Richard Martin
Richard Martin is a senior editor for criminal justice at The Baltimore Sun. Before joining The Sun in 2014, he was an editor and reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, overseeing several areas of coverage including education, health and Hillsborough County. He has also worked as an editor and reporter at The Seattle Times, Florida Today, Salinas Californian and the Pacific Daily News in Guam. He holds degrees in mass communications and political science from the University of Guam.
Recent Articles
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Suspect in serious condition after jumping from third-story apartment following standoff, Baltimore County police say
A suspect is in serious condition Monday after jumping from a third-story apartment window in Dundalk following a four-hour standoff with officers, Baltimore County Police said. In a series of tweets, police said officers were “dealing with a person in crisis” in an apartment on Shipping Place...
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Case of 'Serial' subject Adnan Syed heads to Maryland's highest court Thursday. Here's what you need to know.
Maryland’s highest court is scheduled to heard arguments Thursday in the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted in 2000 of killing his former girlfriend and Woodlawn High School classmate Hae Min Lee, and whose case drew renewed attention in 2014 through the popular “Serial” podcast. UPDATE: Attorneys...
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Police investigating shooting of woman in West Baltimore
A woman was shot Monday afternoon in West Baltimore, and homicide detectives were called to the scene because of the severity of her injuries, police said. At 5:24 p.m., officers were on patrol when they were notified about a shooting in the 1900 block of W. Lanvale Street in the city’s Midtown-Edmondson...
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Police: Woman stabbed her father to death in Baltimore
A 26-year-old woman was arrested after police said she stabbed her father to death Friday afternoon. Jessica Taylor allegedly stabbed Adam Taylor, 57, multiple times during an argument around 4 p.m. in the 400 block of Walton Court. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Jessica Taylor, his...
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Anne Arundel County police release names of officers involved in fatal shooting of Ferndale man
The Anne Arundel County Police Department released the names on Tuesday of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Ferndale man. Cpl. Jessica Hooper and Officer Gary Zawodny, both five-year veterans of the department, were serving one of Maryland’s new “red flag” protective orders...
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Baltimore schools without air conditioning will dismiss early again on Friday
More than 60 Baltimore public schools with either no air conditioning or “inadequate cooling” will dismiss three hours early for the fourth straight day on Friday, the school system announced Thursday night. The school system considers early dismissal for those schools when the temperature in the...
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Baltimore County police officer fatally strikes pedestrian while heading to home invasion call
A Baltimore County police officer struck and killed a pedestrian while driving to investigate a report of a home invasion with a possible shooting, county police said Sunday. The officer, who works in the Woodlawn precinct, was on his way to a home in the 7400 block of Lesada Drive at about 11:32...
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Baltimore Police investigating two nonfatal shootings
Baltimore Police are investigating a pair of nonfatal shootings in the city on Saturday. At about 4:25 p.m., officers were called to the 6800 block of Fairlawn Avenue in Northwest Baltimore, where they found a 17-year old male with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was transported to an area hospital...