EDGEWOOD, MD—A Baltimore man faces a potential life sentence after a Harford County jury found him guilty this week of attempting to murder and rape a former partner during a violent ambush at her Edgewood home last summer.
Theodore Richards, Jr., 40, was convicted of attempted second-degree murder, attempted first-degree rape, attempted second-degree rape, and first-degree assault. The verdict followed a four-day trial presided over by the Honorable Paul W. Ishak in the Circuit Court for Harford County.
The charges stem from a series of events that began on June 23, 2025, when the victim ended her relationship with Richards. According to evidence presented by the State’s Attorney’s Office, Richards harassed the woman with constant phone calls and texts from various numbers before eventually showing up at her residence on the night of June 26…