D.C. man faces 15 years for biting off-duty cop

A District man was found guilty of biting an off-duty police officer. George Ball, 44, was convicted of felony assault on a police officer, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with significant bodily injury and theft. Prosecutors said he tried to steal $160 in goods from a Home Depot store in Brentwood and then bit an off-duty police officer who tried to restrain him. Officer Anthony Wallace was shot in the elbow after Ball tried to grab his gun and they struggled over the weapon. Ball faces 15 years to life in prison.

Wone investigators assert privilege to avoid talking

D.C. police officers who investigated the 2006 slaying of Robert Wone say law enforcement privilege prevents them from answering deposition questions in a civil suit over Wone’s death.