Pedestrian killed on N.Y. Ave. A man was killed Tuesday afternoon when he was struck by a semi-truck on the 300 block of New York Avenue Northeast. Witnesses saw the man either faint or trip, then fall in front of the truck at approximately 1 p.m., according to D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Pete Piringer. Rescue officials responded to the scene, where the man was found unconscious in the street. The man, still unidentified, was believed to be in his mid-50s. D.C. police are still investigating the incident.
Conviction for Woodbridge man A Woodbridge man was sentenced to 21 years in prison for abducting a woman by wrapping a towel around her head, and then attempting to sexually assault her. Leon Lamont Lynch, 39, attacked a 23-year-old woman in an Arlington apartment building on June 2, 2008, and forced her into a stairwell in the building. The woman’s boyfriend heard her struggle in the nearby staircase and broke up the assault. The boyfriend was also assaulted by Lynch before Lynch fled the building. A team of K-9 units and a Fairfax County police helicopter found him later that day. Lynch was later sentenced in Arlington County Circuit Court for abduction with intent to defile.
Six-year-old rape case closed A Prince George’s County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after his DNA matched the sample found on a 34-year-old female victim in a May 2003 attempted rape and burglary case. Darrin Mark Robertson, 24, was already imprisoned for attacking a Maryland woman outside her home in February 2003 when detectives discovered the DNA match from the then four-year-old case in December 2007. According to police reports, the victim was entering her apartment building on the 2100 block of Jefferson Davis Highway when Robertson attacked her and forced her into her apartment. He left the building after struggling with the victim and was never found. Robertson later pleaded guilty to both charges, and was sentenced to a total of 25 years, 15 of which were suspended in Arlington County Circuit Court.
Compiled by Ben Giles
