Police: Homeless man set girlfriend on fire
Howard County police charged a homeless man with setting his girlfriend on fire.
Richard Rodola, 48, was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and arson. His girlfriend remained in critical condition. Police believe she and Rodola were living in a wooded area in Laurel.
Police received a call Saturday afternoon from a witness who reported a man had set a woman on fire in the woods. The witness, also believed to be homeless, ran to a nearby grocery store to call police. Police found Rodola nearby suffering from minor burns. He remains hospitalized and guarded by police.
D.C. officer charged with taking cash for protection
A veteran D.C. police officer was charged with taking cash from a liquor store while on the job in exchange for offering protection.
From December 2006 to April 2009, Officer Nathaniel Anderson put on his police uniform and pocketed $25 each night for providing protection around closing time of the business in Northwest Washington, according to charging documents. The liquor store was not identified in the charging document.
Anderson was charged with illegal supplementation of salary and faces a maximum of one year behind bars.
Marine gets year in jail for baby daughter’s death
A Marine security officer who was practicing drawing his handgun when he accidently shot his 9-month-old daughter to death was sentenced to a year in jail.
Colton Jack Luman, 26, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in circuit court in Chesapeake, Va.
The infant was in a high chair at Luman’s home at the Navy base in Norfolk when the shooting occurred in February.
— Compiled by Scott McCabe
