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Fairfax, VA
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Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing
Man Who Killed Co-Worker Over Lunch Taken From Fridge At Target Makes Threats At VA Hearing The man who planned out the violent murder of a co-worker who took his lunch at the Bailey's Crossroads Target got exactly what he was asking for when he was sentenced this week, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano. Bazen Berhe, 25, may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to 100 years in prison - with 30 years suspended - for the 2021 murder of Hernan Leiva, 58, in the parking lot of the business they both worked. Descano made note that at his sentencing hearing, Berhe was demonstrative, "threatening to kill or hurt other people if he was…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Rapper 'No Savage' Learns His Fate In Northern Virginia Mall Shooting Rapper 'No Savage' Learns His Fate In Northern Virginia Mall Shooting
Rapper 'No Savage' Learns His Fate In Northern Virginia Mall Shooting A 23-year-old rapper who goes by "No Savage" has learned his fate for a 2022 Father's Day shooting in Tyson's Corner Center Noah Settles was captured in a video posted to Instagram arguing with multiple people before fleeing, turning back to fire the three shots that sent shoppers scrambling, authorities in Fairfax County previously announced.  No one was hurt in the shooting but three people were wounded during the mall's evacuation. The rapper pleaded guilty to malicious discharge and firearm offenses. He was sentenced to three years in prison by a Fairfax County Circuit Court …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
'Super Drunk' Fairfax County Supervising Attorney Captured Refusing To Leave Bar (VIDEO) 'Super Drunk' Fairfax County Supervising Attorney Captured Refusing To Leave Bar (VIDEO)
'Super Drunk' Fairfax County Supervising Attorney Captured Refusing To Leave Bar (Video) Police bodycam footage appears to show Fairfax County supervising attorney Ashleigh Landers Sutton refusing to leave a Manassas bar over the weekend (scroll for video). The incident involving Sutton, one of Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s top supervising attorneys, happened at Old Towne Sports Pub around 2 a.m. Saturday, June 10. A secretary for Descano's office declined comment to Daily Voice Thursday morning, June 15.  In the 911 call obtained by Daily Voice, a caller at the pub tells dispatcher he was "not having an emergency" but requested an officer for a woman refusing to le…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
Politics
John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano
John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano Fairfax County's Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano got an unlikely but much welcomed endorsement from none other than John Legend. The California-based EGOT recorded a 46-second clip that Descano, who is running against Edward J. "Ed" Nuttall on the Democratic bill, tweeted out last week. You might be thinking, what does John Legend know about Fairfax County politics? To Descano, that doesn't matter. He's just happy to have the "All of Me" singer's support. I'm excited to announce the endorsement of singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, John Legend. John's activism has led him t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Leaf Blower Bandit Admits To Assaulting Woman With Debris, Killing BF In Fairfax County Leaf Blower Bandit Admits To Assaulting Woman With Debris, Killing BF In Fairfax County
Leaf Blower Bandit Admits To Assaulting Woman With Debris, Killing BF In Fairfax County The Manassas street sweeper who assaulted a woman with debris using his leaf blower before shooting and killing her angry boyfriend has pleaded guilty, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced. Steven Green, 55, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and malicious wounding for the 2019 fatal shooting Miguel Leiva Hernandez in the Chantilly Park Shopping Center parking lot. The guilty plea comes after his March trial ended with a hung jury. Prosecutors say that Green was cleaning at the shopping center on May 24, 2019, when he had an altercation with Leiva Hernandez’s girlfriend, Myra Osori…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
Military Couple's 'Execution Style' Killer Learns His Fate In Fairfax County Military Couple's 'Execution Style' Killer Learns His Fate In Fairfax County
Military Couple's 'Execution Style' Killer Learns His Fate In Fairfax County A 22-year-old man accused of killing a prominent military couple outside of their Fairfax County home "execution style" will likely see out the rest of his days behind bars. Ronnie Marshall, of Washington DC, apparently came to the Springfield home of (Ret.) Colonel Brenda and Dr. Edward McDaniel in search of their son, Michael, with whom he worked, in late May 2021, according to the Washington Post. Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said Marshall was trying to burglarize the home, but he was chased away. He returned days later on May 26 to kill the beloved couple, after the d…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
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Jury Recommends Sentence For Mom Who Killed Kids In VA Jury Recommends Sentence For Mom Who Killed Kids In VA
Jury Recommends Sentence For Mom Who Killed Kids In VA The mother who killed her two children in Virginia is expected to face decades in prison after being convicted of multiple felonies last week, Fairfax County State’s Attorney Steve Descano announced on Monday, March 27. Veronica Youngblood, 37, was sentenced to up to 78 years in prison by a jury for killer her two daughters in 2019, according to officials, after she was convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder and weapons charges. On Aug. 5, 2018, prosecutors said that Youngblood shot her daughters Sharon Castro, 15, and Brooklyn Youngblood, 5, in their McLean apartment. Accord…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
Parents Charged For 11-Month-Old Fentanyl Overdose In Fairfax County: Prosecutors Parents Charged For 11-Month-Old Fentanyl Overdose In Fairfax County: Prosecutors
Parents Charged For 11-Month-Old Fentanyl Overdose In Fairfax County: Prosecutors Two parents in Virginia are facing charges for their alleged roles in the fatal overdose death of their infant daughter who found a suspect pill on the floor. Juan Oliva-Ruiz, 19, and Shantica Tillery, 23, of Alexandria, have been indicted by a grand jury on multiple felony counts or the death of their 11-month-old baby, who overdosed on fentanyl last summer, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced on Monday, March 20. Specifically, each was charged with: Involuntary manslaughter; Child cruelty resulting in serious injury; Child abuse and neglect. Officers from th…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
DC Rapper 'No Savage' Pleads Guilty To Tyson Corner Center Mall Shooting DC Rapper 'No Savage' Pleads Guilty To Tyson Corner Center Mall Shooting
DC Rapper 'No Savage' Pleads Guilty To Tyson Corner Center Mall Shooting A DC-based rapper is facing a potentially “savage" sentence after pleading guilty on Thursday afternoon to multiple felonies after opening fire inside the Tysons Corner Center Mall over Father’s Day Weekend last summer. Noah Settles, who is better known by his stage name “No Savage,” pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 9, to three counts of maliciously discharging a firearm in an occupied building and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano announced. Related story - Video Shows Tysons Corner Mall Shooting Suspect In Argument Before Shots …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
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Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates
Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates A Northern Virginia man who was found guilty of killing two teens at a Springfield home in 2021 has received the maximum sentence, much to the chagrin of some in the community. Zachary Burkard, now 20, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitted to shooting South County High School classmates Ersheen Elaiaiser, 17, and Calvin Van Pelt, 16, in April 2021, according to multiple reports. He received 10 years each for voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of the teens. When he is released, Burkard will face an additional three years of post-release supervision. Burkard, who was 18 …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
Man Convicted Of Executing Military Couple In Front Of Their Virginia Home Man Convicted Of Executing Military Couple In Front Of Their Virginia Home
Man Convicted Of Executing Military Couple In Front Of Their Virginia Home A Virginia man was convicted in the execution-style murders of a married military couple in front of their Fairfax County home, authorities said. Ronnie Marshall, 21, of Lorton, was found guilty after a week-long trial of aggravated murder and firearm offenses in connection with the shooting deaths of Edward and Brenda McDaniel on May 26, 2021, according to Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano.  “This was a highly emotional and tragic case that ended the lives of two respected members of the Army and our community,” Descano said. “Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel we…

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by Nicole Acosta