Two arrested in cabbie attack Two 23-year-old men are being extradited from North Carolina for allegedly attacking a cab driver in Fairfax County, police said. Ronald P. Carrigan and John D. Salathe, both of Vienna, were charged with attempted robbery and malicious wounding. Police say a cabbie picked up three people on Jan. 31 in Vienna. The passengers and driver got into an argument that grew into a fight, and officials say the men struck the driver with a stick.
Teen killed in Northwest D.C.
A 15-year-old boy was gunned down in the Brightwood neighborhood of Northwest Washington. Around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of an unconscious male in the 6200 block of Seventh Street NW, near the northern tip of the city. Police found 15-year-old Joel Watkins with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead by the chief medical examiner. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099. Authorities offer a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction.
