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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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by Zak Failla
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Driver Ditches Stolen Truck After Crash In Stafford County Driver Ditches Stolen Truck After Crash In Stafford County
Driver Ditches Stolen Truck After Crash In Stafford County A Virginia man driving someone else's truck without consent drove the vehicle across someone else's yard and ended up on their patio, then fled the scene on foot, authorities said. The Triangle man was in a Chevrolet pickup when he drove the vehicle through a Hope Road yard and onto the patio around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, Stafford County police said. The driver ditched the car and took off on foot. A sheriff's deputy found the man on Club Drive, where the suspect told police he hit the gas instead of the break, but took off because he knew he'd be in trouble. "Considering he ran from …

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by Cecilia Levine