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Stabbing Suspect Who Killed DC Man 'Found By Concerned And Vigilant Senior Friends' Sentenced Stabbing Suspect Who Killed DC Man 'Found By Concerned And Vigilant Senior Friends' Sentenced
Stabbing Suspect Who Killed DC Man 'Found By Concerned And Vigilant Senior Friends' Sentenced A 60-year-old man may spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of multiple murder charges for his role in the death of a 71-year-old man in a Washington, DC apartment more than five years ago. DC resident Edward Brown was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the slaying of his victim in a Northwest Washington apartment building on Feb. 5, 2018, federal authorities announced on Friday, March 24. Specifically, Brown was found guilty of first-degree murder while armed, and second-degree murder while armed, both of which carried a “senior citizen enhancement,” according to the…

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District Man Heading To Prison For Stalking, Stabbing Outside Union Station District Man Heading To Prison For Stalking, Stabbing Outside Union Station
District Man Heading To Prison For Stalking, Stabbing Outside Union Station Federal officials announced that a District man will spend years in prison after stabbing a person outside Union Station in Washington, DC and stalking him into the building last summer. Julius Yancey, 37, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 22, to 72 months in prison for a violent assault in June last year when he unexpectedly attacked his victim outside the station in broad daylight. Prosecutors said that at approximately 2:20 p.m. on June 30, 2022, Yancey approached his victim outside the station while he was looking at his phone and stabbed him three times with a knife - once in the arm …

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Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines
Former State Department Employee Sentenced For Illicit Conduct With Minors In The Phillipines A former member of the US Department of State will spend more than a decade behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing minors while he was serving in the Philippines, federal authorities announced. Dean Edward Cheves, 63, who served at the US Embassy in the Philippines between 2017 and 2021, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say that between December 2020 and March 2021, Cheves used a messaging app installed on his phone to chat with a Philippine minor who he paid to create …

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'If I Can't Have You, No One Can:' DC Teen Gets Prison Time For Threatening To Kill Ex-GF, Self 'If I Can't Have You, No One Can:' DC Teen Gets Prison Time For Threatening To Kill Ex-GF, Self
'If I Can't Have You, No One Can:' DC Teen Gets Prison Time For Threatening To Kill Ex-GF, Self A jilted lover in Washington, DC has been ordered to spend years behind bars after threatening to kill his teenage girlfriend, then himself, after an apparently emotional breakup, federal officials announced. A 19-year-old DC resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting in federal court that he threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said that the teen was in a relationship with a fellow high school student that came to a rocky conclusion in March 2022. Then things got rockier for the spurned psycho. Following their break-…

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DC Man Admits To Bribing Corrections Officer From MD To Smuggle Drugs Into Jail DC Man Admits To Bribing Corrections Officer From MD To Smuggle Drugs Into Jail
DC Man Admits To Bribing Corrections Officer From MD To Smuggle Drugs Into Jail A man conspiring with a convict inside a DC jail has admitted to bribing a public official to smuggle drugs inside the facility. Keywaune McLeod, 28, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty this week to one count of bribery following a scheme he ran with a corrections officer and drug supplier to get contraband inside the District’s Central Detention Facility (CDF). Original story - Corrections Officer From Upper Marlboro Accused Of Scheme To Smuggle Drugs To Inmates: DOJ According to court documents, McLeod admitted that in June 2022, he was contacted by an inmate being housed at the DC jail, a…

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Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Two Prince George’s County residents were hit with lengthy prison sentences after being convicted by a jury in Washington, DC for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teens, federal officials announced. Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, will both be spending years behind bars after being found of multime criminal charges for the illegal operation involving two minors. Specifically, Lewis was sentenced to life, while Jones got 14 years for trafficking a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girl between April and May 2019. According to prosecutors, J…

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Child Predator Who Followed Girl On DC Street, Asked For Sexual Favor, Gets Prison Time Child Predator Who Followed Girl On DC Street, Asked For Sexual Favor, Gets Prison Time
Child Predator Who Followed Girl On DC Street, Asked For Sexual Favor, Gets Prison Time The Washington, DC man who targeted a teen girl and sought to have sexual activity with him while following her will spend years in prison after pleading guilty last summer to the coercion and enticement of a minor. Federal officials say that Marcus Douglas, 53, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in August last year to the charge following an incident in July 2021. According to the Department of Justice, in 2021, Douglas approached a 14-year-old girl he saw walking on a sidewalk in downtown DC when he placed a note on her cell phone suggesting that he wanted to p…

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Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ
Maryland Woman, Neo-Nazi From Florida Plotted To 'Completely Destroy' Baltimore: DOJ Federal officials say that a Catonsville woman and a Neo-Nazi man in Florida conspired to disrupt an energy facility in Maryland in furtherance of their violent extremist beliefs. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 34, and Orlando resident Brandon Clint Russell, 27, are facing federal charges for coming up with an elaborate plan to “completely destroy the city,” in a move that threatened thousands in Maryland, according to the Department of Justice. “This alleged planned attack threatened lives and would have left thousands of Marylanders in the cold and dark,” Maryland US Attorney Erek L. Barron said…

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Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn
Former Youth Pastor Out On Probation In VA For Sex Offenses Gets 20 Years For Child Porn A former youth pastor in Virginia will spin years behind bars after being busted distributing child pornography while on probation for previous sex offense convictions, federal officials announced. Deric Wallace Peacock, 39, of Highland Springs, a former pastor at the now defunct South Hopewell Church of God, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of distribution of child pornography. Prosecutors say that on April 12, 2022, Peacock use Wickr, an encrypted messaging service, to distribute child pornography using his “vapastor” user account. Officials made note that a…

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FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA
FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA Federal officials are attempting to identify additional victims of a Fairfax County man who exploited social media to solicit sexually explicit photos of minors online. Herndon resident Vincent Joseph Sarikey, 34, made his initial court appearance in Virginia last week, where he was charged with the production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material, according to the Department of Justice. It is alleged that Sarikey repeatedly engaged in explicit discussions with two underage victims, each of whom he was able to persuade sexually explicit photos that they then sent to him. …

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Former Department Of Defense Employee From VA Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors Former Department Of Defense Employee From VA Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors
Former Department Of Defense Employee From VA Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minors Federal officials say that a former Department of Defense (DoD) employee from Virginia working in Japan sexually abused underage girls both stateside and overseas and will now face life in prison. Norfolk resident Donald Gene Ferguson II, 51, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of abusive sexual contact with a minor while working, as a civilian DoD employee in Iwakuni, Japan. Officials say that during the summer of 2019, while in military housing in Japan, Ferguson forced an 11-year-old to touch him inappropriately. While the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) was investigat…

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Trump-Appointed Former US Attorney For Maryland Named Special Counsel Investigating Biden Docs Trump-Appointed Former US Attorney For Maryland Named Special Counsel Investigating Biden Docs
Trump-Appointed Former US Attorney For Maryland Named Special Counsel Investigating Biden Docs Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a familiar face for Marylanders as a special counsel to investigate the handling of classified documents that were found at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and a Washington office. Robert Hur, the former US Attorney for Maryland who left office in 2021, will be tasked with conducting the inquiry into the handling of the materials after the White House confirmed that his private attorneys found a "small number" of classified documents. “I will conduct the assigned investigation with fair, impartial, and dispassionate judgment. I intend to f…

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