‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …
33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention 33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention
33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention Richeline Anisso Fung may be the hardest-working employee in the federal government. The Florida woman who used to live in Maryland admitted that she claimed to work 33 hours a day while earning money from multiple agencies during her time in the DC area, according to the US Attorney's Office. Richeline Anisso Fung, 46, now of Pembroke Pines, Florida, pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims while working as a full-time employee for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. According to court documents, Fung was a full-t…
Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ
Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ "KingDaddy89" is heading to prison. A 40-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison after traveling into DC with a phone loaded with child pornography, federal authorities announced. Largo resident Marshall Day, also known by his moniker and "Mike LeRoy," pleaded guilty in March to one count of transportation of child pornography after investigators say he walked into a sting while expecting to meet a 9-year-old girl for sex. According to court documents, Day logged onto a fetish website on Oct. 8, 2025, and attempted to arrange a sexual encounter. During an …
Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says A sexual assault reported nearly six months ago has now been linked to a second attack in Virginia. The search is on for 30-year-old Spotsylvania resident Cesar Mario Torres Juarez after investigators connected the March 12 rape of a massage therapy worker to a similar attack reported on Sunday, Aug. 31 in Fredericksburg, authorities announced. The first victim told Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office investigators that she was working at a massage therapy business in the 5000 block of Plank Road when she was forcibly raped. Detectives collected physical and photographic evidence at the s…
Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police
Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police The explosives that helped trigger 64 felony charges in Maryland earlier this year allegedly came with some expert guidance. Now, a former Prince George's County Sheriff's Office K-9 handler is accused of providing both. Micah Y. Sam, 51, of Brandywine, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after Anne Arundel County fire investigators linked him to an explosives investigation that began months earlier at a home in the 1200 block of Blackwalnut Lane in Annapolis. Investigators allege Sam supplied explosive materials to Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, 37, along with information and technical guidance…
Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED) Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED)
Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (Updated) The man killed in a three-vehicle Maryland crash has been identified. Blake Greenwell, 24, of Waldorf, died in the collision at Indian Head Highway and Palmer Road in Fort Washington shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Prince George’s County Police said in an update Thursday. Greenwell was driving one of two sedans that were heading north on Indian Head Highway as an SUV traveled south toward the intersection, according to the preliminary investigation. For reasons that remain under investigation, all three vehicles collided at the intersection. Greenwell died at the scene. H…
Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn
Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn A father and daughter who followed the same career path found themselves sharing something else this week: a radio frequency at Washington Dulles International Airport. The two pilots crossed paths while preparing for separate flights out of the Virginia airport, turning an otherwise ordinary exchange with air traffic control into 45 seconds of family banter that Dulles later shared online. POV: You run into your dad at work. It was a @United family reunion on the runway this week. pic.twitter.com/IATAg4jzrf — Dulles Airport (IAD) (@Dulles_Airport) September 3, 2026 It started with jus…
Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police
Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police A 32-year-old man is back in custody after his victim died days after a violent assault in Maryland, police say. Jaylin James McConnaughey was initially arrested on Friday, Aug. 28, in Howard County after he allegedly struck Lanham resident Tevin Jarrett Sesker during an altercation. According to the Howard County Police Department, the two knew each other and were in the 8800 block of Greenwood Place when the assault took place, causing Sesker to strike his head. Sesker was transported to Shock Trauma in critical condition. McConnaughey was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond. Then t…
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter ‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter Óscar Ávalos had a way of making even the dirtiest job a good time. The Northern Virginia painter was constantly sharing the latest photos and videos of his college-age daughter and kindergarten-age son, one of the small things friends are remembering after Ávalos was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 2. To the people who worked alongside him, Ávalos was “Little Oscar,” an "exceptional" painter whose personality could turn a grimy home renovation into something that felt more like an episode of HGTV. “He had a happy crew because everyone was happy in Oscar's presence,” Carolyn Wixs…
Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (Updated) A lunchtime mess on I-95 is getting worse in Virginia. A tractor-trailer crash near Exit 140 at Courthouse Road in Stafford County has shut down two of the interstate's three northbound lanes on Thursday, Sept. 3, leaving traffic backed up for approximately five miles, according to the latest VDOT update. As of 1:12 p.m., the northbound center lane, right lane, and right shoulder remained closed at mile marker 140.4. Only the left travel lane was open. VDOT classified the crash as a high-priority incident as congestion continued building behind the scene. The backup had already stretched…
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police
Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police A road rage encounter on a Maryland highway allegedly ended with a driver firing into another vehicle and shutting down a busy highway. Brandon Allison, 40, of Baltimore, was arrested after the shooting on the Outer Loop of I-695 near Maryland Route 295 in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2, according to Maryland State Police. The gunfire was reported shortly after 2 p.m., prompting a police response that ultimately shut down part of the Beltway for about an hour. Police say Allison was driving a Chrysler Pacifica when he became involved in a road rage incident with the dr…
Students Taken Into Custody After Knife, BB Gun Found At Maryland High School: Police Students Taken Into Custody After Knife, BB Gun Found At Maryland High School: Police
Students Taken Into Custody After Knife, BB Gun Found At Maryland High School: Police It was an unsettling start to the school day. Two students were taken into custody following separate weapons incidents at a Maryland high school on Thursday morning, Sept. 3, temporarily disrupting classes before one 15-year-old was charged, police said. The incidents unfolded at Magruder High School in Rockville, where Montgomery County Public Schools placed the building in a hold status as officers investigated. Shortly after 9:20 a.m., Montgomery County Police announced that two students were in custody following two separate incidents and that weapons had been recovered. More details…
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.  Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.  The Athletic said it did not conclude …
VA's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens VA's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
VA's AG Joins Lawsuit Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Virginia Crash Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Virginia Crash
Good Samaritan Vanishes After Pulling Driver From Burning Vehicle In Deadly Virginia Crash Investigators are searching for a Good Samaritan who pulled a driver from a burning vehicle after a crash on a busy Virginia highway. First responders were called around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, to a vehicle fire on Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Lane when a vehicle went off the road and caught fire. A passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The southbound lanes of Richmond Highway were shut down for an extended period of time to allow Stafford County Fire and Rescue to administer first aid and put out the fire. Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Lane …
Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland
Driver Killed, Passenger Ejected In Three-Vehicle Indian Head Highway Crash In Maryland One person was killed, and another was ejected from a vehicle in a late-night crash in Maryland. The three-vehicle collision was reported shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, on northbound Indian Head Highway near Palmer Road in Prince George's County. First responders arrived to find one person trapped inside a vehicle and another who had been ejected, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. The trapped driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger who was ejected was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. Prince George's County Pol…
43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say 43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say
43 Kilos Of Cocaine Led DEA To Ronthony Ward's Maryland Stash House, Prosecutors Say A five-minute meeting helped unravel a massive Maryland drug operation. The DEA investigation that began with the seizure of 43 kilograms of cocaine ultimately led agents to a Fort Washington stash house, where prosecutors say they found fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and loaded guns. Now, Ronthony Ward is facing life in federal prison. Prosecutors say evidence presented at trial showed Ward was a member of a "large-scale drug-trafficking operation" in Prince George's County. In August 2023, while investigating a suspected Baltimore cocaine trafficker, DEA investigators tracked the intended ta…
Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder
Five Charged, But FBI Says Search Isn't Over In 5-Year-Old Maryland Girl's Murder The arrests haven't closed the book on Na'Ryah Adams' murder. The FBI has now put up $15,000 as investigators continue working to identify everyone involved in the Aug. 11 killing of the 5-year-old at her family's home in Linkwood, bringing the total reward offered in the Maryland case to as much as $25,000. “If you know something about this shooting, share it with us,” FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul said while announcing the agency's contribution. The renewed push for information comes after five people were charged across two shootings in Dorchester County that investig…
Shemar White Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff Shemar White Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff
Shemar White Charged After Ramming 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire: Sheriff The man at the center of a chaotic confrontation with Maryland deputies now has a name and a list of charges. Shemar Mekhi White, 23, of Abingdon, was charged following the Tuesday incident that ended with two Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies opening fire and White running from his vehicle, authorities announced Wednesday. The charges come a day after deputies with the sheriff's office Crime Suppression Unit responded to a community tip and spotted what they believed was drug activity near Abingdon Road. Deputies attempted to stop White's vehicle shortly after 12:20 p.m., but inves…
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say She followed her victim all the way to the car. A 26-year-old District woman is behind bars in Virginia after police say she threatened a woman, stole her keys and took off in her vehicle during a Sunday night carjacking in Arlington. Leah Elaine Johnson approached the woman from behind as she walked through the Colonial Village neighborhood shortly before 5 p.m. on Aug. 31, according to Arlington County Police on Wednesday. At first, Johnson allegedly tried to strike up a conversation. The woman kept walking toward her vehicle. Johnson followed. Then came the threat, police say. Inves…
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo looked like a different dog two months later. The tiny Yorkshire terrier had been healthy and bright-eyed when he was adopted from a Virginia shelter in May.  By the night of Wednesday, July 29, he was found dumped in a Norfolk field with broken bones, traumatic injuries, and so much fear that he panicked when people came near him, according to PETA. Now Rambo is dead, and a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered to find whoever abused him. A witness told PETA that a woman believed to be in her 30s pulled Rambo from a carrier near Armistead Avenue and East 24th Street, left h…
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING) Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING)
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop As Traffic Backs Up (Developing) The Beltway came to a standstill in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. All three travel lanes of the I-695 Outer Loop were shut down in Baltimore County shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 2 due to police activity, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The incident was reported shortly before 2:15 p.m. past Exit 11A for I-95, near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. All three Outer Loop travel lanes were closed, along with both shoulders and the right exit ramp, according to the alert. The Inner Loop remained open. Traffic cameras showed a long line of vehicles backed up behind t…
No Open Flame Was Needed To Ignite This Virginia House Fire, Officials Say No Open Flame Was Needed To Ignite This Virginia House Fire, Officials Say
No Open Flame Was Needed To Ignite This Virginia House Fire, Officials Say No match. No candle. No electrical spark. A pile of oily rags was enough to ignite a Virginia house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The flames broke out shortly after 7 a.m. on Aug. 31 at an occupied home in the 1200 block of Stafford Avenue in Fredericksburg, prompting a response from city firefighters and crews from Spotsylvania and Stafford counties. Everyone inside managed to get out on their own before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported, and a secondary search confirmed nobody remained inside. The fire in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg Fi…
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Virginia Target Arrested At His Home: Police Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Virginia Target Arrested At His Home: Police
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Virginia Target Arrested At His Home: Police He didn't stay unidentified for long. One day after a 15-year-old girl was followed through a Virginia Target by a man who exposed himself to her, police say they tracked their suspect to his home. Joel Robert Stevenson, 29, of Manassas, was arrested at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Stevenson is accused of following the teen through the Target at Fortuna Center Plaza in Dumfries shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31. Investigators say the girl was inside the store with acquaintances when she noticed a man she didn't know. Then …
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose ‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose The name sounded more like a “Breaking Bad” knockoff than an alleged darknet drug operation. Two Florida brothers accused of operating under the moniker “BarbaraWhite” were arrested after a fatal overdose in Virginia sparked a federal investigation, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The investigation began following a fatal overdose in Arlington, prosecutors said. What investigators say they ultimately uncovered stretched hundreds of miles south to Jacksonville. Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and his younger brother, Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, allegedly …
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …