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Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds
DeAngelo Wayne McNeil Sentenced FOr Drug, Weapon Offenses A District man has will serve more time behind bars after the repeat offender was sentenced for drug and weapon offenses near a Northeast DC high school. DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and, while near a school, possessing cocaine base with the intent to sell it, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2023, McNeil was on release in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for unlawfully possessing a gun and possessing cocaine. He also has a 2018 conviction for similar ch…

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DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds DC Man Facing Life In Prison For Using Gun While Under Indictment For Near Murder Of Teen: Feds
Darnell Lamont Savoy Admits To New Crime In Superior Court A District man is facing life in prison for an October 2022 stabbing that he committed while on release and under indictment for the near-murder of a 14-year-old boy, federal authorities announced. Darnell Lamont Savoy, 24, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, which was uncovered during an investigation into the stabbing. According to court documents, in October 2022, Savoy stabbed a person during an argument and fled the scene, before he was tracked by investigators to the 3900 block of Southern Avenue SE to a residence he w…

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Felon Who Took Police On High-Speed Pursuit From Maryland To DC Busted With Glocks, Feds Say Felon Who Took Police On High-Speed Pursuit From Maryland To DC Busted With Glocks, Feds Say
Felon Who Took Police On High-Speed Pursuit From Maryland To DC Busted With Glocks, Feds Say A 20-year-old convicted felon from DC who took police on a chase from Maryland into the nation's capital is facing time behind bars, federal authorities announced. District resident Jordan Tyler Alexander pleaded guilty on Tuesday to weapons offenses after police found a Glock 27 in a stolen car that he crashed after taking officers on a high-speed pursuit topping 100 mph last summer. According to court documents, Prince George’s County police officer was on patrol at 2 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2023, when he watched a white Honda Accord pull into the parking lot of a convenience store in Suitla…

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by Zak Failla
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Shooter Admits To Gunning Down 19-Year-Old After Night Out In DC: Feds Shooter Admits To Gunning Down 19-Year-Old After Night Out In DC: Feds
Shooter Admits To Gunning Down 19-Year-Old After Night Out In DC: Feds A Maryland man will face 20 years in prison after admitting to his role in killing 19-year-old Andre Baker in Northwest DC over the summer, federal authorities announced. What started as a fun night out on U Street turned bloody for Baker and his friends, who were shot by Gwynn Oak native David Botchway during an early morning August incident. According to prosecutors, on the night of Saturday, Aug. 5, Baker and two friends were hanging out in front of a bus stop in the 1200 block of U Street NW after going out in the neighborhood, though an argument broke out at some point between he and o…

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by Zak Failla
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Sleeping DUI Driver Found Passed Out Near US Capitol With Weapons, Ammo: Police Sleeping DUI Driver Found Passed Out Near US Capitol With Weapons, Ammo: Police
Sleeping DUI Driver Found Passed Out Near US Capitol With Weapons, Ammo: Police An allegedly drunk driver who fell asleep at the wheel blocks away from Capitol Hill is facing multiple charges after being busted with an illegal weapon and ammo, US Capitol Police announced. Maryland resident Angelo Day, 31, is facing a host of charges after passing out in the crosswalk in Southwest DC on Tuesday morning, prompting further investigation by officers on patrol in the area who found a disturbing scene in the driver's seat. Police say that at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, a US Capitol Police officer spotted a blue Honda Accord that was stopped in the 500 block of South Cap…

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by Zak Failla
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Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Magazines, Handguns On Virginia Pair In Maryland: Police Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Magazines, Handguns On Virginia Pair In Maryland: Police
Routine Traffic Stop Turns Up Magazines, Handguns On Virginia Pair In Maryland: Police A pair of men from Virginia posted bond and were released after they were found in possession of handguns during a traffic stop in Maryland, authorities said. St Mary's County Sheriff Deputy Joseph Senatore stopped a Dodge pickup truck for an equipment violation on Three Notch Road in Lexington Park on Wednesday, May 31, a spokesperson for the agency said. During the stop, Senatore immediately spotted a black handgun with an extended magazine stuffed between the passenger seat and center console, within reach of the passenger. Chevis Dominique Smith, 43 of Poquoson, was charged w…

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Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison
Ex-Con Driving Around With Small Cache Of Weapons In VA Gets Seven Years In Prison A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being caught with a veritable mobile cache of weapons in Virginia, federal officials announced. Richmond resident Marquis Bonhomme, 23, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for the illegal possession of firearms, including a machine gun conversion device, and ammunition despite his status as an ex-con. Bonhomme was arrested in July 2021 by members of the Richmond Police Department during a traffic stop, during which it was determined that there were multiple warrants out for his arrest. There was also a firearm magazine in plain view,…

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by Zak Failla
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'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting 'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting
'Prophet Of Doom' Pleads Guilty To Mass NYC Subway Shooting UPDATE: An assailant who opened fire on a packed New York City subway train last year, wounding 10 commuters and igniting underground terror, admitted on Tuesday, Jan. 3 that he intended to cause mass harm. No one was killed in the horrific attack by Frank James, 63, which left victims strewn across a smoky 36th Street platform in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn at the height of the April 12 morning rush. Rather than risk the consequences of a guilty verdict at a jury trial, James took a deal from prosecutors. The heavyset and balding domestic terrorist -- who'd dubbed himself the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland led to a weapons charge for a California man who is forbidden from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction in Virginia, authorities said. Walter Prince, 30, of Sherman Oaks, California, was busted for illegally possessing a Glock 9mm handgun and several rounds of ammunition in Montgomery County following a traffic stop over the weekend, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police patrolling in the area of Shady Grove Road stopped a …

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by Zak Failla