After a man got into a groundfloor apartment and raped the victim at gunpoint with her two children in rooms nearby. A dna match led to prince perkins. The investigation had showed he stalked the victim for months before learning her schedule before he carried out the assault. A jury found perkins guilt of abduction and rape and recommended three life terms plus 70 years for other crimes. Today the judge imposed that very sentence. Happy, relief that he was off the streets and he could rnt hm me or anyone else. Coming up at 5 00, what the victim did to protect her little girl when the child came into the room during the attack. In manassas, im julie carey, news 4. Im Megan Fitzgerald in charlestown where a woman who is facing charges of the death of her 3yearold toddler went before a judge today for an arraignment and the judge asked Romechia Simms, she said, quote, i didnt mean for this to happen. The Attorneys Office here is asking for a no bond pending a mental evaluation, but the j
Raining and the child didnt have a jacket or shoes. Simms told the judge i didnt even mean for this to happen. In the interview days after the toddlers death, his father james lee said there were warning signs. In fact, Court Documents show he tried to get sole custody of jiaire because he felt simms was emotionally unstable, but he says a judge denied his request. He deemed her at that moment a fit parent, you know . And im not saying she isnt, you know, but in this situation he just didnt Pay Attention to the signs. And now simms will soon stand trial for the death of her little boy. Tragic is a better word all of the way around. Reporter a states attorney for Charles County says no one at this point has ordered that simms undergo a mental evaluation. Coming up at 6 00, were learning more information about what, if any, her mental state could play when she goes to trial in january. Jim . Meagan, thanks so much. We continue to follow a story where one person is dead after a collision
Change as well. Im angie goff. And im david. Lets go to chuck bell. Hopefully you will feel better. c outside this morning, youll need a hot cup of coffee on your way out the door, maybe hot tea or lemon water, whatever it will take to stay warm. The cold air is back. Not cold, not freezing yet. We have freeze waings for tonight, colder tomorrow night. The weather impact then on your saturday on the whole, a low impact, sunny, breezy and chilly. No rain to worry about. Current temperature, 36 gaithersburg, a milder 50 downtown. Planning out your morning, the sun is not up until 7 19. We stay in the low to mid40s through 9 00. This afternoon, plenty of sunshine, breezy, cooler for sure. 58 for the high. That will make it the coldest afternoon high in six months. Colder still tomorrow into tomorrow night. More about that part of the forecast when i see you in a few. Chuck, thanks. Three big developing stories right now. A woman is fighting for her life after a crash in Montgomery County
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These wind gusts do not want to die down. Still out of the northeast 40 miles an hour in atlantic city. Wildwood no longer reporting wind gusts there, the sensor is down, we have wind gusts about 35 miles an hour in philadelphia and it gets a little less to the north. Coastal Flood Warnings remain in effect. Now, we are seeing a high tide along the delaware river, 6 44, maybe just minor flooding along the tidal section of the delaware but its the high tide along the coast there, 1 10 a. M. And 1 1 27 p. M. Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect. Future wind gusts show there is a little improvement maybe by tomorrow evening. Throughout the day again were starting to see that northeast wind but look at the wind direction starting to change and die down by sunday night. That could be a sign of things to come. Certainly more flooding sunday. Just moderate flooding. It improves on monday. Send your pictures to fox 29 weather and well show them on the air. Like to see them all coming in. Th