46 tips so far in yoga store slaying
Authorities have received 46 tips on the Crime Solvers tip line in the homicide of a Bethesda yoga store worker, Montgomery County police said early Thursday evening.
Police spokeswoman Lucille Baur said the reward for information that leads to an arrest or indictment in the slaying of Jayna Murray is up to $153,000, the largest reward ever offered in Montgomery County. Tipsters must call Crime Solvers at 866-411-8477 or 240-773-8477 to be eligible for the reward.
Explosive device detonated at Potomac home
Authorities are investigating an “explosive device” that was detonated at a Potomac home.
The exact type of device is still unknown, according to Scott Graham, assistant chief for Montgomery County fire and rescue. He said the hazardous-materials crews found the device placed on the front of a home on the 9200 block of Inglewood Drive after it went off around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Graham said officials have classified the device as a pipe bomb and are still working to identify the materials used.
Sports manager pleads guilty to tax evasion
A well-known area sports manager has pleaded guilty to hiding income to avoid paying more than $1 million in taxes.
Nathan A. Peake, 40, of Silver Spring, admitted in federal court in D.C. that he didn’t file tax returns from 2000 through 2007 and diverted about $5.8 million in management and agent fees from his business to personal accounts.
Peake was the manager and business partner of Steven Francis, a former University of Maryland basketball star who went to play for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and New York Knicks.
Peake is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 2.
– Emily Babay and Scott McCabe
