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DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds
The man who murdered a beloved married couple in front of a group of children during a holiday weekend in Washington DC more than five years ago will spend decades in prison.
District resident Alonzo Lewis, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after gunning down Jaquan Helm and Venius Badgett on Memorial Day in 2018 after there was some confusion involving Lewis' son and wife, federal authorities announced.
The fatal incident could have been avoided late on Saturday, May 26, 2018, when Badgett, a school bus aide, and Helm, a youth football coach, came upon Lewis' young son, who was …
Cold Front Will Bring Line Of Showers, Possible Storms, Followed By Shift In Temps
A cold front will move through the region accompanied by precipitation and followed by a drop in temperatures.
Ahead of the late-day arrival of the front on Wednesday, May 24, skies will be mainly clear, according to the National Weather Service. The high temperature will be in the mid-70s.
A line of showers will accompany the front, with a slight chance of thunderstorms, late Wednesday afternoon into the early evening.
The front will sweep southward, causing a sharp drop in temperatures, starting in areas farther north and inland and continuing in the evening into Thursday, May 25. (See t…
Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam
The body of one of two women who went missing on Memorial Day after going over Bosher’s Dam on the James River Dam in Richmond has been found, WSET reports. Her friend, however, remains missing.
The body of Lauren Winstead, 23, was found by the Richmond Fire Department about five miles downstream of the damn around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the outlet reports.
An autopsy will be done to determine Winstead's official cause of death. Meanwhile, crews are still searching for 28-year-old Sarah Erway.
Crews are resuming rescue efforts this morning with mutual aid from Goochland, Che…
Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day
Rescuers pulled 10 people from the James River after they went over Bosh Dam on Monday, May 30, but two women are still missing.
Lauren Winstead, 23, of Richmond, and Sarah Erway, 28, of Chesterfield County, haven't been seen since going over the 12-feet-high dam just after 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Henrico police told the Associated Press.
Officials didn't say what kind of craft they were in, but witnesses saw rafts and paddleboards caught in the current beneath Bosher Dam after the incident.
Rescue crews searched for the women late into Monday night and resumed the search early Tuesday…
