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Maryland Man Who Brutally Beat Victim To Death Outside DC Gas Station Sentenced: Feds Maryland Man Who Brutally Beat Victim To Death Outside DC Gas Station Sentenced: Feds
Maryland Man Who Brutally Beat Victim To Death Outside DC Gas Station Sentenced: Feds A 41-year-old Maryland man who brutally beat a man to death in DC has admitted to the crime and agreed to a deal that will see him spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced on Friday. District Heights resident Chanos Monroe - also known as "Chanos Gillis" - pleaded guilty on Oct. 11 to a pair of charges in connection to the 2022 murder of Keith Sistare, 52, at a BP gas station in Northeast DC. According to prosecutors, Monroe and a second man chased down Sistare in late July 2022 after he attempted to get in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which was left idling o…

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District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds
District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds A District man is facing new charges after he allegedly committed new crimes while awaiting trial or shooting a 14-year-old. Darnell Lamont Savoy, 24, is back behind bars less than two months before he was set to face a trial for shooting at a teen during a targeted attack, federal authorities announced this week. Savoy was charged with: Unlawful possession of a firearm; Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; Carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; Possession of a large-capacity feeding device; Second-degree cruelty to children. The charges contained in a …

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Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds
Felon Driving With Child, Woman In SUV Busted With Illegal Guns, Fentanyl During DC Stop: Feds A convicted felon with a checkered criminal history will spend more time behind bars after being busted with illegal weapons while driving with a child in the backseat of his SUV during a traffic stop in DC. District resident John Michael Wilcox, 36, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a Ruger Archangel rifle and a .32 caliber pistol when his SUV was stopped by police near Nationals Park, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, Wilcox was stopped by US Park Police officers on July 12, 2022, when they noticed his black SUV had an illegally …

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Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC
Murderer Released From Prison Convicted Of Weapon, Drug Charges In DC Roy Tatum can't seem to keep himself out of trouble. After spending more than 25 years in prison for a murder conviction, the 47-year-old District man is likely heading back to prison after being convicted by a jury of drug and weapon offenses, federal officials announced. The convict was previously released under the DC Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act after serving more than 25 years for first-degree murder.  Less than a year after he was released, members of the Metropolitan Police Department investigating an unrelated homicide arrested him for possession of firearms, ammuniti…

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Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Admits To Federal Gun Charge In DC Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Admits To Federal Gun Charge In DC
Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Admits To Federal Gun Charge In DC The convicted felon who was busted with an illegal weapon after ramming into a Metropolitan Police Department cruiser earlier is facing more than a decade behind bars. District resident Maurice Devonte Beckham, 22, pleaded guilty to a federal weapon charge after he was caught earlier this year in a stolen Honda CR-V while in possession of a semi-automatic weapon, authorities announced. According to his plea, shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 30, officers on patrol in the 1100 block of Raum Street NE when they spotted Beckham - who they recognized from his previous crimes - getting into the drive…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695 DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695
DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695 A pair of carjackers attempted to make a great escape after an armed carjacking in Northwest DC, but did not make it far, according to authorities. Antwon Haynie, 25, and DaQuan Oden, 22, both of Southeast DC, are facing charges after members of the Metropolitan Police Department used a helicopter to track down the fleeing suspects. Shortly before 10:10 p.m. on Thursday night, police say that the two men approached their victims in the 2400 block of 17th Street NW while they were sitting in a vehicle.  They took out guns and stole the victims car, which they then fled in. Police say…

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'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say 'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say
'Dislike:' District Man Killed Cousin Over Instagram Beef, Feds Say It’s safe to say a DC man did not “like” his cousin’s Instagram post. Lewkus Turner, 29, of Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter while armed and other offenses for a mid-afternoon shooting of a family member in December 2021 over a social media post, federal authorities announced on Monday, June 12. Prosecutors said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2021, Turner’s cousin, Vincent Gyamfi drove to the 1600 block of 29th Street SE to have words with him over a social media post he made earlier in the week. An argument broke out, and Turner left the area, onl…

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by Zak Failla
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Joint Decision: DC Man Locked Up For Unlicensed Weed Dispensary Joint Decision: DC Man Locked Up For Unlicensed Weed Dispensary
Joint Decision: DC Man Locked Up For Unlicensed Weed Dispensary The man who operated a thriving unlicensed marijuana dispensary in the District will spend years behind bars after being busted for the illegal operation. Terron Demise Barnes, also known as “Ali Vegaz,” 41, of Washington, DC, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, local and federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, May 9. Barnes pleaded guilty in January, where he admitted to operating “Oak Religious LLC” from his Northeast DC apartment between June 2019 and July 2020. A…

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by Zak Failla
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Escaped VA Inmate Captured In Mexico, 2nd At Large Escaped VA Inmate Captured In Mexico, 2nd At Large
Escaped VA Inmate Captured In Mexico, 2nd At Large One of two men who escaped from a Virginia jail this week was captured in Mexico. The other remains at large. Alder Marin Sotelo, 26, was arrest by Mexican authorities on Thursday, May 4 around 1 p.m. in Guerrero. Alder Alfonso Marin Sotelo was taken into custody by Mexican authorities on May 4, 2023, after 13:00 EST, in the state of Guerrero. The investigation to determine his exact movements is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/1yUKyd9tgT — FBI Charlotte (@FBICharlotte) May 4, 2023 Sotelo and Bruce Callahan, 44, escaped from the Piedmont Regional Jail in Virginia within hours of one another. …

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Naked DC Man Fires Shots At Officers During Lengthy Standoff: Police Naked DC Man Fires Shots At Officers During Lengthy Standoff: Police
Naked DC Man Fires Shots At Officers During Lengthy Standoff: Police A D.C. man was apprehended after remaining on a rooftop in a long standoff with officers, officials said. On September 7, at around 4 p.m., police arrived at the scene in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, to find the suspect, who fired multiple shots at the officers and forcibly entered a nearby residence, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  Witnesses reported that the man, 39-year-old Deandre Bigesby, briefly disrobed and stood on roof of the home, authorities said. The suspect was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis, as he…

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