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DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds
DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds The man who murdered a beloved married couple in front of a group of children during a holiday weekend in Washington DC more than five years ago will spend decades in prison. District resident Alonzo Lewis, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after gunning down Jaquan Helm and Venius Badgett on Memorial Day in 2018 after there was some confusion involving Lewis' son and wife, federal authorities announced. The fatal incident could have been avoided late on Saturday, May 26, 2018, when Badgett, a school bus aide, and Helm, a youth football coach, came upon Lewis' young son, who was …

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by Zak Failla
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Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje
Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje Authorities announced the arrest of a Maryland charged with the murder of a popular Fairfax, VA schools employee who was gunned down on Memorial Day in Washington DC. Montgomery County resident James Carl Jackson, 28, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged on a warrant for first-degree murder while armed by the Metropolitan Police Department for his role in the death of Fairfax resident Christian Gabriel Monje earlier this year. The arrest was announced by the agency on Tuesday, Dec. 6. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s…

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by Zak Failla
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Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report
Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report Authorities have identified the man who drowned after jumping into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Memorial Day as Jimmy Orlando Espinoza-Oviedo, NBC Washington reports.  The 37-year-old from Oxon Hill jumped from an anchored vessel south of the bridge around 6 p.m., Fox5 said citing Maryland Natural Resources Police. Espinoza-Oviedo was thrown a life jacket but could not get it on before he went unconscious, and a Good Samaritan pulled him from the water, reports say. CPR was attempted before emergency crews arrived but was apparently unsuccessf…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities
Murder: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities A man accused breaking into a Bel Air home and killing the resident was arrested just hours after the crime Memorial Day, authorities say. Milton Mondowney, 31, had gotten into a fight with the victim before invading his home and killing him on the 1900 block of North Fountain Green Road around 5:30 a.m., Monday, May 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The victim had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification to family.  Mondowney was charged with first- and second-degree murder, home invasion, an…

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by Annie DeVoe
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'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint 'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint
'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint An Ocean County, NJ man said he forgot he had a loaded gun in his carry-on bag after a TSA officer at Newark Airport spotted it, authorities said. They didn't say where the New Egypt man was headed when the 9mm Glock 43 pistol showed up on an X-ray monitor at a security checkpoint at the start of the Memorial Day weekend on Friday. It was the ninth firearm found by the Transportation Security Administration this year at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoints, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. “Responsible gun owners know where their firearm is at all times. It’s an important…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report A 37-year-old man drowned after jumping into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Memorial Day, Fox5 reports.  The man jumped from an anchored vessel south of the bridge around 6 p.m., the outlet said citing Maryland Natural Resources Police. The victim was thrown a life jacket but could not get it on before he went unconscious, and a Good Samaritan pulled him from the water, reports say. CPR was attempted before emergency crews arrived but was apparently unsuccessful. This comes after another man, who was fishing with his family, drowned at Sandy Point State …

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by David Cifarelli
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Prince George's Boater Drowns At Sandy Point State Park: Report Prince George's Boater Drowns At Sandy Point State Park: Report
Prince George's Boater Drowns At Sandy Point State Park: Report A 43-year-old boater from Prince George's County drowned at Sandy Point State Park Memorial Day Weekend, according to multiple news outlets. The man and his family decided to dock the boat after it started to "experience issues," and they went fishing instead Sunday, May 29, Chesapeake Bay Magazine said citing the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) police. A Good Samaritan saw the man's body floating in the water at Sandy Point State Park around 12:30 p.m. and pulled him to the marina, but he was unable to be resuscitated, the outlet said. The victim had been swept aw…

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by David Cifarelli
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Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS
Extreme Weather Forecasts As Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Pummel PA, NJ, MD, DE: NWS Over 11 million residents across four states may be impacted by extreme weather this weekend, starting Friday, May 27, weather forecasters say.  Hail, high winds, high temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are all in the forecast across four mid-Atlantic states, according to the National Weather Service. Hail up to a half-inch in size, fast-moving thunderstorms, and 75-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware between noon and 7 p.m. on Friday.  Map of warmer temperatures.AccuWeather The stormy weather will give way to warmer weather, ac…

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by Jillian Pikora