Gun flashed at Woodrow Wilson High had seven bullets, police say
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Version 0 of 1. The semiautomatic handgun that D.C. police said a student flashed in Woodrow Wilson High School last week was loaded with seven bullets, according to a police document obtained by The Washington Post. Law enforcement authorities have said little about the case and have repeatedly declined to answer questions about how the gun got into the school. A spokeswoman for the school system referred questions to police, who declined to comment. The 17-year-old student was charged as a juvenile with carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. A judge ordered him to be housed with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services until his next hearing. The document obtained by The Post offers a slightly more detailed version of what happened Dec. 2. But it does not address how security was breached at the Northwest Washington school on Chesapeake Street in Tenleytown, one of the highest performing in the District. — Peter Hermann Two D.C. men were sentenced Tuesday to lengthy prison terms for the 2013 fatal shooting of a man outside a Southeast Washington housing complex. D.C. Superior Court Judge Jennifer Anderson sentenced Carlos Park, 19, to 22 years in prison, and Troy Robinson, 21, to 15 years in prison. Both men had pleaded guilty to the June 24, 2013, fatal shooting of 25-year-old Tywayne Thompson outside the Potomac Gardens housing complex in Southeast Washington. Both men were armed with semiautomatic pistols, prosecutors said. Thompson was unarmed. — Keith Alexander Federal authorities on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review the public corruption convictions of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, arguing that McDonnell used his office to benefit a wealthy benefactor and was rightly found guilty of breaking the law. In a brief to the justices, Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell and Department of Justice attorney Sonja M. Ralston wrote that McDonnell’s conviction was based on the “unexceptionable proposition” that an official who takes personal benefits to influence governmental matters is guilty of corruption. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were convicted last year of using the governor’s office to help businessman Jonnie R. Williams Sr. promote his dietary supplement company. Prosecutors argued — and jurors agreed — that the governor ran afoul of federal law in aiding Williams while the businessman lavished him and his family with $177,000 in loans, vacations and luxury goods. — Matt Zapotosky Two women were molested during massages at the Red Door Spa in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County police. One of the victims was sexually assaulted in July and the other in November, according to police. It was not immediately clear when police learned about the first victim. Detectives charged the masseur, Gavin Anthony Otto, 42, of Derwood, with one count of second-degree sex offense and one count of fourth-degree sex offense, according to court records. He was arrested at his home this month and released after posting a $20,000 bond, according to court records. Anyone with information about Otto or the case is asked to call 240-773-5050. — Dana Hedgpeth and Dan Morse |