She Worked As A Corrections Officer, Now April Parrott Could Spend A Decade Behind Bars: DOC She Worked As A Corrections Officer, Now April Parrott Could Spend A Decade Behind Bars: DOC
She Worked As A Corrections Officer, Now April Parrott Could Spend A Decade Behind Bars: DOC A former Virginia corrections sergeant is now facing prison time herself. April Parrott, of Gordonsville, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 14, in Goochland County Circuit Court to conspiring to deliver drugs to a prisoner and possession of a Schedule III controlled substance, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The case stems from a months-long investigation into an attempted drug smuggling operation at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. And this wasn't a small stash. VADOC valued the drugs targeted in the alleged smuggling operation at approximate…
DC Carjacker Who Dragged Maryland Musician Trying To Save His Saxophone Pleads Guilty: Feds DC Carjacker Who Dragged Maryland Musician Trying To Save His Saxophone Pleads Guilty: Feds
DC Carjacker Who Dragged Maryland Musician Trying To Save His Saxophone Pleads Guilty: Feds A 21-year-old District man who terrorized drivers across DC, Maryland, and Virginia is heading to prison. Taurian Anderson pleaded guilty in US District Court on Monday to his role in a series of armed carjackings throughout the region that ultimately ended when he was apprehended by US Capitol Police during a bold getaway, federal authorities announced. The spree started in DC in August 2024, when Anderson pulled a gun on a DoorDash driver shortly after midnight and stole his Hyundai Elantra. Three hours later, prosecutors say, he and an accomplice struck again. This time, they confronte…
Suspect Arrested In Maryland Double Homicide After Man, Woman Found Dead (UPDATED) Suspect Arrested In Maryland Double Homicide After Man, Woman Found Dead (UPDATED)
Suspect Arrested In Maryland Double Homicide After Man, Woman Found Dead (Updated) A week after two people were found dead, Maryland detectives say they have their suspect. Baltimore County homicide detectives arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the double homicide on Banyan Wood Court in Essex, police announced Monday, Aug. 17. The arrest comes exactly one week after a man and woman were pronounced dead following a shooting investigation that brought a heavy police presence to the area. Police said the double homicide occurred at approximately 11:25 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, in the unit block of Banyan Wood Court. The investigation initially stretched beyond t…
Stabbing Suspect Still Wearing Same Clothes When Cops Find Him Hours Later In Virginia: Police Stabbing Suspect Still Wearing Same Clothes When Cops Find Him Hours Later In Virginia: Police
Stabbing Suspect Still Wearing Same Clothes When Cops Find Him Hours Later In Virginia: Police Kamanti Michael Taylor Washington apparently didn't get around to changing his clothes. Less than 24 hours after a 41-year-old man was left fighting for his life in a Virginia stabbing, police say officers spotted the accused attacker wearing the same clothes captured on surveillance footage before the attack. The 25-year-old Alexandria man was arrested at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, after officers found him in the 3100 block of Sherwood Hall Lane in Hybla Valley, Fairfax County Police said. Detectives say he had a knife on him. The arrest capped a rapid investig…
Maryland Strikes Back After Trump Administration Tried To Move FBI Headquarters To DC Maryland Strikes Back After Trump Administration Tried To Move FBI Headquarters To DC
Maryland Strikes Back After Trump Administration Tried To Move FBI Headquarters To DC Maryland thought it lost the FBI headquarters. Not so fast. A federal judge handed the state a major victory on Monday, Aug. 17, striking down the Trump administration's attempt to move the FBI's planned headquarters from Greenbelt in Prince George's County to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. US District Judge Theodore D. Chuang permanently blocked the administration from taking steps to advance the Reagan Building relocation and barred federal officials from spending money to support the attempted move. The ruling also struck down the FBI's decision to redirect $555 million f…
Chemicals Contained After Explosion Forces Maryland Building Evacuation (UPDATED) Chemicals Contained After Explosion Forces Maryland Building Evacuation (UPDATED)
Chemicals Contained After Explosion Forces Maryland Building Evacuation (Updated) A chemical explosion sent firefighters scrambling in Maryland late Monday afternoon. Crews were called to the 1400 block of South Rolling Road in Halethorpe at approximately 5:06 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, after reports of an explosion inside a multi-level building, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The building is near the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus. Firefighters arrived and made quick work of the flames. The fire was extinguished at approximately 5:18 p.m., according to the fire department. The building was evacuated as crews remained at the scene. D…
Back To School, Starting From Scratch: Music Teacher Loses Nearly Everything In Fire Back To School, Starting From Scratch: Music Teacher Loses Nearly Everything In Fire
Back To School, Starting From Scratch: Music Teacher Loses Nearly Everything In Fire The first bell is ringing, but one Virginia teacher is starting the school year without a home. Victoria Mancuso, a K-5 general music and chorus teacher at Mount Vernon Community School in Alexandria, lost nearly everything she owned when her rental home burned while she was away traveling during summer break, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by coworker Sara Bukoski Lovelace. Extensive fire and water damage left the home a total loss, according to those closest to the educator. Victoria Mancuso GoFundMe Mancuso was not home when the fire broke out and is OK, according…
Target Shoplifting Run Goes Sideways As Virginia Traffic Stop Keeps Getting Worse Target Shoplifting Run Goes Sideways As Virginia Traffic Stop Keeps Getting Worse
Target Shoplifting Run Goes Sideways As Virginia Traffic Stop Keeps Getting Worse A suspected shoplifter made it out of a Virginia Target. His problems were just getting started. The trouble began shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, at the Target near 25 South Gateway Drive in Stafford County, where deputies were called after a man allegedly tried to steal merchandise before running from the store, according to the sheriff's office. Deputy Myers soon spotted the vehicle carrying the suspected shoplifter and stopped the driver. That's when a relatively routine retail theft call began to unravel. Investigators say the passenger, later identified as 39-year-old F…
Man Dies 9 Days After Oxon Hill Shooting; Accused Gunman May Face New Charges: Police Man Dies 9 Days After Oxon Hill Shooting; Accused Gunman May Face New Charges: Police
Man Dies 9 Days After Oxon Hill Shooting; Accused Gunman May Face New Charges: Police For more than a week, Oscar Guevara fought to survive after being shot in Maryland. He died Sunday. Guevara, 45, had been hospitalized since he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 6200 block of Oxon Hill Road at around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. He died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 16. Jeremiah Hammond, 25, of Washington, DC, was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with attempted murder and related offenses. Those charges could not be upgraded. With Guevara's death, homicide detectives have taken ov…
Driver Tried Ditching Hit-Run Evidence, But Officer Was Watching, Police Say Driver Tried Ditching Hit-Run Evidence, But Officer Was Watching, Police Say
Driver Tried Ditching Hit-Run Evidence, But Officer Was Watching, Police Say Mikaela Butler tried to get rid of the evidence after a hit-and-run involving a motorcyclist over the weekend. She did so in front of her arresting officer. The 30-year-old Haymarket resident is facing charges after being busted for allegedly drinking, driving, and sending a man to the hospital on Saturday night. Officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department responded to a reported crash involving a vehicle in the 2500 block of Plank Road on Aug. 15, when a motorcyclist said he was struck by a white SUV that fled the area. During the subsequent investigation, police say a second offi…
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Motel 6 Melee, Concert Chaos Make For Rough Weekend For Virginia Cops: Police Motel 6 Melee, Concert Chaos Make For Rough Weekend For Virginia Cops: Police
Motel 6 Melee, Concert Chaos Make For Rough Weekend For Virginia Cops: Police It was a rough weekend to be wearing a badge in Virginia. Three Prince William County police officers were allegedly assaulted in two separate incidents involving intoxicated women on consecutive days, including a Motel 6 melee that left two officers with minor injuries, authorities said. The trouble started shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, when officers were called to the Motel 6 at 17133 Dumfries Road in Dumfries to investigate what was initially reported as a domestic dispute, according to police. Investigators said that one of the people involved, later identified as Laura …
Police K-9 Blue Found Dead Inside Department Vehicle At Handler's Virginia Home (DEVELOPING) Police K-9 Blue Found Dead Inside Department Vehicle At Handler's Virginia Home (DEVELOPING)
Police K-9 Blue Found Dead Inside Department Vehicle At Handler's Virginia Home (Developing) Charlottesville Police are mourning one of their own after a troubling discovery in Virginia. K-9 Blue was found unresponsive inside a Charlottesville Police Department vehicle at his handler's Greene County home on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to the department. Blue was later pronounced dead. Now Virginia State Police are investigating what happened. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Appomattox Field Office has taken over the investigation into Blue's death, Charlottesville Police announced in an update on Monday, Aug. 17. Exactly how the police K-9 died has not been determined. Bl…
Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says
Teen Found Shot In Maryland After Gunfire Breaks Out Blocks Away, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old was injured in a Maryland neighborhood on Sunday night, but investigators say the gunfire likely erupted somewhere else. Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the 700 block of Court Square Drive in Edgewood at around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. Deputies immediately began treating the 19-year-old until paramedics arrived and took over, according to the sheriff's office. He was taken to a Baltimore-area trauma center with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. But …
Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Shot Fired During Altercation Before Man Barricades Himself In Home, Police Say (Developing) A man was detained after an altercation involving gunfire turned into a barricade situation in Virginia, police said. Fairfax County Police officers were called to the 2200 block of Castle Rock Square in Reston on Monday, Aug. 17, where an investigation into the developing incident remained underway. According to police, the man was involved in an altercation before a firearm was discharged. He then retreated into a residence and refused to come out, prompting the barricade response. Officers ultimately detained the man, police announced shortly before noon. No hostages were inside the r…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…
Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police
Three Stabbed Inside Maryland Home Before Officers Tase 'Erratic' Suspect: Police A late-night disturbance in Maryland left three people stabbed and a man in handcuffs. Officers were called to the 400 block of Morningside Drive in Glen Burnie at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they found a 38-year-old man inside a home displaying “erratic behavior,” according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Then they found the victims. Three people at the scene had suffered stab wounds, police said. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation before ultimately deploying Tasers to take the man into custody safely. All three victims were rushed to an…
Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old PG County Man Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old PG County Man
Motorcyclist Killed In Pre-Dawn Crash Identified By Police As 36-Year-Old PG County Man A pre-dawn ride ended in tragedy on a Maryland road Sunday. Alonzo Bibines III, a 36-year-old Glenn Dale man, was riding west on Greenbelt Road shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, when he approached Aerospace Road in Lanham, according to Prince George's County Police. Coming the other way was a sedan. Investigators say the sedan was traveling east on Greenbelt Road when its driver began making a left turn onto Aerospace Road, putting the two vehicles on a collision course. Bibines struck the sedan and was thrown into the roadway, where officers found him when they arrived at approxi…
No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods
No Easy Way Out: Maryland Helicopter Called In After UTV Rider Crashes Deep In Virginia Woods There was no easy way out after a UTV rider crashed deep in the Virginia woods. So rescuers called for backup. A Maryland State Police helicopter responded across state lines shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after the rider was injured in a rollover on a remote trail near Cove Campground in Frederick County, Virginia. Frederick County rescue crews made their way to the injured rider, but getting him back out presented another problem. The location was remote, according to state police. The extrication was expected to take time, but the rider's injuries made waiting for a lon…
Maryland Flasher Gets Medical Reprieve, But Cops Find Him Again Hours Later: Police Maryland Flasher Gets Medical Reprieve, But Cops Find Him Again Hours Later: Police
Maryland Flasher Gets Medical Reprieve, But Cops Find Him Again Hours Later: Police A medical situation gave an accused Maryland flasher a brief reprieve from justice. It didn't last long. Frederick Harris, 37, was arrested twice in a matter of hours after allegedly exposing himself to a woman at the Aberdeen Shopping Plaza, according to the Aberdeen Police Department. It started at approximately 10:18 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when officers were called to the shopping plaza for a reported indecent exposure. Police say a woman was sitting inside her vehicle when the Aberdeen resident exposed himself to her and committed a lewd act. By the time officers arrived, he was …
Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (PHOTOS) Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (PHOTOS)
Flames Tower Over Trees As 100-Plus Vehicles Burn In Virginia (Photos) This wasn't your average early-morning car fire in Virginia. Firefighters were called shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, to Pick-A-Part in the 9000 block of Patriot Highway in Spotsylvania County, where the initial report described flames towering above the trees. Crews got there about eight minutes later. What they found was massive. Stacks of demolished vehicles were engulfed, with the burning area estimated at roughly 150 feet by 150 feet and flames reaching about 20 feet high, according to the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department. The Spotsylvania fire. Spotsylvan…
Death Investigation Launched After Woman Found With Traumatic Injuries In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Death Investigation Launched After Woman Found With Traumatic Injuries In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Death Investigation Launched After Woman Found With Traumatic Injuries In Virginia (Developing) A woman was found dead with signs of trauma Monday morning in Northern Virginia, prompting an extensive death investigation. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 8800 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls on Aug. 17, where an adult woman was found suffering from trauma to her upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were called to the area as police began working to determine what happened. Few details have been released. Investigators have not identified the woman or released details about the trauma she suffered. A media staging a…
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …
Driver Killed, Officer Injured After Maryland Traffic Stop Turns Physical: Police Driver Killed, Officer Injured After Maryland Traffic Stop Turns Physical: Police
Driver Killed, Officer Injured After Maryland Traffic Stop Turns Physical: Police A Saturday night traffic stop in Maryland ended with a driver dead and a police officer hospitalized. A Bel Air Police officer shot the man during a traffic stop on Franklin Street at around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, setting off an investigation into what happened in the moments before the officer opened fire. The man was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. The officer was also injured during the encounter and treated at a hospital before being released. Exactly what happened between the two remains less clear. Bel Air Police said preliminary information indicates a physical al…
BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police
BMW Driver Charged With DWI After Fiery I-495 Crash Leaves Motorist Dead: State Police A motorist was killed in a fiery crash on I-495 in Fairfax County early on Sunday, Aug. 16, and Virginia State Police say the driver of the other vehicle has now been charged with driving while intoxicated. The crash happened at approximately 2:20 a.m. on the northbound side of the Capital Beltway, south of Braddock Road. When the responding trooper reached the scene, a Toyota Camry was on fire. Nearby was a white BMW with heavy front-end damage, police said. The driver of the Camry died at the scene. Police had not identified the victim as of Sunday morning as investigators worked to no…
Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say
Back For Another Peek: Maryland Man Caught Peeping At Virginia Woman Twice, Police Say A Maryland man accused of making a habit of creeping where he shouldn't be has landed himself behind bars. Landon Anthony Taylor, 42, was arrested in Rockville on Friday, Aug. 14, following a pair of alleged late-night peeping incidents outside a woman's home in the Franconia area of Fairfax County, police announced on Saturday. According to investigators, Taylor's alleged window-watching first came to their attention at around 10:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, when officers were called to the 5900 block of Coverdale Way, where a woman reported spotting a man peeping through her window. But ap…
Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Maryland Man Who Started DC Bar Fight, Pulled Gun On Rival Learns Prison Fate: Feds A Maryland man who pulled out a gun and killed his rival during a bar fight he was losing in DC is set to spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Montgomery Village native Robert Lowe, 42, was convicted by a Superior Court jury in DC in connection with the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Kenneth Goins in April 2024. This week, the convicted felon was sentenced to 21 years in prison for second-degree murder while armed and other offenses. According to the government’s evidence presented at trial, shortly after 1 a.m. on April 27, 2024, Lowe and Goins were inside Desperados Bur…
Maryland Child Sex Abuser Could Lose US Citizenship Over What He Hid From Feds: ICE Maryland Child Sex Abuser Could Lose US Citizenship Over What He Hid From Feds: ICE
Maryland Child Sex Abuser Could Lose US Citizenship Over What He Hid From Feds: ICE Jimmy Aguero's past may cost him his future as a US citizen. Federal officials are seeking to strip the 51-year-old Peruvian native of his citizenship after a Maryland jury convicted him of sexually abusing his minor stepdaughter, conduct the government says he concealed while going through the naturalization process. And the timeline is damning. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Aguero repeatedly sexually abused his stepdaughter between 2013 and 2015. In 2014, while the abuse was occurring, Aguero applied to become a naturalized US citizen, ICE said. On that applicati…
Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds
Man Admits To Beating 2-Year-Old Boy To Death In Attacks Caught On Video In DC: Feds A 27-year-old man is facing a lengthy prison stay after admitting to his role in the violent death of his toddler in 2022, federal authorities announced on Friday. District resident Dasean Matthews, 27, pleaded guilty to beating 2-year-old Mars Jones, causing his death in October 2022. On Oct. 13, 2022, prosecutors say the boy's mother and Matthews, who was her romantic partner, drove to a Dunkin Donuts location shortly before noon. While inside the business, video evidence shows Matthews striking the young child with a closed fist in the upper body, causing Mars to fall and slam against a…
Seven Broken Vertebrae Leave Young Maryland Father Facing Long Road To Walking Again Seven Broken Vertebrae Leave Young Maryland Father Facing Long Road To Walking Again
Seven Broken Vertebrae Leave Young Maryland Father Facing Long Road To Walking Again One moment, Donovan Raymond was always on the move. Now, the young Maryland father is fighting to learn how to walk again. Raymond, a 27-year-old electrician and father of two, suffered devastating injuries in a serious car crash on Aug. 3, according to his loved ones in District Heights. The crash left Raymond with seven broken vertebrae and the loss of most function in his right leg, his family said Donovan Raymond GoFundMe He has since undergone surgery to fuse the seven damaged vertebrae. Now comes the next fight. Learning to walk again. Donovan Raymond G…