Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say
Love, Drugs, Guns: DC Couple Busted In Fentanyl Operation Out Of Apartment, Feds Say Tainted Love? A DC couple who ran an alleged drug trafficking operation from their apartment in the nation's capital is facing charges, federal authorities announced. Katie Shameka Williams, 33, and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr., 32, have been arrested for allegedly running their drug distribution operation in the Congress Heights neighborhood. In March, officials say an investigation was launched into a narcotics distribution operation based in the 1600 block of Savannah Street SE. Over the course of several months, investigators say they documented at least nine instances of crack cocaine a…
Chilling Details Emerge In Virginia Park Killing Involving Knife, Gloves, Gasoline: Reports Chilling Details Emerge In Virginia Park Killing Involving Knife, Gloves, Gasoline: Reports
Chilling Details Emerge In Virginia Park Killing Involving Knife, Gloves, Gasoline: Reports The arrest in Maryland was only the beginning of what Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos allegedly told homicide detectives. Cedillos-Campos, 19, was taken into custody without incident in Prince George's County on Wednesday, Aug. 19, two days after 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch was found stabbed to death near the Difficult Run Trail in Great Falls, Virginia. Hours after the arrest, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said Cedillos-Campos was "offering a full confession for what transpired" as detectives interviewed him about Puch's killing. Investigators believe the killing was premeditat…
Fatality Confirmed After Reported Propane Explosion Collapses Maryland Home (UPDATED) Fatality Confirmed After Reported Propane Explosion Collapses Maryland Home (UPDATED)
Fatality Confirmed After Reported Propane Explosion Collapses Maryland Home (Updated) A frantic rescue effort at the scene of a Maryland house explosion has taken a deadly turn. One person was killed, and another was rescued after a reported propane explosion caused a significant collapse of a home in the 1100 block of Green Holly Drive in Annapolis on Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Anne Arundel County Professional Fire Fighters. The blast brought crews to the home shortly before 12:40 p.m., according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Photos from the scene show the force of the explosion left the home heavily damaged, with portions of the structure collapsed and…
Congress Targets ICE Agents After Gun-Drawn Confrontation With Virginia Woman Goes Viral Congress Targets ICE Agents After Gun-Drawn Confrontation With Virginia Woman Goes Viral
Congress Targets ICE Agents After Gun-Drawn Confrontation With Virginia Woman Goes Viral The viral showdown between ICE agents and a Virginia woman is headed to Capitol Hill. Six House Democrats opened an investigation on Wednesday, Aug. 19, into the encounter involving Northern Virginia counselor Carolina Molina, whose cellphone and dashcam videos show a masked federal agent approaching her vehicle with his gun drawn during an immigration operation in Bailey's Crossroads near Falls Church. And this time, lawmakers want ICE's video. They also want the ICE agents involved pulled from duty and placed on administrative leave while their conduct is investigated. The demands come …
$100K Crash: Suspected Virginia DUI Driver Takes Out Utility Pole, Gas Station Canopy $100K Crash: Suspected Virginia DUI Driver Takes Out Utility Pole, Gas Station Canopy
$100K Crash: Suspected Virginia DUI Driver Takes Out Utility Pole, Gas Station Canopy A 71-year-old man is facing criminal charges following a single-vehicle crash in Virginia that sent him to the hospital and left several businesses in the dark. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, officers from the Culpeper County Police Department were called to the area of Orange Road and Germanna Highway, where a driver struck a utility pole. According to investigators, Culpeper resident David Green was behind the wheel after leaving a business. He then crossed the center line and struck the pole, causing a chain reaction that ended with the pole falling onto the canopy at C&am…
He Got Fired From A Virginia Company, Then $41K In Wire And Tools Vanished, Sheriff Says He Got Fired From A Virginia Company, Then $41K In Wire And Tools Vanished, Sheriff Says
He Got Fired From A Virginia Company, Then $41K In Wire And Tools Vanished, Sheriff Says Jacob Caudill did not take his firing lightly. The Virginia man is accused of stealing more than $41,000 in industrial wire and tools from Stuart Rush Company on Hillman Highway this week, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. During the investigation, deputies learned that some of the stolen industrial wire had been taken to a scrap metal business in Chilhowie. That business had more scruples than Caudill. Employees at the business recognized the wire as being potentially stolen and were able to obtain the ID of the person who attempted to sell it. Further investigat…
Driver Cited After 74-Year-Old Scooter Rider Dies Weeks After Northern Virginia Crash: Police Driver Cited After 74-Year-Old Scooter Rider Dies Weeks After Northern Virginia Crash: Police
Driver Cited After 74-Year-Old Scooter Rider Dies Weeks After Northern Virginia Crash: Police A 74-year-old scooter rider has died after being struck by a driver who blew through a stop sign in Northern Virginia, police say. Nearly a month after Jorge Valentin Diaz Ramirez struck Manassas man John Wesley Marr, police have cited the driver after the 74-year-old succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the intersection of Coverstone Drive and Aaron Lane in Manassas, where there was a reported crash. Investigators say Diaz Ramirez was driving a 2022 Kia Forte on Aa…
CBP Thought 412 Pounds Of Khat Was A Big BWI Haul Then This Showed Up (PHOTOS) CBP Thought 412 Pounds Of Khat Was A Big BWI Haul Then This Showed Up (PHOTOS)
CBP Thought 412 Pounds Of Khat Was A Big BWI Haul Then This Showed Up (Photos) Apparently, 412 pounds wasn't enough. Just two days after federal officers intercepted hundreds of pounds of khat at a Maryland airport, an even bigger load came rolling through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday, Aug. 13. This time, there were people there to claim it. Two men from New York arrived at BWI on a flight from London and were referred for a secondary inspection by US Customs and Border Protection officers, according to the agency. Then officers started opening their luggage. Inside, they found a significant amount of what appeared to be …
2-Month-Old Girl's Death Ruled Homicide After Suspected Domestic Incident In DC: Police 2-Month-Old Girl's Death Ruled Homicide After Suspected Domestic Incident In DC: Police
2-Month-Old Girl's Death Ruled Homicide After Suspected Domestic Incident In DC: Police The death of an infant killed during a suspected domestic incident in DC has been ruled a homicide, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2-month-old Khamyah Honesty was found unresponsive by first responders in an apartment in the 800 block of New Jersey Avenue SE. The child was suffering from blunt force injuries, police said. She was rushed to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where she later died. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for DC determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma and r…
ICE Targets 3 Men Charged With Child Sex Crimes At Same Virginia Jail: DHS ICE Targets 3 Men Charged With Child Sex Crimes At Same Virginia Jail: DHS
ICE Targets 3 Men Charged With Child Sex Crimes At Same Virginia Jail: DHS Three men. Three ICE detainers. One Virginia jail. The Department of Homeland Security put the Commonwealth back in its crosshairs on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after immigration officials lodged detainers against three men being held at the Middle River Regional Jail in Staunton on charges involving alleged sex crimes against children. All three were arrested within five days of each other in late July, according to DHS. Efren Ramirez Escobedo, a Mexican national, was arrested on July 24 and charged with sexual assault involving a victim between 13 and 14 years old and forcible intercourse. DHS…
Possible House Explosion Sparks Heavy Emergency Response In Maryland (UPDATED) Possible House Explosion Sparks Heavy Emergency Response In Maryland (UPDATED)
Possible House Explosion Sparks Heavy Emergency Response In Maryland (Updated) A home explosion is under investigation in Maryland. Fire crews were called to the 1100 block of Green Holly Drive in Annapolis shortly before 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 19, where officials were investigating a possible residential explosion, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Crews remained on the scene as the developing incident drew a heavy emergency response. Officials warned residents and motorists to avoid the area while firefighters worked at the scene. Details about what may have exploded, the extent of the damage, and whether anyone was injured were not immediately rel…
SUV Smashes Gas Line In Virginia, Forces School, Shopping Center Evacuations (DEVELOPING) SUV Smashes Gas Line In Virginia, Forces School, Shopping Center Evacuations (DEVELOPING)
SUV Smashes Gas Line In Virginia, Forces School, Shopping Center Evacuations (Developing) One wrong turn left a Virginia roadway reeking of gas and sent students and shoppers scrambling to safety. The trouble started before noon on Wednesday, Aug. 19, when a vehicle crashed into a 12-inch gas line near Ox Road and Burke Centre Parkway in Fairfax Station, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. The impact left the SUV in a precarious position off the roadway and prompted a sizable emergency response as gas poured into the area. Fairfax County Police The driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. With a strong smell of gas lingering…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
24-Year-Old Drowns After Canoe Capsizes On Lake Montclair In Virginia (DEVELOPING) 24-Year-Old Drowns After Canoe Capsizes On Lake Montclair In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
24-Year-Old Drowns After Canoe Capsizes On Lake Montclair In Virginia (Developing) A late summer night on the water turned deadly for a 24-year-old man in Virginia. Police were called to Lake Montclair in the 4600 block of Spalding Drive in Dumfries at 8:26 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, where a canoe trip ended in tragedy, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say two men were paddling across the lake when their canoe capsized. One made it out. The 24-year-old went underwater and never resurfaced. That prompted an extensive search of the lake by the department's Underwater Search and Recovery Team as crews worked to find the missing man. The…
Child Rapist Won Family's Trust With Trips, Gifts Before Exploiting More Boys In Virginia: Feds Child Rapist Won Family's Trust With Trips, Gifts Before Exploiting More Boys In Virginia: Feds
Child Rapist Won Family's Trust With Trips, Gifts Before Exploiting More Boys In Virginia: Feds Richard Scott Tyson had already spent years behind bars for raping a child when prosecutors say he worked his way into another family's trust. More than two decades after that conviction, the 57-year-old Virginia man was sentenced to life plus 10 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two more minors after showering them with trips, gifts and activities. Tyson's path to his latest victims began in 2021, when he met the first boy and developed a relationship with him and members of his family, according to court records and evidence presented at trial. Before long, Tyson was buying…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For Man Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (DEVELOPING) 19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (DEVELOPING)
19-Year-Old Nabbed After Woman Found Fatally Stabbed At Virginia Park: Police (Developing) The teenager who is allegedly behind the fatal stabbing at a park in Northern Virginia has been apprehended, authorities announced. Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, has been arrested in connection with the killing of Reston resident Carmen Lizet Puch earlier this week. Fairfax County police were called to Difficult Run Park in Great Falls at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, where an unconscious woman had been spotted lying in the parking lot near a 2011 Honda Civic. When officers arrived, they found the 42-year-old Puch suffering from traumatic injuries to her upper body. Investigators la…
Maryland Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police Maryland Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police
Maryland Mother Killed While Walking With 4-Year-Old Son Identified By Police The little boy survived. His mother did not. Maryland police have identified 44-year-old Raoudha Khelifi as the mother who was fatally struck alongside her 4-year-old son near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway at approximately 8:25 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17. New details released on Wednesday, Aug. 19 also shed more light on the moments surrounding the crash. Investigators say a vehicle was traveling in the area when it struck Khelifi and her son. Both were rushed to an area hospital, where the Rockville woman later died from her injuries. Her 4-year-old son suffered minor injuries,…
$1M Nightmare: Fire Near Chest Freezer Damages Three Northern Virginia Homes $1M Nightmare: Fire Near Chest Freezer Damages Three Northern Virginia Homes
$1M Nightmare: Fire Near Chest Freezer Damages Three Northern Virginia Homes A fire that started near a chest freezer turned into a million-dollar nightmare for a Northern Virginia neighborhood before most residents were awake. Multiple 911 callers reported the house fire in the 25100 block of Fortitude Terrace in South Riding at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, prompting a heavy response from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames pouring from the garage and exterior of the two-story home, where investigators say the accidental blaze began near a chest freezer. It didn't stay there for long. The fire quick…
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…
Beaver Still At Large After Attacking 10-Year-Old At Maryland Swimming Hole: DNR Beaver Still At Large After Attacking 10-Year-Old At Maryland Swimming Hole: DNR
Beaver Still At Large After Attacking 10-Year-Old At Maryland Swimming Hole: DNR Maryland's beaver problem isn't going away quietly. Five days after a 10-year-old girl was attacked at Seneca Creek State Park, the beaver remains at large, parts of the park remain closed, and state wildlife officials have now corrected a key detail about what happened on Thursday, Aug. 13. The girl was not canoeing when she was attacked, as initially reported. According to an updated account released Tuesday, Aug. 18, by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the girl was attending summer camp and was swimming and wading with an organized group and other members of the public at a…
Former Fauci Adviser From Maryland Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: DOJ Former Fauci Adviser From Maryland Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: DOJ
Former Fauci Adviser From Maryland Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: DOJ David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say
Six MPD Members Got Paid While Traveling Outside DC, Working Side Hustles, Feds Say They allegedly got paid to police DC while some weren't even in DC. Arrest warrants were issued on Tuesday, Aug. 18, for six current and former Metropolitan Police Department members accused of collecting more than $441,000 for thousands of hours they didn't work in 2024, federal prosecutors announced in DC. Some of those claims came while the officers were purportedly on annual leave, traveling outside the District, and even working a second job. Federal prosecutors say it was all part of a sprawling overtime scheme involving members of MPD's Fifth District that ultimately covered 5,…
Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police
Woman Found Dead Near Her Own Car At Virginia Park As Killer Hunt Begins: Police A quiet morning at a Virginia park began with a grim discovery. Fairfax County police were called to Difficult Run Park in Great Falls at 6:43 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, where an unconscious woman had been spotted lying in the parking lot near a 2011 Honda Civic. When officers arrived, they found 42-year-old Reston resident Carmen Lizet Puch suffering from trauma to her upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Now, homicide detectives are searching for answers. Investigators determined that the Honda Civic parked near Puch belonged to her, police said. Detectives from the departm…
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police
Man Dies After Metro Bus Strikes Him In Northern Virginia Crosswalk: Police The 59-year-old man who was struck in the crosswalk by a Metro bus in Northern Virginia has died, police confirmed. Idylwood resident Adam Ali has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pedestrian who was struck over the weekend in Bailey's Crossroads. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, officers were called to the intersection of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road when a pedestrian was hit by a bus. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, investigators say they believe the driver of a 2022 New Flyer Metro bus was traveling eastbound on Columbia Pike and stopped at a red tr…
Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff
Third Arrest Made After Two Related Attacks 12 Minutes Apart In Maryland: Sheriff The fallout from a violent night in Southern Maryland isn't over yet. A third person has now been arrested in connection with two related attacks at separate Lexington Park homes on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Katina Marie Knott, 39, of Lexington Park, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 15, as detectives continued investigating the pair of incidents that unfolded just 12 minutes apart. Her arrest comes after Tina Marie Tippett, 37, who has no fixed address, and Lexington Park resident Javone Lawrence Warrick, 35, were taken into custody following the…
'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (UPDATED) 'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (UPDATED)
'Erratic Man' Charged With Attempted Murder After Triple Stabbing In Maryland Home (Updated) A late-night disturbance in Maryland left three people stabbed and a man in handcuffs. Officers were called to the 400 block of Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found 38-year-old Ryan David Matthews inside a home displaying “erratic behavior,” according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Then they found the victims. Three people at the scene had suffered stab wounds, police said. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before ultimately deploying Tasers to take Matthews into custody. All three victims were rush…