The Blotter
By: Freeman Klopott
Examiner Staff Writer
November 26, 2009
A federal grand jury has indicted three alleged MS-13 gang members on murder charges related to the shooting death of a Maryland pimp as he tried to sell a prostitute in Alexandria.
The arrests of 21-year-olds Eris Arguera and Alcides Umana, and 28-year-old Adolfo Portillo, were first reported by The Examiner last month. According to court documents, the three men lured 40-year-old Carlos Luna to Alexandria by setting up a tryst with one of Luna's prostitutes. When he arrived, the three men allegedly jumped into Luna's car, robbed him and shot him to death.
Police ID man shot and killed by store ownerPrince George's County police have identified 32-year-old Leon Abney of Southeast Washington as the man shot and killed while trying to rob a convenience store. Abney was shot by the owner of the Food Zone Convenience Mart in Fort Washington while Abney and another man tried to rob it on Nov. 17.
Judge denies motion to dismiss in Dixon trialThe judge in the theft trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has denied a motion by her attorneys asking the case be dismissed because of the jury's lengthy deliberation. The jury has been behind closed doors trying to decide the case for more than five days. Dixon's attorneys argued the case should be thrown out because the jury must be confused.
Man charged with possessing Molotov cocktail downtownDistrict police have charged a man protesting at 17th and K streets NW with possessing a Molotov cocktail. Police said Kevin Palmer threw the firebomb from the top of his truck while protesting Tuesday afternoon.
Compiled by Freeman Klopott
