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Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds
Close Family Friend Who Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Child In DC Facing Life In Prison: Feds A 42-year-old Maryland woman is facing life in prison and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life for sexually abusing the 8-year-old child of what federal prosecutors described as a "close family friend."  Griselda Martinez-Moz was convicted on Thursday on multiple counts of first-degree child sexual abuse with aggravating circumstances following a seven-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Prosecutors say that "on two occasions in 2015 and 2016, Martinez-Moz sexually abused a child who was eight years old at the time. A close friend of …

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Repeat Felon Admits To Drug, Weapon Charges Following Bust In Southeast DC Apartment: Feds Repeat Felon Admits To Drug, Weapon Charges Following Bust In Southeast DC Apartment: Feds
Repeat Felon Admits To Drug, Weapon Charges Following Bust In Southeast DC Apartment: Feds A repeat offender with a lengthy rap sheet is facing more than a decade in prison after admitting to illegally possessing weapons and selling cocaine in DC, federal authorities announced. District resident Donnie Wise, 27, who has multiple felonies on his record, pleaded guilty on Thursday possessing two illegal firearms and distribution quantities of cocaine base and cocaine at his Southeast apartment.  Court documents state that in January last year, members of the Metropolitan Police Department served a search warrant at Wise's place in the 1900 block of 18th Street SE, where t…

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US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC
US Park Police Officer Airlifted After Being Struck By Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop In DC A US Park Police officer was airlifted to the hospital after being struck by a driver fleeing from a traffic stop near the National Mall. The driver was reportedly speeding through an intersection when the officer was struck at around noon on Wednesday afternoon on 12th Street in Washington, DC.  Following the strike, a helicopter was called in, and the officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries that were described as non-life-threatening. No details about the driver have been provided by the police. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. This is a devel…

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Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC
Convicted Sex Offender Caught With 10,000 Child Porn Images On 10 Devices Gets 10 Years In DC A previously convicted sex offender who collected a massive library of child porn using questionable alias' online is heading to prison for the next decade, federal authorities announced. District resident Morez King, 34, was sentenced to one year in prison for every thousand images of child porn he was caught with after being busted by investigators with 10,000 files on 10 different devices featuring illicit materials involving minors. According to court documents, King first made contact with an undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations in January 2020. King, a/k/a “pervboi3…

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NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard
NASA Rocket Launch May Be Visible Across Eastern Seaboard A nearly 60-foot rocket scheduled to launch later this week in Virginia could be visible along the Eastern Seaboard. Rocket Lab's Electron, a 59-foot rocket weighing 28,000 pounds, is set to blast off from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 2:40 a.m. Thursday, March 21, with a four-hour launch window running through 6:30 a.m., NASA said. It's beginning to feel a lot like...launch week! We’re targeting no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT, March 21 to launch #NROL123 'Live and Let Fly' on Electron for the @NatReconOfc from @NASAWallops at @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spacep…

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Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds Three District men are facing federal charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Ballard in late January, and an armed kidnapping and robbery on a Metrobus the following day in Southeast DC. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace, 19, have been charged in a 16-count indictment following a violent 48-hour crime spree earlier this year.  According to prosecutors, at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the trio drove into the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and fired appro…

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Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD
Three Suspects Arrested Weeks After Man Found Murdered In Southeast DC Business: MPD Three men have been arrested weeks after 59-year-old Raymond Ballard was found shot to death inside a Southeast DC business. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department took three men into custody on Monday following a weeks-long investigation into the murder of Ballard late in January, officials say. Those arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed on Monday, March 18:  Steven Metts, 18, of Southeast DC; Jovontae Wallace, 19, of District Heights, Maryland; Keondre Carroll, 21, of Southeast DC. Their arrests come following the department's investigation into Ballard'…

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Missing Virginia Professor Found Dead In Florida: Officials Missing Virginia Professor Found Dead In Florida: Officials
Missing Virginia Professor Found Dead In Florida: Officials A Virginia college professor was found dead over the weekend in Florida where he had been attending a conference, university officials confirm. Averett University's Dr. David Hanbury, an associate professor of psychology, was found dead on Sunday, March 17, the university said. According to FOX 35, Hanbury had been attending a conference in Orlando and his body was found at a private men's club. While the cause of death has not yet been announced, police said it was not considered suspicious, according to FOX. Averett University had previously said Hanbury was attending the Southeaste…

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Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds
Teen Being Tried As Adult For DC Carjacking Let Go Despite Government's Objection: Feds A teen carjacker who recently turned 18 is facing federal charges after being indicted by a Superior Court grand jury for an incident last summer, authorities announced. District resident Alvin Halmon-Daniels, now 18, was charged as an adult for armed carjacking and other offenses in connection to the June 2023 carjacking of a woman's vehicle in Northeast DC.  He was 17 at the time. According to court documents, at approximately 11:20 am on June 16 last year, an unidentified co-conspirator drove his car in front of the woman's sedan in the 200 block of 13th Street NE.  It i…

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Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (UPDATED) Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (UPDATED)
Suspect Wearing Construction Outfit At Large After Bank Robbery In Northwest DC: MPD (Updated) New video has been released by the Metropolitan Police Department as they continue their efforts to track down a wanted bank robber who was caught on camera sporting a construction outfit in Northwest DC. Detectives are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to identify and locate the masked man who is wanted for targeting a bank in the 1700 block of K Street NW last month. The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to a Bank Robbery incident which occurred in the 1700 block of 17th Street, NW, on Tuesday, …

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Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC
Controlling Man Convicted Of Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is facing prison time after violently attempting to control her. Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities. Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheating on him and demanded to look through her phone, which she refused. "He became angry, retrieved a black…

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Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time
Man Shot By Victim During Armed Carjacking In Northeast DC Gets Prison Time The District man who got himself shot during an attempted carjacking in Northeast DC will spend years in prison after admitting to the crime in November.  Marcus Thompson, 28, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for an early morning carjacking last summer that resulted with him being shot by his would-be victim, who was carrying his own weapon and took matters into his own hands, authorities say. According to court documents, at around 6 a.m. on July 17, 2023, Thompson admitted that he approached his victim armed with a handgun, which he put to his back as he was taking items o…

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