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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott was joined by the police commissioner and other city officials on Thursday, March 14 to announce the indictments of 12 individuals allegedly associated with a drug trafficking organization (DTO.)
The activity took place in the southwest Baltimore neighborhood of Irvington. It was reported that the suspects were operating out of the 200 block of Collins Avenue and the 4100 block of Frederick Avenue. A four-month-long investigation that began in November, conducted by the State’s Attorney’s Office and Baltimore Police Department, led to 10 search warrants on a DTO. Detectives recovered nine firearms, 38 grams of suspected fentanyl mixture, 6.5 pounds of marijuana, 256 grams of suspected heroin, and approximately 69 grams of suspected cocaine.
“GVRS’s core mission is to provide a choice to those responsible for driving violence in our city and inflicting harm upon our communities — take a pathway out of the life with our help or ultimately be removed from our streets and held accountable to the full extent of the law,” Scott said in a news release.
“We always want them to take the first option, but when we’ve exhausted efforts to make that happen, they must be held accountable. I want to thank the State’s Attorney’s Office’s Major Investigations Unit and BPD’s Group Violence Unit for their diligence in holding these group members accountable.
Together, we are sending a unified message that those who violate our anti-violence mandate and continue to be involved in group violence will be held accountable.”
Those indicted included a juvenile, Parris Harris, 19, Mikel Wilson, 20, Leaniel Collins, 22, Jamie Kesler, 28, Joseph Barnes, 30, Matthew Bahr, 30, Domick Williams, 31, James Taylor, 31 ,Chris Tomlin, 32, and 35-year-olds Larry Spriggs and Kevin Williams.
“This latest operation illustrates that GVRS is working and shows what we can accomplish when we collaborate,” Police Commissioner Richard Worley said in a news release. “As the drug overdose epidemic rages on in our neighborhoods, we must use every resource and strategy available to dismantle the drug trafficking organizations and put them out of business. Thanks to the tireless efforts of BPD’s GVU/Anti-Crime Unit, the State’s Attorney’s Office, The Mayor’s Office, MONSE, and our many federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, we were able to do that in this case. We must all continue to work together to reduce crime in our city and improve the quality of life for all.”
Electronic surveillance and undercover officers were used during the course of the investigation to gather evidence. Based on the information they gathered, detectives believe Joseph Barnes and Chris Tomlin were the alleged leaders of the organization.
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President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a Friday letter to Johnson, R-La., that testimony and records turned over to the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have failed to establish any wrongdoing and that even Republican witnesses have poured cold water on the impeachment effort. It comes a month after federal prosecutors charged an ex-FBI informant who was the source of some of the most explosive allegations with lying about the Bidens and undisclosed Russian intelligence contacts.
“It is obviously time to move on, Mr. Speaker,” Siskel wrote. “This impeachment is over. There is too much important work to be done for the American people to continue wasting time on this charade.”
The rare communique from the White House counsel’s office comes as Republicans, their House majority shrinking ever further with early departures, have come to a near-standstill in their Biden impeachment inquiry. Johnson has acknowledged that it’s unclear if the Biden probe will disclose impeachable offenses and that “people have gotten frustrated” that it has dragged on this long. But he insisted as he opened a House Republican retreat late Wednesday in West Virginia that the “slow and deliberate” process is by design as investigators do the work.
“Does it reach the ‘treason, high crimes and misdemeanor’ standard?” Johnson said, referring to the Constitution’s high bar for impeachment. “Everyone will have to make that evaluation when we pull all the evidence together.”
Without the support from their narrow ranks to impeach the Democratic president, the Republican leaders are increasingly eyeing criminal referrals to the Justice Department of those they say may have committed potential crimes for prosecution. It is unclear to whom they are referring.
Still, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is marching ahead with a planned hearing next week despite Hunter Biden’s decision not to appear . Instead, the panel will hear public testimony from several former business partners of the president’s son.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will host a cannabis policy discussion Friday featuring rapper Fat Joe, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshar and individuals who received pardons for related offenses, Politico reported.
The discussion comes as the Biden administration pushes for marijuana reform. During his State of the Union speech last week, President Joe Biden said his cabinet will “review the federal classification of marijuana.”
The trial of Young Thug and his YSL co-defendants resumes for its 42nd day in Fulton County court after more than a week without testimony. The trial, now the longest in Georgia history, has recently centered around Adrian Bean, who is accused of driving a getaway car after a shooting allegedly involving the rapper in 2013. Bean is expected to be back on the stand when court resumes.
President Biden speaks to voters at a campaign event in Saginaw, Michigan.
Under Armour on Wednesday announced that Kevin Plank, founder of the company, would return as the chief executive officer.
Plank, 51, stepped down as Under Armour’s CEO in 2020 to become the company’s executive chairman and brand chief. Stephanie Linnartz, the current president and CEO will step down but remain an advisor to the company through April 30.
“On behalf of the full team, I want to thank Stephanie for her contributions to Under Armour. We deeply appreciate her hard work and dedication,” Plank said in a news release. “During her tenure, she strengthened the leadership team with executive hires in critical areas, including product, design, supply chain, consumer connectivity, and regional management. Her prior experience leading major brands was instrumental in focusing our consumer strategy, including the launch of the U.S. loyalty program, UA Rewards. Her efforts have helped set us on the right path, and we wish her success in her future endeavors.”
Plank started Under Armour in 1996 in his grandmother’s basement. It has since grown into a multibillion-dollar company.
In addition to Plank’s appointment, Mohamed A. El-Erian, an independent director since 2018 and lead director since 2020, will become the non-executive chair of the board.
The Baltimore Ravens are expected to release wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. before midnight on Wednesday. ESPN’s Dan Graziano explained why the Ravens will formally release Beckham with a post-June 1 designation after restructuring his contract in January: Beckham signed a one-year deal worth up to $18 million last offseason. He finished the 2023 campaign with 35 catches for 565 yards and three touchdowns. The Ravens have seen a host of departures from their 13-4 team, which earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. Players who have left via free agency or trade include running back Gus Edwards, right tackle Morgan Moses, guard John Simpson, safety Geno Stone and linebacker Patrick Queen.
Now it appears Beckham will head elsewhere after just one season in Baltimore. The Ravens have a bona fide No. 1 wideout already in Zay Flowers, and they have depth behind him in Rashod Bateman and the re-signed Nelson Agholor. But sans Beckham, they could still use more reinforcements at the position to help reigning MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. Baltimore has already done work on offense to do just that, notably signing ex-Tennessee Titans superstar running back Derrick Henry. But it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Ravens use an early draft pick on a receiver once again to bolster the offense.
The judge overseeing former President Trump’s Georgia election subversion case on Wednesday dismissed six counts in the indictment, including three against the former president. Judge Scott McAfee’s order said prosecutors could seek to refile the quashed charges. It comes ahead of a highly anticipated decision over whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. It’s a win for the former president, who has not seen any of his charges across his four criminal cases dismissed.
Trump still faces more than half a dozen counts in the Georgia case. The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee originally faced 13 counts related to his alleged efforts to subvert 2020 election results in Georgia. Driving the news: McAfee in his Wednesday filing wrote that the six counts he’s dismissing against Trump and some of his co-defendants “contain all the essential elements of the crimes” but “fail to allege sufficient detail regarding the nature of their commission.” “They do not give the Defendants enough information to prepare their defenses intelligently, as the Defendants could have violated the Constitutions and thus the statute in dozens, if not hundreds, of distinct ways.” The counts that McAfee tossed relate to allegations that Trump and some of the co-defendants solicited the violation of oath by a public officer.
