Roommate

If you're a big fan, you already knew what was coming in the season finale. But it didn't make it any easier -- or less heartbreaking -- to watch. The majority of the Season 3 "Downton" finale, or the "Christmas special" as its called in the U.K., took place in Scotland, where the whole family (minus Branson) visits the Highlands home of the Dowager's niece, Susan, and her husband, Shrimpy. Most of the trip included bagpipes, hunting, more bagpipes and Scottish reel dancing. But more on that later (and more on O'Brien meeting her Scottish lady's maid doppelganger)

Authorities say they are continuing to investigate a student murder-suicide this year just off the University of Maryland, College Park campus, a revelation that comes a month after the case was declared closed. Detectives are not looking for additional suspects but are seeking background information on the alleged shooter, Dayvon Green. They are also awaiting responses to subpoenas in the case, according to a Prince George's County police spokesman. A department attorney, Jamar Herry, cited the inquiry as a reason not to provide a copy of the case file requested by The Baltimore Sun through the Maryland Public Information Act. Police would not say who or what was subpoenaed, or what information police are looking to find on Green.

A Harford County man accused of stabbing his roommate multiple times in a fight over a cellphone Friday has been charged with first degree assault and attempted second degree murder, the sheriff's office said. Antoine Eugene Parker-Washington, 27, from Abingdon was being held on a $500,000 bond following the charges in connection with the stabbing of his roommate, Michael Darren Thomas, 27. Deputies responded to the pair's apartment in the Woodsdale complex shortly before 10 p.m. and found Thomas suffering multiple stab wounds, officials said.

Two people are facing attempted second-degree murder charges stemming from two unrelated stabbings on Monday, according to Anne Arundel County police. Police said a man looking for his roommate to drive him home from work Monday became "enraged" to find the roommate at a Crownsville apartment and, after threatening to stab him, threw a hunting knife at him twice, missing both times. Police arrived around 5:45 p.m. and said the victim, 40, had a small cut. Charged was Jeremy Earl Johnson, 38, of the 1500 block of Crownsville Road, police said.

An Abingdon man was stabbed multiple times Friday evening during an argument with his roommate, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. The unnamed 27-year-old man was flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to a sheriff's office news release. It said his condition is not known. The roommate, also a 27-year-old man, was taken into custody by deputies. Deputies responded about 9:45 p.m. to the 100 block of Waldon Road for a report of a stabbing. The investigation is continuing.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Locust Avenue, 1200 block, between 8:30 a.m. March 29, and 10 a.m. March 30. Weapons and safe stolen from residence. Window broken. Viaduct Avenue, 5000 block, 11 p.m., March 29. Woman raped in secluded location.

County police arrested a Severn man Wednesday and charged him with stabbing his roommate during an argument over money.Carl Joseph Wildeman, 31, of the 1400 block of Maryland Ave. was charged with first-degree assault and using a deadly weapon with intent to injure.Kenneth Lee Herron, 42, was treated at Anne Arundel Medical Center for cuts on his chin and arm and released.Police said two men at the Maryland Avenue address began fighting after arguing shortly before 11 p.m.One of the men grabbed a kitchen knife and cut the other on his chin, lower lip and arm, police said.

A 34-year-old man has been charged in the non-fatal stabbing of his roommate who sought help from a nearby locksmith business on Reisterstown Road Thursday. Luis Alonso Andrade-Medrano has been charged with attempted first degree murder after police said he stabbed his roommate, Orlando Martinez, 43. The two men got into an argument at their home in the 9000 block of Reisterstown Road, when the dispute escalated into a physical fight. Martinez was stabbed multiple times and ran to a nearby Elite Lock and Key for help, police said.

The 22-year-old son of Baltimore's top prosecutor and the young man's roommate were each charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault after police said they cut each other to perform a "blood handshake" and then got into a fight. Both men were treated at Maryland Shock Trauma Center after the Thursday morning incident at their Pigtown rowhouse on Scott Street. State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein's son, Owen, required 38 stitches to close the wound on his hand, according to city police.

A 29-year-old Reisterstown man kidnapped his roommate and coworker Wednesday after accusing the second man of paying $2,000 too much for a load of scrap metal, Baltimore County police said. Justin Earl Gorham allegedly kidnapped the victim, 23, and drove him to an Exxon gas station in the 11900 block of Reisterstown Road around 9:30 p.m., where police were waiting, said, Cpl. Cathy Batton, a police spokeswoman. Gorham, of the 11800 block of Maren Court, is charged with kidnapping, first-degree assault and the use of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime.

Those stories you tell about your roommate from hell just might pay off. Live Baltimore is running a contest, offering a $100 prize package for the best worst roommate tale. A front-runner is Jennifer Anne Jobson, who talks about her freshman year roommate, who was sharpening a big knife the first time they met. One day, the girl -- who liked to eat fried chicken in bed -- took the knife to Jobson's mattress, some of her clothes, their rug and their bean bag chair. She also used it on a squirrel, which she left, dead, in Jobson's bed. Another person had a roommate that peed in the bathtub.

Dayvon Green was impaired by alcohol when he pulled a handgun out of his waistband in front of his College Park home early on a February morning and shot roommate Stephen Rane to death, according to autopsy reports released Thursday. Green, a graduate student at the University of Maryland, also wounded roommate Neal Oa before putting the gun to the back of his head, behind his right ear, and pulling the trigger, according to the reports. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released the reports on Rane and Green after Prince George's County police and prosecutors confirmed that they had closed their investigation into the killings that shook the state's flagship university and led officials to direct more money toward mental health services for students.

The following is compiled from local police reports. Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible. If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872. Locust Avenue, 1200 block, between 8:30 a.m. March 29, and 10 a.m. March 30. Weapons and safe stolen from residence. Window broken. Viaduct Avenue, 5000 block, 11 p.m., March 29. Woman raped in secluded location.

A Harford County man accused of stabbing his roommate multiple times in a fight over a cellphone Friday has been charged with first degree assault and attempted second degree murder, the sheriff's office said. Antoine Eugene Parker-Washington, 27, from Abingdon was being held on a $500,000 bond following the charges in connection with the stabbing of his roommate, Michael Darren Thomas, 27. Deputies responded to the pair's apartment in the Woodsdale complex shortly before 10 p.m. and found Thomas suffering multiple stab wounds, officials said.

An Abingdon man was stabbed multiple times Friday evening during an argument with his roommate, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. The unnamed 27-year-old man was flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, according to a sheriff's office news release. It said his condition is not known. The roommate, also a 27-year-old man, was taken into custody by deputies. Deputies responded about 9:45 p.m. to the 100 block of Waldon Road for a report of a stabbing. The investigation is continuing.

In the days before police say he was fatally shot by his roommate Dayvon Green outside their College Park home, University of Maryland senior Stephen Rane had expressed concerns about Green having a mental illness and owning guns, according to a close friend. "I know that he did feel uncomfortable in the house," said Drew Needham, a senior who lived with Rane for two years before Rane decided to move off campus into the 36th Avenue home with at least four others, including Green, a 23-year-old graduate engineering student.

A roommate of a man charged with killing a Johns Hopkins researcher in Charles Village last summer testified Wednesday that moments after the attack the suspect said he "had robbed someone and that he had hurt him real bad. " Tyrine Williams told jurors that she and her boyfriend, Kevin Cosby, then tried to use the victim's stolen credit card at a nearby gas station on Howard Street, and that they planned to use the proceeds to buy drugs to...

In the days before police say he was fatally shot by his roommate Dayvon Green outside their College Park home, University of Maryland senior Stephen Rane had expressed concerns about Green having a mental illness and owning guns, according to a close friend. "I know that he did feel uncomfortable in the house," said Drew Needham, a senior who lived with Rane for two years before Rane decided to move off campus into the 36th Avenue home with at least four others, including Green, a 23-year-old graduate engineering student.

Andrew Hassl had just arrived home from work early Tuesday morning and was hanging out with his roommates on a residential street near the University of Maryland's College Park campus when they heard shots outside. As the roommates went to turn off lights and lock the doors, Hassl said, they saw a young man they recognized as a neighbor standing at the kitchen door in his pajamas, asking for help. They let him in, discovered he had been shot in the leg, and hid him in the bathroom as they waited for police to arrive.