- Ruben Castaneda
- Reporter
Ruben Castaneda covers the federal courthouse in Greenbelt and the Prince George’s County court system for the local staff. From the latter part of 1989 through the mid-1990s, Ruben covered the D.C. police and crime beat. He was born and grew up in Los Angeles and worked for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner before joining the Post.
- In D.C., ex-con constructs his new legacy
- First robo-calls trial postponed until next year
- D.C.’s Drilling Tennis & Golf Shop is closing
- Md. man who killed teenager sentenced to life in prison
- Man sentenced to 5-years for threatening Montgomery officials
- Greenbelt man loses lawsuit alleging damage from secondhand smoke
- Pr. George’s police officer acquitted of assault at college party
- Pr. George’s officer acquitted in assault case
- Man admits transporting prostitutes in Maryland
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife worker admits embezzlement
- 10-year-old boy with psychiatric problems is stranded in Children’s Hospital
- No ruling in dispute over man’s will
- Woman who allegedly stabbed victim outside a Target ruled mentally competent
- Maryland man’s notes leaving $100,000 to stepdaughter disputed by Shriners
- Man used real gun, fake bomb in attempted robbery
- Pr. George’s man who murdered teenage girlfriend sentenced to life
- Youth fatally shot in Pr. George’s identified
- Profile of Rod Rosenstein, U.S. attorney for Maryland
- Pr. George’s boxer sentenced in assault
- Report: Staff errors allowed two to escape Md. juvenile facility
- Former employee admits stealing recordings from National Archives
- Ex-Archives official admits theft
- Leslie Johnson seeks to delay Oct. 13 sentencing
- Md. man pleads guilty to selling fake Viagra on Craigslist
- Md. Governor names four Circuit Court judges in Pr. George’s
- Md. man convicted of murder
- Frank Kratovil, former congressman, returns to life of a prosecutor
- Md. attorney suspended for misconduct
- Pr. George’s police officer pleads guilty in cigarette scheme
- 2 Prince George’s officers indicted in beating of University of Maryland student
- Two Pr. George’s police officers charged in beating during 2010 College Park riot
- Bowie State student held without bond in death of roommate
- Inmates at Pr. George’s Jail celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
- Bowie State stabbing suspect held without bond
- Pr. George’s dancer sues club
- Norwood case appears headed for October trial
- Ex-Fairfax man sought in mall slashings
- Pr. George’s prosecutors use DNA evidence to build case
- Attack was an issue in 2010 Pr. George’s county executive’s race
- Man who profited from fabricated military career gets 21-month sentence
- Md. man profited from fake military resume
- Pr. George’s jury convicts man of murder during robbery
- Md. man charged with murdering mother and stepbrother
- Tree in Md. takes down wires, utility pole; D.C. man killed
- Killing of elderly Forestville woman has two families wondering what happened
- Pr. George’s Sheriff’s Deputy arrested in Ocean City
- Md. man pleads guilty to impersonating a federal officer
- Former waiter charged with stealing credit card numbers
- Pr. George’s prosecutors will target parole violators
- Jack Johnson’s sentencing for corruption offenses moved to Dec. 6
- Local law enforcement officers honored for work on gun cases
- Self-style “presidential historian” indicted
- No bond for Mt. Rainier officer charged with attempted murder, sex assault
- Pr. George’s judge sentences murderer to 80 years in prison
- Patient kills McLean psychiatrist before fatally shooting herself
- Patient kills McLean psychiatrist, then herself, police say
- Wrongly accused Pr. George’s man paid $7.5 million, lawyer said.
- Jason Thomas Scott convicted on federal counts; to be tried in Pr. George’s double murder
- Ex-Prince George’s official Granzow latest to plead guilty in corruption scandal
- Man convicted in federal carjacking, home invasion case
- Pr. George’s probe nabs another developer
- Suspect also accused of slayings in Pr. George’s
- Suspect declines to testify in federal carjacking trial
- Drunk driver sentenced to 20 years in Maryland crash that killed 2 men
- Driver in fatal crash sentenced to 20 years
- Fired WSSC official who alleged racial discrimination wins $1.65 million civil jury award
- Serial killer suspect wrote of leaving the country
- Maryland convicted rapist admits enticing girl, 13, into having sex
- Leslie Johnson resigns council seat
- Prince George’s Council member pleads guilty to destroying evidence
- Leslie Johnson pleads guilty
- Leslie Johnson expected in court
- In federal trial for suspected Pr. George’s serial killer, defense will argue Scott is gay
- Prince George’s corruption probe: Police officer pleads guilty
- Officer admits participating in smuggling of untaxed cigarettes and alcohol in Pr. George’s corruption case
- Leslie Johnson scheduled for hearing, signaling possible guilty plea
- Plea hearing scheduled for Leslie Johnson
- Man charged in Pr. George’s double-homicide committed 30 robberies, federal prosecutor alleged
- Md. jury acquitted defendant in murder case
- Liquor store co-owner pleads guilty in Pr. George’s corruption case
- Foreign officials visit Md. federal courthouse
- Four charged with stealing grave markers, vases from Pr. George’s cemeteries
- Files: D.C. officer accused of killing ex-girlfriend admits to meeting with her
- D.C. officer charged in death of woman, baby, held without bond
- Women told to remove bras at jail, $1M civil suit says
- In a letter to Post reporter, woman told of fears she would be murdered
- Slain Md. woman’s own words help convict ex-husband of assault
- Pr. George’s developer admitted bribing officials to help massive Greenbelt project
- EMS crews treat people for heat exhaustion
- 30 years for man who killed mother-in-law
- Ex-Pr. George’s officer admits guilt in cigarette, alcohol smuggling scheme
- Courtroom confusion in assault case involving Pr. George’s officer
- 2 injured as bus hits KFC in Silver Spring
- Bus hits Montgomery County KFC
- Deadly domestic dispute in Temple Hills
- Guilty plea in black-market cigarette scheme
- Evidence may have led Johnson to plead guilty
- Johnson, ex-county executive in Prince George’s, pleads guilty to taking bribes
- Jack Johnson pleads guilty
- Ex-Pr. George’s executive Jack Johnson scheduled for plea deal hearing
- Md. man convicted of first-degree rape
- Md. family allegedly defrauded NSA of $1.5M
- Man admits secretly photographing girls
- Military funeral for Arthur A. “Bud” Marshall, longtime Pr. George’s state’s attorney
- Md. woman convicted in fatal crash
- Md. woman convicted in accident that killed two
- Court date in Pr. George’s corruption case canceled, prosecutors say
- Leslie Johnson plea hearing canceled
- Two Pr. George’s officers who beat motorist on video in 2008 return to full duty
- Ex-Montgomery officer accused of helping drug ring admits unlawful computer checks
- Man falsely charged with murder in Prince George’s wins appeal
- Md pro boxer convicted of assault
- ‘Teflon’ defendant wins legal ruling
- Lengthy sentences for armed robber, gun violator
- Pr. George’s jail director denies retaliation claim
- Pr. George’s judge sentences killer to 70 years
- In Md., gun control bills face uphill fight: panel controlled by defense lawyer
- 2 charged in killing of U-Md. student in alleged drug robbery
- Langley Park man found guilty in ’09 murder
- Appeals could delay, alter big Md. civil award
- Pr. George’s jury awards $11.5 million in fatal police shooting
- Jury awards $11.5 million to family of man shot by cop
- Prince George’s boy, 14, charged with murder in slaying of Cheltenham teacher
- Pr. George’s County murderer sentenced to life in prison; was already serving 23 years for armed carjacking
- Traffic stop questions for shooting case officer
- Son testifies in father's shooting
- Starkly different accounts in man’s fatal shooting by Pr. George’s police officer
- Teen suspect in detention center murder case to be tried as an adult
- U.S. Capitol Police officer acquitted in National Harbor assault case
- U.S. Capitol Police officer acquitted in National Harbor assault case
- Prince George's clarifies: Female jail visitors aren't required to remove bras
- Prince George's clarifies: Female jail visitors aren't required to remove bras
- Prince George's jail officers accuse each other of assault
- Prince George's jail officers accuse each other of assault
- Death penalty sought in Lanham killings
- Death penalty sought in Lanham killings
- Throat slashing at Pr. George's Jail
- Guilty plea in 2005 slaying of Bowie girl
- Md. man convicted in bar fight killing
- Man accused in Pr. George's fatal 2005 shooting ordered held
- Man accused in Pr. George's fatal 2005 shooting ordered held
- Suspect in 2005 slaying arrested
- Jail officer files promotion grievances
- Pr. George's jail officer alleges retaliation after Post disclosed memo on cell locks
- Pr. George's, Berwyn Heights mayor settle
- Prince George's settles suit by Berwyn Heights mayor over storming of home
- Settlement in Md. town mayor's lawsuit
- Girl killed, 3 sisters hurt in fast-moving house fire
- 9-year-old girl dies in Hyattsville house fire; 3 sisters injured
- Prince George’s prosecutor moves quickly to make changes
- Worker killed at Bethesda’s Suburban Hospital, prompting lockdown and police search
- Cabin John home invasion robbery
- Man found in frozen pond identified
- Pr. George's man convicted on murder charge
- Md. ethics panel reprimands former Charles County register of wills
- Pr. George's: Alsobrooks sworn in
- Homicide at Suburban Hospital
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