Ruben Castaneda
Metro/Maryland Desk
Articles by Ruben Castaneda
Hornsby Convicted On 6 Counts (July 24, 2008)
Pr. George's Jail Guard Meets With Investigators (July 9, 2008)
Focus Is on Guards With Access to Inmate (July 3, 2008)
Record Says Suspect Sped Toward Officer (July 1, 2008)
Man Convicted of Assault for Threatening Ex With Gun (June 29, 2008)
Pr. George's Jurors Say Defendant Lobbied Them (June 26, 2008)
Ruling Allows Inmate to Be Kept in Prison (June 24, 2008)
Inmate Called Too Risky for Md. Facility (June 22, 2008)
3 Teens Indicted In Fatal Beating Of Immigrant (June 13, 2008)
Inmate Guilty in Killing on Bus But Not Criminally Responsible (June 10, 2008)
Pr. George's Pursuit Raises Questions About Use of Force (June 9, 2008)
Pr. George's Fires Jail Chief (June 5, 2008)
Jurors Convict Man, 45, In Knife Attack on Wife (May 30, 2008)
Ex-Official in Pr. George's Gets 45 Years in Shooting (May 28, 2008)
FBI's New Division Chief to Target Terrorism, Gangs, Organized Crime (May 27, 2008)
In Germantown, Bucolic Scenery and Sense of Community (May 24, 2008)
2 Men Accused of Bringing Weapons Into Md. (May 21, 2008)
Md. Man Guilty in Killings of Two Florists (May 20, 2008)
Immigrant Workers Sue Md. Employer (May 17, 2008)
DNA Linked to Suspect in Slayings at Flower Shop (May 15, 2008)
Police Identify Officer, Man He Shot (May 14, 2008)
Officer Shoots, Kills Suspect Pursued in Truck Theft (May 13, 2008)
'This Is Not Justice' (May 8, 2008)
Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland (May 8, 2008)
Volunteers Cite Problems at Animal Shelter (May 6, 2008)
Guilty Plea in Baby Shower Slaying (May 2, 2008)
Man Charged With Murder in Stabbing (April 29, 2008)
Fight in Falls Church Ends With Fatal Stabbing of Man (April 28, 2008)
Church Wins $3.7 Million in Bias Lawsuit (April 25, 2008)
Man Gets 15 Years For Threat Letters (April 22, 2008)
Officers Fatally Shoot Man Holding Knife, Gun (April 20, 2008)
Man Fatally Stabbed, Friend Hurt While Riding Motorbikes in Woods (April 17, 2008)
District Heights Man Guilty Of Murder in July Shooting (April 12, 2008)
MS-13 Member Is Convicted In July Death (April 10, 2008)
Jurors Cite Weaknesses in Murder Case (April 5, 2008)
$400,000 Settlement Reached in Decade-Old Racial Profiling Suit (April 3, 2008)
Pointless Brutality Marks Lethal Hyattsville Attack (March 28, 2008)
School Official Charged With Student Sex Abuse (March 27, 2008)
Conviction Thrown Out Over Lack Of Evidence (March 27, 2008)
Md. Woman Indicted on 2 Counts in Federal Court (March 25, 2008)
Teen Guilty of Murder in Shooting of College Student (March 21, 2008)
Transfer of Official From Pr. George's Reveals Jail Tactic (March 20, 2008)
Murder Defendant Found Man to Win Case: Himself (March 17, 2008)
2 More Guards Suspended in Md. Jail Probe (March 15, 2008)
Officer Arrested, Another Suspended After Cellphones Found Inside Jail (March 14, 2008)
Jail Transfer Of Ex-Official Highlights Safety Tactic (March 13, 2008)
Changes Vowed After Keys Found at Md. Jail (March 7, 2008)
Ex-Official, Jailed in Md., Found With Handcuff Key (March 5, 2008)
Man Who Was Shot by Officer Wins $2.4 Million Judgment (March 1, 2008)
Corrections Agency Official Fired (February 29, 2008)
Pr. George's Ex-Official Convicted In Shooting (February 26, 2008)
Jury Deliberations Begin in Trial of Ex-Official Who Shot Movers (February 22, 2008)
Ex-Official Tells Court Attack Led to Shootings (February 20, 2008)
Driver Who Hit Race Crowd Tried to Stop, Uncle Says (February 19, 2008)
Ex-Official's Call to 911 Is Played in Murder Trial (February 16, 2008)
Preparing For a New Courtroom (February 14, 2008)
Mover Testifies Against Ex-Officer (February 14, 2008)
Deliveryman's Credibility Is Challenged (February 13, 2008)
Ex-Officer's Trial Hangs On What Jury Hears (February 11, 2008)
3rd Man Dies In Shooting At Largo Retail Center (February 5, 2008)
Prince George's Jail, Once Hailed, Grapples With Overcrowding (February 4, 2008)
Jail Officer, 4 Other Men Charged in Robbery (February 2, 2008)
Inmate Injured in Attack by 7 Gang Members, Officials Say (January 26, 2008)
Lawsuit Faults Shootings Probe (January 25, 2008)
Man Given 50 Years in '99 Slaying of Couple (January 24, 2008)
Running Out of Gas (January 21, 2008)
Police Provide Details in Slaying Near High School (January 15, 2008)
A 15-Year Battle Over Parked Vehicles Leads to Lawsuit (January 15, 2008)
Salvadoran Police Kill Suspect in U.S. Case (January 8, 2008)
Post Magazine: Cracked (January 7, 2008)
Man Slain at Party Recalled as Good Father, Friend (January 6, 2008)
Md. Inmate Killed After Escape, Carjackings (January 3, 2008)
Cracked (December 30, 2007)
Cracked (December 30, 2007)
Morning Fog Trips Up Travelers at National Airport (December 24, 2007)
Two Police Officers Hurt When Cruiser Hits Tree, Then Van (December 24, 2007)
Mother Says Son Indicated He Didn't Hit Official Who Shot Him (December 20, 2007)
Man Guilty of Threatening State Judge and Prosecutor (December 15, 2007)
Appellate Judge Picked for State's Top Court (December 5, 2007)
Former Employee At Bank Is 7th Person Charged In Tax Scandal (December 4, 2007)
Woman Acquitted in Ex-Boyfriend's Death (December 1, 2007)
Mistrial Is Declared in Hornsby Case (November 29, 2007)
A Thanksgiving Romp Allows a Respite (November 23, 2007)
Split Jury in Hornsby Trial Is Told to Keep Deliberating (November 21, 2007)
Key Figure Absent in Trial of Former Schools Chief (November 15, 2007)
FBI Recordings Cast Hornsby in New Light (November 14, 2007)
Lotus Square in Northeast Wins Praise For Aesthetics, Security and Affordability (November 10, 2007)
Rapist Gets 2 Life Terms Plus 30 Years (November 9, 2007)
In Pursuit Of Order, In and Out Of Court (November 8, 2007)
Muhammad's Six Convictions Upheld in Md. (November 6, 2007)
Ex-Girlfriend Says Hornsby Once Joked, 'Where's My Cut?' (November 3, 2007)
Stay Mum, Ex-Girlfriend Says Hornsby Urged (November 2, 2007)
$11 Million Awarded in Funeral Protest Suit (November 1, 2007)
Sales Rep Details Commission Split (October 26, 2007)
Jurors See Video of Alleged Kickback (October 24, 2007)
Note Figures in First Day of Hornsby Trial (October 18, 2007)
Ex-Chief Hornsby Heading To Trial (October 15, 2007)
Cash and a Cruise Traded for Contracts (October 4, 2007)
4 Killed In D.C. on A Violent Weekend (October 1, 2007)
Jury Acquits Suspect in Temple Hills Shootings (September 29, 2007)
Capitol Officer Convicted in Child Sex Case (September 21, 2007)
Girl Tells of Sex at 14 With Capitol Police Officer (September 20, 2007)
Former Mayor Obtained Town Funds, Court Told (September 18, 2007)
Second Man Given Life Sentence in Rape (September 11, 2007)
Final Chapter for Rescued Iraqi Stray in Maryland (September 6, 2007)
Early-Morning Accidents Kill Glenarden Boy And Bowie Man (September 4, 2007)
Woman Convicted in Fake Money Order Scheme (August 31, 2007)
Md. Workers Receive Settlement for Back Wages (August 30, 2007)
Mother Who Left 5 Kids In Squalor Pleads Guilty (August 24, 2007)
Alleged Ringleader Will Challenge Extradition From Prince George's (August 21, 2007)
Last Wishes Still Unfulfilled (August 15, 2007)
2 Killings, Dozens of Witnesses, No Closure (August 13, 2007)
Man Accused of Forcing Car to Crash, Kidnapping Woman and Her Daughter (August 8, 2007)
3 Die When SUV, Allegedly Racing, Runs Light (August 5, 2007)
Man Accused of Shooting 2 Jumps in Front of Train (August 5, 2007)
Credibility Is Key to Md. Shooting Case (August 4, 2007)
Ex-Official Says Deliverymen Beat Him Before Shootings (August 2, 2007)
Ex-Official Indicted on Murder Charges (August 1, 2007)
County Opinion Rejects Photo Limits (July 31, 2007)
MS-13 Member Gets 37 Years in Gang Rapes (July 24, 2007)
Ivey Defends Vetting Procedures (July 16, 2007)
Criminals, Colleagues Mourn Lawyer (July 12, 2007)
19 Face U.S. Firearms Charges (July 12, 2007)
Judge Accused of Misconduct as Prosecutor (July 1, 2007)
Teen Linked To MS-13 Convicted In Killing (June 23, 2007)
Man Jailed Over Mistaken Identity Settles With County (June 20, 2007)
Man Is Given Life Term Plus 135 Years for 2002 Killings (June 19, 2007)
Judge Declares Mistrial in 2002 Slaying of Two Deputies (June 16, 2007)
Prosecutor Resigns After Probe Clears Police Officer (June 16, 2007)
Ex-Pr. George's Official Indicted (June 15, 2007)
MS-13 Case Adds Salvadoran Inmates (June 6, 2007)
2 Former Employees Win Against WSSC (June 5, 2007)
Police Actions Questioned in Fatal Crash (June 2, 2007)
Police Review Video of Deadly Capital Beltway Crash (June 1, 2007)
Tasers Used on Bound Suspect (May 31, 2007)
State's Attorney to Review Case Dismissal (May 25, 2007)
Attempted Murder Count Tossed; Officer Accused of Lying (May 23, 2007)
Grand Jury Can Hear Case of Ex-Official (May 19, 2007)
Ex-County Official Gets 21/2 Years for Bribery (May 12, 2007)
18-Month Jail Term Assailed In Fatal Shaking of Baby Boy (May 11, 2007)
Prosecutor Is Granted Protective Order Against Officer (May 10, 2007)
Edited Transcripts Authorized (May 3, 2007)
3 MS-13 Leaders Convicted In Killings (April 28, 2007)
Appeal Is Delayed Because Transcripts Might Contain Secrets (April 28, 2007)
Suspended Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Teens Gets 6 Months (April 27, 2007)
Ties That Bind Put Twist in Slaying Case (April 21, 2007)
Fires This Month at Apartment Complex Were Arson (April 21, 2007)
Capitol Heights Man Gets 45 Years in Murder Cases (April 19, 2007)
TV Reporter Sues Over Alleged Police Force, Intimidation (April 17, 2007)
Spat Over TV Spurs Fight Between Black, Latino Prisoners (April 11, 2007)
Shooting Victim Fails to Appear, So Charges Are Dropped (April 4, 2007)
After Painful Loss, Hoyas Still Greeted As Champions (April 2, 2007)
Judge Sentences Man to 37 Years in 2005 Death of U-Md. Senior (March 31, 2007)
Inmate Awaiting New Trial Tries to Kill Herself (March 30, 2007)
Safety Concerns Leave 1,200 With No Electricity (March 28, 2007)
Officer Vacations; Suspects Go Free (March 26, 2007)
In Silver Spring, A Reliable Refuge (March 24, 2007)
Black, Latino Inmates Separated (March 24, 2007)
Iraq Vet Charged With Selling Arms Tied to Heists (March 15, 2007)
2nd Trial Names 3 MS-13 Leaders (March 14, 2007)
Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Assaulting Girl, 8 (March 10, 2007)
Guilty Plea To Kickbacks (March 10, 2007)
Bond Is Denied For Mother of Boys Left Alone in Filth (March 7, 2007)
Children Found Alone in Squalor (March 6, 2007)
Bowie Man Convicted Of Murder, a Third Time (March 3, 2007)
Police Officer Convicted Of Assaulting 4 Teens (March 3, 2007)
Prosecutors Help the Fearful Be Good Witnesses (March 1, 2007)
Laborers Sue For Overtime Pay (February 27, 2007)
Another Murder Suspect Let Off Due to No-Show Witness (February 23, 2007)
Man Convicted of Murder in Shooting Death of Friend (February 17, 2007)
Md. Police Unit Free Of U.S. Oversight (February 14, 2007)
Bill Seeks To Expand Prosecution Of Gangs (February 11, 2007)
Three Men Convicted in Wave of Violence in Forestville in '02 (February 9, 2007)
Casting a Wider Net To Battle Gang Crime (February 8, 2007)
Casting a Wider Net to Battle Gang Crime (February 8, 2007)
Mover Shot By Prince George's Official Dies (February 3, 2007)
Men Shot by Md. Official Are Freed From Custody (January 27, 2007)
Official Shot Movers in Self-Defense, Police Say (January 26, 2007)
Murder Cases Stopping Short of Juries (January 21, 2007)
Triangle Ended in Violence, Police Say (January 19, 2007)
Charges Dropped In Fatal Stabbing (January 17, 2007)
Police Work Cited in Crime Drop (January 17, 2007)
Marital Problems Were Being Resolved, Victim Told Court (January 3, 2007)
Mother Killed In Md. Home (January 2, 2007)
Boy, 6, Who Died Had Lacerations Covering His Body (December 30, 2006)
Pr. George's Couple Killed by Hit-and-Run Drivers (December 30, 2006)
Man Charged With Abuse in Death of 6-Year-Old Son (December 29, 2006)
Prosecutor Makes Her Mark Against MS-13 (December 21, 2006)
Killings Put Spotlight on Sentencing (December 15, 2006)
Infant, Mother Slain in House (December 13, 2006)
Man Who Killed His Children Found Dead in Prison (December 12, 2006)
Man Is Convicted in Shooting After Skipping Out on Trial (December 9, 2006)
State's Attorney's Office Under Review (December 6, 2006)
Double-Killing Suspect to Stay in Jail (November 30, 2006)
Boy, 13, Pleads to Slaying of Mother and Brother (November 30, 2006)
Conviction In '05 Fatal Shooting Overturned (November 24, 2006)
Suspect in 2 Killings Faces Threat Charge, Is Back In Jail (November 23, 2006)
Two MS-13 Members Are Convicted of Racketeering (November 15, 2006)
Two Pr. George's Murder Cases Dismissed (November 10, 2006)
Gang Trial Hangs on Informant's Testimony (November 3, 2006)
Guilty Plea in Plot to Bomb Abortion Clinic (October 28, 2006)
Domestic Abuse by Latinos Targeted (October 27, 2006)
Some Black, Latino Detainees Punished Over Fight (October 21, 2006)
Gang Members Describe Life Inside MS-13 (October 18, 2006)
Ex-Member Of MS-13 Wore a Wire For Agents (October 13, 2006)
Weeks Before Being Slain by Boyfriend, Woman Told Judge He Hadn't Hurt Her (October 6, 2006)
Woman Denied Court Protection Is Killed by Boyfriend (October 5, 2006)
Veteran Officer Charged With 4 Counts of Second-Degree Assault (October 1, 2006)
Witness Tells Court About Gang Rape in MS-13 Trial (September 29, 2006)
Jogger's Death Fuels A Call for Penalties (September 28, 2006)
MS-13's Primary Goal Is Killing, Prosecutor Says at Start of Trial (September 27, 2006)
Judge Approves Settlement In Fatal Shooting by Officer (September 26, 2006)
1st MS-13 Trial to Reveal Hierarchy (September 25, 2006)
Pr. George's Slaying Case Unravels as Witness Is Held (September 25, 2006)
Prince George's Officer Kills Unarmed Man (September 19, 2006)
Brawl Shows Problems of Policing Cultural Crossroads (September 17, 2006)
Redskins Fans' Cars Towed Away, Sparking Probe (September 13, 2006)
D.C. Area Traffic Crawls to New Low (September 8, 2006)
Capital Beltway Reopens Following Police Standoff (September 7, 2006)
Prince George's Reviews Fatality (September 6, 2006)
1 Killed, 2 Hurt in Shootings By Officers in Separate Cases (September 5, 2006)
Man Gets 16-Year Term In Attack on Girlfriend (September 2, 2006)
Verdict Attacks Police Grilling (September 1, 2006)
Former County Official Convicted of Bribery (August 24, 2006)
Man Held in Slayings Freed on Bond (August 22, 2006)
At Colleague's Trial, Official Spells Out Bribery Scheme (August 17, 2006)
Citizens Were 'Betrayed,' Prosecutor Says (August 15, 2006)
Last Hunters Brooke Arson Defendant Pleads Guilty (August 12, 2006)
Fifth Hunters Brook Arsonist Admits Guilt (August 11, 2006)
Suspect Blames Language Barrier Between Him and Police (August 4, 2006)
Jealousy Spurred Gasoline Attack, Police Say (August 1, 2006)
Embattled Md. Judge To Retire For Health (July 29, 2006)
Prince George's Officer Kills Md. Man After Car Chase (July 28, 2006)
Suspect Acquitted In 3rd Murder Trial (July 27, 2006)
Pr. George's Homicide Case Marred by Lapses (July 23, 2006)
Fatal Accidents Jam Traffic in Pr. George's (July 20, 2006)
Prosecutors Drop Case In 2 Throat Slashings (July 14, 2006)
Accountant Acquitted in Bribery Case (July 8, 2006)
Mom Turns Own Tragedy Into Career Of Advocacy (July 5, 2006)
Police Ask for Tips in Triple Slaying (July 4, 2006)
Relatives, Friends Remember Goals Of Slaying Victims (July 3, 2006)