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Twin 18-year-old brothers were arrested and charged in the death of a Southeast Washington man. Twin 18-year-old brothers were arrested and charged in the death of a Southeast Washington man, police said.
Prince George’s County police said Darnell Tyres Bogan and Darshe Tyre Bogan, both of Suitland, were charged in the killing of Maurice Larnell Sinclair, 19.Prince George’s County police said Darnell Tyres Bogan and Darshe Tyre Bogan, both of Suitland, were charged in the killing of Maurice Larnell Sinclair, 19.
The incident happened about 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of Darel Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man later identified as Sinclair outside an apartment. He had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred about 1:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 2500 block of Darel Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man later identified as Sinclair outside an apartment. He had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to online court records, both brothers are charged with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes. According to online court records, the brothers are charged with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes.
A Maryland man accused of ordering his uncle’s execution in 2012 to prevent him from testifying at his murder trial returned to Prince George’s County Circuit Court on Monday. A Maryland man accused of ordering his uncle’s killing in 2012 to prevent him from testifying at a murder trial returned to Prince George’s County Circuit Court on Monday.
The retrial of Brian Mayhew, 24, of Fort Washington renews a complicated case that involves recorded jailhouse phone calls that reportedly caught the ordered execution of Mayhew’s uncle, allegations of witness retaliation and the killings of two rival drug dealers. The retrial of Brian Mayhew, 24, of Fort Washington renews a complicated case that involves recorded jailhouse phone calls that allegedly concern the ordered execution of Mayhew’s uncle, witness retaliation and the killings of two rival drug dealers.
An earlier trial ended in a hung jury. The retrial is expected to last two weeks.An earlier trial ended in a hung jury. The retrial is expected to last two weeks.
— Lynh Bui— Lynh Bui
Two major unions have announced endorsements in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District. The state Senate postponed a vote Monday on a bill aimed at restricting what extra amenities local governments can demand from homebuilders to mitigate the effects of those projects.
On Monday, one of the candidates, Del. Kumar Barve (D-Montgomery), received the support of Unite Here Local 7, which represents about 15,000 hotel, casino, cafeteria and airport workers in Maryland and the District. It is a consolidation of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union. The reforms to the state’s “proffer system” have generated controversy, with local officials in Northern Virginia arguing that the legislation would weaken their ability to mitigate the impact of new developments by requiring developers to add roads or a school.
One of Barve’s opponents, state Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery), was endorsed late last week by Local 400 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which represents 12,400 members in Maryland retail food, health care, food processing and other industries. The Senate bill requires that proffers be limited to offsetting effects that are directly attributable to new residential developments or new uses for existing developments. Under the bill, local governments can also require developers to offset the impact to off-site public facilities — such as a sewer system — but only if that builder’s new development also benefits from the improvement.
It is the latest in a lengthy list of endorsements from labor and progressive groups and elected officials, including the 72-member Congressional Progressive Caucus. The legislation does not apply to high-density areas, commercial developments or neighborhoods near Metrorail stations.
— Antonio Olivo
A Virginia rock climber pleaded guilty on Monday to killing the climber who was his mentor for 20 years, by hitting the man in the head with a claw hammer.A Virginia rock climber pleaded guilty on Monday to killing the climber who was his mentor for 20 years, by hitting the man in the head with a claw hammer.
David DiPaolo, 33, will be sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison, in accordance with the plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland said Monday. He was charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Geoffrey Farrar, 69, at the Carderock Recreation Area in Bethesda in December 2013. David DiPaolo, 33, will be sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison, in accordance with the plea agreement, the U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland said Monday. He was charged with voluntary manslaughter for killing Geoffrey Farrar, 69, at the Carderock Recreation Area in Bethesda in December 2013.
Farrar was such a fixture at the climbing area that he was known as “Carderock Geoff.” He tried out risky climbs and taught younger climbers, including DiPaolo, who became his sidekick “Carderock Dave.”Farrar was such a fixture at the climbing area that he was known as “Carderock Geoff.” He tried out risky climbs and taught younger climbers, including DiPaolo, who became his sidekick “Carderock Dave.”
When fellow climbers found Farrar bleeding from his head at the base of a cliff near the Billy Goat Trail, they thought he had fallen. But authorities said he was beaten to death by DiPaolo. DiPaolo, of Bristow, initially said he acted in self-defense. Authorities said the men had argued about something while in the parking lot that day.When fellow climbers found Farrar bleeding from his head at the base of a cliff near the Billy Goat Trail, they thought he had fallen. But authorities said he was beaten to death by DiPaolo. DiPaolo, of Bristow, initially said he acted in self-defense. Authorities said the men had argued about something while in the parking lot that day.