a teenage girl in a Westminster home, state police said. Police, with the help of a helicopter, found Randy Allen Humple hiding in an area of brush about 125 yards from the home. Humple, of the 4700 block of Maple Grove Road, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and a handgun violation, according to police.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Baltimore City Southern District Arrest: Ronald Faulcon, 34, was arrested Friday in the 200 block of N. Calvert St. by members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force on a charge of attempted murder. Faulcon, of the 1500 block of N. Gilmor St., is charged with shooting Towanda Myrick, 31, in the 500 block of Archer St. on May 14. Southwestern District Victim identified: Darrell Banks, 37, whose address was not available, has been identified as the man found shot to death early Sunday inside a parked car in the 3200 block of Belmont Ave. Anyone with information is asked to call homicide Detective Eric Sharp at 410-396-2100.

Bail was set at $500,000 yesterday for a 22-year-old man charged with shooting a teenager last week outside an apartment complex in Columbia's Harper's Choice village, according to court documents. Sedrick "Rico" C. Legaspi of the 5900 block of Grand Banks Road, in Harper's Choice, is being held at the Howard County Detention Center, court documents show. He is accused of shooting the 17-year-old youth Aug. 31 in an ongoing dispute.

A teen-ager was arrested and charged yesterday with attempted murder in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was playing football in the front yard of a Northeast Baltimore apartment complex in August. Detectives arrested Earl L. Rich, 17, while he was lying on his couch about 6 a.m. in the living room of his home in the 1600 block of E. Belvedere Ave. in Baltimore. Rich was being processed last night on adult charges at the city jail. Sgt. Deirtra Pitts of the Northeastern District said a witness implicated Rich in the shooting, which occurred about 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Quincy Lewis, his brother and friends were playing football in the 1800 block of Ramblewood Road when a car approached, police said.

Four days before he was to appear in court to confront an East Baltimore man charged with shooting him, David Golden allegedly took justice into his own hands by firing two bullets into the man he was to testify against. Police said Golden shot Kobie Lee Farmer on Thursday night, sending him to the hospital. The shooting has landed Golden in jail and caused some last-minute rescheduling in Baltimore Circuit Court, where Farmer's attempted murder trial was to begin yesterday. Prosecutors had been planning to portray Farmer as the would-be killer of Golden; now, they must also prepare a case against Golden as the would-be killer of Farmer.

A 46-year-old man charged with shooting a customer in an apparently random attack inside an Ellicott City Rite Aid store Saturday night was being held without bail yesterday on charges including attempted murder, authorities said. Howard County police said the gunman walked into the store in the 8600 block of Baltimore National Pike about 7:45 p.m., and appeared irrational as he talked about an automobile accident. He then fired four shots at the victim, 50-year-old Robert Lee Jackson.

Baltimore prosecutors intend to retry Perry Spain, the man charged with shooting a 10-year-old in the neck last year in West Baltimore whose first trial ended with a deadlocked jury this week. Even though 11 members of the jury wanted to acquit and one wanted to convict Spain, 20, prosecutor Roger Harris said yesterday that he will "absolutely" bring Spain to trial again. "We are absolutely going to retry it," Harris said. "There wasn't much hesitation." Spain is charged with attempted murder and other crimes related to the wounding of Tevin Davis.