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Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD
Teen Charged For Assault With Intent To Murder Near Southeast DC Churches, School: MPD A teenager is facing serious charges after being busted following an early-morning shooting that was reported in Southeast DC earlier this week. The Metropolitan Police Department announced on Sunday, Feb. 4 that a 16-year-old has been arrested following an investigation into a shooting in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE that was blocks away from churches and schools in the area. It was reported at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3.  Police say that the bullet did not strike the victim, and the teen fled before officers could arrive. Over the weekend, the 16-year-…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Drove Hours To MD With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival Sentenced: DOJ Man Who Drove Hours To MD With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival Sentenced: DOJ
Man Who Drove Hours To MD With Homemade Bomb To Kill Role-Playing Romantic Rival Sentenced: DOJ A love triangle turned explosive in Maryland when a man drove seven hours from Ohio into Carroll County to deliver a gift-wrapped bomb intended to kill a romantic rival, federal authorities announced. Clayton Alexander McCoy, 32, of Chesterland Ohio, has been sentenced to 262 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to transporting explosives with the intent to injure and possession of an unregistered firearm or explosive device, in connection with an explosion at a home in Carroll County that severely injured the boyfriend of a woman McCoy was interested in. McCoy took elaborate mea…

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by Zak Failla
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Assault Rifle Seized In DC From Driver At Capitol Hill Inspection Site Assault Rifle Seized In DC From Driver At Capitol Hill Inspection Site
Assault Rifle Seized In DC From Driver At Capitol Hill Inspection Site US Capitol Police busted a Maryland man with an assault rifle before it could get near Capitol Hill, authorities say. Michael Donohue, 57, was caught by investigators driving with “an assault rifle with an extended magazine” early on Friday, April 14, at a facility where vehicles heading toward the Capitol are inspected. Officials say that a screening team spotted the gun partially wrapped in a blanket in the backseat of a large Ford pick-up truck. The weapon was confiscated at the facility. They made note that it is not believed that Donohue was targeting the Congress or Capitol Complex. …

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by Zak Failla
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Man With Docs About 'Resetting Federal Government' Convicted For Bringing Rifle To DC: Feds Man With Docs About 'Resetting Federal Government' Convicted For Bringing Rifle To DC: Feds
Man With Docs About 'Resetting Federal Government' Convicted For Bringing Rifle To DC: Feds A Texas man formerly living in Ohio who claimed he was in Washington, DC on a matter of national security may spend time behind bars after being busted with a rifle in the backseat of his truck approximately a block from the White House. Brian Carruth, 45, now of Rockport, Texas, was found guilty after a three-day trial on multiple weapons charges for unlawfully carrying a rifle and ammunition into Washington, DC, according to federal prosecutors. On Dec. 5, 2021, Secret Service officers stopped Carruth, who was then living in Burbank, Ohio, in his vehicle near the corner of 18th Street and…

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by Zak Failla
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Hyattsville Man Charged With Carrying Loaded & Unregistered Handgun: Police Hyattsville Man Charged With Carrying Loaded & Unregistered Handgun: Police
Hyattsville Man Charged With Carrying Loaded & Unregistered Handgun: Police A Hyattsville man was arrested and charged with possessing a controlled dangerous substance and carrying an unregistered firearm, authorities said.  Jermaine Robinson, 29, was arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 29, Montgomery County Police said. Police were patrolling the 3400 block of Gateshead Manor Way when they saw Robinson's vehicle commit a traffic violation around 10:37 p.m. on Friday, March 25, police said.  After pulling Robinson over, officers detected a strong scent of marijuana and searched the car. They uncovered about 50 grams of marijuana and a loaded FN H…

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by David Cifarelli