War crimes charges against ex-Md. man
Pentagon prosecutors have filed war crimes charges against a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who graduated from a Maryland high school, accusing him joining al Qaeda and taking part in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots.
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Majid Khan, 31, faces up to life in prison if convicted of charges that include murder, attempted murder and providing material support for terrorism.
Khan lived as a child in the suburbs of Baltimore, graduating from Owings Mills High School in 1999 and working at gas stations in the area owned by his family, but he is a citizen of Pakistan.
Special prosecutor appointed in Culpeper shooting
A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle the fatal police shooting of a housewife at a private school parking lot, Culpeper officials announced.
Official told the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star that Fauquier County Commonwealth’s Attorney James Fisher will lead the special investigation.
Virginia State police said a Culpeper police officer shot Patricia A. Cook on Feb. 9 after she drove off with the officer’s arm trapped in her vehicle’s window.
A witness told WUSA 9 that the officer did not appear to have his arm stuck in the window and that he fired six shots at the woman as she drove away.
-Scott McCabe
