Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office

09/29/2026

Defendant sentenced to 120 years in prison for Rockville double murder

In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable John Maloney sentenced defendant Kaloyan Stoev to 120 years in prison. On April 23, 2026, a jury found Stoev guilty of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of the use of a fi***rm in the commission of a felony, and two counts of...

09/28/2026

The student PSA video contest is now open for entries!
Montgomery County Public Schools Magnolia Companies Montgomery Goes Purple

The "Speak Up, Save a Life" Student PSA Video Contest is accepting entries from September 28 through November 30, 2026. The contest challenges 6th through 12th-grade students living in or attending school in Montgomery County to create an original video to promote awareness of the risks of drug misu...

09/28/2026

#1 Thing to Know today…
The Student PSA Video Contest is open!!!
Middle and High schoolers can begin submitting videos now to help spread awards about the risks of drug misuse and the dangers of fentanyl.
🏆 Top Prize is $5,000!!

It's Monday, Sept. 28, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here.

09/24/2026

It’s referred to as “pig butchering” but it has nothing to do with animals or meat.
Season 2, Episode 5 of our podcast focuses on this financial fraud scheme. 🏦🚨
It’s one of the fastest growing schemes targeting Americans. We’re talking more than $7.2 BILLION dollars in losses reported in 2025.
So how does it work and what do you need to be aware of??
Supervisory Special Agent Keith Custer with the FBI Baltimore Field Office joins us to share some critical information.
Listen now on Spotify!
Link in comments.
FBI - Baltimore

09/23/2026

10 SSL hours just for participating and top prize in our student video contest is $5,000!!!🎬
We hope through this project that kids will learn critical information about the risks associated with drug misuse and the danger of substances like fentanyl.
The contest begins accepting entries on Monday.
Any middle or high schooler living or attending school in Montgomery County is eligible.
We’re looking for the most informative and impactful PSA.
Help us spread the word!
Montgomery County Public Schools

09/21/2026

To all in our community observing Yom Kippur, we wish you a peaceful and meaningful fast!

09/17/2026

We are very excited to welcome this year’s Truancy Prevention Program volunteers for orientation. We have 18 brand new volunteers! This will be a tremendous help as we focus on keeping kids in school and cutting down on absenteeism and chronic truancy.
Montgomery County Public Schools
For more info:
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/states-attorneys-office/community-outreach/truancy-prevention-program

09/03/2026

Discussing some of the changes to the law coming Oct. 1 that will impact juveniles.
Fox 5 DC

09/02/2026

Tune in to Fox 5 DC at 7:30.
We’ll be addressing multiple topics including juvenile law, and details for this year’s, Speak Up Save a Life student video contest. Top prize is $5000!
Montgomery County Public Schools

08/14/2026

Great week of instruction at the Maryland Institute for Prosecutors (aka Baby prosecutor school!)
Thank you to the MD State’s Attorneys Association for hosting and to everyone from our office who participated and helped teach.