Again, county officials still out here on the scene investigating just how this happened. Well continue following this developing story. For now, live in towson, meghan mccorkell, ween Eyewitness News wjz Eyewitness News. We will keep you updated as soon as we get more information. A man who gained national attention, after broadcasting his standoff with police online, faces new charges. And for the first time, hes speaking about the case. Wjz is live at his home in waverly. Investigator Mike Hellgren talked to him shortly before a Court Appearance this morning. Mike . Reporter kai, handcuffed in a yellow jail jumpsuit and rarely at a loss for words, he said his only chance for justice is through the press. The prosecutor called him an extreme risk to public safety. Reporter the home where James Macarthur broadcast his standoff with police, is now boarded up, as he fights for his freedom. The local blogger and journalist told me before a contentious bail review, that police have a vend
Hospital gunfire. Its prisoner versus Police Officer inside a Baltimore County emergency room. What led to a gun going off. A terrifying afternoon at university of maryland st. Joseph Medical Center when a prisoner tries to wrestle away the gun of a Police Officer guarding him in the emergency room. Wjz is live at the hospital. Megan mccorchal has more on what happened. Reporter the prisoner turned on the hospital staff and the officer that was guarding him. Reporter police cars flood the entrance to the emergency room at university of maryland st. Joseph Medical Center. A Police Officer and the prison got into a scuffle. Reporter fellow officers rushed to help that female officer. The officer was guarding a prisoner who had been take ton the e. R. For medical attention, but a hospital staffer noticed something wrong. At some point, one of the hospital staff people discovered that the prisoner had a needle of some sort hidden in his clothing. Reporter the man then grabbed a hospital st
Hello everyone i am vick carter. Here is what people are talking about tonight. New questions surround a fiery crash that killed three people early tuesday morning. Police were following one of the cars, now we have learned there were attempts to stop that pursuit. More on the investigation. Megan. Reporter those questions include when that pursuit ended and if it was a factor in that fatal crash. An explosive crash early tuesday morning. Three People Killed when this honda accord smashed into a jeep at york road and northern parkway. Police say before the crash, under cover officers were following the sedan after they observed suspected criminal activity. Now sources tell wjz prior to the accident there were multiple radio transmissions ordering the officers to end the pursuit. An attorney for the officers speaking out for the first time said that is exactly what they did. When the officers did hear that command they did in fact follow that directive and they did in fact stop that pur
This is wjz tv, baltimore. From the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now its complete coverage. Its wjz, marylands news station. Chain reaction crash. 10 vehicles pile up, 7 people are hurt. Nasty collision that backed up i83 for miles. Hello, everyone. Heres what people are talking about tonight. Crushed cars and a tractor trailer on top of a truck all part of a massive truck on 83 northbound. The wreck happened just over the Maryland Line and left traffic backed up for hours. We are live along i83 and we have more on the chaos. Reporter police say a tractor trailer rear ended another vehicle causing a Chain Reaction crash that closed down 83 for hours. Mangled, twisted metal all thats left of 10 vehicles involved in a major crash on 83 northbound near the loganville exit just 8 miles into pennsylvania. I just had people yelling into the truck with me. Reporter jordan was driving the flat bed seen here on its side when he was hit from behind. All of a sudden, you know, i fel
Good evening. We begin with breaking news tonight out of hartford county. A barricade situation reported along eerie street. Police are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. They say they responded to a call about a fight but could not find the scene and began knocking on doors. Thats when they found a man barricade inside a house. Negotiations went on for two to three hours before the suspect was found dead. Police are trying to determine if it was a selfinflighted wound or if it was police involved. Our other big story tonight, shutdown showdown. Senate democrats and House Republicans appear deadlocked in the latest budget battle. And if there is no deal, the government about partially shut down on tuesday. Tara mergener has the latest from capitol hill. Reporter House Republicans are working into the night and singing a familiar tune. What is and what should never be. Reporter the gop appears closed to approving funding to keep the government running. But they are also a