🌱 Guilty plea in fatal Brandywine crash, sentencing set for February
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- Guilty plea in fatal Brandywine crash, sentencing set for February
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📰 News we're reading
• Off-Duty Cop Faces Prison Time After Fatal Crash Kills Longtime Court Bailiff In PG County (dailyvoice.com) — Anthony Coleman has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in the Brandywine crash that killed Carlton Herndon, 56. Herndon was crossing Route 301 at Missouri Avenue in July 2025 when Coleman's pickup struck his car. Coleman, 35, of Upper Marlboro, is scheduled for sentencing Feb. 5, 2027. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do you know that a wedding was emotional?" — Even the cake was in tiers. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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