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Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities
Details Released, Officer Cleared In Spotsy Shooting That Killed Marine: Authorities The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's deputy who was involved in an officer-involved shooting over that killed former U.S. Marine Kenneth Carr over the summer been cleared by the Fauquier Commonwealth's Attorney, authorities announced. *** WARNING: The following news report contains details that may be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. *** Shortly after 3:15 a.m. on June 30, deputies were called to the 10400 block of Spotswood Drive to investigate a reported domestic disturbance involving a weapon. According to prosecutors, on the morning of the shooting, a 911 call was made by a …
Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds
Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds A jury rejected a DC Parks and Recreation employee's claims of self-defense who was later convicted of killing 13-year-old Karon Blake last year, federal authorities announced on Friday. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury for the January 2023 killing of Karon Blake in the 1000 block of Quincy Street NE. Specifically, Lewis was convicted of three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed, committed against a minor. Prosecutors say that…
Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time
Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time The District man who got himself shot during an attempted carjacking in Northeast DC will spend years in prison after admitting to the crime in November.  Marcus Thompson, 28, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for an early morning carjacking last summer that resulted with him being shot by his would-be victim, who was carrying his own weapon and took matters into his own hands, authorities say. According to court documents, at around 6 a.m. on July 17, 2023, Thompson admitted that he approached his victim armed with a handgun, which he put to his back as he was taking items o…
Gunman Who Shot YouTuber At Virginia Mall Found Not Guilty On 2 Charges: Report Gunman Who Shot YouTuber At Virginia Mall Found Not Guilty On 2 Charges: Report
Gunman Who Shot YouTuber At Virginia Mall Found Not Guilty On 2 Charges: Report The gunman who shot a YouTube prankster at a mall in northern Virginia last April has been found not guilty on two charges, but guilty of a third, as reported by WUSA9. Alan Colie had been facing charges of aggravated malicious wounding; use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; and discharging a firearm within a building, after shooting 21-year-old Tanner Cook on April 2 in Dulles Town Center, authorities in Loudoun County said. This week, a jury found Colie not guilty of aggravated malicious wounding and use of a firearm for aggravated malicious wounding, WUSA9 says. He was found gu…
Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff
Naked Woman Shot After Assaulting VA Homeowner With Frying Pan During Home Invasion: Sheriff New information has been released by authorities in Virginia following a strange incident involving a naked woman who was shot after allegedly attacking a homeowner with a frying pan. Austinsville resident Paula Michelle Locklear, 35, is facing multiple charges after she was found with a gunshot wound in Carroll County during an apparent home invasion, according to police. Late last month, members of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office were called to a Loafers Rest Road residence in Austinsville to investigate a reported shooting that left a woman - later identified as Locklear - with a gu…
Maryland Daycare Owner Admits To Shooting Husband Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse: Reports Maryland Daycare Owner Admits To Shooting Husband Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse: Reports
Maryland Daycare Owner Admits To Shooting Husband Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse: Reports A Baltimore County woman has pleaded guilty after being charged in the July shooting of her husband that occurred after he allegedly sexually abused children at the daycare she ran, according to multiple reports. Shanteari Weems, 50, reportedly shot her husband, James Weems, 57, on July 21 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C., after she confronted him about the allegations, as previously reported by Daily Voice. James Weems, a former Baltimore City police officer, reportedly assaulted at least three children at Lil ids Kastle Development Center, the daycare ran by his wife in …
Fairfax County Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In Self-Defense, Police Say Fairfax County Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In Self-Defense, Police Say
Fairfax County Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In Self-Defense, Police Say A man shot and killed a home intruder who attacked him with a rock Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Fairfax County, authorities said. The Oakton resident was outside his Waples Mill Road home when he got into " an interaction with a man that led to an altercation," county police said.  The homeowner returned to his home and got a firearm, but the other man followed him in with what police say was a large rock. That's when the homeowner shot the invader, police said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities have yet to share his identity. The resident was taken to the hospital …
One Dead In Shooting At Fairfax County Home: Police One Dead In Shooting At Fairfax County Home: Police
One Dead In Shooting At Fairfax County Home: Police UPDATE: Fairfax County Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder In Self-Defense, Police Say ***Original story below*** At least one person was dead after a shooting inside a Fairfax County home on Wednesday, Nov. 9, authorities confirmed. Details remained scarce in the incident, which happened at a home on the 11400 block of Waples Mill Road in Oakton, Fairfax County police said on Twitter around 6:50 p.m. Officers are on scene of a fatal shooting at a home in the 11400 blk of Waples Mill Rd, Oakton. Man pronounced dead at the scene. All parties are accounted for & there is no apparent ongo…
Stafford Auto Shop Employee Shots Man In Self Defense After Heated Fight: Police Stafford Auto Shop Employee Shots Man In Self Defense After Heated Fight: Police
Stafford Auto Shop Employee Shots Man In Self Defense After Heated Fight: Police An altercation in Stafford forced an auto shop employee to shoot a man in self defense, police said. On August 30, at around 11:45 a.m., an officer, who was driving near Tires and Wheels Unlimited on Warrenton Road, saw a man bleeding from his abdomen coming toward her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  Timothy Greenage, 33, told the officer that an employee of the auto shop had shot him, but there was more to the story, officials said. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that Greenage threatened the auto shop over the phone because the business supposedly …
Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark
Assault Charges Dropped Against Football Player Who Decked Combative Airline Employee In Newark A former NFL player who laid out a United Airlines employee after getting sucker-slapped during a now-infamous clash at Newark Airport reportedly is no longer facing charges. Simple assault charges against Brendan Langley were dropped after authorities determined that he'd used reasonable force during a May incident that went viral, his lawyer told TMZ Sports. "We are grateful for the Court’s decision which puts an end to this ordeal that began nearly two months ago when Mr. Langley was assaulted then wrongfully arrested and charged for exercising his rights under the law," attorney Halim …