Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds
Convicted Murderer Heading Back To Prison For Trafficking Drugs In Northwest DC: Feds A man with a history of violence is heading back to prison for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl in a Northwest DC neighborhood. District native Harold Augostus Stone, 48, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base for an operation that centered in the area of 7th Street and O Street NW, authorities announced. He was one of 20 people charged in connection to the open-air drug market on the corner of 7th and O Street. According to court documents, in 2021, members of the Metropolitan Police Department and FBI began investigating the sale of dr…
Sex Offender Back In Custody For Following Teen In Target, Home In Charles County: Sheriff Sex Offender Back In Custody For Following Teen In Target, Home In Charles County: Sheriff
Sex Offender Back In Custody For Following Teen In Target, Home In Charles County: Sheriff A scary scene played out in Charles County, when a registered sex offender with a history of sexual assaults in Virginia and suspicious behavior in the area followed a teen home from Target and rummaged through her car, according to the sheriff’s office. Edward Jackson Bunn, 49, of La Plata, who is on probation for a pair of sexual assaults in 2002 in Virginia, is facing new charges following an investigation into suspicious activity in his hometown, officials announced. Earlier this month, the La Plata Police Department received a complaint about a man who followed a teenage girl while ins…
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence $400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence UPDATE: A woman who helped pull a notorious scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors nationwide was nearly 150 miles away when a judge in South Jersey sentenced her to a plea-bargained three years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 6. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown will be released in July after completing a federal sentence at a low-security prison in Danbury, CT, for scamming well-meaning donors out of $400,000 to purportedly help a homeless veteran. At that point, the year and a day federal sentence will be deducted from her state term and a determination will be made whether she shoul…
DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ
DC Man Sentenced For Assaulting US Capitol Police With Molotov Cocktails: DOJ A Washington, DC man will spend time behind bars after confronting US Capitol Police officers with Molotov cocktails while on probation for a similar offense, federal officials announced. Bernard McCutcheon, 26, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, with all but 30 months suspended, for an incident last summer after pleading guilty in September to assault with a dangerous weapon. Officials said that at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, McCutcheon was in possession of two Molotov cocktails on the steps of 25 Massachusetts Ave. NW when Capitol Police officers responded to an…
Ex-Youth Pastor In VA Busted With Child Porn While On Probation For Another Sex Crime: Feds Ex-Youth Pastor In VA Busted With Child Porn While On Probation For Another Sex Crime: Feds
Ex-Youth Pastor In VA Busted With Child Porn While On Probation For Another Sex Crime: Feds A former youth pastor in Virginia pled guilty to distributing child pornography, while he was on probation for a different sex offense, officials reported. Deric Peacock, 39, of Highland Springs, used a messaging platform called "Wickr", to distribute the child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He committed this crime while  on probation for two previous convictions. Peacock allegedly solicited sex acts on the computer, from someone who was believed to be under 15 years old, authorities said. When Peacock used "Wickr" to distribute the child pornography, …
Virginia Contractor Charged Customers For Patios, Decks He Never Built: Reports Virginia Contractor Charged Customers For Patios, Decks He Never Built: Reports
Virginia Contractor Charged Customers For Patios, Decks He Never Built: Reports A contractor in Northern Virginia pled guilty to contractor fraud after he took money from customers and never built their decks and patios, multiple reports said. Ryan Vanover, 40, delayed work for customers in Stafford, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier counties, as he claimed his father was sick, InsideNova.com reported. Though he did not complete the deck and patio projects, over two dozen homeowners paid down payments, Fauquier.com said.  Here are Vanover's charges and punishments in each Northern Virginia county, as listed detailed by InsideNOVA.com: Fairfax County: V…
Suspect Sentenced For 'Brutal Attack' Outside Minimart On Busy Downtown Baltimore Street Suspect Sentenced For 'Brutal Attack' Outside Minimart On Busy Downtown Baltimore Street
Suspect Sentenced For 'Brutal Attack' Outside Minimart On Busy Downtown Baltimore Street A man has admitted to fatally beating a man in front of the Downtown Minimart in Baltimore back in 2020, authorities say. Alante Batson pleaded guilty to the beating that killed Dionte Green on the 200 block of W Lexington Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2020, according to the State's Attorney of Baltimore City. He was sentenced to life in prison, suspending all but 40 years followed by five years of probation, a judge announced. Officers found Green unresponsive on the street that November evening with injuries to his head, according to prosecutors. He was rushed to the hospita…
PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal
PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in Boston on Thursday, Aug. 11 to one year of probation for bribing a Georgetown University coach into recruiting his daughter, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. Robert Repella, 63, of Ambler, will serve the first 25 days of his sentence in home detention, as well as complete 220 hours of community service and pay a $220,000 fine, the office said. The former CEO of Harmony Biosciences pleaded guilty in May 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Repella agreed to pay Gordon E…
Dog Fighting Operation Unearthed In DC After Officials Seize Illegal Alligator Dog Fighting Operation Unearthed In DC After Officials Seize Illegal Alligator
Dog Fighting Operation Unearthed In DC After Officials Seize Illegal Alligator A Washington, DC man will spend time behind bars after being convicted of animal cruelty for abusing dogs as part of a potential dog fighting operation and possession of an alligator, according to federal officials. Jaquan Jackson, 35, was found guilty of charges stemming from animal abuse in which he failed to provide proper veterinary care for at least two dogs, authorities announced. Specifically, Jackson was found guilty of two counts of animal cruelty following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was sentenced by a judge to a total of 360 days in j…
PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report
PA Frat Bro Among Five Sentenced In Student's Hazing Death: Report A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was among five fraternity brothers sentenced in the hazing death of a March 2021 Bowling Green University sophomore, NBC News reports. Stone Foltz, 20, was forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol at a Pi Kappa Alpha initiation event at the Ohio school, and was found unconscious by a roommate after members dropped him off their apartment, officials said. Foltz died three days after he was taken off life support. Niall Sweeney, 21, of Erie, who pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and hazing, was one of the two men who was sentenced to house arrest…