who say they have been in contact with the authorities with this home and the strange behavior they have been seeing and witnessing for the last 10 years. we knew that there was some kind of a cult there. initially, ten years ago, we saw a lot of excavating and a lot of digging, a lot of undertake 0 of state plates from minnesota, and we were quite alarmed. reporter: but the fact of this case are still fluid as the case and the story continues to develop. the girl involved in all of this is reportedly in serious but stable condition. reporting live in pikesville, brian cube letter, abc 2 news. thanks brian. that rave in pikesville is shedding light on a religious organization almost cult-like right here in our area. we continue to explain more about the man behind these allegations and where he is from. roosevelt leftwich is investigating this. the person at the center of it all apparently has changed his name three times along with the name of his organization. now
alleged assault of a woman at a party earlier that night. police say hall shot both men in the stomach with a 12-gauge shotgun. 20-year-old brandon of wall door f was killed. 2 #-year-old ellis is expected to recover. now, according to charging documents hall says he fires the gun in self-defense after both men lunged at him. hall has been charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. he s being held without bond at the detention center. both car roll and hart ridge played basketball at the college. hall was a high school soccer time but he wasn t on the roster at college. a vigil will be held at 9:00 tonight to rememb car roll. in the air this morning police are still searching for a murderer of this popular middle school prips pal. he was found dead inside his home here in silver spring on thursday night. he had been shot to death. students and staff remember him for his love of people and commitment to educ. mr. bets was something like a father to me, you know
atmosphere had reduced considerably and posed no risk to air t. players looked up to him and parents trusted him but this morning he is thought of in a different way. police say 46-year-old alexander michael sims of parkville confessed to sexually abusing a young girl and their fear is that there are more victims out there. the latest at police head quarters in towson police say there could be more victims. that s why they want parents to talk to their kids. later today a letter will go home to parents at the two schools where sims volunteered. he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl. it happened twice last summer at his parkville home. the girl waited until last month to tell a family member because she was scared. he was an assistant soccer coach at a church and volunteered in two cub scout troops. the victim recently came forward after watching a video in school about sexual molesters. helping children understand that if something like this is happening it s not appropria
up in flames, fire tears through a church and dozens of senior citizens gather inside. we high tailed it out. my i got my purse and i ran outside. tonight the dramatic rescue and the investigation into what caused the blaze. hello, everybody. here s what people are talking about tonight. a simple holiday gathering turned frightening for a seniors group today. they were gathered at a church when suddenly the room filled with smoke and flames. mike explains how they all made it out safely. reporter: dozens of elderly men and women made it out of this burning church building alive after the fire at the church of the holy spirit rang three alarms. you see the def vase station in this video and in cell phone video taken moments after it happened. i saw smoke, and when i saw smoke, i heard somebody said they were calling 911. so i grabbed ahold of my sister and my purse and i ran outside. i grabbed my purse and i ran outside. reporter: the flames ripped through
. maryland s most powerful doppler radar, abc 2 works for you. now abc 2news if the latest at 11:00. we have breaking news to tell you about tonight. an apparent police pursuit ends in a crash in north parking lot and an abc 2 news crew was on the scene where the well thing ended at intersection of falls road and north parkway. you can see one car in a wooded area and we ll have more on the story as informationp becomes available and on good morning maryland. . an off-duty baltimore county police officer is dead following a crash involving his motorcycle and a car. it happened today in the 9300 of old harper road. cheryl conner joins us live from parkville, where the officer was on his way to work. reporter: the officer, jeffrey nerer was miles away from work and you can imagine the shock and sadness when his fellow officers responded to the accident scene this afternoon. shortly before:15 this afternoon officer jeffrey nerer, a 17-year veteran with the baltimore