Who Torched This Maryland Church? ATF Offers $5K Reward As Arson Hunt Heats Up Who Torched This Maryland Church? ATF Offers $5K Reward As Arson Hunt Heats Up
Who Torched This Maryland Church? ATF Offers $5K Reward As Arson Hunt Heats Up Someone deliberately set fire to a Maryland church, investigators say. Now, nearly a month later, federal authorities are putting up cash to find whoever did it. The Aug. 5 fire at the Church of the Nazarene on Houston Branch Road in Federalsburg has been ruled arson following an extensive investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials announced on Friday, Sept. 4. ATF is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible. The fir…
Passenger's Racist Outburst Ends With Duct Tape, Zip Ties And Surprise Stop At BWI: Reports Passenger's Racist Outburst Ends With Duct Tape, Zip Ties And Surprise Stop At BWI: Reports
Passenger's Racist Outburst Ends With Duct Tape, Zip Ties And Surprise Stop At BWI: Reports An American Airlines flight was diverted to Maryland after a passenger was reportedly duct-taped and zip-tied to his seat following a violent mid-flight outburst. Flight 618 was headed from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark late Thursday, Sept. 3, when it was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County because of what the airline called a "disruptive customer." By the time the plane landed, the passenger had reportedly been duct-taped and zip-tied to his seat. TMZ, citing eyewitnesses, reported that the man appeared drunk when he began yelling …
Déjà Vu: Virginia Cop's Traffic Stop Takes Familiar Turn Just Four Hours Later Déjà Vu: Virginia Cop's Traffic Stop Takes Familiar Turn Just Four Hours Later
Déjà Vu: Virginia Cop's Traffic Stop Takes Familiar Turn Just Four Hours Later Four hours. Two runners. Three guns. One Virginia cop. What started with a traffic stop around noon on Sunday, Aug. 30 turned into the first of two foot chases Officer Ruggiere would find himself in before his shift was four hours old. The first came in the 400 block of Bridgewater Street in Fredericksburg, where Ruggiere stopped a brown Mercury for a traffic violation, police said. As the officer checked the driver's information, a 17-year-old passenger grabbed a black bag from inside the car and made a run for it. Ruggiere took off after him. The chase ended on Fall Hill Avenue, where …
Kentucky Man Hauled Hundreds Of Miles To Virginia After Online Trail Leads To Minor: Sheriff Kentucky Man Hauled Hundreds Of Miles To Virginia After Online Trail Leads To Minor: Sheriff
Kentucky Man Hauled Hundreds Of Miles To Virginia After Online Trail Leads To Minor: Sheriff A Kentucky man was taken hundreds of miles from home to face charges in Virginia following a sexual assault investigation involving a minor. Bowling Green resident Cody Chaffin, 29, has been extradited back to the East Coast following a lengthy probe into his interactions online with a minor, according to the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office. In June, detectives received a report of a possible sexual assault involving a minor, and it was later determined that the child had been solicited and exploited online. Most of the contact took place through Tumblr, investigators said. Whi…
Search For Suspect In Virginia Massage Worker Rapes Ends With Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says Search For Suspect In Virginia Massage Worker Rapes Ends With Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says
Search For Suspect In Virginia Massage Worker Rapes Ends With Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says The search ended with a chase. Cesar Mario Torres Juarez, the Virginia man accused in two rapes involving massage workers nearly six months apart, was captured Friday morning, Sept. 4, following a brief vehicle pursuit, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. The chase began around 7:30 a.m. in Spotsylvania County and ended with the 30-year-old being taken into custody. The arrest came after authorities had been searching for Juarez in connection with attacks reported at massage businesses on the same block of Plank Road. The first was reported on March 12 at a Spotsylvania…
WATCH: Armed Burglar Scaled Virginia Building To Reach Third-Floor Apartment WATCH: Armed Burglar Scaled Virginia Building To Reach Third-Floor Apartment
Watch: Armed Burglar Scaled Virginia Building To Reach Third-Floor Apartment Recognize him? A man in Northern Virginia did his best Spider-Man impression and scaled a building before brandishing a gun in an apartment, according to police. The Fairfax County Police Department released video on Friday, Sept. 4, of a bold burglar who was caught on camera climbing the side of a Groveton building before a burglary. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, officers were called to an apartment in the 3500 block of Robert E. Lee Place when a victim reported that an unknown man broke in and busted out a firearm. The incident remains under investigation in Fair…
Student Reports Gun At Maryland Elementary School, Sparking Lockdown, Massive Response: Sheriff Student Reports Gun At Maryland Elementary School, Sparking Lockdown, Massive Response: Sheriff
Student Reports Gun At Maryland Elementary School, Sparking Lockdown, Massive Response: Sheriff A report of a gun can change the mood of a school in seconds. That happened Friday morning, Sept. 4, when a student's report of someone apparently carrying a firearm sent a Maryland elementary school into lockdown and brought three law enforcement agencies rushing to the campus. The scare began around 10:30 a.m. at Pinehurst Elementary School in Salisbury, where the student told officials they had seen someone with what appeared to be a gun, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. Classroom doors were secured. Students and staff were told to stay quiet and in place. Outside, de…
Maryland Truck Driver Dies After Freightliner Slams Into Wooden Poles, Trees: Police Maryland Truck Driver Dies After Freightliner Slams Into Wooden Poles, Trees: Police
Maryland Truck Driver Dies After Freightliner Slams Into Wooden Poles, Trees: Police A Maryland truck driver's afternoon route ended in a deadly crash. At approximately 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, Anne Arundel County Police officers were called to Swamp Circle Road near Muddy Creek Road in West River, where a commercial truck had crashed. Investigators say 34-year-old Laurel resident Keith Whitley Haines was driving a 1999 Freightliner FL70 north on Swamp Circle Road when he failed to negotiate a curve. The truck went completely off the right side of the road and struck several wooden poles, police said. It didn't stop there. The Freightliner then traveled back acros…
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky spent nearly a year fighting for a hearing on a purported victim recantation. Five days before it was set to begin, he abruptly dropped the claim — and prosecutors say they had amassed evidence ready to rebut it. Now, the 82-year-old will have to answer to a judge about that decision. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda ruled after a status conference on Friday, Sept. 4, that Sandusky may appear remotely at a 9:30 a.m. proceeding Tuesday, Sept. 8, for a colloquy to determine whether he understands his withdrawal. At…
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Lindsay Clancy murder case after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I assume there’s going to be another trial. It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse. “But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something. But I guess they’re going to go through another trial. It’s too bad." On Friday, Sept. 4, as deliberations entered the seventh day, the jury informed …
Labor Day Weekend Starts With A Bang As 70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Threaten DC, Maryland, Virginia Labor Day Weekend Starts With A Bang As 70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Threaten DC, Maryland, Virginia
Labor Day Weekend Starts With A Bang As 70 MPH Winds, Tornadoes Threaten DC, Maryland, Virginia Labor Day weekend may start with a bang across Maryland and Virginia. A round of potentially severe thunderstorms is bearing down on the DMV on Friday, Sept. 4, bringing the threat of damaging winds, hail, flash flooding and even a couple of possible tornadoes before conditions begin to improve for the holiday weekend. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the region through 9 p.m. on Friday, including parts of Maryland, Virginia and DC. National Weather Service Damaging winds are expected to be the biggest concern as storms drop southeast out of wes…
Manassas Cable Technician Sexually Assaulted 63-Year-Old Inside Gainesville Home, Police Say Manassas Cable Technician Sexually Assaulted 63-Year-Old Inside Gainesville Home, Police Say
Manassas Cable Technician Sexually Assaulted 63-Year-Old Inside Gainesville Home, Police Say A 63-year-old woman was waiting for a scheduled cable installation. Instead, she was sexually assaulted by the technician in Virginia, police say. Luis Enrique Falconi Revilla, 65, is behind bars following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Gainesville earlier this year, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Revilla, a Manassas resident, was taken into custody on Tuesday following the probe into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred in a home in the 7300 block of Yountville Drive. Police say the woman was inside her home for a scheduled cab…
Investigators Followed A Foul Smell Into Maryland Woods And Found Something Worse, AG Says Investigators Followed A Foul Smell Into Maryland Woods And Found Something Worse, AG Says
Investigators Followed A Foul Smell Into Maryland Woods And Found Something Worse, AG Says Something smelled off in the Maryland woods, and investigators say they soon found out why. A septic company employee is facing criminal charges after allegedly dumping sewage from a company truck onto a wooded property near a residential area in Wicomico County, Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Friday, Sept. 4. Terry Adrian Handy Jr., of Eden, was charged last month with two counts each of illegal discharge of a pollutant and unlawful disposal of sewage. The case began in October, when the Wicomico County Health Department was called to a property near Price & Son Septic Se…
She Gave Maryland Police Her Knife, Then Officers Say She Reached For Another Weapon She Gave Maryland Police Her Knife, Then Officers Say She Reached For Another Weapon
She Gave Maryland Police Her Knife, Then Officers Say She Reached For Another Weapon She gave up one weapon. Police say she then reached for another. A woman remains in critical condition on Friday, Sept. 4, a day after a Baltimore County Police officer shot her during an early-morning encounter in Maryland. The shooting was reported around 6 a.m. on Thursday in the 1000 block of Carroll Island Road in Middle River, where officers had been sent to find an armed woman wanted in connection with an assault. Police found her sitting inside a vehicle parked near the end of the road. What happened next is now under investigation by the Maryland Attorney General's Independent In…
Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police
Woman Killed During Argument That Escalated Inside Maryland Home: State Police An argument inside a Maryland home turned deadly Thursday night, police say. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Sept. 3, Maryland State Police troopers were called to a home in the 400 block of Ethels Way in Salisbury, where they found 29-year-old Jordan Holt suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She never made it out. Holt was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, according to state police. Investigators say Holt had been arguing with 29-year-old Salisbury resident Gage Mitchell inside the home when the confrontation escalated. That's when Mitchell allegedly shot her and fled, police sai…
Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next?
Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next? Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has officially ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury said it could not unanimously decide whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. UPDATE: President Trump has weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Click here to read more. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington filed a last-ditch emergency appeal. The jury stood at 11-1 in favor of acquitting Clancy, though it remained unclear which cha…
Child Fighting For Life After Being Shot Inside Maryland Home (DEVELOPING) Child Fighting For Life After Being Shot Inside Maryland Home (DEVELOPING)
Child Fighting For Life After Being Shot Inside Maryland Home (Developing) A child is fighting for their life after a shooting inside a Maryland home. Prince George's County Police were called to the 300 block of Tayside Way in the Landover area at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, where officers found a child suffering from a gunshot wound inside a residence. The child was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition, police said. Now detectives are trying to determine exactly what happened. Patrol officers, detectives and the department's evidence team remained at the scene Thursday night as investigators began working to piece together the cir…
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …
33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention 33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention
33-Hour Workdays? Florida Woman's Federal Side Hustle In Maryland Gets Feds' Attention Richeline Anisso Fung may be the hardest-working employee in the federal government. The Florida woman who used to live in Maryland admitted that she claimed to work 33 hours a day while earning money from multiple agencies during her time in the DC area, according to the US Attorney's Office. Richeline Anisso Fung, 46, now of Pembroke Pines, Florida, pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims while working as a full-time employee for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. According to court documents, Fung was a full-t…
Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ
Maryland Man Expected 9-Year-Old At DC Meetup, But Federal Agents Were Waiting: DOJ "KingDaddy89" is heading to prison. A 40-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison after traveling into DC with a phone loaded with child pornography, federal authorities announced. Largo resident Marshall Day, also known by his moniker and "Mike LeRoy," pleaded guilty in March to one count of transportation of child pornography after investigators say he walked into a sting while expecting to meet a 9-year-old girl for sex. According to court documents, Day logged onto a fetish website on Oct. 8, 2025, and attempted to arrange a sexual encounter. During an …
Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Two Massage Workers On Same Block Raped Nearly Six Months Apart In Virginia, Sheriff Says A sexual assault reported nearly six months ago has now been linked to a second attack in Virginia. The search is on for 30-year-old Spotsylvania resident Cesar Mario Torres Juarez after investigators connected the March 12 rape of a massage therapy worker to a similar attack reported on Sunday, Aug. 31 in Fredericksburg, authorities announced. The first victim told Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office investigators that she was working at a massage therapy business in the 5000 block of Plank Road when she was forcibly raped. Detectives collected physical and photographic evidence at the s…
Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police
Ex-Deputy Supplied Explosives, Know-How To Maryland Hunter Facing 64 Felony Charges: Police The explosives that helped trigger 64 felony charges in Maryland earlier this year allegedly came with some expert guidance. Now, a former Prince George's County Sheriff's Office K-9 handler is accused of providing both. Micah Y. Sam, 51, of Brandywine, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after Anne Arundel County fire investigators linked him to an explosives investigation that began months earlier at a home in the 1200 block of Blackwalnut Lane in Annapolis. Investigators allege Sam supplied explosive materials to Lee Scott Wygal Ralston, 37, along with information and technical guidance…
Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED) Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (UPDATED)
Blake Greenwell, 24, ID'd As Driver Killed In Maryland Crash That Ejected Passenger (Updated) The man killed in a three-vehicle Maryland crash has been identified. Blake Greenwell, 24, of Waldorf, died in the collision at Indian Head Highway and Palmer Road in Fort Washington shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Prince George’s County Police said in an update Thursday. Greenwell was driving one of two sedans that were heading north on Indian Head Highway as an SUV traveled south toward the intersection, according to the preliminary investigation. For reasons that remain under investigation, all three vehicles collided at the intersection. Greenwell died at the scene. H…
Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn
Family Plan: Father-Daughter Pilots' Chance Encounter At Dulles Takes Hilarious Turn A father and daughter who followed the same career path found themselves sharing something else this week: a radio frequency at Washington Dulles International Airport. The two pilots crossed paths while preparing for separate flights out of the Virginia airport, turning an otherwise ordinary exchange with air traffic control into 45 seconds of family banter that Dulles later shared online. POV: You run into your dad at work. It was a @United family reunion on the runway this week. pic.twitter.com/IATAg4jzrf — Dulles Airport (IAD) (@Dulles_Airport) September 3, 2026 It started with jus…
Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police
Maryland Man Walked Out On $10K Bond, Then His Case Took A Deadly Turn: Police A 32-year-old man is back in custody after his victim died days after a violent assault in Maryland, police say. Jaylin James McConnaughey was initially arrested on Friday, Aug. 28, in Howard County after he allegedly struck Lanham resident Tevin Jarrett Sesker during an altercation. According to the Howard County Police Department, the two knew each other and were in the 8800 block of Greenwood Place when the assault took place, causing Sesker to strike his head. Sesker was transported to Shock Trauma in critical condition. McConnaughey was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond. Then t…
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter ‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter
‘Little Oscar’ Made The Dirtiest Jobs Fun, Now His VA Crew Is Missing Its 'Exceptional' Painter Óscar Ávalos had a way of making even the dirtiest job a good time. The Northern Virginia painter was constantly sharing the latest photos and videos of his college-age daughter and kindergarten-age son, one of the small things friends are remembering after Ávalos was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 2. To the people who worked alongside him, Ávalos was “Little Oscar,” an "exceptional" painter whose personality could turn a grimy home renovation into something that felt more like an episode of HGTV. “He had a happy crew because everyone was happy in Oscar's presence,” Carolyn Wixs…
Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (UPDATED) Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (UPDATED)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles On I-95 In Virginia (Updated) A lunchtime mess on I-95 is getting worse in Virginia. A tractor-trailer crash near Exit 140 at Courthouse Road in Stafford County has shut down two of the interstate's three northbound lanes on Thursday, Sept. 3, leaving traffic backed up for approximately five miles, according to the latest VDOT update. As of 1:12 p.m., the northbound center lane, right lane, and right shoulder remained closed at mile marker 140.4. Only the left travel lane was open. VDOT classified the crash as a high-priority incident as congestion continued building behind the scene. The backup had already stretched…
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police
Road Rage Shooting That Shut Down Stretch Of I-695 Leads To Arrest: State Police A road rage encounter on a Maryland highway allegedly ended with a driver firing into another vehicle and shutting down a busy highway. Brandon Allison, 40, of Baltimore, was arrested after the shooting on the Outer Loop of I-695 near Maryland Route 295 in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2, according to Maryland State Police. The gunfire was reported shortly after 2 p.m., prompting a police response that ultimately shut down part of the Beltway for about an hour. Police say Allison was driving a Chrysler Pacifica when he became involved in a road rage incident with the dr…