Deadly Weapon

Edgewater man stabbed outside bar A 39-year-old Edgewater man was listed in critical condition after being stabbed early Saturday during an altercation outside a Crofton sports bar, Anne Arundel County police said. The victim, who was not identified by police, was stabbed in the neck outside Krazy Otto's Sports Saloon in the 1300 block of Defense Highway about 1 a.m. during a fight in the bar's parking lot and was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries, police said.

No need to explain the relief on Elijah Snow's face in September when a jury acquitted him of carrying a deadly weapon - a kitchen knife - through downtown Baltimore. A guilty verdict would have landed the twice-convicted armed carjacker back in prison. Now he appeared to be home free. That may explain his confused expression when he stood in another city courtroom in November, listening as another judge sent him off to prison on the basis of the very same evidence that had failed to convince the jury two months earlier.

A 49-year-old man died late Wednesday after he was stabbed inside a home in Southwest Baltimore, and a woman was arrested in the killing, city police said yesterday. About 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, police officers found Michael Stuckey on his back on the living room floor of a home in the 100 block of Diener Place, police said. Stuckey, of the 700 block of N. Augusta Ave., died about 11:45 p.m. at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Police said that detectives arrested Robin A. Weaver, 50, of the 6000 block of Radecke Ave. She has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon.

Two teen-agers were arrested early yesterday for allegedly shooting and robbing a Domino's Pizza deliveryman outside one of the suspects' homes in Carroll Park in Southwest Baltimore Saturday night, police said.The deliveryman, Michael Vogel, 47, of the 4200 block of 6th St. in Brooklyn, was shot in the left buttock and was in stable condition yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, said Sgt. Scott Rowe, a police spokesman.Police said Vogel went to the 1100 block of Sargeant St. about 8: 45 p.m. and found that the address for his delivery was a vacant house.

A Carroll County grand jury has returned two first-degree murder indictments against a Frizzellburg man in the beating deaths of his mother and stepfather in December.Gary D. Starnes, 48, who sometimes lived with his mother and her husband in their home in the 1400 block of Warehime Road, was arrested Jan. 6 at Carroll County General Hospital. He had checked himself into the psychiatric ward there Dec. 29, the day police found the bodies of his mother, Barbara Lorraine Ries Garrity, 67, a retired state police secretary, and her husband, Joseph S. Garrity, 68, a former Baltimore police officer, in their home.

A long-running quarrel flared into a stairwell stabbing at Woodlawn High School yesterday before school began, leaving one student with minor injuries and the other facing criminal charges.Dontae Leroy Douglas Cox, 15, was stabbed several times by another student, police said. Cox was taken to Sinai Hospital, where he was treated for stomach wounds and released.Jiovan Jamal Purviance, 17, of the 6600 block of Springmill Circle was arrested and charged with assault, carrying a concealed deadly weapon and bringing a deadly weapon to school.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Baltimore CitySouthern DistrictTheft: Tools valued at more than $1,000 were stolen Saturday from a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck parked in the 1700 block of Light St.Southwestern DistrictRobbery: Two men, one with a handgun, robbed a man, 21, of his 1999 Buick in the 1800 block of Poplar Grove St. about 4: 30 p.m. Saturday. A short time later, the abandoned car was recovered in the 2200 block of Denison St.Stolen car: Someone stole a red, four-door 1997 Chevrolet with tags EHK 177 as it was parked in the 4300 block of Adelle Terrace about 7 p.m. Saturday with its engine running and the doors unlocked.

Three Hampstead men were arrested Sunday on assault charges and accused of attacking an off-duty Sykesville police officer and his friends at a fast-food restaurant in Westminster, police said.In charging documents, Westminster police said they responded to a report of a fight at Taco Bell in the 600 block of Baltimore Blvd. about 1: 38 a.m.Capt. Dean Brewer, a police spokesman, said the incident apparently began earlier at Tully's, a restaurant and bar in Cranberry Mall, where a man bumped a woman in a group with Sykesville Officer Shawn D. Kilgore.

County police arrested a Baltimore County man Tuesday night and charged him with possession of $6,000 worth of marijuana at an Ellicott City shopping center.Police said they staked out Saint Johns Plaza after receiving a tip about drug activity there, and observed a transaction.Officers arrested Benjamin Ellicott Farr, 27, of the 6000 block of Lake View Road in Towson and charged him with possession of 6 pounds of marijuana and a deadly weapon, police said.Pub Date: 1/28/99

A Carroll County grand jury has returned two first-degree murder indictments against a Frizzellburg man in the beating deaths of his mother and stepfather.Gary D. Starnes, 48, who sometimes lived with his mother and her husband in their home in the 1400 block of Warehime Road, was arrested Jan. 6 at Carroll County General Hospital. He had checked himself into the psychiatric ward there Dec. 29, the day police found the bodies of his mother, Barbara Lorraine Ries Garrity, 67, a retired state police secretary, and her husband, Joseph S. Garrity, 68, a former Baltimore police officer, in their home.

Boy, 14, struck, killed by train in Laurel Authorities say a teenager has been struck and killed by a freight train in Laurel. Prince George's County police spokeswoman Erica Johnson says 14-year-old Prince Ibrahim Trye was hit early Thursday by a southbound CSX train. Johnson says the teenager was struck near Locust Grove Drive and Baltimore Avenue. She also says there were other children walking with Trye, but it is unclear why the children were near the tracks. Trye attended nearby Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School.

Teen charged in robbery with knife A 15-year-old Baltimore City boy was arrested after snatching a woman's cell phone, then robbing her husband at knifepoint, Anne Arundel County police said. The couple was leaving the 7-Eleven at 4000 Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park just after midnight yesterday when a teenager stole the phone from the woman. As her husband tried to retrieve it, the boy pulled a kitchen knife and demanded his money. The victim complied, and the robber ordered him not to use the nearby pay phone to call police or he would be stabbed.

Two Morgan State University students were arrested and charged with possession of narcotics and possession of a deadly weapon after they were pulled over Sunday night, city police said. About 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Dennis Workley and Officer Antonio Cirillo, both of the Northeastern District, stopped the driver of a 2004 Acura TSX for exceeding the speed limit in the 4100 block of Moravia Road near Belair Road, police said. Workley said the car was traveling well over the 25 mph limit when it was stopped.

A Baltimore jury yesterday convicted a 23-year-old city man of attempted first-degree murder - meaning he could be sentenced to life in prison. During a fight over drugs May 1, 2006, in the 2000 block of Ellsworth St. in East Baltimore, Bobby Hough picked up a 42-year-old man and rammed his head into the pavement, prosecutors said. Hough also stomped on his head and beat him with a bottle, prosecutors said. The attack left Rodney Armstead a quadriplegic. Hough was also convicted of carrying a deadly weapon with intent to injure and is scheduled to be sentenced in March.

No need to explain the relief on Elijah Snow's face in September when a jury acquitted him of carrying a deadly weapon - a kitchen knife - through downtown Baltimore. A guilty verdict would have landed the twice-convicted armed carjacker back in prison. Now he appeared to be home free. That may explain his confused expression when he stood in another city courtroom in November, listening as another judge sent him off to prison on the basis of the very same evidence that had failed to convince the jury two months earlier.

A 21-year-old man was convicted by a jury yesterday of first-degree murder for his role in the killing of a 16-year-old on New Year's Day 2006, according to the Baltimore state's attorney's office. Anthony Dickson of the 2700 block of Yarnall Road in Baltimore County was identified by a witness as the man who shot Ronny Martin in the rear seat of a parked car in the 2600 block of Marbourne Ave. Police recovered a shotgun that they say was used in the shooting, according to prosecutors.

LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson and three other men were charged yesterday with 10 felony counts, including kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, in the purported theft of at least $80,000 worth of sports memorabilia from a hotel room. If convicted, Simpson, 60, could face life in prison. The former football star is being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center. Simpson - who was acquitted in the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman - is scheduled to be arraigned this morning.

Edgewater man stabbed outside bar A 39-year-old Edgewater man was listed in critical condition after being stabbed early Saturday during an altercation outside a Crofton sports bar, Anne Arundel County police said. The victim, who was not identified by police, was stabbed in the neck outside Krazy Otto's Sports Saloon in the 1300 block of Defense Highway about 1 a.m. during a fight in the bar's parking lot and was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Eastern Burglary -- Someone entered a house under renovation in the 2300 block of Barclay St. between Wednesday and Thursday and stole two air conditioner condensers. They were valued at $4,000. Burglary -- A rear storm door, rear kitchen door and cordless saw - all valued at nearly $600 - were stolen between Tuesday and Wednesday from a renovated house in the 700 block of Bartlett Ave. Assault/arrest -- Two sisters were arguing in their home in the 1700 block of Aisquith St. about 6:30 p.m. Thursday when one struck the other with a lamp.

A 49-year-old man died late Wednesday after he was stabbed inside a home in Southwest Baltimore, and a woman was arrested in the killing, city police said yesterday. About 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, police officers found Michael Stuckey on his back on the living room floor of a home in the 100 block of Diener Place, police said. Stuckey, of the 700 block of N. Augusta Ave., died about 11:45 p.m. at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Police said that detectives arrested Robin A. Weaver, 50, of the 6000 block of Radecke Ave. She has been charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon.