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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Former Police Officer Convicted of Identity Theft

Jamell Stallings, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer, is facing up to 150 years for stealing her brother's identity.

A former Metropolitan Police Department officer from Brandywine, MD, has been convicted of counterfeiting, identity fraud and theft for stealing her brother's identity, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Jamell Stallings, 46, stole and used her brother's identity to apply for loans, according to Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George's County State's Attorney. Stallings, who is scheduled to be sentenced on April 2, faces a maximum sentence of 150 years, according to prosecutors. “Police officers take an oath to serve and protect the citizens of the jurisdictions in which they work,” Alsobrooks said.  “Ms. Stallings not only violated that oath, she went even lower by taking advantage of her own brother to live a lavish lifestyle."  Stalling's brother…

Monday, February 13, 2012

Riverdale Man Charged With Dupont Circle Murder

Brandon Terry, 29, was arrested in the November shooting death of 34-year-old Jhonte Coleman.

Authorities have arrested a Riverdale man in connection with a fatal shooting last year near Dupont Circle, according to police. Brandon Terry, 29, was taken into custody Monday morning and charged with murder two while armed in the death of Jhonte Coleman, 34, of Suitland. Police said Terry shot Coleman in the 1300 block of Connecticut Ave. NW during the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 27. According to a Washington Post account of the incident, Coleman and friend Kevin Bost fled Heritage Indian Restaurant around 2:30 a.m. that morning when a fight erupted inside and spilled out onto the street. As the pair crossed the road to escape the brawl, Bost told the Post, an unidentified man shouted "Oh, you’re with them" and fired shots at …

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