Crime and Courts

A man is accused of going on a stabbing spree in the Trinidad neighborhood in Northeast D.C., which left six people injured Thursday afternoon. The victims are all in stable condition, and their injuries are considered non-life-threatening, according to police. Police said good Samaritans from the community chased and subdued Andrade before he was taken into custody. “He poked...

A man is accused of stabbing six people in the Northeast D.C. neighborhood of Trinidad. The attack took place in broad daylight. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argues in a court filing filed Friday that a significant sentence was warranted because the New York Republican’s “unparalleled crimes” had “made a mockery”...

A man stabbed himself and several other people in Northeast D.C. Thursday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect was under the influence of something at about 3:30 p.m. when he stabbed himself and the woman he was walking with along Montello Avenue near Raum Street in the Trinidad neighborhood, police said. “The suspect was in an...

The British comedian and actor was charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.

British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault after an investigation sparked by complaints from several women.

Jury selection continued for Karen Read’s retrial on Friday, but the day ended with the same number of jurors selected.

Six people were hospitalized after a man went on a stabbing spree in Northeast D.C. Thursday afternoon. New4’s Walter Morris reports.

Some people incarcerated in Maryland’s prisons may have a chance to have their sentences reduced through a bill being considered now. The Second Look Act would allow younger offenders who have served at least 20 years in prison to ask to judge to release them. The bill has sparked heated debate in Annapolis. “Second Look is not a get-out-of-jail free…

A man stabbed himself and several other people in Northeast D.C. Thursday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The suspect was under the influence of something at about 3:30 p.m. when he stabbed himself and a woman with whom he was walking along Montello Avenue near Raum Street in D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood, police said. “The suspect was in...

A man stabbed himself and several other people in Northeast D.C. Thursday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Multiple people were taken into hospital and a suspect is in custody after a mass stabbing in Northeast D.C. News4’s Walter Morris reports from the scene, and Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg takes a look at crime stats in the neighborhood and in D.C. in general.

Washington, D.C., is dedicating a new police unit to juvenile crime as the city experiences an increase in young people committing some crimes. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said the Juvenile Investigative Response Unit, or JIRU, will focus on responding to and preventing crimes that involve young people. “Recently, we have seen an...

Maryland lawmakers are considering the Second Look Act, which would allow younger offenders who’ve served at least 20 years to ask a judge to release them. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to critics and supporters of the bill.

The convictions and death sentence of the one-time leader of an Atwater Village street gang, who police believed committed at least a dozen murders and who was once on the US Marshals most-wanted list, were overturned Thursday by the California Supreme Court, which found a juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations. Timothy McGhee was found guilty in 2007 of three...

One man died and a second man has life-threatening injuries after they argued and opened fire at each other in the Woodlawn area of Fairfax County, off Route 1, police say. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

A California man’s attorneys say he’ll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for Nicholas John Roske say he intends to plead guilty to attempting to murder a justice of the United States at a hearing next week. The charge carries...

A Florida influencer and self-described “dog mom” has been arrested after she filmed herself having sex with a dog for a social media user who paid for it, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.⁠ Logan Guminski, 27, was charged with two felonies, sexual activity involving an animal and filming sexual activity involving an animal. ⁠It was back in January...

In a temporary restraining order petition, Arielle Konig said her husband, Dr. Gerhardt Konig, had accused her of having an affair and sexually abused and assaulted her.

Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting UnitedHealhcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. He pleaded not guilty to murder as an act of terror.