Former Georgia cop gets 15 years for drug trafficking in Va.
A 44-year-old Gwynn Oak man whose lawyer said he was a former police officer from Georgia was sentenced to 15 years in prison after Fairfax police found a cache of drugs in his car. Federal prosecutors said Gregory McGhee also was an ordained minister. According to court documents, McGhee was on his way from Atlanta to Washington when he was pulled over in April. Inside his car, police found 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine, a gallon jug of the substance commonly known as the date rape drug and a loaded handgun, all in a bag with “Police” on the side. Armored car robber gets 32 years in prison Carlic Darnell Brown, 26, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for a string of armored car robberies in Prince William and Fairfax counties. Brown and his co-conspirators stole $360,00 in three separate robberies. In each case they robbed Loomis armored car guards who were loading automated teller machines. Body found in Rock Creek Park
The body of an unidentified man was found floating in Rock Creek inside the park, police said. A jogger made the discovery Friday morning between Beach Drive and Massachusetts Avenue, authorities said. Police are looking to see whether the white man’s description matches any missing person reports. Falls Church woman, 68, dies of stab wounds
A Falls Church woman who was stabbed along with a 2-year-old girl died of her wounds, police said. The girl has been released from the hospital. Maria del Carmen Mejia was stabbed Tuesday afternoon. Police have charged 42-year-old Jose Francisco Argueta with the stabbing. According to authorities, Argueta stormed into an apartment near Mejia’s, still wielding the bloody knife. He was wrestled to the ground by the man inside, who held Argueta until police arrived.
A 44-year-old Gwynn Oak man whose lawyer said he was a former police officer from Georgia was sentenced to 15 years in prison after Fairfax police found a cache of drugs in his car. Federal prosecutors said Gregory McGhee also was an ordained minister. According to court documents, McGhee was on his way from Atlanta to Washington when he was pulled over in April. Inside his car, police found 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine, a gallon jug of the substance commonly known as the date rape drug and a loaded handgun, all in a bag with “Police” on the side. Armored car robber gets 32 years in prison Carlic Darnell Brown, 26, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for a string of armored car robberies in Prince William and Fairfax counties. Brown and his co-conspirators stole $360,00 in three separate robberies. In each case they robbed Loomis armored car guards who were loading automated teller machines. Body found in Rock Creek Park
The body of an unidentified man was found floating in Rock Creek inside the park, police said. A jogger made the discovery Friday morning between Beach Drive and Massachusetts Avenue, authorities said. Police are looking to see whether the white man’s description matches any missing person reports. Falls Church woman, 68, dies of stab wounds
A Falls Church woman who was stabbed along with a 2-year-old girl died of her wounds, police said. The girl has been released from the hospital. Maria del Carmen Mejia was stabbed Tuesday afternoon. Police have charged 42-year-old Jose Francisco Argueta with the stabbing. According to authorities, Argueta stormed into an apartment near Mejia’s, still wielding the bloody knife. He was wrestled to the ground by the man inside, who held Argueta until police arrived.
Compiled by Freeman Klopott.
