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Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student
Locked Basement, Trusted Teacher: Former DC Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Student A former high school teacher at the prestigious Duke Ellington School for the Arts in DC is trading the classroom for a prison cell. Mark Williams, 59, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually abusing one of his students more than a decade ago, federal authorities announced on Friday afternoon. Williams was convicted by a jury in February of multiple sexual abuse charges after preying on his victim while he was her teacher. According to prosecutors, in the spring of 2014, Williams, then 47, began an independent study with his victim, who was 17 years old at the time. The…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Virginia High School: DHS A student accused of groping multiple girls inside a Virginia high school has now been convicted, marking a major development in a case that drew concern from parents and students. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, 18, was found guilty of nine counts of assault and battery tied to incidents at Fairfax High School, federal officials announced on Friday, April 10. As previously reported by Daily Voice, multiple students came forward earlier this year, saying they were inappropriately touched in school hallways. The incidents happened while Flores-Ortiz was enrolled as a student, officials sai…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say 'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say
'Burn Alive, B—:' Criminal With 72 Priors Set Innocent Train Passenger On Fire, Feds Say Federal authorities have identified Bethany MaGee, 26, as the woman who was set on fire during a violent attack on a Chicago train last week. And the man behind it, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, has an arrest record that would make anyone's head spin, according to federal officials. "It is devastating that a career criminal with 72 PRIOR ARRESTS is now accused of attacking 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on Chicago’s L train, and setting her on fire," US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said. "This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the stree…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says
Virginia Mom Snatches 12-Year-Old, Flees Country In Wild Abduction Case, Sheriff Says A Virginia mom is accused of abducting her 12-year-old daughter during a visit and fleeing the country, sparking a federal search, officials say. Olivia Santos is wanted for abduction by a parent after allegedly taking her daughter, Aurora Hilton — who has been officially reported missing — according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Sept. 24.  Officials say that earlier this week, the sheriff's office received a report of a missing child. The caller advised that she had full custody of a 12-year-old child from Spotsylvania, but her mother was permitted visitation. …

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by Zak Failla
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Mother Admits To Voluntary Manslaughter After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds Mother Admits To Voluntary Manslaughter After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds
Mother Admits To Voluntary Manslaughter After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl Poisoning In DC: Feds A District woman is facing up to 10 years in prison after her 3-year-old daughter ingested fentanyl and died, federal authorities announced. Sasha McCoy, 28, pleaded guilty this week to voluntary manslaughter in connection to the death of her toddler in October 2022. Prosecutors said that at around 1 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2022, McCoy took her two children to the back bedroom of the home she was staying out for a nap and placed them in bed. When McCoy returned to check on them, she found her daughter unconscious and unresponsive. She later died at the hospital. A small plastic bag that contain…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds
Serial Bank Robber Who Made Multiple Murder Threats In Baltimore Heading To Prison: Feds A 34-year-old man who terrorized banks and business owners over the course of several weeks in 2022 will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Baltimore resident Dexter Nikoe Eaton was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for armed bank robbery, related to a series of bank and armed commercial robberies. According to his plea agreement, Eaton admitted to committing six separate robberies between June 3, 2022, and July 30, 2022, during which he made several murder threats. The spree began at a bank in the…

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds
Repeat Offenders From DMV Sentenced For Robbery Of Check-Cashing Business In Virginia: Feds Two men in the DMV who have a lengthy rap sheet in Maryland and Virginia will spend time in prison following the armed robbery of a Chantilly check-cashing business, federal authorities announced this week. In November 2023, Chester Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Al Gibran Taylor, 42, of Reston walked into the store with the intention of robbing it of cash, which had previously been scoped out by the Maryland resident.  During that robbery, prosecutors say that Lewis was armed with a .223/5.56 mm caliber semi-automatic rifle, which he pointed at customers and ordered them to pu…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds
Maryland Man Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced To Become Sex Workers: Feds A 36-year-old Maryland man who used women's' drug dependency to compel them to participate in commercial sex work for him up and down the East Coast is facing prison time, federal authorities announced. William O’Neil Murray III pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 12 to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion over the course of several months in several states. At least three women were involved. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2022, Murray was involved in the multi-state sex trafficking operation, using women he would coerce by using their drug dependency…

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by Zak Failla