2 VA Men Split Lottery Ticket, One Purchased In Loudoun County 2 VA Men Split Lottery Ticket, One Purchased In Loudoun County
2 VA Men Split Lottery Ticket, One Purchased In Loudoun County Sharing is caring for two Virginia men, each $122,500 richer before taxes. Darrell Terry, of South Boston, and Lou Malfi, of Leesburg, won the tickets in the Cash 5 on Feb. 28, with EZ Match drawing. Terry bought his winning ticket at Blue Ridge Tobacco & Candle, located at 1024 Bill Tuck Highway in South Boston while Malfi bought his online using the VA Lottery app. The jackpot for that drawing was $245,000, which means Terry and Malfi each received $122,500 before taxes. The winning numbers for that drawing were 1-6-14-21-27. Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot star…
Charming Life Ends In Horror For Wife, Daughter Believed Killed By VA Native Charming Life Ends In Horror For Wife, Daughter Believed Killed By VA Native
Charming Life Ends In Horror For Wife, Daughter Believed Killed By VA Native What started as a dispute over dinner ended in horror for one Pennsylvania family, who appeared to lead an otherwise charming life on social media. Roger Lee Hanks has been charged with two counts of felony homicide and other murder charges after killing his wife, Judith, 75, and daughter, Emily, 37, over a "basic dispute" at the dinner table on Thursday, April 25, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Judith's Instagram page portrays a very different life from the events that unfolded in their East Marlborough Township home on Thursday evening, April 25. With lipstick on her lips or a gl…
Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery
Climate Activist Sentenced For Smearing Paint On Sculpture During Demonstration At DC Gallery The New Yorker who defaced a famed exhibit inside the National Gallery of Art earlier this year in DC will spend time in prison, but received a lenient sentence, federal authorities announced. Brooklyn native Joanna Smith pleaded guilty late last year to causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to Edgar Degas' "Little Dancer, Age Fourteen" during a targeted attack in May. On Friday, she was sentenced to 60 days in prison, though she had faced up to five years.  According to prosecutors, Smith and North Carolina native Timothy Martin did their research and sought to deface the belo…
District Man Gets 'Stunning Sentence' After Murder Conviction In Maryland, Prosecutors Say District Man Gets 'Stunning Sentence' After Murder Conviction In Maryland, Prosecutors Say
District Man Gets 'Stunning Sentence' After Murder Conviction In Maryland, Prosecutors Say Prosecutors in Montgomery County are up in arms after a convicted murderer received what is being perceived as a light sentence. District resident Tyrone Curtis, 35, was sentenced by a judge on Friday to life in prison, with all but 15 years suspended after being convicted in January of the first-degree murder of 29-year-old Amontae Cunningham on a Metro Transit bus. “The State sought a life sentence in this case and finds an executed sentence of 15 years to be stunning," Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said. "It is inconsistent with the facts of the case and the verdict re…
Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time
Man Who Carjacked Uber Eats Driver's Scooter Outside Northeast DC Restaurant Gets Prison Time The Alexandria man who carjacked an Uber Eats driver and stole his motorized scooter last summer outside a DC Pizza Hut is heading to prison for years, officials say. Daquan Skipper, 27, was sentenced this week to eight years in prison for the July 2023 robbery of the driver, when he took his scooter and cell phone in Northeast DC. Prosecutors say that on July 29, 2023, outside of a Pizza Hut in the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE, Skipper and two others approached the delivery driver after he had just picked up an order. As he was putting his phone onto a holder on his handlebars, the th…
Shoplifter Pepper-Sprayed, Attempted To Stab Officer During Confrontation At DC CVS: Feds Shoplifter Pepper-Sprayed, Attempted To Stab Officer During Confrontation At DC CVS: Feds
Jamilla Haskins Pepper-Sprayed, Attempted To Stab Officer A 33-year-old District woman who attempted to stab a detective and pepper-sprayed him during a shoplifting incident in Northwest DC is heading to prison. Jamilla Haskins was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assaulting the officer who confronted her about stealing various sundries from a CVS store and attempting to flee, federal authorities announced on Thursday. According to prosecutors, on Tuesday, Jan 23, Haskins was caught concealing 30 items - including hair clips, shaving cream, and body oil - in her bag while "shopping" at CVS on Kennedy Street NW. Haskins then attempted to …
Youth Curfew To Be Enforced At National Harbor In Prince George's County Youth Curfew To Be Enforced At National Harbor In Prince George's County
Youth Curfew To Be Enforced At National Harbor In Prince George's County A rash of recent violence and chaotic behavior among youths in Prince George's County has prompted officials to take drastic measures. With the summer rapidly approaching, following months of discussion, officials announced that there will be a juvenile curfew at National Harbor, effective as of 5 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Under the executive order, which has been signed, anyone 16 years old and younger without supervision of someone at least 21 will be required to be off the property between 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.  The measure comes following seve…
Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds
DeAngelo Wayne McNeil Sentenced FOr Drug, Weapon Offenses A District man has will serve more time behind bars after the repeat offender was sentenced for drug and weapon offenses near a Northeast DC high school. DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and, while near a school, possessing cocaine base with the intent to sell it, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2023, McNeil was on release in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for unlawfully possessing a gun and possessing cocaine. He also has a 2018 conviction for similar ch…
$100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Fairfax County $100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Fairfax County
$100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Fairfax County A Fairfax County man thought he'd won $800 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Ca$h Corners Crossword scratcher game. He was more than just a little surprised when Virginia Lottery officials looked at the ticket and informed him that he’d actually won $100,000. Miguel Garcia bought his winning ticket at Harris Teeter, located at 6351 Columbia Pike in Falls Church. “I like this game because it’s challenging and takes longer to play,” he said as he claimed his prize. Ca$h Corners Crossword is one of dozens of scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5…
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden Sixteen nonviolent drug offenders were granted clemency by President Joe Biden, including two with ties to Virginia and one from Washington DC. Katrina Polk, 54, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense at 18 years old. She served her sentence and completed the terms of her release. She her release, Polk has earned her PhD in public policy and administration and advocates for the elderly, according to the White House. "Colleagues, supervisors, friends, and community members uniformly praise her character and work ethic and consider her a role model, noting her demonstrated commitmen…
District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds
Eugene Williams Sentenced For Killing DeShaun Francis In DC An 18-year-old gunman who killed a teen during a botched drug deal in Washington, DC will avoid the maximum prison term after a judge showed leniency, federal authorities announced. District resident Eugene Williams was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in December for the fatal shooting of DeShaun Francis, 16, who accompanied a family member to sell marijuana in February 2022. According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2022, Williams arranged to buy weed from a family member of Francis, with the intention of visiting his father after the deal went down. Fra…
Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket
Son Gives Virginia Mom $1 Powerball Ticket A Fairfax County woman won a $1 million Powerball ticket, thanks to her son. Maria Roldan’s son had a Powerball ticket, but he was about to go on vacation and would miss the drawing. So he gave his Vienna mother the ticket. That turned out to be a $1 million gift. The ticket matched the first five winning numbers in the March 11 drawing. In fact, it was the only ticket in the nation to win the $1 million prize in that drawing. Roldan didn’t realize how much she had won until she and her son took the ticket to the Virginia Lottery’s Northern Virginia customer service center in Woodbridge. …