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Estranged spouses dead in Prince George's murder-suicide
Naomi Jagoda
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
A 47-year-old man shot in his estranged wife and then took his own life in Prince George's County, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, Jason Taffe, of Silver Spring, went to the home of his 41-year-old estranged wife, Denise Taffe, in the 7700 block of Pinewood Drive in...
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D.C. overnight shootings injure 3 men
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Two separate shootings in the District overnight left a total of three men injured, police said. The first shooting took place shortly before midnight in the 800 block of Buchanan Street NW, which is near Sherman Circle. A man told police that he was walking when the assailant emerged from...
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'John Doe' arrested in child pornography case after manhunt
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
A man charged in federal court in the District with producing child pornography was arrested Wednesday afternoon following what authorities called a "nationwide manhunt." The man, dubbed "John Doe" in court papers, was arrested after a tipster called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
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The Blotter for May 16
Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
$8.6m awarded in deadly P.G. stabbing A Prince George's County jury has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a man who was fatally stabbed at a club in Forestville, but the verdict may be merely symbolic. The jury found that the CFE Event Center failed to provide adequate security the night...
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Fourth man arrested in case of body found in burning vehicle
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with the 2011 slaying of a Capitol Heights man whose body was found in a burning vehicle. Jermaine Livingston, 41, of Southeast D.C., was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 34-year-old Antwain Henderson, D.C....
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University Park burglary suspect sought
Scott McCabe
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Prince George's County police have a photo of a suspect in a burglary of a home in University Park, and they are asking the public to help identify him. On Tuesday, police officers responded to the 6500 block of 43rd Avenue in University Park for a breaking-and-entering call, in which several...
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Crime History: Troubled son of Marlon Brando kills visitor at actor's Hollywood home
Scott McCabe
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
On this day, May 16, in 1990, Christian Brando, the son of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando, shot and killed his half sister's boyfriend at the actor's home in Los Angeles. It was Marlon Brando who called the police from the estate on Mulholland Drive. Christian Brando, 32, met Cheyenne...
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$8.6 million awarded in fatal stabbing at Prince George's club
Scott McCabe
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
A Prince George's County jury has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a man who was fatally stabbed at a club in Forestville, but the verdict may be merely symbolic. The jury found that the CFE Event Center failed to provide adequate security the night George Cooper, 25, was stabbed inside...
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Feds seeking to ID man accused of sexually exploiting young girl
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are seeking to identify a man accused of sexually exploiting a young girl. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in the District charges the man as "John Doe" with producing child pornography. Investigators believe that the man...
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Police investigating Seat Pleasant homicide
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
A man was found slain inside a Seat Pleasant home, police said. About 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the report of a shooting in the 600 block of Cabin Branch Drive and found a man suffering from trauma to the upper body. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Seat Pleasant police...

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