Crime and Courts

Specialist Wooster Rancy is charged with murder and obstructing justice linked to the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, the Army said.

Troopers thought the driver might’ve been reaching for a weapon, state police say. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

The agreement, which includes probation and time served, ends the Atlanta rap star’s part in a sprawling trial that began with jury selection in January 2023.

A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced Thursday to three years and 10 months in prison, and must pay more than $777,000 in restitution.

Jennifer Guilbeault has been charged with second-degree and third-degree assault as a hate crime after she allegedly pepper-sprayed her Uber driver as he was praying in Arabic on July 31.

A group of as many as 10 to 15 men and women assaulted a gay man at a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C., and called him a homophobic slur, prompting police to investigate the attack as a hate crime.

A woman who was allegedly caught on surveillance video walking out of a Florida hair salon without paying for her hair extensions was arrested Wednesday, police said. 

The search is on for a man who attacked a woman near a popular Northern Virginia park. Cops say it happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday in Tarleton Park. The victim told investigators a man came up behind her and grabbed her on a wooded trail near the off leash area. Police say she was able to get away unharmed and…

A man was attacked at a McDonald’s on 14th and U street. Police are investigating it as a potential hate crime. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Police are searching for a man who attempted to abduct a woman at a popular park in Alexandria. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A man broke into two homes in Montgomery County, Maryland, and assaulted elderly women, police said. Police identified Devin Jones as a suspect from a fingerprint left at one of the scenes. “This was a terrifying event in a community where we have an increasingly large senior community, and, quite candidly, I think it is wonderful that some members of…

A man broke into two homes in Montgomery County and assaulted elderly women, police said. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

The resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez will take place on Dec. 11, according to a court official.

Law enforcement say they have yet identify the victim, potential suspects or reason for the shooting. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports. 

Federal prosecutors say a former Louisville police detective’s actions were like “a drive-by shooting” the night of the deadly Breonna Taylor raid.

The woman and another man kidnapped the victim and kept him locked in his car’s trunk as they drove around the Navajo Nation. Then, her co-defendant stabbed him to death.

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney says she is “disgusted” with a judge’s sentence for a man convicted of first-degree murder. A judge sentenced Anderson Blanco-Diaz to 10 years in prison when State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said the guidelines called for life. Antoine Dorsey’s siblings said they were stunned by the lenient sentence handed down Friday. “Gut wrenching,” said...

Ed Kelley, who faces charges over Jan. 6 and plotting to murder FBI special agents, is an anti-abortion activist and was the fourth rioter to enter the Capitol, federal authorities say.

The Prince George’s County state’s attorney said she is disgusted with a judge’s lenient sentence for a man convicted of first-degree murder. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was sentenced to life without parole on his state conviction for the October 2022 assault.