D.C. man gets 40 years for fatal stabbing of gay man
A D.C. man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday for the stabbing death of a gay man in Northwest Washington.
Justin L. Navarro, 26, was found guilty in March of first-degree murder and other related charges in the 2009 slaying of 31-year-old Kevin Massey. The D.C. jury rejected the prosecution’s charges that the killing was a hate crime.
Prosecutors said Navarro was angry because he had been accused of being intimate with Massey.
On Nov. 6, 2009, Navarro entered Massey’s residence on the 4200 block of Second Street NW, according to police, and demanded “Where’s the faggot at?” He grabbed a knife from the kitchen and stabbed Massey at least 18 times, mostly in Massey’s back, prosecutors said.
Woman killed, husband hurt after stepping off bus
A woman was killed and her husband was severely injured in a hit-and-run crash in Wheaton.
The crash happened shortly before 9:45 p.m. Monday after the couple got off a bus near Veirs Mill Road and Centerhill Street. They were struck by a white BMW, according to Montgomery County police.
The driver initially stopped, then fled the scene, police said.
The woman was taken to Suburban Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The husband remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.
Police said officers found the striking vehicle and its driver nearby. Police identified the driver as Pierre Michel, 29, of Silver Spring.
Teacher indicted for allegedly choking students
A Montgomery County teacher has been indicted on charges of abusing and choking students in her first-grade classroom.
A grand jury indicted Susan Burke this month on two counts of second-degree child abuse and 10 counts of second-degree assault, according to Montgomery County Circuit Court records. Burke, a teacher at Greencastle Elementary School in Silver Spring, was arrested in February.
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