Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Councilman Todd Huff's defense attorney had been seeking probation before judgement.
Councilman Todd Huff was sentenced Tuesday to one year in jail suspended and 24 months supervised probation after pleading guilty two weeks ago to one count of drunken driving. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Martin said Huff's probation will be supervised by the Drunk Driving Monitoring program. Huff will also have to remain alcohol free for the term of his probation and submit to random urine tests. An alcohol restriction was also placed on his license for the next 24 months. Additionally, the sentence carries 12 points on his drivers license and could lead to revocation following an expected administrative appeal by Huff. Huff, a first-term Republican from Timonium, pleaded guilty on April 18 to one count of driving under …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The Baltimore County Ethics Commission should review the early-morning call, according to the government watchdog group.
A phone call from Councilman Todd Huff to Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson should be reviewed by the Baltimore County Ethics Commission, according to one government watchdog group. The call, made by Huff following his arrest for driving under the influence raises questions about whether or not the councilman attempted to use his office in order to get out of trouble. "You want to make sure when a case like this occurs that there is an appropriate response so other people don't think 'Here is my way out, too,'" said Jennifer Bevan-Dangle, executive director of Common Cause Maryland. County ethics laws prohibits public officials from using the prestige of their office for personal benefit. Huff made the call to Johnson following his…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Sentencing for the first-term Republican Councilman has been delayed until the end of the April.
UPDATE (3:51 p.m.)—Baltimore County Councilman Todd Huff will have to wait until April 30 to learn his sentence after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Huff pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement for the Feb. 23 arrest. In return, prosecutors agreed to drop all other charges. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Martin said he needs additional time to consider Huff's sentence. John Grason Turnbull III, Huff's defense attorney, is asking for probation before judgment. Chris Smith, a Harford County state's attorney assigned to prosecute the case, said probation before judgment is not appropriate in the case and is asking Martin for a sentence that could lead to the revocation of Huff's driver's license. Turnbull …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a county employee seeks more than $2 million for each of four alleged violations.
A 71-year-old man who claims the county forced him into retirement has filed suit in federal court alleging age discrimination and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. William Galanti, a 30-year employee of the county's highways bureau, filed the claim this week in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The four-count suit alleges one count of age discrimination as well as being forced to submit to illegal medical exams, harassment and illegal discharge. The suit sees more than $2 million plus interest and attorney's fees for each of the four counts. "Mr. Galanti is a fabulous gentleman who for over three decades did hard work for the county and the community plowing snow and digging ditches," said Kathleen Cahill, an attorney …
Friends said the Baltimore County Circuit Court judge handled some of the toughest cases in the state but was also known for her sense of humor and office pranks.
A lover of the law. A tough prosecutor. An office prankster. Friends said Judge S. Ann Brobst, a Towson resident who died Monday after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 59, was a combination of those characteristics. Over the course of 30-years, Brobst earned a reputation as a tough, whip-smart prosecutor that was belied by her diminutive stature and long blond hair. "She looked like she went to college on a cheerleader scholarship," said District Court Judge Leo Ryan, who worked with Brobst in the county state's attorney's office. "There was this dichotomy because despite the way she looked, she was a tough prosecutor." State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger worked with Brobst from 1982 until Shellenberger left the …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Circuit Court judge earned reputation for prosecuting high profile murder cases in Baltimore County.
S. Ann Brobst, a circuit court judge who made a name for herself prosecuting some of the most high-profile murder cases in Baltimore County, died Dec. 17 at Gilchrist Hospice. She was 59. Brobst died of pancreatic cancer. Stay with Patch for updates.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The teen indicted in shooting at Perry Hall High School has 30 days to re-apply for bail.
UPDATED (11:30 a.m.)—The teen accused in the August shooting at Perry Hall High School remains in jail following a bail review hearing. Robert W. Gladden Jr. will remain in jail until the release of a mental health evaluation in his case, Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge John Grason Turnbull III ruled Thursday. Gladden, 15, faces 29 criminal charges including attempted first-degree murder and assault related to the Aug. 27 shooting incident at Perry Hall High School. Columbia attorney Clarke Ahlers, who is representing Gladden, elaborated on the judge's decision. "The child, as you know, has been reported to be suicidal and we would need to know that or would have to take it into consideration," Ahlers said. Turnbull said the mental …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
James Robinson was caught on tape cutting trees at a Carney home after taking disability leave from the county.
A Joppa man who was caught on video cutting trees after taking disability from the county was sentenced to jail Thursday in a Towson courtroom. James Robinson was sentenced to five years in jail with all but six months suspended and must repay the county $49,000. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge John Grason Turnbull also sentenced Robinson to five years unsupervised probation. As a condition of the sentence, Robinson must repay the county $49,000 or be sent back to jail. Robinson entered an Alford Plea in June. The plea is not admission of guilt but an acknowledgement that prosecutors have enough evidence to obtain a conviction should the case go to trial. Robinson, who was on disability retirement as a laborer for the county, received…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Charges against off-duty Baltimore County police officer aren't enough, says mother of Christopher Brown.
The mother of a slain Randallstown teen is calling for a federal civil rights investigation into the June 13 death of her son. Chris Brown, mother of Christopher Brown, said in an interview Thursday that she plans to ask the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice to review the actions of the Baltimore County Police Department and State's Attorney's office. "I want to take this out of the hands of the Baltimore County Police Department and the state's attorney's hands," said Chris Brown. "I'm trying to take this to the federal level." Christopher Brown died June 13 of asphyxiation, according to police, citing a state medical examiner's report. James Laboard, an off-duty police officer, was indicted Wednesday on two counts of manslaughter by…
Monday, June 25, 2012
Police wanted to negotiate on discontinued incentive for unused sick time.
Baltimore County violated its own employment law when it refused to designate an outside agency to handle an unfair labor practice complaint filed by the union that represents county police officers. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Cox in a ruling Friday said the county violated the Employee Relations Act. A written decision was not immediately available but the ruling requires the county to hire an outside agency unless it appeals the decision or opts to enter negotiations with the police union. "The judge ruled that the Employee Relations Act means exactly what it says," said Cole Weston, president of the Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4. "[County Executive] Kevin Kamenetz did not follow the law." Cox's …
Ashley Virginia
3:17 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
No it isnt! Please I know someone who got busted once for a DUI, and she wasn't that far past the legal limit, and got their liscence suspend and a blow-n-go in their car. Plus probation. And he had already searved jail time for a Hit and Run under the influence. He should loose his liscence and have to spend his year in jail. more ›