Three arrested in stabbing of local Marine
Baltimore Police have arrested three men in the stabbing death of a 20-year-old Marine from Potomac who was stationed in the District.
Pfc. Darius Ray was killed Saturday morning in northeast Baltimore during an altercation at a house party. Police said 26-year-old Michael Wiggins; 22-year-old Vernon Hadley; and 27-year-old Nicky Woodward will all face murder charges.
Police seek ID in hit-and-run
Montgomery County police are investigating a hit-and-run collision in which two pedestrians were injured.
At about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, a gray sedan struck two pedestrians crossing from Ridgefield Road onto Westbard Avenue and drove away, police said. Police are asking that anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about the driver contact Officer D. Cowan at 301-657-9200. Callers can remain anonymous.
Fairfax police arrest man following DNA hit
Fairfax County police have arrested a Centreville-area man in connection with a December 2007 sexual assault.
Following up on a DNA hit, detectives from the Cold Case Sexual Crimes Unit charged Marco A. Cobo-Baca, 23, of 14404 Cool Oak Lane with abduction with intent to defile.
Two Va. teens killed in car crashes
Two Virginia teenagers died Friday in separate car accidents, police said.
Katelyn M. Zinn, 19, of 9210 Cork Place in Burke was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry eastbound on Burke Lake Road, when she apparently lost control, struck a concrete median, ran off the right shoulder and slid sideways into a tree, Fairfax County police said.
Mohammed Wali, 18, a student at Freedom High School in Prince William County, lost control of a 2005 Honda Civic while traveling eastbound on Dale Boulevard, crossed the median, and collided with a van. Wali died at the scene; Jesus Campos of Woodbridge and her 4-year-old daughter were transported with non-life-threatening injuries.
Former Defense official gets 3 years for spying
A former Department of Defense official convicted of espionage was sentenced to three years in prison after a federal judge concluded the information he gave to a Chinese spy did not harm U.S. interests. James Fondren, 62, gave the information to the spy as part of a side consulting business he ran while he was the deputy director of the U.S. Pacific Command Washington Liaison Office, the Associated Press reported.
Compiled by David Sherfinski
