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Murder Charges For DC Man Accused Of Killing MD Motorcyclist Amid Ongoing Dispute: Police Murder Charges For DC Man Accused Of Killing MD Motorcyclist Amid Ongoing Dispute: Police
Murder Charges For DC Man Accused Of Killing MD Motorcyclist Amid Ongoing Dispute: Police Police in Prince George's County have arrested a District man who is accused of murdering a 48-year-old businessman in Suitland earlier this year. Christopher Cross, 46, will face multiple murder charges after being connected to the fatal shooting of Temple Hills resident Brian Akinfe in September, authorities announced on Monday. At around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, members of the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the area of Branch Avenue and St. Barnabas Road to investigate reports of a crash involving a motorcyclist. While administering aid to Akinfe, first r…
Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim Before Virginia Arrest: Police Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim Before Virginia Arrest: Police
Stabbing Suspect Had Previous Romantic Relationship With Victim Before Virginia Arrest: Police A man who stabbed his ex to death in Prince George's County was apprehended in Virginia and will face multiple murder charges, authorities announced. Eric Anthony King, 25, who has no fixed address, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old Diamond Abney in Suitland after the two were previously in a relationship. According to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, before noon on Monday, Oct. 23, officers responded to an apartment in the 3300 block of Curtis Drive in Suitland, where they found Abney un…
Maryland Mom's Illegally-Parked Car Towed From Pentagon City Mall With Kids Inside Maryland Mom's Illegally-Parked Car Towed From Pentagon City Mall With Kids Inside
Maryland Mom's Illegally-Parked Car Towed From Pentagon City Mall With Kids Inside A Maryland mother whose illegally-parked vehicle was towed from outside of an Arlington mall with her children inside is facing charges, officials said. Chaukina Thomas, 26, of Suitland, emerged "hysterical" from the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City Tuesday morning, Sept. 5 "hysterical," thinking her car had been stolen, according to NBC Washington and Arlington County spokeswoman Ashley Savage. Savage's vehicle was not stolen, but in fact towed, as she'd parked it in a no parking zone, Savage said. Responding officers learned this tidbit and the towing company was contacted. …
Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: Officials Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: Officials
Man Busted In DC 44 Years After Rape, Murder Of Mother In Maryland: Officials Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 13 that an arrest has been made in the death of Belk, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 44 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff Washington, DC resident Andre Taylor, now 62, is facing charges that include rape and murder for his alleged role in Belk's disappearance and death decades ago. In August 1979, Belk was reported missing to…
DC Father Accused Of Stabbing Son To Death During Domestic Dispute In Maryland: Police DC Father Accused Of Stabbing Son To Death During Domestic Dispute In Maryland: Police
DC Father Accused Of Stabbing Son To Death During Domestic Dispute In Maryland: Police Bad blood was in the air when a father and son got into an altercation that ultimately led to the younger family member landing with a fatal stab wound in Prince George’s County, police say. Washington, DC native Marcus Braxton, 44, has been charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of his 22-year-old son, Melodias Scindian, of Suitland, over the weekend, authorities announced on Monday, June 12. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to a home in the 4400 block of West Summer Road in Suitland, where there w…
Funeral Service Owner Charged With Fatal Shooting Of DC Rival At Child's Burial In MD: Police Funeral Service Owner Charged With Fatal Shooting Of DC Rival At Child's Burial In MD: Police
Funeral Service Owner Charged With Fatal Shooting Of DC Rival At Child's Burial In MD: Police What started as a grim day for a child's family turned bloody when the owner of a funeral service company in Maryland gunned down a pallbearer during an incident that broke out in Prince George's County. Hughesville resident Wilson Chavis, 48, has been charged with multiple counts of murder for his role in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Ronald Steven Banks, of Washington, DC, at a Suitland cemetery on Tuesday, June 6. At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the Washington National Cemetery to investigate a…
Police ID DC Driver Killed In Two-Car Suitland Crash Police ID DC Driver Killed In Two-Car Suitland Crash
Police ID DC Driver Killed In Two-Car Suitland Crash A 65-year-old Washington, DC man was pronounced dead after crashing on Thursday night at a busy Prince George’s intersection, police say. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, members of the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to investigate a fatal crash that took the life of Maurice Berry at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Spaulding Avenue in Suitland. Officials say that the investigation determined that Berry was traveling north on Pennsylvania when he attempted to make a left turn onto Spaulding Avenue and was struck by an SUV. Berry was pronoun…
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ
Prince George's Duo Convicted Of Sex Trafficking Minors By DC Jury: DOJ Two Prince George’s County residents were hit with lengthy prison sentences after being convicted by a jury in Washington, DC for their roles in a sex trafficking operation involving teens, federal officials announced. Willis Lewis, 49, of Oxon Hill, and Brittany Jones, 33, of Suitland, will both be spending years behind bars after being found of multime criminal charges for the illegal operation involving two minors. Specifically, Lewis was sentenced to life, while Jones got 14 years for trafficking a 15-year-old and 17-year-old girl between April and May 2019. According to prosecutors, J…
Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds
Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds A Maryland man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for butchering a friend to death in Southeast Washington, DC, federal prosecutors announced. Suitland resident Herbert Smallwood, 42, has been sentenced to 275 months in prison for the murder of Joseph Ogundoju after following his far for several blocks in June 2021. Prosecutors said that at approximately 7 p.m. on June 30, 2021, Smallwood was traveling in an SUV that was following another vehicle being driven by an acquaintance. The other vehicle, a Ford Focus, crashed during the incident and flipped in the rear of the …
MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report
MD Dad Killed Trying To Reconnect With Son Gunned Down At DC Youth Football Practice: Report A 36-year-old dad was shot and killed in front of his son and his youth football team this week in Washington DC, according to police and NBC Washington. D Angelo Taylor, of Suitland, MD, was watching his son's youth football practice when the gunman shot him on the 1500 block of Mississippi Avenue, Southeast, just before 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1according to Metropolitan Police and the news outlet. First responders arrived to the scene after reports of a shooting where they found Taylor unresponsive with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene. A relative told NBC Wash…
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD
Maryland Man Released 4X Once For Fatal Pursuit-Crash Finally Held For Kidnapping, Robbery: PD A 22-year-old Maryland man arrested four times since March was released each time, only to commit similar crimes again and again, according to authorities, court documents and news reports. Lorenzo Day, of Upper Marlboro, was being held without bond for his latest crime alongside Washington DC's David Zanders, 20: An armed robbery and kidnapping in Suitland, Prince George's County police said. The two were being held without bond for the June 30 incident in the armed robbery of a locksmith. Day is linked to several other incidents dating back to March 19. Each time, he was released:  …