They Called Her 'Cray': DC Woman Learns Prison Fate For Violent Robbery Spree Across Region
Ashley Gause helped turn a string of armed robberies across Maryland and neighboring states into a $300,000 criminal enterprise, and now she's headed to federal prison.
Gause, 33, of Washington, DC, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to 140 months in prison for co-leading a crew that terrorized employees at more than a dozen pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, DC, and New Jersey.
Known as "Cray," Gause helped orchestrate the robberies between May 2020 and May 2021, targeting businesses for prescription drugs and cellphones that could be resold in DC, according to fede…
Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Down After Cybersecurity Incident
Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, and several other major grocery chains went offline on Monday, Oct. 12, after their parent company reported a cybersecurity incident affecting its network.
Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant that operates thousands of stores across the United States, confirmed the security issue in a statement issued Monday.
The company said it had taken some systems offline as a precaution while investigating the incident.
"Our teams are taking steps to assess and mitigate the issue," the company said. "This includes taking some systems offl…
Fake Police Badge, Storage Unit, Threats: DC Predator Who Terrorized Two Women Learns Fate
A single date turned into a three-day nightmare for a woman who was threatened with death, held in a storage unit, and sexually assaulted by a DC man who claimed to have police officers in his pocket.
Maurice Spears, 34, was sentenced to 65 years and 180 days in prison for sexually abusing two women in separate attacks in 2024, including a second victim he approached with the promise of helping her get shoes.
According to federal prosecutors, Spears used threats, intimidation, and claims of connections to law enforcement to control both women, subjecting them to a combined eight days of abu…
Boy Among Three Critically Injured As DC House Fire Sends Six To Hospitals (Photos)
Three people, including a child, were critically injured when a fire ripped through a DC home before sunrise, sending six people to the hospital.
The blaze broke out shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 600 block of Geranium Street NW, where firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from both the front and back of a two-story house.
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A man, woman, and boy suffered the most serious injuries, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Another woman and two children were also rushed to hospitals, though their injuries were not considered life…
Second Jury Convicts 3 DC Men In Shooting That Left One Dead, Another Wounded: DOJ
A second jury reached the verdict the first one couldn't.
Three DC men were convicted on Friday, Oct. 2, in the 2021 murder of 34-year-old Delonte King, who was shot in the head and back during a burst of gunfire that also wounded another man.
Demonte Gibson, 28, Tre’Quan Nelson, 26, and Asani Forte, 29, were found guilty following a retrial in DC Superior Court, more than a year after their first trial ended with a hung jury.
King was killed shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2021, when gunfire broke out in the 2800 block of 14th Street NW.
Police responding to the shooting found King uncon…
'Give It To Me': DC Man Had Just One Dime When Robber Shot Him In Head, Feds Say
There was almost nothing to take.
A 24-year-old man killed during a robbery outside his DC home had just a dime in his pocket when police found him after the November 2023 shooting, according to federal prosecutors.
Now, the man who killed Jireh Martinez is headed to prison for 20 years.
Kenneth Coleman, 37, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 2, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the Nov. 17, 2023, killing.
Martinez was coming home from a convenience store that day when Coleman confronted him and put a gun to his head, court documents state.
Coleman repeatedly demand…
Man Pulled On Car Door Handles Before Gun Handoff, Deadly Chase Through DC: Feds
It started with someone pulling on car door handles at 4:15 in the morning. It ended with a 23-year-old dead, and two men facing murder charges nearly two months later.
District residents Henry Buchanan, 48, and Charles Jenkins, 46, were arrested in connection with the Aug. 4 shooting death of Xavier Fogle in Northwest DC, federal authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 2.
According to court documents, surveillance cameras captured Fogle pulling on door handles in the 1400 block of Clifton Street NW, including one belonging to Buchanan.
Buchanan came out of a nearby building and confronted F…
Maryland Gang Member Convicted After Innocent Man Mistaken For Rival In Deadly DC Hit: DOJ
One wrong walk home turned into a death sentence.
A Maryland man was among four members of a violent Southeast Washington street crew convicted Monday, Aug. 3, for running an armed drug operation that used machine guns to defend territory and ultimately gunned down an innocent bystander, federal prosecutors said.
Markquette Rajon Cowan, 27, of Maryland, was found guilty alongside Washington, DC residents Christopher Jordan Broady, 26; Joshua Nicholas Stephenson, 25; and Larry Duncan, 35, following a four-week trial in US District Court.
Prosecutors said the men belonged to the "Push Dat Sh…
'He Brought Light Into Every Room': DC Father Of Two Killed In 'Senseless Violence'
He should have been making more memories with his kids. Instead, his family is planning his funeral.
Maryland and DC loved ones are mourning Jamari Millet, a young father of two who was killed in what relatives describe as a "senseless act of violence" on Tuesday, July 28.
A GoFundMe created by his mother, Shawnice Millet, and co-organizer Markisha Moore says Jamari's death came without warning, leaving behind two young children, devastated parents, and a family now facing funeral expenses while trying to cope with an unimaginable loss.
"Jamari was a wonderful father, a loyal friend, an am…
