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Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell
Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell An inmate being housed in the District has died, and now his death is under investigation, officials say. Early in the afternoon on Wednesday, Jan. 3, DC native Roy Tatum, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Central Detention Facility, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after "immediate life-saving measures were performed."  Tatum spent more than two decades in prison on a previous murder charge before being convicted on drug and weapons offenses last month. The convict was previous…
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…
See Something, Say Something: Virginia Hotel Rape Suspect Busted Following Community Tips See Something, Say Something: Virginia Hotel Rape Suspect Busted Following Community Tips
See Something, Say Something: Virginia Hotel Rape Suspect Busted Following Community Tips Community members in Fairfax County saw something and said something to help swiftly lead police to apprehend a wanted rape suspect who assaulted a woman at a Maryland hotel. Police say that community tips led them to identify Patrick Craig Locke, 30, of Washington, DC, who was arrested at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the Metro Center Station following an investigation into a rape earlier this month. Locke’s arrest came hours after the Fairfax County Police Department issued an alert and provided fresh surveillance photos of their suspect to the public, which came through. “Detectives rec…