Assault By Mob: 1 Arrested, 3 At Large In Virginia Beating
One of four people who police say beat a victim in northern Virginia was in police custody as of Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Daniel Sebastian Duran, 21, of Manassas, was arrested after a traffic stop on Tuesday, Sept. 12, Prince William County police said.
Duran and three other assailants beat a victim in a parking lot on the 11200 block of Bulloch Drive around 8:40 a.m., police said. It began as an argument but escalated, as the men hit the victim and took his shoe, according to police.
The three other suspects were described as:
A black male with medium length hair twists with yello…
Speeding Teen Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Deadly, Airborne Virginia Crash: Police
Authorities in Virginia charged an 18-year-old unlicensed driver with manslaughter in a crash that killed a 23-year-old driver.
Bilecer Turcios Hernandez, of Woodbridge, and Juan Jose Bonilla Bonilla, of Woodbridge, were both speeding — perhaps, drag-racing — in the moments before the Wednesday, Aug. 30 crash on Minnieville Road and Hedgewood Drive in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said.
Hernandez was operating a 2014 Nissan 370 Z when he tried to pass Bonilla Bonilla's 2011 BMW 535 in an aggressive manner, and lost control, police said. Hernandez struck Bonill…
Man Killed By Roommate In Virginia, Suspect Captured In Washington DC: Police
A 43-year-old man was fatally shot in a vehicle during an argument with his roommate in Virginia, and the suspect was captured in Washington DC, authorities said.
Brandon Harry Edwards, 34, of Dumfries, surrendered to the DC Metro police after the 1:40 a.m. shooting Saturday, Sept. 2, on the 17200 block of Richmind Highway in Dumfries, Prince William County police said.
Derrick Lanell Jordan, of Dumfries, was shot in the driver's seat of a vehicle multiple times by Edwards, his roommate, during an argument, PWC police said.
Edwards was transported to an area hospital where he died. Edwards…
Virginia Teacher Caught Sexting Former Students Under 18: Police
A Virginia teacher was arrested after authorities said he sent sexually explicit messages and exposed himself during a video chat with two former students.
Jonathan Roberts Burns, 36, of Woodbridge, allegedly communicated with the victims, both under 18 years old, last July, Prince William County police said.
An investigation was launched on July 27, when police learned the two girls were texting with Burns, their former teacher, police said.
"During a conversation with one of the victims, a video chat occurred where the accused exposed himself." police said. No physical contact was r…
Hien The Dinh, Serial Sex Assault Suspect, Tried Abducting 12-Year-Old Girls In PWC: Police
A 20-year-old man who earlier this summer was linked to a string of sexual assault cases across northern Virginia has been tied to two more, authorities said.
Hien The Dinh, of Stafford, as of Wednesday, Aug. 30, was linked to a pair of attempted abductions in May 2022, in Triangle, Prince William County police said.
Dinh was jailed in July 2023 after he was charged with sexually assaulting then trying to abduct a woman in Chantilly, Fairfax County police said.
The incident in Triangle was eerily similar.
A 12-year-old girl was walking to school when a man, identified this week as Dinh, w…
Driver Charged In Fatal VA Crash That Threw Moped Rider On SUV Windshield Before He Rolled Off
A 41-year-old Maryland woman has been charged in a crash that killed a moped operator two weekends ago in Virginia, authorities said.
Tiffany Lowan Randolph, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with reckless driving in the Sunday, Aug. 20 crash in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said.
Raondolph struck a moped from behind on Neabsco Mills Road near Smoke Court around 1:45 a.m., while in a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, county police said.
The operator of the 2018 Yamaha FX 5, 67-year-old Junaid Mahmood Qureshi, of Woodbridge, was thrown from the moped onto the windshield of the Malibu then…
BB Gun-Wielding Man, Woman Charged In Virginia Armed Robbery
A Virginia pair has been charged in an armed robbery.
Cresty Villeda, 23, and Adrian Barett Barett, 20, both of Woodbridge, wereeach charged with robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, Prince William County police said.
The victim, a 20-year-old man, made arrangements to meet a female acquaintance on the 14300 block of Westway Lane in Woodbridge the evening of Thursday, Aug. 24, police said.
While the parties were in the apartment building, an unknown man, later identified as Barett, approached the victim and pulled out a firearm before taking his money.
Villed…
Grisly Details Released In Virginia Teen's Shooting Death
Details are being released in the fatal weekend shooting of a teen in northern Virginia over the weekend.
Jordan Delaney Sickles, 21, has been charged with murder while Re’Kwon Nyqualin Barnett, 18, was charged with accessory after the fact, on Saturday, Aug. 12 in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said.
The investigation revealed Sickles, Barnett, and the 17-year-old victim had arranged a firearms transaction on the 5800 block of Moonbeam Drive, authorities said.
Sickles allegedly shot the teen, then Barnett robbed him, police said.
The suspects fled the scene in a …
