Suspected FRC shooter indicted
The man charged in last week’s shooting of a security guard at the Family Research Council’s downtown D.C. headquarters was formally indicted Wednesday, authorities said.
Floyd Lee Corkins II, of Herndon, has been charged with interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, a federal offense, as well as assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, both local offenses.
Corkins, 28, is accused of entering the offices of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group known for its anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage stance, and allegedly shooting a security guard in the arm on Aug. 15. He will appear in court Friday for an arraignment and detention hearing.
Huguely denied new trial
George Huguely V, the former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, was denied a new trial Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
Huguely, of Chevy Chase, was convicted of second-degree murder in February for killing 22-year-old Yeardley Love in May 2010.
In asking for a new trial, Huguely’s lawyers pointed to a series of errors before and during the trial. But a Charlottesville Circuit Court judge said Wednesday that there was “overwhelming evidence” supporting Huguely’s conviction, according to the AP.
Huguely is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 30.
Five injured in Columbia Heights crash
Five women were struck by a passenger vehicle in Columbia Heights on Wednesday morning while waiting in line to get food, police said.
Police were dispatched to the incident, on the 2900 block of 14th Street NW, shortly after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicle struck five women in an alleyway in the rear of the block, police spokesman Officer Araz Alali said.
The women were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene.
