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By John Rivera and John Rivera,Staff Writer | July 26, 1992
The 19-year-old son of County Councilman David G. Boschert was found guilty Friday in District Court of reckless endangerment and carrying a handgun.The convictions stem from a Feb. 23 incident in which he fired six bullets into a Glen Burnie home.Sentencing for Michael C. Boschert was postponed until after he returns from three months of basic training and occupational school with the Air National Guard at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. District Judge Michael E. Loney granted him permission to leave the state for the training, which begins July 27 and lasts until early November.
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By Mike Farabaugh and Mike Farabaugh,Staff Writer | September 4, 1993
A Harford Circuit Court jury found Port Deposit's police chief innocent of a reckless endangerment charge stemming from a November 1992 incident in which he fired three shots at a fleeing suspect's vehicle during an 18-mile chase.Evidence in the two-day trial, which ended late Thursday, showed that Chief Samuel Mark Maranto was off duty and driving his own pickup truck at the time of the chase between Darlington and Benson.The jury had to decide whether Chief Maranto, who was dubbed a "cowboy" by Harford State's Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly, was acting unreasonably when he tried to shoot the right rear tire of the suspect's Chevrolet Suburban to make an arrest.
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By Gregory P. Kane and Gregory P. Kane,Sun Staff Writer | May 17, 1995
An Anne Arundel Circuit Court jury convicted Donna Davidson of reckless endangerment yesterday but found her not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in what the prosecutor and public defender agreed was a "compromise verdict."Ms. Davidson, 25, of the 1700 block of Richfield Drive had left her then 18-month-old son, Marcus Price, unattended when he drowned in a bathtub at their Pioneer City home on the afternoon of March 23, 1994.Circuit Court Judge Raymond G. Thieme Jr. set sentencing for 1:30 p.m. June 5.Ms.
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By Laura Cadiz and Laura Cadiz,SUN STAFF | July 14, 1999
A Baltimore County jury acquitted a Middle River construction worker of murder yesterday, but found him guilty of reckless endangerment in an August 1998 death that was ruled a homicide when the body was exhumed after two months.Gary Lee Fischer Sr., 44, of the 13000 block of Twin River Beach Road, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment in the Aug. 20 death of Allen Eugene Ellis of White Marsh.Yesterday, Fischer stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as the jury acquitted him of all the charges but reckless endangerment.
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By Peter Hermann and Peter Hermann,SUN STAFF | December 11, 1999
The father of a 3-year-old East Baltimore boy who fatally shot himself in the head in June has been charged with reckless endangerment and having an unsecured gun in his house, city police announced yesterday.An arrest warrant has been issued for Cliff Garris, 23, whose last known address was in the first block of N. Ellwood Ave. Police said several attempts to locate him have been unsuccessful.Investigators determined that his son, Jordan Garris, found a 9 mm gun under a pillow, went to the basement and accidentally shot himself in the right side of the head June 6. The child died two days later.
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By Dail Willis and Dail Willis,SUN STAFF | June 15, 1996
CENTREVILLE -- In the most serious prosecution yet undertaken by the state in a fatal accident involving personal watercraft, James DiMaggio, 28, of Severna Park was convicted yesterday of four counts of reckless endangerment and nine counts of violating state boating regulations.The criminal charges stemmed from an accident Aug. 22 in Queen Anne's County when DiMaggio took six children under the age of 14 to a creek and let them go out on personal watercraft.Roxanne Bedell, 13, of Severna Park, was killed when the personal watercraft she was operating was hit by one operated by Molly Legg, 11.Judge Harry J. Goodrick found DiMaggio guilty and asked for a presentencing investigation.