Mayhem in Maryland

Caused by -- who else? -- the "terrorists!"

"Man caught in terrorism sting admits bomb plot" by Sarah Brumfield  |  Associated Press, January 27, 2012

Was that before or after the torture?

BALTIMORE - A Maryland man pleaded guilty yesterday to trying to detonate what he thought was a car bomb outside a military recruiting center in suburban Baltimore, saying he was motivated by what he saw as an American war on Islam....

The plot to bomb the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Catonsville in December 2010 was foiled by an FBI sting. An FBI informant first communicated with Antonio Martinez, 22, on Facebook after seeing public posts “espousing his extremist views’’ and recognizing him from a mosque he attended, according to court documents.

See: Say Hi to the FBI

Don't relax on the Web.

Authorities say Martinez’s ideas ranged from a bombing and armed attack to burning the building down. He told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to make jihadist activities his profession, dedicating his life to the cause, according to the plea.

Martinez decided on a car bomb after a discussion with the undercover agent because “using a bomb would allow him to commit further acts here and overseas,’’ prosecutor Christine Manuelian said.

The informant and the undercover agent gave Martinez repeated opportunities to back out, but he insisted he was committed, even after expressing reservations after a Somali-born teenager was arrested in Oregon in a similar sting, according to court documents.

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I call for an end to "terror" tyranny.

"Body found; may be son of slain Md. woman" October 19, 2011|Associated Press

CLARKSBURG, Md. - Maryland police found remains yesterday that they believe are those of a missing boy whose mother was discovered slain.

Investigators discovered the remains of a young African-American child yesterday morning in a wooded area of Montgomery County. Police Chief Thomas Manger says officers believe that it is the body of 11-year-old William McQuain.

Authorities began searching for William after Jane McQuain was found dead last week in the bedroom of her Germantown condominium.

Her estranged husband, Curtis Maurice Lopez, was arrested in North Carolina and charged in her death. Lopez has waived his extradition and is due back in Montgomery County.

Police have been searching different trails and parks in northern Montgomery County, based on information they say they have received.

Lopez had served more than a dozen years in prison in Pennsylvania before being paroled in 2000.

McQuain’s former boyfriend said last week that she had told him recently that she feared for her safety and worried that Lopez might harm her.

Police said witnesses had told them that they had seen Lopez loading boxes into McQuain’s car in the last few weeks.

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At least elections are orderly and fair:

"Ex-aide convicted in Md. voter fraud plot" December 07, 2011|Associated Press

BALTIMORE - A political aide to former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich was convicted yesterday of conspiring to use Election Day robocalls in an effort to suppress black voter turnout during the 2010 gubernatorial election....

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