Kate Amara

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Kate Amara

DETAILS. ACCORDING TO POLICE STATISTICS, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY HAS SEEN A SPIKE IN HATE CRIMES. THIS YEAR. MORE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR THAN IN ALL OF 2024. IF SOMEBODY IS A VICTIM, WE WANT THEM TO LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY. SO WE TAKE ALL THIS INFORMATION, WE ANALYZE IT AND LOOK FOR PATTERNS. AND IF WE CAN IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS, WE CAN TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THOSE FOLKS WHO COMMIT THOSE CRIMES. THERE IS NO TOLERANCE FOR HATE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

3 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Kate Amara

IN ELLICOTT CITY WITH THE STORY. WITH FEDERAL FUNDING IN LIMBO, A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE HAVE BEEN WORRIED. ONE PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ANOTHER ONE IS NEARLY THERE, AND BOTH OF THEM ARE DESIGNED TO SHORE UP MAIN STREET AND SAVE LIVES. THIS IS A HUGE RELIEF TO US, AND TO KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT’S ALREADY BEING DONE WILL CONTINUE HERE, AND THAT IS A SIGN OF RELIEF. REACTION FROM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN ELLICOTT CITY THIS AFTERNOON, AFTER HEARING GOVERNOR WES MOORE’S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

4 weeks ago | wbaltv.com | Kate Amara

AND HERE’S, IN SHORT, WHAT THEY HEARD. THE STATE SAID JALEN PRINCE DID IT. KNEW HE DID IT. AND SO HE TOOK OFF. THEY ALSO SAID ALL OF THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT HE DID IT IS ON VIDEO. TOLD THE JURY YOU SAW ALL THAT VIDEO AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THIS WAS FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE DEFENSE SAID FIRST OF ALL, HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING. BUT IF YOU THINK HE DID, THEN IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE. SO HE’S NOT GUILTY. THE DEFENDANT IS THE AGGRESSOR AT EACH AND EVERY STAGE OF THIS CONFRONTATION.

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Kate Amara

MORE. WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE GUN? JALEN PRINCE’S LAWYER ASKED HIM THAT STRAIGHT UP TODAY. HE SAID HE THREW IT IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, BUT LATER HE SAID HE DITCHED IT RIGHT BEFORE CUTTING THROUGH A YARD. IT WAS ONE OF MANY TIMES HE CONTRADICTED HIS OWN STORY DURING HOURS OF TESTIMONY. TODAY, THE THIRD AND FINAL DEFENSE WITNESS, THE DEFENDANT HIMSELF. 16 YEAR-OLD JALEN PRINCE, TOOK THE STAND JUST AFTER 9 A.M. AND STAYED UP THERE TILL JUST BEFORE NOON.

1 month ago | wbaltv.com | Kate Amara

TESTIMONY. IT IS UNCLEAR ULTIMATELY WHAT THE JURY WILL MAKE OF THE TESTIMONY TODAY FROM THE MOTHER OF THE DEFENDANT. MUCH OF THE STORY SHE TOLD DURING DIRECT EXAMINATION FELL APART DURING CROSS-EXAMINATION, AND THEN RECROSS AS WELL. BUT THERE IS ONE ASPECT THAT STOOD UP THE WHOLE TIME, SHE TOLD THE JURY. SHE’S THE ONE WHO BROKE THE NEWS TO HER SON THAT WARREN GRANT HAD DIED.