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Former Couple Who Trafficked Guns Used For Criminal Activity In DMV Get Prison Time Former Couple Who Trafficked Guns Used For Criminal Activity In DMV Get Prison Time
Former Couple Who Trafficked Guns Used For Criminal Activity In DMV Get Prison Time The former couple who trafficked dozens of guns throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison, according to federal officials. Gregory Bournes Jr., 31, of Lancaster, Virginia, and Georgia resident Dream Jackson, 30, were both sentenced in Washington, DC for bringing guns to the area that were used for criminal activity, including an attempted murder in Maryland. According to court documents, between February 2021 and February 2022, Bournes and Jackson - who were in a romantic relationship at the time - conspired to purchase guns legally from dealers in Georgia and Texas that were the…

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District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer
District Man Gets 25 Years For Trying To Kill Maryland-National Capital Park Police Officer The DC man who took police on a wild chase in Montgomery County before shooting at an officer has been sentenced after he copped to the crime last month. Trevon Brox, 28, previously pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer in Montgomery County after shooting at him following a robbery at the Olney Manor Swim Center. Olney Indoor Swim Center Google Maps street view According to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office on Monday, Brox has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 25 suspended, and a judge ordered he serv…

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Fugitive Wanted For Murder In Northwest DC Apprehended In California: MPD Fugitive Wanted For Murder In Northwest DC Apprehended In California: MPD
Fugitive Wanted For Murder In Northwest DC Apprehended In California: MPD A 37-year-old man wanted in connection to a murder in Northwest DC earlier this month made it across the country only to be apprehended by police in California who plan to ship him right back. Kyle Britton was arrested in Millbrae, California over the weekend nearly two weeks after 32-year-old Jeremy Dewayne Johnson was found shot to death in the 900 block of Shepherd Street NW on Monday, Feb. 12, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Both men are from Southeast DC. Metropolitan Police Department Officers were called at around 2:40 a.m. on the morning of the shooting, where th…

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Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC
Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC The convicted felon who was busted with an illegal weapon after ramming into a Metropolitan Police Department cruiser while on probation will spend more time in prison, authorities announced. District resident Maurice Devonte Beckham, 22, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a loaded weapon in Northeast DC after pleading guilty late last year, according to federal prosecutors. According to his plea, shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2023, officers on patrol in the 1100 block of Raum Street NE when they spotted Beckham - who they recognized from his previous crim…

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Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC
Video Shows U.S. Airman Setting Himself On Fire Outside Israeli Embassy In DC The final video shared by a 25-year-old active member of the U.S. Air Force who died after lighting himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. has surfaced. Aaron Bushnell identified himself in the video he streamed on Twitch and was shared to a page called Free Palestine, and goes on to say he will "no longer be complicit in genocide," referring to the Palestinian people of Gaza. It happened around 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy said. #Incident: MPD responded to the 3500 block of International Drive, NW, at approximately 1:00 p.m., to…

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Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds
Shooter In Southeast DC Sentenced For Killing Maryland Man Outside Father's Home: Feds A District man has been sentenced to decades in prison for gunning down Maryland native Toussaunt Strong outside his father's home in the Shipley Terrace neighborhood more than three years ago, authorities announced. Ravel Mills, 29, was found guilty by a jury last October of second-degree murder while armed and other offenses for killing the Montgomery County native in Southeast DC in 2020. This week, a judge announced that Mills has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, the max possible term. According to prosecutors, on April 18, 2020, Strong, 28, was outside his father's home when Mill…

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Four Charged In Connection To Death Of Navy SEAL From Maryland Trying to Board Ship In Yemen Four Charged In Connection To Death Of Navy SEAL From Maryland Trying to Board Ship In Yemen
Four Charged In Connection To Death Of Navy SEAL From Maryland Trying to Board Ship In Yemen Four foreign nationals reportedly shipping Iranian-made weapons have been charged in connection to the death of two US Navy SEALs - one of whom was from Maryland - who were killed attempting to board their ship during an operation in Yemen last month. The Department of Justice announced on Thursday that a criminal complaint has been unsealed charging four suspects after US naval forces interdicted a vessel in the Arabian Sea that was transporting suspected Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry. Among the SEALs killed was Marylander Special Operator First Class Christopher J. Cham…

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Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Virginia Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Virginia Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say
Swastikas, Racial Slur Found Spray Painted On Virginia Sidewalk, Vehicles, Police Say An investigation has been launched in Virginia after there were reports of hateful imagery found on a sidewalk and painted on at least two vehicles earlier this week, police say. Officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to the 5700 block of 27th Street North early on Monday morning to investigate reports of graffiti in the area. Responding officers found a swastika painting on the sidewalk, and while canvassing the area, found two vehicles in the 2700 block of North Jefferson Street that had been spray painted, one of which included a swastika and racial slur. The incident…

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District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds
District Man Charged With Child Cruelty While On Pre-Trial Release For Shooting At Teen: Feds A District man is facing new charges after he allegedly committed new crimes while awaiting trial or shooting a 14-year-old. Darnell Lamont Savoy, 24, is back behind bars less than two months before he was set to face a trial for shooting at a teen during a targeted attack, federal authorities announced this week. Savoy was charged with: Unlawful possession of a firearm; Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; Carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; Possession of a large-capacity feeding device; Second-degree cruelty to children. The charges contained in a …

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Man Dies At Hospital Following Fairfax County Crash, Police Say Man Dies At Hospital Following Fairfax County Crash, Police Say
Man Dies At Hospital Following Fairfax County Crash, Police Say One person has died after being involved in a Fairfax County crash on Thursday morning, police say. First responders were called at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning to Memorial Street near Richmond Highway in Hybla Valley, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash.  One person was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he later died there, police confirmed on Feb. 22. The crash led to the roadway being shut down while the Fairfax County Police Department investigated the incident. No information about the victim was provided by police. The fatal crash r…

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Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING) Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING)
Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (Developing) Two people were taken into custody in Northwest DC following a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department that led to several roads being closed in the area. The incident began shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday morning when an officer was flagged down regarding a possible armed robbery in the area of 8th Street and Florida Avenue NW that ended with two people running inside a building in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue and barricading themselves inside. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team were able to breach building near Howard University - which was not in…

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Widespread Outage Knocks Service To 73K AT&T Customers For Hours Widespread Outage Knocks Service To 73K AT&T Customers For Hours
Widespread Outage Knocks Service To 73K AT&T Customers For Hours Thousands of AT&T customers were experiencing an outage Thursday, Feb. 22. As of 9:35 a.m., 73,000 customers had reported an issue, according to Downdetector. The company said it was "working urgently" to restore service and encourages the use of Wi-Fi calling. Customers began reporting issues in the early-morning hours, but the issue lasted well into the afternoon for thousands, Downdetector shoes. The issue had resolved for most customers by 2 p.m.

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