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| Local Digest: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Local Digest: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 |
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| A young woman who was stabbed Tuesday morning at a bus stop in the Southeast Washington neighborhood of Benning Terrace died in the afternoon, according to D.C. police. | A young woman who was stabbed Tuesday morning at a bus stop in the Southeast Washington neighborhood of Benning Terrace died in the afternoon, according to D.C. police. |
| The woman’s name was not immediately made public because her relatives needed to be notified. Police said they have a juvenile female in custody, although charges had not been filed as of Tuesday afternoon. | The woman’s name was not immediately made public because her relatives needed to be notified. Police said they have a juvenile female in custody, although charges had not been filed as of Tuesday afternoon. |
| The stabbing occurred about 9:30 a.m. on Benning Road between F and G streets SE. Police said they are asking any witnesses to come forward to help detectives. | The stabbing occurred about 9:30 a.m. on Benning Road between F and G streets SE. Police said they are asking any witnesses to come forward to help detectives. |
| A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a serial hoaxster to 21 months in prison and mental health treatment after his release for making false terrorist and other threats against the Metro transit system. | A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a serial hoaxster to 21 months in prison and mental health treatment after his release for making false terrorist and other threats against the Metro transit system. |
| Jerez Nehemiah Stone-Coleman, 21, a.k.a. Kidd Cole, pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to one count of making threats involving explosive materials in a plea deal after admitting to making 13 terrorist-related threats among what prosecutors said were more than 300 calls to 911 over a six-month period before his May 27 arrest. | |
| Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District sought a 24-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta. Stone-Coleman’s defense requested a sentence of time served since his arrest, or about 10 months, with mental health treatment. | |
| The judge expressed sympathy, asking to be notified once Stone-Coleman completes his sentence, saying, “I want to do my best to ensure you transition successfully to the community and overall.” | |
| D.C. and Howard University police are investigating a report that a female student was raped by a classmate last month in a campus residence hall, according to law enforcement authorities. | D.C. and Howard University police are investigating a report that a female student was raped by a classmate last month in a campus residence hall, according to law enforcement authorities. |
| Police said the woman told detectives that the attack occurred Feb. 8 in College Hall South. Police said the woman reported the incident Feb. 29. No arrest has been made, and D.C. police said the investigation remains active. | Police said the woman told detectives that the attack occurred Feb. 8 in College Hall South. Police said the woman reported the incident Feb. 29. No arrest has been made, and D.C. police said the investigation remains active. |
| Howard University students on Tuesday protested on the university’s Northwest Washington campus after the woman publicized the incident on the Internet. | Howard University students on Tuesday protested on the university’s Northwest Washington campus after the woman publicized the incident on the Internet. |
| Student protesters said the investigation has not been taken seriously and has moved too slowly. | Student protesters said the investigation has not been taken seriously and has moved too slowly. |
| Howard University issued a statement saying that administrators “took immediate action as soon as we learned of this matter.” | |
| A spokesman declined to comment further, citing the investigation. | |
| An inspector with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance was charged with accepting cash for a transaction while operating in his capacity as an inspector, police said Tuesday. | |
| Rakesh K. Kapoor, 54, of Manassas was arrested on a charge of felony obtaining money by false pretense Tuesday, Fairfax County police said. Authorities did not specify Kapoor’s position with the department or the nature of the transaction. | Rakesh K. Kapoor, 54, of Manassas was arrested on a charge of felony obtaining money by false pretense Tuesday, Fairfax County police said. Authorities did not specify Kapoor’s position with the department or the nature of the transaction. |