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A number of newspapers and media outlets recently published reports regarding a Washington, DC police officer who has been indicted on a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to kill his wife with a metal light fixture and threatened to kill her with knives in their Maryland home. The indictment, handed down in December, against 45-year-old Samson Edwards Lawrence III is the third instance in which criminal charges have been filed in almost as many weeks against a local police officer. Lawrence's indictment contains extremely grave accusations, including two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault, and two counts of possessing a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. The indictment stems from an incident that occurred in the Prince George’s County home the 23-year law enforcement veteran shared with his wife. Lawrence, who was assigned to the School Safety Division, was placed on “no-contact status,” which bars…

Written by Staff Writer The Baltimore, Maryland crime rate continues to steadily escalate and a Baltimore state delegate by the name of Pat McDonough thinks he might have a solution. Namely, the "Stand Your Ground Law", which exists to some degree in a number of states including, but not limited to, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and might well be on its way to the city of Baltimore if McDonough has his way. For many years, Baltimore and other Maryland residents have been held to the standards of the "Duty to Retreat" law. Duty to Retreat also applies to residents of Virginia. McDonough argues that encouraging law abiding citizens to turn the other cheek in the event of a physical altercation or attack might not be benefitting the city. And he’s not entirely alone in this view. McDonough’s support base is on the rise, with his position appealing to…

Written by staff writer A former Montgomery County elementary school teacher pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault charges for the alleged inappropriate touching of four 11-year-old girls, resulting in three years of probation and a ban on teaching children under the age of 16 throughout that period. The plea, however, did little little to explain whether 31-year-old Timothy Krupica was actually guilty of more serious child sex abuse claims and chose to plead to the lesser crimes in an effort to avoid extensive jail time and further damage to his reputation, or to spare the alleged victims the ordeal of testifying in trial. Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Jordan, who presided over the matter, speculated that no one will likely ever know the truth and was quoted by the Washington Post as saying, “I don’t know if any of us will know -- any of us, no matter which side…