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Exclusive: Lawyer who kept Jesse Matthew, others off Va. death row stepping down 10/23/2019 12:13pm • For the past 17 years, every time Doug Ramseur sat at the defense table in a Virginia courtroom, the person he was representing could be put to death — including Charlottesville murderer Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. Ramseur is opening his own practice in Richmond and stepping down from his position Md. lobbyist Bruce Bereano is trying to get his law license back 10/23/2019 09:31am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Bruce Bereano wears his signature "Lobbyists have issues" T-shirt at the Tawes Crab and Clam Feast. (Courtesy Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Beltway sniper victim hopes Supreme Court gives Lee Boyd Malvo 'chance of rehabilitation' 10/19/2019 02:00pm • In 2002, Paul LaRuffa was shot five times by Lee Boyd Malvo outside his restaurant in Clinton, Maryland, at the beginning of what would become a terrifying few weeks for the D.C. region. On Wednesday afternoon, LaRuffa was inside the Supreme Court listening to arguments over whether Malvo was ent Police canvass neighborhood for clues, info on fatal Prince George's Co. shooting 10/17/2019 11:11pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'd3f9ddb0-e1a5-408c-903f-d73d79e6f3ff' }).render("7561536a6eee83b");}); Almost a week after a man was killed in a DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond in court seeking sentence reduction 10/16/2019 06:04pm • Convicted D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond was in court Wednesday seeking a reduction in his life sentence. The office of U.S. Attorney Jesse Liu is looking for Edmond’s sentence to be reduced to 40 years; defense attorney Jason Downs is asking for it to be cut to 15 years. Sullivan said he'd Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to argue before Supreme Court for new sentence 10/15/2019 09:42am • This photo provided by the Virginia Department of Corrections shows Lee Boyd Malvo. (Virginia Department of Corrections via AP) It was 17 years ago, Tuesday, that then-17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo looked across U.S. Route 50 in Falls Church, Virginia, and gave the “go” signal. John Allen Mu 'Insight into a twisted mind': Why Alexandria's serial killer chose his victims, their neighborhood 10/15/2019 04:22am • Charles Severance is escorted out of a courtroom for a lunch break during his trial at the Fairfax County Circuit County in Fairfax, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Severance is accused of three murders over the course of a decade in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, Pool) Years after serial ki Column: Throw a flag on these NFL refs 10/15/2019 03:36am • Roughly a third of the way through the NFL schedule, it's been a pretty rough go of it for the league's officials — whether or not they chose to recognize it. There's not only been an uptick in penalties from last season's all-time record — excluding the Monday night game in Green Bay, there Catalan independence leaders given lengthy prison sentences by Spanish court 10/14/2019 05:17am • Nine Catalan independence leaders have received lengthy prison sentences of between nine and 13 years for their part in a failed 2017 attempt to split from Spain, but were acquitted of the most serious charge against them. Three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience, fined and banned Former Montgomery Co. school counselor gets 20 years for sexually assaulting 2 women 10/11/2019 10:50pm • A former Montgomery County, Maryland, high school guidance counselor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women he met online using the popular dating app Tinder. An investigation started after the women came forward and told police they were raped by Colin Sime Bl Drunk driver convicted in Waldorf crash where baby died; prosecutor disappointed in possible sentence 10/08/2019 07:12am • A Charles County, Maryland, jury convicted a driver who was drunk of multiple offenses in a 2018 Waldorf crash that killed a 3-month-old baby. While satisfied that the jury found Michael Maurice Ford, 50, of Columbia guilty of grossly negligent manslaughter with a vehicle and negligent homicide b DC sex abuse victims are encouraged to file civil suits 10/07/2019 06:30pm • D.C. Councilman David Grosso makes an announcement on the Statute of Limitations Amendment Act of 2018. With him are Jeffrey Dion, CEO of the Zero Abuse Project; former NFL player Al Chesley, a survivor of sexual abuse; D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh; Renee Williams of the National Crime Victim Bar As DC Council considers bill to stop cooperation with ICE 10/05/2019 01:18pm • A D.C. Council member is proposing emergency legislation to prohibit the District from cooperating with federal immigration agencies. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared the District a sanctuary city, and a law passed in 2012 set restrictions on when the Department of Corrections can hold indiv Case Closed: Objections to the new uses of DNA evidence 10/04/2019 05:00am • This is Part 3 of a three-part series on WTOP.com about DNA evidence, its evolution and how it's being used in the D.C. area and beyond. READ PART 1: A Reston company that helps police crack DNA evidence READ PART 2: How police use DNA evidence to work backward, and then forward Anne Md. Coast Guard lieutenant pleads guilty to gun and drug crimes 10/03/2019 12:59pm • GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant from Silver Spring, Maryland, accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting prominent Democrats and TV journalists, pleaded guilty Thursday to gun and drug charges. Christopher Hasson, 50, signed the plea agreement moments after stepping into the co