46° Fair
Breaking News
Sleeping DC Man Set Ablaze In Deadly Sidewalk Attack That Ended With Killer Behind Bars Sleeping DC Man Set Ablaze In Deadly Sidewalk Attack That Ended With Killer Behind Bars Sleeping DC Man Set Ablaze In Deadly Sidewalk Attack That Ended With Killer Behind Bars
Sleeping DC Man Set Ablaze In Deadly Sidewalk Attack That Ended With Killer Behind Bars A man sleeping on a DC sidewalk was set ablaze in a vicious late-night attack, but managed to get to his feet and walk toward help before dying from his burns two days later. More than six years after the deadly attack along H Street NE, D’Aundrey Scott, 32, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a late-night arson spree that killed 62-year-old Darryl Finney and nearly injured another man, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 23. The violence began shortly after midnight on May 13, 2020, when Scott approached a man lying on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of H Street NE, accor…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Transgender Virginia Sex Offender's Disturbing Webcam Scheme Targeted Boys As Young As 10: Feds Transgender Virginia Sex Offender's Disturbing Webcam Scheme Targeted Boys As Young As 10: Feds Transgender Virginia Sex Offender's Disturbing Webcam Scheme Targeted Boys As Young As 10: Feds
Transgender Virginia Sex Offender's Disturbing Webcam Scheme Targeted Boys As Young As 10: Feds A transgender Virginia sex offender used her exposed breasts to deceive boys as young as 10 into performing sexually explicit acts on camera, federal prosecutors said. Joseph Downing Barnes Jr., 35, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after recording the encounters, years after a previous conviction for distributing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 23. According to court documents, Barnes engaged in webcam conversations with boys between approximately 10 and 15 years old, using deception to persuade them to engage in sexually expl…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Month-Old DC Boy More Than 3 Years After His Death: Police Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Month-Old DC Boy More Than 3 Years After His Death: Police Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Month-Old DC Boy More Than 3 Years After His Death: Police
Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Month-Old DC Boy More Than 3 Years After His Death: Police More than three years after 7-month-old King Phelps died from blunt force trauma in DC, a 29-year-old man has been charged with his murder. Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1300 block of Morris Road SE at approximately 2:18 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023, where they found the infant unconscious and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded, but King showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which determined that he died from complications of b…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said. Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Breaking News
Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History
Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History The man accused of taking a sledgehammer to a Virginia war memorial and knocking the head off a Marine statue was once protected from deportation, federal officials say. Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, is a Mexican national who previously received protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has since expired, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The revelation comes two days after Maldonado Soriano was arrested for allegedly attacking the Iwo Jima memorial near Marine Corps Base Quantico, causing damage estimated in the hu…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Deadly 7-Eleven Standoff: New Video Reveals Final Confrontation With Virginia Police Deadly 7-Eleven Standoff: New Video Reveals Final Confrontation With Virginia Police Deadly 7-Eleven Standoff: New Video Reveals Final Confrontation With Virginia Police
Deadly 7-Eleven Standoff: New Video Reveals Final Confrontation With Virginia Police Newly released bodycam footage captures the tense final moments of a nearly three-hour standoff inside a Virginia 7-Eleven, where a knife-wielding man was shot and killed by police after officers forced their way into a barricaded back room. Arlington County Police released the footage on Friday, Oct. 23, showing portions of the confrontation that led to the death of 33-year-old Shawn Valn inside the convenience store on Columbia Pike near South Monroe Street on May 8. The video, presented during a press conference by Police Chief Andy Penn, shows officers in tactical gear preparing to brea…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Maryland Attorney Stole $156K From PA Clients, Left Older Man With $26: DA Maryland Attorney Stole $156K From PA Clients, Left Older Man With $26: DA Maryland Attorney Stole $156K From PA Clients, Left Older Man With $26: DA
Maryland Attorney Stole $156K From PA Clients, Left Older Man With $26: DA An attorney stole more than $156,000 from two clients of his Pennsylvania law firm, leaving a 76-year-old man with just $26.21 in his bank account, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 23. Andrew C. Neville, 40, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, and owner of Neville Law PLLC in Newtown Borough, used stolen money to pay rent for his office and home and transferred a large portion to online gambling, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Neville surrendered Friday on felony charges following an investigation into money taken from the older man and a deceased woman’s estate, auth…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
3-Year-Old Boy Left Paralyzed In Maryland Mass Shooting As FBI Hunts For Suspects 3-Year-Old Boy Left Paralyzed In Maryland Mass Shooting As FBI Hunts For Suspects 3-Year-Old Boy Left Paralyzed In Maryland Mass Shooting As FBI Hunts For Suspects
3-Year-Old Boy Left Paralyzed In Maryland Mass Shooting As FBI Hunts For Suspects A 3-year-old boy was left paralyzed in a Maryland mass shooting that injured seven people, and the FBI is now offering a five-figure reward to help track down those responsible. The shooting happened at approximately 9:03 p.m. on Sept. 16 in the 200 block of North Caroline Street in Baltimore, near the Douglass Homes housing complex, according to federal investigators. Seven people were injured in the drive-by shooting, including the young boy, whose injuries left him paralyzed, the FBI confirmed. More than a month later, investigators are still searching for those responsible, prompting t…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Virginia Man Faces Life After Robbing Delivery Driver Of Shoes, Food, Car At Gunpoint: Feds Virginia Man Faces Life After Robbing Delivery Driver Of Shoes, Food, Car At Gunpoint: Feds Virginia Man Faces Life After Robbing Delivery Driver Of Shoes, Food, Car At Gunpoint: Feds
Virginia Man Faces Life After Robbing Delivery Driver Of Shoes, Food, Car At Gunpoint: Feds A Virginia man is facing a lifetime in prison after he and a second suspect violently robbed a food delivery driver of his shoes and vehicle. Then, police swiftly caught up with them. According to federal prosecutors, Jayveon Christopher McCloud and Takaree Alexander Fields, 22, of North Carolina, were both masked and armed with handguns when they confronted a food delivery driver in Newport News on Oct. 22, 2025. The two pointed their weapons at the driver and ordered him to drop everything, empty his pockets, and take off his shoes. They weren't just after the food. Prosecutors said th…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Man Ejected, Killed After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Along Maryland Roadway: Officials Man Ejected, Killed After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Along Maryland Roadway: Officials Man Ejected, Killed After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Along Maryland Roadway: Officials
Man Ejected, Killed After Vehicle Slams Into Tree Along Maryland Roadway: Officials A man was ejected from a vehicle and killed after it slammed into a tree along a Maryland roadway, prompting a police investigation and an extended road closure. First responders were called to the area of Governor Bridge Road and Whispering Leaves Lane in Bowie shortly after 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, where a single vehicle had crashed into a tree, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. Officials said that a man was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released. Investigators with the City of Bowie Po…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Breaking News
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard
Mass Dad Convicted Of Groping Teen On Boston-Bound Flight With Wife, 4 Kids Aboard A Massachusetts father faces prison after a jury convicted him of repeatedly groping a teenage girl on a flight while traveling with his wife and four children. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, touched the 17-year-old’s buttocks without her consent during an Aug. 30, 2024, JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston, federal prosecutors said. A jury found him guilty after a three-day trial.  Lefman sat behind the girl, with his 16-year-old son beside him. Prosecutors said he pushed his hand through the gap between her seat cushion and seatback to touch her repeatedly. The girl …

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Maryland Man Approached Police Cruiser Before Being Shot, New Details Reveal (UPDATED) Maryland Man Approached Police Cruiser Before Being Shot, New Details Reveal (UPDATED) Maryland Man Approached Police Cruiser Before Being Shot, New Details Reveal (UPDATED)
Maryland Man Approached Police Cruiser Before Being Shot, New Details Reveal (Updated) A Maryland police shooting that left a man fighting for his life began when he approached an officer stopped at an intersection, according to new details released by the state's Attorney General's Office. The encounter unfolded at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, near Erdman Avenue and Ravenwood Avenue in Baltimore, where the officer was sitting in a marked patrol cruiser at a stop sign. The man then ran from the officer, who initially followed him in his cruiser before getting out and continuing the pursuit on foot. During the chase, the man allegedly pointed a gun at the off…

SHARE

by Zak Failla