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Killer Who Ditched Co-Workers Body In Maryland Swamp Gets Life In Prison
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced.
Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records.
Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
VA Hospital Caretaker Fondled Incapacitated Patient's Genitals Twice: Police
A 21-year-old hospital worker in northern Virginia was arrested on accusations he twice fondled a patient's genitals, authorities announced.
Hektor Fernando Alvarez was hired by Metropolitan Healthcare Services (MHS), a company contracted by Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, at the time of the assaults, Fairfax County police said. He has since been fired.
On Thursday, July 7, the victim told a hospital technician that his previous caretaker, later identified as Alvarez, of Falls Church, had sexually assaulted him in April, police said. The victim, who requires 24/7 care d…
Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police
Police have arrested the man who stabbed a Falls Church woman to death before setting her on fire, officials said.
On August 10 at around 3 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of Willston Place where they found Silvia Abacay, 40, of Falls Church, on fire and suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Fire officials put out the flames and Abacay was pronounced dead the scene, police reported.
Surveillance footage from the area showed Richard Montano, 47, of Arlington, entering Abacay's home shortly before her murder, authoriti…
Former DC Principal Gets 30 Months For Embezzling 175K Meant For Student Affairs
A former D.C. principal was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday, August 3, for embezzling $175,000, officials said. Bridget Coates, 49, of Falls Church was formerly the principal of St. Thomas More Catholic School, where her embezzlement scheme ran, depositing about 66 unauthorized checks, from 2012 to 2017, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The money was intended for the Home School Association, which is a program that funds student services and activities, officials reported.
Coates abused her access to the association's checks and deposited the money to her account …
