@saacolon

Express Reporter at The Baltimore Banner | previously @NewYorkTimes @TimesUnion @HearstCT @Fundfire | learning for a living | Message me on Signal @saacolon.03

 Baltimore, MD
Joined September 2016
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never thought i would be talking — in portuguese ! —about an american football game in brazil, but here we are
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Fala Ravens Brasil! 🇧🇷 Já que os Ravens estão indo pro Brasil esta semana, aqui estão três coisas que você precisa saber sobre o time.
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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonSep 14
DNA leads to convictions in 2 cold case rapes in Baltimore County from the 1980s, @Dylan_Segelbaum reports thebanner.com/community/crim…

Decades later, DNA leads to Parkville man’s conviction for 2 Baltimore County rapes

Circuit Judge Garret Glennon Jr. sentenced James Shipe Sr., 73, of Parkville, to two consecutive life sentences.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonSep 3
A Maryland immigrant who helped DOJ in a case against cartel members was ordered not to be returned to Mexico; in an “extremely rare” move, Secretary of State Marco Rubio intervened to have sent back anyway. A judge has ordered his return thebanner.com/community/crim…

A Maryland man helped the feds crack down on a drug cartel. Marco Rubio still wanted him deported.

An immigrant living in Maryland cooperated with law enforcement officials in their investigation of a drug cartel. Then, an immigration judge ruled he should not be deported to Mexico, finding that...

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 31
Caring for women who have been abused is a personal mission for Ravens WR Rashod Bateman, who's spoken publicly about his experience as a boy watching his stepfather beat his mother. Now he’s accused of it. By @Tim_Prudente thebanner.com/sports/ravens-…

Rashod Bateman had fought the cycle of domestic violence. Now he’s accused of it.

This year, before his arrest, the wide receiver and his mother, Shonda Cromer, shared details of their past with The Banner in a series of interviews.

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A must read story about Baltimore's lawsuit against Agora Companies for deceptive marketing practices by @justin_fenton
Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 26
My latest: Baltimore is suing Agora Companies for deceptive marketing practices. Few seem to know one of the company’s former employees is the city’s ethics director thebanner.com/politics-power…

Baltimore’s ethics director once preached ‘profit predator’ tactics for Agora

Baltimore ethics director J. Christoph Amberger’s past at Agora Companies resurfaces as the city pursues a consumer protection lawsuit against the Baltimore-based publishing company.

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Family of ‘Big Sam’ alleges civil rights violations in Baltimore County lawsuit, @cadoyle_18 reports: tinyurl.com/5n869xte (via @BaltimoreBanner)

‘Big Sam’ family sues Baltimore County, police for civil right violations

Civil rights attorney Billy Murphy says Baltimore County Police have historic pattern of ‘excessive disproportionate force.’

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 24
New: Baltimore state’s attorney taps former federal corruption prosecutor for witness leak investigation thebanner.com/community/crim…

Baltimore state’s attorney taps former federal corruption prosecutor for witness leak investigation

The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office has tapped a former federal corruption prosecutor to investigate the leak of witness information in a high-profile murder case.

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By @GellmanMatti: After the blast: Neighbors recall chaos, heroism and heartbreak in Cape St. Claire: tinyurl.com/39rxpx3k (via @BaltimoreBanner)

After the blast: Neighbors recall chaos, heroism and heartbreak in Cape St. Claire

The Anne Arundel Fire Department has identified the 76-year-old woman killed in a home explosion in the Cape St. Claire neighborhood as Linda Synowczynski.

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BREAKING: Baltimore Police Officer Robert Parks has been found NOT GUILTY of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault but GUILTY of second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless driving (@BaltimoreBanner).
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Former Maryland juvenile detention employee pleads guilty to sexually abusing 11 boys: tinyurl.com/2e7dmvsp (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Former Maryland juvenile detention employee pleads guilty to sexually abusing 11 boys

Ronald Neverdon, 79, of Woodstock, who worked at the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School from 1973 to 2013, was charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with child abuse, perverted practice and sex...

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Emily Opilo@emilyopiloAug 14
Friday news dump: A judge has denied Mayor Scott’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by IG Isabel Cumming, but also delayed ruling on the IG’s request for a decision. Judge White said the admin seems to “misconceive” the legal and constitutional mandates underlying an IG’s role
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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 4
Update: Man charged in Inner Harbor fatal drowning was ‘Good Samaritan,’ attorney says; judge orders held without bail thebanner.com/community/crim…

Suspect in Inner Harbor drowning first intervened to help woman, lawyer claims

The 36-year-old Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where he drowned, had intervened as a “good Samaritan,” a defense attorney said Tuesday.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 3
"He can't swim" "Oh well" Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving man into Inner Harbor, where the victim drowned thebanner.com/community/crim…

Parkville man charged with murder for shoving man into Inner Harbor

A 36-year-old Parkville man has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for allegedly shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where the victim drowned.

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An important story everyone in Maryland must read about re-drawing congressional districts by @pwoodreporter & @WintrodeBrenda. thebanner.com/politics-power…

Maryland lawmakers move closer to changing congressional redistricting rules

If the measure passes the General Assembly, voters will have a say on the November ballot.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonAug 3
"He can't swim" "Oh well" Parkville man charged with second-degree murder for shoving man into Inner Harbor, where the victim drowned thebanner.com/community/crim…

Parkville man charged with murder for shoving man into Inner Harbor

A 36-year-old Parkville man has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for allegedly shoving a man into the Inner Harbor, where the victim drowned.

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To the Baltimore police officer in the Eastern District who physically swept me up and carried me over the flooding curb to the street yesterday. Thank you for your kindness. I like to think I would have made the leap successfully, the truth is I likely would have fallen.
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You’ve been served — on TikTok. Baltimore teacher uses social media to sue right-wing influencer. tinyurl.com/du8u2yew (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Baltimore teacher serves Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik on social media

Alexa Sciuto filed a defamation lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against five Republican lawmakers, two leaders of Moms for Liberty, and Chaya Raichik, founder of Libs of TikTok.

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonJul 22
Maryland’s prisoner homicide rate was almost four times the national average of the states we surveyed; the total killings from the past 3 1/2 years was more than neighboring states combined and far more than states with similar prisoner populations thebanner.com/community/crim…

Maryland prisons rank among nation’s worst for killings

Since 2023, Maryland has had more prison homicides than all of its neighboring states combined. Its homicide rate last year was nearly four times the national average, based on available data...

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Justin Fenton@justin_fentonJul 22
New: We knew there’s been a spike in killings inside Maryland prisons; but how bad is it? We sought data from every state, and Maryland’s prisoner homicide rate was second among the 42 that responded thebanner.com/community/crim…

Maryland prisons rank among nation’s worst for killings

Since 2023, Maryland has had more prison homicides than all of its neighboring states combined. Its homicide rate last year was nearly four times the national average, based on available data...

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Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules: tinyurl.com/u7exwwds (w/@MsHallieMiller) (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner must pay over $4M in damages, Baltimore judge rules

Circuit Judge Paul Cucuzzella on Tuesday ruled that Westminster Management illegally charged late fees and billed for court costs that it did not incur at 17 properties in Maryland.

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Son-in-law criticized ‘dirty courts’ before killing Timonium attorney, prosecutors allege: tinyurl.com/mpshv8ap (via @BaltimoreBanner)

Son-in-law criticized courts before killing Timonium attorney, prosecutors allege

Baltimore County Circuit Judge James Rhodes declined to release Mark Ryan, 41, of Bel Air, to home detention while he awaits trial on charges including first-degree murder.

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Emily Opilo@emilyopiloJun 24
Incumbent state Sen. Dalya Attar continues to trail Malcolm Ruff in District 41. Still waiting on more Election Day votes and there are at least 3,000 mail-in ballots to be counted. Attar was federally indicted last year.
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