Bodies found in bathtub
The bodies of a man and a woman were found floating in a bathtub at the Country Inn and Suites in Capitol Heights Sunday afternoon, Prince George’s County police said. Police are waiting for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. There is no evidence of trauma from a struggle and it’s not clear how long the bodies were in the room. – Freeman Klopott
Police search for cause of death
An autopsy Monday on a man found Sunday morning in Woodbridge was inconclusive as to the cause of death. The body of a Hispanic man, approximately 30 to 40 years old, was found near a homeless campsite in a wooded area of the 1200 block of Easy Street, according to Prince William County police spokeswoman Erika Hernandez. Police said Monday they do not believe foul play was involved and are awaiting a toxicology report. The man has not been identified.
– Dan Genz
Capitol Heights man gets 30 years for rape, arson
Eric Lamont Partlow, 38, of Capitol Heights, has been sentenced to 30 years for arson and first-degree assault for raping a former girlfriend in her College Park apartment building and then burning the building to the ground, displacing 75 people in November 2006, a spokesman for Prince George’s County States Attorney Glenn Ivey said. The sentence was the product of a plea agreement that knocked down sex offense, kidnapping and false imprisonment charges in an effort to spare the victim the “traumatic experience” of testifying during trial, the spokesman said. – Freeman Klopott
