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Man pleads guilty in 1994 slaying of Virginia mother
Stephen Smerk confessed to killing 37-year-old Robin Lawrence at her home in Springfield. Her 2-year-old daughter who was at the home at the time was unharmed, but left alone for days.
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Colorado man on trial for wife's murder tried to recruit ‘attractive women' to testify for him, police say
A Colorado man accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes and killing her is accused of trying to recruit “attractive women” to give false testimony at his trial, Aurora police say, according to NBC affiliate KUSA in Denver.
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Menendez brothers' attorney hopes to bring them home by end of year
Mark Geragos, the defense attorney for Lyle and Erik Menendez said he is “hopeful” that he could get them released by the end of the year.
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‘What could she have done?': Grandparents mourn girl, 1, killed in DC
The death of 1-year-old Journee Moore was ruled a homicide by blunt force trauma after she was taken to a hospital from a home on Connecticut Avenue NW.
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Garth Brooks accused of rape in new lawsuit
A woman who allegedly worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks said he raped her, according to a new lawsuit.
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LA prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city’s district attorney said Thursday.
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Family searches for answers after 1-year-old girl's death
A Prince George’s County family is devastated and looking for answers after the death of a 1-year-old girl. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports D.C. police say the toddler suffered blunt force injuries and died over the weekend, but no one has been arrested.
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Jury deliberating in Tysons police shooting trial
A jury is deliberating on whether a former police officer should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting outside Tysons Corner Center. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.
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Manslaughter case in fatal police shooting outside Virginia mall goes to jury
A jury has begun deliberations on whether a former police officer who fatally shot a shoplifting suspect last year after a foot chase outside a busy northern Virginia shopping mall should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Wesley Shifflett testified that he shot Timothy McCree Johnson in self defense because he saw Johnson reaching into his waistband. Johnson turned out to...
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Thieves go after ATMs with hooks, chains and a saw in Prince George's County overnight
Video shows thieves yanking an ATM out of a Bowie, Maryland, gas station store using hooks and chains.
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Video shows thieves pull ATM out of store using hooks and chains
Surveillance video shows thieves attach hooks and chains to an ATM at a gas station in Bowie early Thursday before using a vehicle to pull the machine out of a store. News4’s Megan McGrath reports that it wasn’t the only ATM targeted in Prince George’s County overnight.
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Prosecutors' closing argument video prompts mistrial request for ex-officer in Tysons police shooting
The jury in the trial for a fatal police shooting outside Tysons Corner Center was sent home after being shown body camera footage they were not supposed to see.
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Nebraska officer followed policy when he fatally shot a fleeing man 8 times, police chief says
Omaha’s police chief says an officer followed protocol when he shot a fleeing armed man eight times, killing him.
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How a Georgetown, UMD serial rape suspect was found by police using genealogy
A Northern Virginia man could get up to life in prison if he’s convicted of a string of sexual assaults dating back more than a decade. Police say he targeted students at two D.C.-area universities. He was arrested due to new technology and the work of a special unit working with the U.S. Attorney and others to close sex...
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Police used genealogy to make break in Georgetown, UMD sexual assaults cold case
Police used old evidence in conjunction with new technology to arrest a suspect in a string of home invasion rapes near Georgetown University and the University of Maryland. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Jury in Tysons police shooting trial sent home after being shown video they weren't supposed to see
The jury in the trial for a fatal police shooting outside Tysons Corner Center was sent home after being shown body camera footage they were not supposed to see. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Man arrested in series of Georgetown, UMD sexual assault cases
Ernesto Ramon Mercado is accused of raping six women in D.C. and near the University of Maryland. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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‘This man was a predator': Georgetown, UMD serial rape suspect arrested
A man has been arrested years after police say he repeatedly broke into women’s homes and sexually assaulted them in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood and near the University of Maryland.
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Police delivered a ‘beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing
Closing arguments are underway in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a fatal beating.