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Homeless Man Caught With Machete, Knife Outside US Capitol: Police Homeless Man Caught With Machete, Knife Outside US Capitol: Police
Homeless Man Caught With Machete, Knife Outside US Capitol: Police A homeless man was caught by an eagle-eyed officer after bringing a machete and other weapons to the US Capitol, officials say. Jose Leonardo Marquez, 23, who has no fixed address, is facing charges in the nation's capital after being caught by a US Capitol Police officer as he acted strangely outside the building. At around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers spotted Marquez pacing back and forth before sitting down on a ledge on the side of the Capitol, officials say, prompting the officer to approach him to inquire about his odd behavior. While speaking with him for several mi…

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by Zak Failla
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Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds
Switchblade-Wielding Man Who Returned To Scene Of DC Metro Station Crime Gets Prison Time: Feds The District man who pulled a switchblade on a Metro rider after stealing his backpack is heading to prison, federal authorities announced. Nwabueze Igwe, 32, was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted over the summer of robbing a man at knifepoint in Northwest DC earlier this year. According to court documents, on Monday, Feb. 13, Igwe approached a stranger on the Metro and began shouting at him as they were traveling on the Green Line, and when the train reached the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station, he took the man's North Face backpack. When the victim asked Igwe t…

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by Zak Failla