D.C. man gets 35 years
for slaying on school grounds
A 23-year-old Northwest D.C. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a brazen daylight slaying caught on camera. Prosecutors said that around 5 p.m., March 12, 2008, Mark R. Johnson walked up to Anthony Maddox on the steps of Truesdale Elementary School and shot him point-blank three times. The shooting was captured on a school surveillance camera and Johnson was caught two weeks later. Police were able to match a “14th Street” chain worn by the gunman to photos of Johnson wearing the same chain.
National Gallery guard guilty of murder
A jury found a security guard at the National Gallery of Art guilty of second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of her husband. Mozella Jones said that she shot Kerry Jackson in self-defense on Feb. 1, 2009. But detectives who searched her home provided evidence that included a gun, ammunition, and a note written by Jones in which she listed the “positives” and “negatives” of her husband. The jury’s verdict convicted Jones on all counts, including related weapons offenses. Her sentencing is scheduled for May 21.
Worker dies at Madeira School
Fairfax County officials are looking into the circumstances surrounding the Tuesday afternoon death of a construction worker at the Madeira School. The worker died while on the grounds of the private school in McLean. The police and Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials are investigating the death.
Child porn predator sentenced
A District resident was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for photographing a 7-year-old girl while sexually abusing her. McKinley Hunt, 45, abused the child over a three-year period.
Compiled by Alana Goodman and Scott McCabe
