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Handgun-Wielding Virginia Man Who Pointed Gun At Driver On I-95 In Maryland Arrested: State PD Handgun-Wielding Virginia Man Who Pointed Gun At Driver On I-95 In Maryland Arrested: State PD
Handgun-Wielding Virginia Man Who Pointed Gun At Driver On I-95 In Maryland Arrested: State PD A 34-year-old Virginia man has been arrested months after a road-rage incident in Maryland that saw him threatening another driver on I-95 in Prince George's County. In early February, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a reported road rage incident involving Fairfax County resident Joshua John Cook, 34, who was caught on camera pointing a gun at a second motorist. According to police, on Feb. 2, troopers were called to investigate an incident involving a black Ford F-150 whose driver reportedly pointed a gun at another driver in the area of I-95 and Route 1, which was captured on …

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by Zak Failla
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DC Rapper Who Bragged On Social Media Gets 10 Years For Drug, Weapon Charges DC Rapper Who Bragged On Social Media Gets 10 Years For Drug, Weapon Charges
DC Rapper Who Bragged On Social Media Gets 10 Years For Drug, Weapon Charges A braggadocios DC rapper who advertised drugs and boasted about his weapons on Instagram will spend a decade behind bars, federal authorities announced. Daniel Jahleel Thomas - also known as "DanDue" - was sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug distribution and weapon charges after pleading guilty in April last year. According to court documents, Thomas, who posted rap videos under his "DanDue" alias on YouTube, advertised marijuana and oxycodone for sale on his social media accounts, while posting pictures of himself holding weapons, including fully-automatic machine guns. On Feb. 25, M…

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by Zak Failla
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Gangster Who Dropped Food Container Packed With Pistol On Greyhound Bus Gets Prison Time In VA Gangster Who Dropped Food Container Packed With Pistol On Greyhound Bus Gets Prison Time In VA
Gangster Who Dropped Food Container Packed With Pistol On Greyhound Bus Gets Prison Time In VA Holding a food container packed with a hidden pistol and bullets proved to be too difficult for a member of the Young Gunnerz street gang from New York who will spend years in a Virginia prison on drug and weapon charges. Najalaek Walker, 27, of Troy, NY, was sentenced this week to 48 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges late last year following an incident that played out on a Greyhound bus in Virginia in 2021. Prosecutors said that on Nov. 27, 2021, members of the Lynchburg Police Department in Virginia were notified that Walker, who was wanted in New York fo…

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by Zak Failla
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UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report
UVA Shooter Was ‘Picked On,’ Dad Says In New Report More details are being released in the University of Virginia triple-fatal shooting — including the fact that the alleged shooter was being picked on, according to a report by NBC12. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, opened fire on a bus on the way back from a field trip to see a play in Washington DC, killing Devin Chandler as he slept, along with D’Sean Perry and Lavel Davis Jr., on Sunday, Nov. 13, prosecutors said during the initial hearing. Two other victims were injured in the incident, authorities previously said. Darnell's dad tells NBC12 his son — a former member of the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Last Two Defendants Convicted In Federal Trial For Lynchburg Drug Conspiracy Last Two Defendants Convicted In Federal Trial For Lynchburg Drug Conspiracy
Last Two Defendants Convicted In Federal Trial For Lynchburg Drug Conspiracy The final two defendants in the Lynchburg drug conspiracy trial were convicted in federal court, officials said. On September 2, Ricky Donnell Abner, 44, and Charay Lamont Trent, 43, were convicted on drug conspiracy and weapon charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Between January 2016 and January 2021, ringleader of the operation Jermel "Jan" Storey distributed large amounts of cocaine, that he received from Texas, to a network of drug dealers, right out of his Lynchburg home, authorities said. Even after he moved to North Carolina, Storey continued to meet up with co-cons…

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by AJ Goldbloom