Gang leader sentenced to life plus 150 years
A Hispanic street gang leader was sentenced to life in prison plus 150 years in D.C. federal court for a series of violent crimes committed by MS-13 members, including murder and shooting a woman in the face because she refused to let gang members move into her home. William Cordova, 26, and three other men were convicted in the murder of 18-year-old Edwin Ventura in April 2007. Cordova was also found guilty of shooting a woman at a bus stop after she tried to kick the men and her 18-year-old son out of her house.
Body in burning trash identified as female
The body that was found in a burning trash bin in Woodbridge has been identified as a female, and police are asking the public to help identify her. The woman was of unknown race, about 30 years old, 5 feet 3 inches, 130 pounds with straight dark hair and possibly a missing front left tooth, police said. The cause of death remains unknown, police said. Police are also seeking an individual who might have suffered burn injuries or possibly have singed hair. Police said the woman was found around 10 a.m. Wednesday in a trash bin at the Bayvue Apartments, on the 1200 block of Bayside Avenue.
D.C. man gets prison for assault on officer
A D.C. man was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for assaulting a U.S. Park Police officer and possessing crack cocaine. Derrick Tarzan Young, 25, was arrested in June after the police officer tried to pull him over for driving with a broken taillight, federal prosecutors in Greenbelt said. U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Young to 21 months. After the traffic stop, the officer and Young got into a struggle in which Young wrapped his arms around the officer’s waist near the officer’s gun. Another officer showed up and placed handcuffs on Young. Police found a package of cocaine and seized $280 in cash.
Scott McCabe
