Second Man

Police arrested a second man early Saturday in the death of a Locust Point man whose body was found in a shallow grave in Patapsco Valley State Park last month. Police arrested Christopher S. Calvert, 31, of the 1300 block of Richardson St., about 2 a.m. They had received a tip about an hour earlier that Calvert was in the 1600 block of Cypress St., which is where officers from the city and the Maryland State Police Apprehension Team arrested him. On Friday, police charged Calvert and Kevin M. Skipper, 30, of the 500 block of E. Fort Ave., in the death of 31-year-old Matthew C. Martin.

With his nomination as the Republican candidate for president all but wrapped up, Mitt Romney now faces the challenging task of selecting a running mate. What was once a fairly ho-hum matter (the running gag in the 1931 Gershwin musical lampooning Washington politics, "Of Thee I Sing," is that nobody pays attention to the vice president anyway) is now regarded as a defining moment of a presidential campaign. Beth Myers, the longtime aide Mr. Romney has assigned to head his vice presidential search, is likely receiving a lot of free advice from a variety of sources.

Maryland State Police and city police officers arrested a second suspect last night in the killing of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car Wednesday in Linthicum. Robert Edward Speake, 18, of the 4900 block of Brookwood Road in Brooklyn was arrested about 7 p.m. after barricading himself in a house on the property of the McLean Construction Co. in the 2000 block of Benhill Ave. in Curtis Bay, state police said. A tip led to Speake's arrest. Speake and a second man, Michael P. Smith, 28, of Glen Burnie, who was arrested earlier, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Philliip Airey, 36, of Glen Burnie.

A 39-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the arm and back in an 11:15 p.m. shooting Friday in the Park Heights area, police said. Officers responded to the 5000 block of Palmer Avenue where they found the victim, who was listed in good condition at an area hospital Saturday, police spokesman Donny Moses said. Witnesses said they saw the victim arguing with a second man, who pulled a gun and opened fire, Moses said. No further information was available on the suspect or a motive.

Baltimore police have released a sketch of the second man wanted in the Thursday night home-invasion robbery and rape of a Roland Park woman. The 59-year-old woman worked with police artists to compose sketches of her two attackers. Police had not made any arrests but believed the woman might have been targeted while shopping by two men who followed her home and entered her unlocked front door while she was putting away her purchases.

Police are continuing their search for a second man they believe was involved in a bungled robbery attempt Sunday night that led to the shooting death of a Glen Burnie restaurant supervisor.Betty Lou Johnson, 48, of the 7900 block of Telegraph Road in Severn was shot once in the chest after she found two men hiding in a kitchen storage area at the Old Country Buffet, county police said.Shelton Lamont Wood, 22, of the 2400 block of E. Oliver St. in Baltimore and Tia Moique Evans, 18, of the 3000 block of Southland Ave. in Baltimore were charged with murder Monday.

An unidentified adult male was killed Monday in the 3500 block of Mulberry Street, Baltimore City police said. A police spokeswoman did not know how the victim was killed or his age. Another adult male was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, she said. The address put the homicide near the Mary E. Rodman Recreation Center.

A video posted to a popular web site yesterday shows a man attack a Baltimore Police officer, springing free another man who was being arrested. Police said the incident occurred New Year's Eve, and identified the attacker as Manuel Imel, a 40-year-old with a last known address in West Baltimore. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, "I don't know if there's any clearer example of what the men and women of this agency go through each and every day to keep the city safe. " "It's time to make this man famous," Guglielmi said, holding up Imel's picture and calling what he is accused of doing "an act of cowardice.

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night while eating crabs in a courtyard in the McCulloh Homes housing project, one of three shootings police were investigating Saturday.  The Sun's Yvonne Wenger reports: Police responded to the call at 8:20 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Watty Court. Brandon Simms had been eating crabs when an unknown gunman walked up and opened fire without warning, police spokesman Donny Moses said. The suspect fled on foot to an unknown location.

Hundreds of people gathered in Federal Hill on Monday night to remember three young people killed late Sunday when police say they were struck by a stolen vehicle. Holding candles and wearing shirts adorned with the victims' pictures, there were attempts to give testimonials and sing "Amazing Grace," but the group — representing generations from the Morrell Park neighborhood — was at a collective loss of words. Most just needed a shoulder to cry on. "They were just kids," said neighbor Tony Beckner, 40. "You have three kids doing nothing wrong, and you're gonna take them from us?"

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night while eating crabs in a courtyard in the McCulloh Homes housing project, one of three shootings police were investigating Saturday.  The Sun's Yvonne Wenger reports: Police responded to the call at 8:20 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Watty Court. Brandon Simms had been eating crabs when an unknown gunman walked up and opened fire without warning, police spokesman Donny Moses said. The suspect fled on foot to an unknown location.

Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all charges against two men accused of holding up a couple at gunpoint this past weekend in South Baltimore. The move comes after authorities confirmed that the man identified as the gun man was eating at Federal Hill restaurant at the time of the attack. Mark Cheshire, a spokesman for the city State's Attorney's Office, said the fact that one suspect's alibi turned out to be true tainted the victim's identification of the second suspect, so he too is being freed.

An unidentified adult male was killed Monday in the 3500 block of Mulberry Street, Baltimore City police said. A police spokeswoman did not know how the victim was killed or his age. Another adult male was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, she said. The address put the homicide near the Mary E. Rodman Recreation Center.

Baltimore police arrested a 54-year-old man at a home in the 3500 block of Edgewood Road around 9 a.m. Saturday after he refused to talk to investigators following an alleged assault Friday night. Police stood guard outside the home in the Ashburton neighborhood after a woman, who had left the house, reported an assault around 11:30 p.m., according to police spokesman Detective Jeremy Silbert. The woman had non-life threatening injuries, Silbert said. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released pending formal charges, was arrested Saturday morning on assault and weapon charges, Silbert said.

A 23-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition following a shooting in Aberdeen shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday. At about 7:45 p.m., patrol officers responded to the area of the 600 block of Holly Circle to investigate shots fired, according to a news release from the Aberdeen Police Department. As officers were checking the Holly Drive area, a call was received from a residence in the 400 block of Rogers Street reporting a male there was suffering from a gunshot wound, police said.

The death of a 68-year-old woman, who died of complications from injuries suffered when she was set on fire by her son, has been added to Baltimore's homicide total, while detectives were investigating two weekend shootings.  Police said Audrey Collins died in September from injuries suffered in May when her son, Genesis, set himself on fire and jumped onto her at their home in the 3800 block of Cottage Ave. in Northwest Baltimore. Genesis Collins Jr., who police say poured gasoline on his own head, survived the incident and is awaiting trial after being charged in June.

The death of a 68-year-old woman, who died of complications from injuries suffered when she was set on fire by her son, has been added to Baltimore's homicide total, while detectives were investigating two weekend shootings.  Police said Audrey Collins died in September from injuries suffered in May when her son, Genesis, set himself on fire and jumped onto her at their home in the 3800 block of Cottage Ave. in Northwest Baltimore. Genesis Collins Jr., who police say poured gasoline on his own head, survived the incident and is awaiting trial after being charged in June.

A video posted to a popular web site yesterday shows a man attack a Baltimore Police officer, springing free another man who was being arrested. Police said the incident occurred New Year's Eve, and identified the attacker as Manuel Imel, a 40-year-old with a last known address in West Baltimore. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, "I don't know if there's any clearer example of what the men and women of this agency go through each and every day to keep the city safe. " "It's time to make this man famous," Guglielmi said, holding up Imel's picture and calling what he is accused of doing "an act of cowardice.

A Virginia man was injured and cited with trespassing after he tried to parachute off the Maryland Public Television radio tower in Crownsville. A second man was also cited for trespassing. According to the Anne Arundel County police department, Robert Scott Morgan, 25, of Fairfax, Va., sustained injuries when his parachute did not fully open before he hit the ground after jumping off the radio tower shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of Hawkins Road in Crownsville.