First Degree Burglary

Four male suspects have been arrested and charged in a home-invasion robbery and rape last week in a Woodlawn apartment, Baltimore County police said yesterday. Being held without bail in the Baltimore County Detention Center are Donte Lanard Ross, 20, of the 2900 block of Essex Road in Woodlawn, Devon Mardell Ross, 17, of the 2800 block of Gatehouse Road in Baltimore, Raymond Antonio Vernon, 17, of the 6700 block of Townbrook Drive in Woodlawn and Michael Anthony Long, 16, of the 800 block of N. Luzerne Ave. in Baltimore.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Willie Lee Gordon, 40, of the 800 block of Oxford Avenue, was arrested Wednesday on two bench warrants in cases in which he was charged with alcoholic beverage in prohibited place and trespassing. Mary Eileen Schmidt, 27, of the first block of South Law Street, was arrested Tuesday on a bench warrant in a case in which she was charged with theft more than $500. Christopher Michael McFarlin, 27, of the 400 block of South Stepney Road, was charged Tuesday with attempted second-degree burglary, two counts of attempted fourth-degree burglary and vandalism less than $500.

Police arrested a homeless man Wednesday on charges of breaking into two Glen Burnie homes and trying to break into a third, county police said.Brian Keith Merico, 23, was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree burglary and two counts of theft.Linda B. Johnson, 40, of the 8000 block of Foxwell Road told police she was in her home shortly after 11 a.m. when she heard a knock on her front door.She did not answer but saw a man walk to her back door and push it, police said.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Jessica Marie Rogers, 20, of the 800 block of Gilbert Road, was arrested Monday on a bench warrant in a case in which she was charged with possessing a suspended license, failure to notify administration of address change within 30 days and driving while her license and privilege were suspended. Timothy Spurgeon Mauck, 20, of the 100 block of Poplar Hill Road, was arrested Monday on a bench warrant in a case in which he was charged with driving while his license and privilege were suspended.

A Westminster man was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison after he was convicted of burglary, theft and assault in five cases. Carroll County Circuit Judge Raymond E. Beck Sr. imposed a 20-year term for first-degree burglary on Nicholas R. Stonesifer, 22, of the 600 block of Littlestown Pike before suspending all but six years and recommending the defendant for boot camp, court records show. The crimes, including incidents in Hampstead, Eldersburg and Westminster, occurred between February and May, when Stonesifer was arrested after state police linked him to stolen items he had pawned in Baltimore County, court records show.

Police arrested a Glen Burnie man and two friends Sunday and charged them with stealing more than $4,000 worth of jewelry, cash and other items from the house next door, county police saidRobert Davis, 57, of the 400 block of Crain Highway, Frank Ross Smith, 42, of the 1800 block of Hawk Court in Severn, and John Anthony Gaither Jr., 34, of the 2100 block of Presbury St. in Baltimore, were charged with first-degree burglary, destruction and theft.Gordon Tyler III, 25, of the 400 block of Crain Highway, called police shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday and told them someone had broken into his house and taken jewelry, two televisions, a shotgun and coins, police said.

BALTIMORE Two city men fatally shot in separate incidents Two Baltimore men were fatally shot yesterday in separate incidents, city police said. Police said they found Terrance Smith, 20, about 2:50 a.m. in his car in the 5000 block of Norwood Ave. in West Baltimore, about three blocks from his home. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene about 25 minutes later, police said. Police said they had no suspects and knew of no motive for the shooting. The second fatal shooting, involving a man in his 40s, occurred shortly before 8 p.m. in Cherry Hill in the southern part of the city, police said.

A man who burglarized a Bolton Hill home in November and was tackled by a retired 80-year-old judge as he tried to flee was sentenced yesterday to 6 1/2 years in prison. Paul McClaine Jones, 40, pleaded guilty in Baltimore District Court to a count of first-degree burglary and two counts of attempted first-degree burglary after a series of events Nov. 2 that culminated in his being pinned face-down on a West Lafayette Avenue sidewalk. The knee in his back belonged to Thomas Ward, a former city councilman, retired Baltimore Circuit Court judge and Army paratrooper during World War II, who yesterday described the sentence against Jones as fair and appropriate.

Baltimore County police charged six people Friday with stealing at least $100,000 in electronic equipment -- and a German shepherd puppy -- from 10 homes in the county in the last two months and suspect them in at least 20 other burglaries.Michael E. Hayes, 21, of Baltimore, surrendered Friday night to police on the air during a WBAL-TV newscast. Hayes, who told the reporter he was innocent, said he turned himself in on camera because he feared police abuse.After the interview, city police arrested Hayes, who was charged in a warrant with first- and second-degree burglary in connection with the burglary ring.

Archie Wannamaker, a standout running back at Mount St. Joseph, has been charged with burglarizing a Baltimore County home, police said.Wannamaker, 18, a record-setting running back and a potential All-Metro Player of the Year, was arrested Nov. 5 by Baltimore County police, who allege he broke into a home in the Randallstown area. He was charged with first-degree burglary and malicious destruction of property, according to court records.Mount St. Joseph football coach Mike Working would not comment.

A 17-year-old Baltimore boy out on bail after a jury acquitted him of murder but deadlocked on a burglary charge is back in jail after police say he shot another man through the thigh. In June, David James Marshall of the 200 block of S. Calhoun St. was acquitted on all but one charge - first-degree burglary - related to the killing of Robert Atkinson, 47, during a 2006 home-invasion robbery. A former co-defendant was convicted of Atkinson's murder during a separate trial. Immediately after the acquittal, prosecutor Theresa Shaffer began the process of retrying Marshall on the burglary charge.

A man who burglarized a Bolton Hill home in November and was tackled by a retired 80-year-old judge as he tried to flee was sentenced yesterday to 6 1/2 years in prison. Paul McClaine Jones, 40, pleaded guilty in Baltimore District Court to a count of first-degree burglary and two counts of attempted first-degree burglary after a series of events Nov. 2 that culminated in his being pinned face-down on a West Lafayette Avenue sidewalk. The knee in his back belonged to Thomas Ward, a former city councilman, retired Baltimore Circuit Court judge and Army paratrooper during World War II, who yesterday described the sentence against Jones as fair and appropriate.

Four male suspects have been arrested and charged in a home-invasion robbery and rape last week in a Woodlawn apartment, Baltimore County police said yesterday. Being held without bail in the Baltimore County Detention Center are Donte Lanard Ross, 20, of the 2900 block of Essex Road in Woodlawn, Devon Mardell Ross, 17, of the 2800 block of Gatehouse Road in Baltimore, Raymond Antonio Vernon, 17, of the 6700 block of Townbrook Drive in Woodlawn and Michael Anthony Long, 16, of the 800 block of N. Luzerne Ave. in Baltimore.

A personal assistant to a 17-year-old special-needs student from Catonsville High School has been charged with carrying a gun in the school, and the student was charged with burglary and illegal possession of a handgun, police said yesterday. The student's grandfather reported a burglary at his Halethorpe home last month, telling police that $2,000, a pistol, a rifle, and his sport utility vehicle were missing. The grandson admitted to detectives to the burglary but said he took only one gun, which he said he gave to the personal assistant, police said.

BALTIMORE Two city men fatally shot in separate incidents Two Baltimore men were fatally shot yesterday in separate incidents, city police said. Police said they found Terrance Smith, 20, about 2:50 a.m. in his car in the 5000 block of Norwood Ave. in West Baltimore, about three blocks from his home. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene about 25 minutes later, police said. Police said they had no suspects and knew of no motive for the shooting. The second fatal shooting, involving a man in his 40s, occurred shortly before 8 p.m. in Cherry Hill in the southern part of the city, police said.

In Baltimore City Trial set for man accused of stealing city official's laptop The man accused of stealing the laptop computer of Baltimore's labor commissioner pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree burglary yesterday, and his trial was set for March 11 in city Circuit Court. James Monteiro is accused of burglarizing Sean R. Malone's Ten Oaks home and the homes of three others last year. When police recovered Malone's city-owned Dell laptop computer shortly after the Oct. 7 burglary, they discovered pornography, according to former Police Commissioner Kevin P. Clark.

A New Windsor man was arrested Saturday night and charged with multiple offenses, including an accusation of performing a sex act on a 5-year-old girl, according to state police in Westminster.A man was visiting the victim's home in New Windsor and had been on the front porch drinking, police said. About 9: 30 p.m., police said, he entered the home and told the victim's 8-year-old brother to watch the weather for him, then left by the front door but re-entered through an unlocked rear door and went into the girl's bedroom.

A Howard County grand jury indicted a Baltimore man and the mother-in-law of a slain Elkridge woman on murder charges yesterday, authorities said.Sara J. Williamson Raras, 33, mother of a then 1-year-old child, was stabbed to death at her home on Meadowfield Court in November.On Aug. 24, Howard County police arrested and charged Raras' mother-in-law, Emilia Raras, 63, of Parkville, and Ardale D. Tickles, 19, in the slaying.Yesterday, the grand jury indicted Raras and Tickles on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

A Westminster man was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison after he was convicted of burglary, theft and assault in five cases. Carroll County Circuit Judge Raymond E. Beck Sr. imposed a 20-year term for first-degree burglary on Nicholas R. Stonesifer, 22, of the 600 block of Littlestown Pike before suspending all but six years and recommending the defendant for boot camp, court records show. The crimes, including incidents in Hampstead, Eldersburg and Westminster, occurred between February and May, when Stonesifer was arrested after state police linked him to stolen items he had pawned in Baltimore County, court records show.

Baltimore County police charged six people Friday with stealing at least $100,000 in electronic equipment -- and a German shepherd puppy -- from 10 homes in the county in the last two months and suspect them in at least 20 other burglaries.Michael E. Hayes, 21, of Baltimore, surrendered Friday night to police on the air during a WBAL-TV newscast. Hayes, who told the reporter he was innocent, said he turned himself in on camera because he feared police abuse.After the interview, city police arrested Hayes, who was charged in a warrant with first- and second-degree burglary in connection with the burglary ring.