Thursday, January 24, 2013
Bryant Jersovit Jones was found guilty of kidnapping, second degree assault and false imprisonment.
Bryant Jersovit Jones was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison on multiple charges of domestic violence. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s office said Jones, 23, and the victim checked into a hotel in Anne Arundel County in June of 2009. The two, who were involved in a romantic relationship, had been fighting all day. Prosecutors said Jones proceeded to tie the victim to a chair to keep her from leaving the room, though she did try to escape when he left the room for a period of time. Jones then “chased her down and threw her into the car,” and then drove around for two and a half hours beating the victim, prosecutors said. The victim was able to crawl out of the vehicle at a Bowie Exxon station when Jones stopped to …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
A woman is charged with assault after a domestic dispute with man, reports sheriff's office; a Go-Go band promoter for Total Control Band (TCB) is shot and killed, according to police.
Woman Hits Man's Face with Plate in Domestic Dispute Connie Davis was arrested early Wednesday morning on assault charges after a domestic dispute with a man who said Davis hit him in the face with a plate, according to the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office (PGSO). Deputies responded to a call in the 1100 block of Chapel Wood Lane in Capitol Heights, where Davis and the victim lived, and the victim told them that a physical altercation had taken place with his girlfriend, according to the sheriff's office. The victim was later treated at the Prince George's Hospital Center for minor injuries, PGSO says. Davis was charged with first and second degree assault and taken into custody, according to PGSO. The Prince George's County Fire …
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Violence Against Women Act would pay for $660 million in programs to help domestic violence victims.
Maryland programs for domestic violence victims could be hurt if the Violence Against Women Act isn't reauthorized by Congress. The proposed legislation, which provides about $660 million over a five-year period, would fund programs aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence, education on prevention and legal aid for survivors, according to the Christian Science Monitor. U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) has implored the House to pass the Senate’s version of VAWA. “The Violence Against Women Act has a proven track record of protecting women from domestic violence and it is hard to understand opposition to legislation with the goal of curbing domestic violence,” Cardin stated in a press release. “Saving women’s lives should not be a …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
County officials hope to thwart an increase of domestic violence incidences in Prince George's County.
According to a recently released report, the number of domestic violence incidences continues to increase yearly in Prince George's County. In order to address this issue, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) will lead a roundtable discussion about domestic violence and the benefits of the Violence Against Women Act Thursday in Upper Marlboro. Prince George’s Sheriff Melvin High, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks will join Cardin along with representatives from Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center and the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, The House of Ruth, and other organizations involved in helping victims of domestic violence. The report, which was compiled by the county's Domestic Violence Fatality Review …
Cheryl Ndunguru
8:59 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
I'm really happy to read this. I've had an awful time getting help from the PG County legal system in my domestic violence case partly because my husband had a history of domestic violence and knew much more about the courts than I did. me and my children have actually had to leave our home in PG county and flee to Virginia with my sister to get a protective order from Prince William County...… more ›