Washington, D.C
Girl, 14, sentenced for role in fatal beating of DC man
A judge sentenced a D.C. teenager to about three-and-a-half years for her role in the beating death of a 64-year-old man last year.
Reggie Brown was battling cancer and weighed just 110 pounds when he a man in a blue coat attacked him in Northwest in October 2023.
Five girls, ages 12-to-15, joined the attack, kicking and stomping on Brown and whipping him with his own belt. He later died.
“What I don’t understand is when juveniles commit crimes like they did with my brother,” Brown’s sister Malda Brown said.
Two of the girls, ages 13 and 14, were found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges Monday.
Three of the girls pleaded guilty in the case, including a girl who testified they did it because they were bored.
A 14-year-old girl pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit assault. She kicked Brown a few times in the shoulder, then stood back, prosecutors said. A judge sentenced her to a juvenile facility until she turns 18. Under D.C. law, the maximum is age 21.
“This is hard,” Malda Brown said. “This is hard on any family. And it’s even harder — you know, death is hard — but it’s even harder in the way that they took my brother’s life.”
“The goal of the juvenile justice system is rehabilitation, not punishment,” the judge said. “I know that may not be what the [victim’s] family wants to hear.”
Brown’s sister said she understands but hopes to meet with D.C. councilmembers to change the laws around juvenile crime.
“Because if you get bored and you want to go out here and kill somebody, they need to stay in jail for life,” she said. “And that’s what gets me upset, when you hear that they were bored and they just wanted to go out and beat someone.”
In court Tuesday, the defense told the judge the 14-year-old girl expressed remorse, saying, “I feel bad because he was just an old man … He had a family. I think about him every day.”
The girl’s mother also spoke in court, saying, “I just miss my daughter. I know she’s a good person … I don’t think she was a criminal. She was misjudged.”
The girls found guilty at trial will be sentenced in December.
The man in the blue coat who started the attack hasn’t been identified.
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Washington, D.C
Thousands turn out – again – as third 'No Kings' rallies take over Maryland streets
Washington, D.C
WATCH LIVE: No Kings march and rally in DC
WASHINGTON – Thousands are expected gather in Washington, D.C. for a “No Kings” march and rally.
Here’s everything you need to know:
What is the No Kings protest?
What we know:
Organized locally by area chapters of Indivisible and allied grassroots groups, the event aims to draw protesters to downtown Washington and surrounding counties to oppose policies of the Trump administration and to voice broader concerns about civil rights and democratic norms.
No Kings protest details
Timeline:
The march will kick off at 10 a.m., with participants gathering at Memorial Circle near Arlington Cemetery, with additional access from the Blue Line or nearby parking at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, according to the event organizers. There is no public parking in the immediate area, but participants can be dropped off at the circle.
From there, the procession will head across the Memorial Bridge into Washington, D.C., passing the Lincoln Memorial and continuing on to the Washington Monument.
At the conclusion of the march, participants can walk to a downtown rally, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Other ‘No Kings’ rallies in the DMV
Dig deeper:
In addition to the main rally in downtown D.C., several other demonstrations tied to “No Kings 3” are scheduled around the DMV this Saturday.
In Arlington, Virginia, activists are organizing a march across the Memorial Bridge beginning at 10 a.m., with protesters expected to continue into West Potomac Park before joining larger crowds in the District proper, for example.
There are hundreds of “No Kings” events scheduled to take place this Saturday throughout the DMV. You can click here to find a list of all of them.
How to watch No Kings march and rally in DC
What you can do:
FOX 5 DC will be covering No Kings in D.C. all day on FOX LOCAL and in the liveplayer at the top of this story.
FOX 5 DC is available to watch for free on Roku, Amazon FireTV, Apple TV, Google Android TV and Vizio with the FOX LOCAL app. Here’s how to download FOX LOCAL on your mobile phone.
Washington, D.C
‘Strong smell’ shuts down flights at major DC-area airports for the second time this month
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A reported “strong smell” at a key air traffic control center disrupted flights Friday evening at major airports across the Washington, D.C., region for the second time in two weeks.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily halted flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) and Richmond International Airport (RIC), the agency told FOX Business in an email.
The FAA said the disruptions were due to a “strong smell” at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) center, which manages airspace in the region.
GROUND STOP LIFTED AT MAJOR DC-AREA AIRPORTS AFTER CHEMICAL ODOR DISRUPTS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
An FAA air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
It was not immediately clear what caused the smell.
Ground stops at Dulles, Reagan National and BWI remained in effect until around 8 p.m. ET before being lifted, according to the FAA’s website.
NEWARK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS LOST RADAR, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH PLANES FOR OVER A MINUTE, SPARKING CHAOS
The FAA said the disruption was due to a “strong smell” at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) center. (Flightradar24)
As of 8:30 p.m., Reagan National was experiencing ground delays, while BWI continued to see departure delays.
Earlier this month, a ground stop was similarly issued at several airports in the Washington, D.C., region after a chemical odor was detected at the TRACON center.
FATAL LAGUARDIA COLLISION RENEWS FOCUS ON RUNWAY INCURSION RISKS ACROSS US
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy speaks at a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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The temporary ground stop March 13 similarly affected DCA, IAD, BWI and RIC, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at the time.
Duffy said the smell came from an overheated circuit board, which has since been replaced.
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