Prosecutors want Silver Spring man, accused of terror plot, to stay in jail
Prosecutors recently submitted additional filings in the case of 49-year-old Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson, who faces drug and gun charges after stockpiling weapons for an alleged attack against politicians and journalists.The pair of silencers in Hasson’s possession “serve one purpose: to murder quietly,” prosecutors said. They added the defendant has admitted to taking drugs multiple times since his arrest in arguing that he should continue to be detained. [WTOP]
State to keep school rating system
The new star rating system debuted in December was criticized by teachers for being too lenient after 60 percent of the state’s schools four or five stars, but the Maryland State School Board decided against any changes for the time being. [Baltimore Sun]
Police searching for Damascus teen
15-year-old Kayla Morgan Metz may have been in the area of Northwest High School in Germantown. She is white, 5-feet-7-inches tall weighing 110 pounds. [Fox 5]
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Cloudy with highs around 70 degrees, chance of rain after 11 a.m.
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