Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.” However, U.S. charges await him back home. On Tuesday, Indonesian officials said they deported Tommy Schaefer after finishing his 18-year sentence with time off for good behavior. Prosecutors say he and Heather Mack, nearly 19 at the time and a few weeks pregnant, wanted access to a trust fund. Authorities found the mother's body in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi at a luxury resort in 2014. Schaefer has a court date Thursday in Chicago. It’s not clear whether he has an attorney.

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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will close the median at the intersection of Route 50 (Ocean Gateway) and Old Railroad Road beginning Monday, March 2.