Inmate set to be released charged in Sept. slaying
A man who was about to be released from the D.C. jail was charged with first-degree murder in a September shooting death, D.C. police said Saturday. Police said 36-year-old Chamontae Walker, of Southeast D.C., was charged in the slaying of 29-year-old Darrel Hendy. Hendy was killed Sept. 25 on the 800 block of Southern Avenue, SE.
Officer Hugh Carew, a D.C. police spokesman, said Walker was arrested Friday night as he was about to be released from the jail for an unrelated offense. Court records show Walker had been serving time after a conviction on a charge of attempted threats to do bodily harm.
Walker is the second person charged in Hendy’s death. In October, 18-year-old Meeko Carraway was arrested in the case.
American flag torched in Rockville park
An American flag was found on fire early Saturday at Mattie Stepanek park in Rockville, according to Montgomery County fire and rescue authorities.
Assistant Chief Scott Graham said fire crews found an ignitable liquid near the large flag at the park, located at 1800 Piccard Drive.
No one was injured, Graham said. He said authorities are still looking for the person responsible for setting the blaze.
Anyone with information is asked to call the fire department’s arson tip line at 240-777-2263.
Body found in D.C.
A man was found dead in Northeast Washington on Saturday morning, and police are investigating the death as a homicide.
D.C. police spokesman Officer Hugh Carew said an adult man, who has not been identified, was found dead on the 5500 block of Third Street NE at about 8 a.m. His cause of death is under investigation. – Emily Babay
– Emily Babay
