Officer accused of shooting a handcuffed suspect faces attempted-murder indictment

The District Heights police sergeant who allegedly shot a handcuffed suspect in the back in September was indicted on attempted murder and five related charges Thursday as prosecutors say his conduct was not just improper, but criminal.

Assaulted U-Md. student’s attorney says settlement agreement suggests corruption

The attorney for a University of Maryland student beaten by two Prince George’s County police officers during a basketball postgame celebration revealed Saturday that the county had agreed to pay $3.6 million in civil settlements to 10 students and others involved in the incident.

Prince George’s County police settle mother, daughter lawsuit

The Prince George’s County Police Department has settled a lawsuit filed against them by a mother and daughter who say they were roughed up and unjustly arrested.

The family received a $400,000 settlement.  “I still breakdown and cry. It was a very painful situation,” Kenise Morris says…

Student charged with killing roommate at Bowie State released on bond

A Bowie State University student accused of fatally stabbing her college roommate in the neck was released on bond last week pending trial, a move the young woman’s attorney said signals support of her claim that the killing was in self-defense.

Md. jury acquitted defendant in murder case

It seemed that Prince George’s prosecutors had a strong, or at least a respectable, case against Randy “Juice” Sparrow, who went on trial this week on charges he murdered his stepbrother and nearly killed another man in Fort Washington in September 2008.