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UPDATED Catherine Hoggle appeared in front of District Court Judge Holly Reed, III on Sept. 27th for a status hearing in Rockville. It was the first time she had been in court since June. During the Tuesday hearing, Reed reported that doctors at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital have evaluated Hoggle and determined that she […]

The competency of Catherine Hoggle is scheduled to be discussed at a status hearing in District Court on Tuesday morning in Rockville. Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital for the past two years. She is the last known person to have seen her children, Sarah and Jacob […]

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy held a news conference following a court hearing in the case of Zakieya Avery at the Rockville Circuit Courthouse on Sept. 15. Avery was arrested by Montgomery County police officers back in January of 2014 and charged with first degree murder in the deaths of two of her children. You […]

UPDATED Catherine Hoggle is expected to appear in district court for a status hearing on June 28th in Rockville. Hoggle is the last known person to have seen her missing children, Sarah and Jacob, before they disappeared from their Clarksburg home in September of 2014. She remains at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital where she […]

Eulalio Tordil, the suspect Montgomery County police have charged in the shopping center shootings in Aspen Hill and Bethesda, made his first appearance in court at a bond review on Monday afternoon. Tordil was arrested by the Montgomery County Police Department on Friday, and faces charges of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder.  A […]

Judge Eugene Wolfe has denied a request by state prosecutors to hire a psychiatrist to conduct an independent competency evaluation of Catherine Hoggle, according to court documents posted online by The Washington Post. “The defendant is being evaluated by a team of medical professionals at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital and their opinion of the […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Sidney Katz and State’s Attorney John McCarthy plan to cast their ballots early in the Presidential Primary Election. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: You can cast your ballot early at one of ten locations across Montgomery County from April 14-21. Find out more about early voting […]

State’s Attorney John McCarthy said he is preparing for the upcoming April 25th competency hearing in the case of Catherine Hoggle. Hoggle is the last known person to have seen her missing children, Sarah and Jacob, before they disappeared in Sept. of 2014. She continues to receive treatment for mental health issues at Clifton T. […]

It’s been over a month now since Catherine Hoggle, the mother suspected in the 2014 disappearance of her young children, Sarah and Jacob, appeared in District Court at a hearing on her competency. For 18 months, Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins state hospital. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, […]

Montgomery County prosecutors are applauding the sentencing of a 20-year-old Suitland man. Judge Steven Salant sentenced Quinton Battle to 30 years, with 12 years suspended, for armed robbery and first degree burglary on Feb. 25th. Battle was charged with several crimes that occurred in Takoma Park in 2014. “Mr. Battle will have 18 years to […]