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Friday, January 11, 2013

Man Sentenced to 110 Years for Killing Mother, Stepbrother in Pr. George's

Mercer "executed his mother and stepbrother in cold blood for no apparent reason," the state's attorney's office said in a news release.

A 35-year old man was sentenced to 110 years in Prince George's County Circuit Court on Friday for killing his mother and stepbrother in August 2011, according to the Prince George's Office of the State's Attorney.  Quindell Mercer, who had no fixed address, was sentenced for two counts of second-degree murder and other charges, according to prosecutors. Mercer had no obvious motive for the killings, State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said in a news release. “Mr. Mercer executed his mother and stepbrother in cold blood for no apparent reason and there is no excuse for this senseless act of violence that took the lives of two of our citizens,” Alsobrooks said in a news release.  “I am pleased that he will never be allowed to walk our …

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11:24 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

There is a reason for Quindell to live. He has children that still love him and have no idea about the situation. You only know what you heard on the news or read in the paper or internet. You don't know Quindell at all. And just beacuse the police say he did it makes it true?? How many people have been sentence to prison for a crime they never did? What makes you think this isn't one of those …   more ›

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pr. George's Powerball Winner Has $10,000 Unclaimed

Winners in Fort Washington, Germantown and Baltimore City have yet to claim their prizes.

  A third-tier winning Powerball ticket worth $10,000 remains unclaimed in Prince George's County following last week's $587.5 million jackpot drawing. The winning Prince George's ticket was bought at Stop 4 All in Fort Washington, according to Maryland Lottery. Third-tier winners must match four of the winning numbers and the Powerball number. Winning numbers from the Nov. 28 drawing are 05, 16, 22, 23, and 29— and the Powerball was 6, according to Erica Palmisano, Maryland Lottery spokeswoman.  Two additional $10,000 winners who purchased tickets in Maryland have not claimed prizes as of Wednesday, one was purchased from a 7-Eleven in Germantown and another from a 7-Eleven in Baltimore City.   Many new or infrequent players are not aware…

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