Friday, May 24, 2013
Defense attorneys claim Kashif Bashir suffers from auditory hallucinations.
The man accused of shooting Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy will face a mental competency hearing after a judge granted a defense motion Friday, according to NBC Washington. Kashif Bashir, 27, is facing one count of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, one count of aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The cab driver was indicted by an Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury Monday. • See: Suspect in Laboy Shooting Indicted by Grand Jury Bashir's defense attorneys said Friday that he suffers from auditory hallucinations and believes that people involved in his case are speaking to him telepathically, according to NBC Washington. According to the report: During …
Investigation continues into the homicide of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins.
The off-duty Arlington County sheriff’s deputy who police say was involved in the homicide of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins early Wednesday in Alexandria’s Lynhaven neighborhood is not being held in custody because he is not considered a flight risk by authorities, according to WUSA9. • See: Dawkins' Death Ruled a Homicide Dawkins was shot following an early morning confrontation with Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, police said. Dawkins died after being transported to the hospital. No charges have been filed against Patterson, an Alexandria resident and 17-year veteran of Arlington’s sheriff’s office. He's currently on administrative leave. • See: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting Police told The Washington Post Patterson …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Mayor Bill Euille urges community "to be patient, and allow the justice system to do its work."
The death of Lynhaven resident Julian Dawkins has been ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner following the results of an autopsy, Alexandria police said Thursday evening. • See: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting Dawkins, 22, was shot early Wednesday following a confrontation with off-duty Arlington County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, police said. No charges have been filed against Patterson. Police continue to investigate the case and are interviewing witnesses in order to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting. Alexandria detectives have consulted with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office regarding whether or not criminal charges should be filed, according to a press release from…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Julian Dawkins, 22, was pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday.
Alexandria police have identified the victim in Wednesday morning's suspicious death in Lynhaven as 22-year-old city resident Julian Dawkins. • See: Police Interviewing Arlington Sheriff's Deputy in Suspicious Death Case At 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a person being shot in the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive. Police quickly located the male victim, who was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a release from the Alexandria Police Department. Police said they have questioned Arlington County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig Patterson, 44, who was involved in the shooting. Patterson, a 17-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, is also an Alexandria resident, police said. He has been placed …
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Alexandria police respond to reports of a shooting early Wednesday morning in Lynhaven.
1:30 p.m. update — Alexandria police have officially identified the victim as 22-year-old city resident Julian Dawkins. An investigation is ongoing. More on Patch: Alexandria Police ID Victim in Lynhaven Shooting — — — — 11:15 a.m. update — The victim in Wednesday morning's incident is being identified as Julian Dawkins, according to WNEW. According to the report, there's a dispute as to whether an altercation occurred: The victim’s mother, Gwen Pratt Miller, identifies the man as Julian Dawkins. Dawkins is the cousin of Washington Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt. He was among a group of people that had gone out earlier that evening to celebrate Ruffin-Pratt making the team, the family says. Contrary to police statements, a woman who …
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Marie Maybell Johnson is facing charges of murder, attempted arson and destruction of property.
A circuit court grand jury has indicted Marie Maybell Johnson in the murder of 94-year-old Del Ray resident Elmer Roehrs. Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Sengel said his office presented its case against Johnson to the grand jury during its regular session on Monday. Johnson, 45, is facing charges of murder, attempted arson and destruction of property. • Interested in getting Del Ray Patch directly into your inbox each morning? Learn more about our daily newsletter. Roehrs was found dead in his Holly Street home on Feb. 13. The case was initially investigated as a suspicious death. It was later classified as a murder following the results of an autopsy. The incident marked the first homicide in Alexandria since October 2011. Once a warrant…
Suzanne Laboy speaks with reporters about her husband's recovery from a Feb. 27 gunshot wound to the head.
The wife of wounded Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy called his recovery from a gunshot wound to the head “a miracle” Tuesday at a press conference at police headquarters. “I definitely think it is a miracle. It was not his time to go,” Suzanne Laboy said. “Part of the miracle is that everyone did their job that day.” Peter Laboy, 45, of Alexandria, was responding to a look out from the department for a yellow cab minivan for a minor offense in Old Town on Feb. 27 when he was shot. Soon after Laboy approached the cab, the Department of Emergency Communications began receiving emergency calls reporting an officer down. Laboy was flown to Medstar Washington Hospital Center from the fields outside of Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy and …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Kashif Bashir facing slew of charges in Feb. 27 shooting incident that wounded Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy.
The suspect in the February shooting of Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy was indicted by an Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury Monday. Kashif Bashir, 27, is facing one count of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, one count of aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The attempted capital murder charge and aggravated malicious wounding charge each carry sentences of 20 years to life. The firearm charges each carry three-year sentences. Trial dates will be chosen in the next 10 days. Bashir is being represented by the Alexandria Public Defender’s Office. Prosecutors handling the case are Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Molly Sullivan and Assistant Commonwealth’s …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Morton Marshall Ford III died in 2011 from complications related to a blood transfusion when he was shot in 1974. He was also the center of a charged legal battle regarding then police Chief Charles Strobel.
Alexandria police officer Morton Marshall Ford III, who died in 2011, was among those added this week to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. In remarks to an estimated 20,000 officers, families and supporters at a ceremony Monday at the wall in Washington, DC, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the dead represented “the best of our nation.” In all, 321 new names were added to the wall and honored with a candle-light vigil Monday night, including 120 who died in 2012. See: National Police Week 2013: Candles Raised for the Fallen On Nov. 26, 1974, Sergeant "Morty" Ford was shot when he and several other officers responded to a robbery in progress in Old Town, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Jacob Choi ran into the street May 4 on Stevenson Avenue.
Alexandria police have released the name of the 4-year-old boy who was struck and killed May 4 when he ran into the street and in front of an oncoming SUV. Police identified the boy as Jacob Choi. They did not say if he lived near the crash area, on Stevenson Avenue in West End Alexandria. A police spokeswoman earlier said that Choi had family in the area. The boy was walking alongside the road with his mother when he broke free and ran, said Alexandria police spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt. The boy’s mother ran after him and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Speed was not determined to be a factor in the crash, and the 84-year-old driver of the Jeep SUV faces no criminal charges. The crash remains under investigation. Also read:
Justice 4 JuLian
9:41 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2013
It's a bunch of bs , it's premeditated murder, a clear cut homicide. When there is a death that is declared a homicide the suspect in which is guilty normally that person is incarcerated and charged with murder. He did not have to shoot that boy. That man is bigger n im a million percent sure stronger than Julian was. But because he is a veteran cop, he can as the saying goes, get away with … more ›