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'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless 'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless
'Angel On Earth:' Grandmother Killed In DC Carjacking Mourned As Selfless A 55-year-old woman who died as the result of a carjacking in Washington DC is being mourned for her altruism Leslie Gaines was sitting in the front seat of a Mazda SUV outside of Washington Hospital Center around 1:10 p.m. Monday, June 3, when her daughter got out to get her a wheelchair, DC Metro police said. That's when 22-year-old Kayla Brown hopped behind the wheel and drove away, Gaines still in the car. Around 1:30 p.m., Brown tried to turn left from 6th Street NW onto D Street, but failed to negotiate the turn and crashed into a building. Brown got out and tried to flee on foot but…

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Silver Spring Man Gets Time In Fed Pen For International Child Porn Case Silver Spring Man Gets Time In Fed Pen For International Child Porn Case
Silver Spring Man Gets Time In Fed Pen For International Child Porn Case A Silver Spring man who paid for and solicited international production of child pornography has been sentenced to federal prison, authorities say. Patrick Lawrence Wood, 35, pleaded guilty after he admitted to paying co-conspirators in the Philippines to produce child pornography with sexually explicit images and videos of children under 12. Wood was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison Thursday, May 26, according to the United State's Attorney's Office.  Wood used social media and various digital money transfer services to solicit and pay for the child pornography. After Wood requ…

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by Annie DeVoe