She wanted to avoid a trial so she and her daughter would not have to testify. I just couldnt bring myself really to again cross them and force their daughter to testify. In my judge, i think it was the right thing to do. We have a couple more waiting. I keep hoping well have a complete closure on it. We released a statement from the daughters of john geer saying adam torres wife and children did not murder our father. Robbing other children of time with their father would make us complicit in another wrong. Adam torres is now a convicted felon. He will never be a Police Officer again and will not be allowed to own a firearm in the future. He will be formally sentenced june this at which point he will already served ten out of 12month jail sentence. Jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Leon new details now on fridays shooting in temple hills that killed a firefighter and wounded another. Sources are telling abc7 that the homeowner did not hear the men identify themselves when they knocked. We are
In john geers death. The news was broken on twitter before all of this. This is a change from the seconddegree murder charge and it carries a maximum ten years in prison. The agreement here is for a 12month sentence. Hes already been locked up for about eight months, but the judge does not have to go with that at sentencing, which is set for june 24th. The prosecutor said the agreement was just and right. Said the victims longtime partner, the mother of his children and his children did not want to have to go through a trial and testify and relive this incident all over again. The prosecutor pointed out as well in court that geers mother is highly opposed to this plea agreement. He then laid out the details of that night at geers home when torres shot the 46yearold revealing that the bullet hit his heart and his lungs. And he probably would not have survived had he been given medical treatment right away. Investigators say the 33yearold admitted to having an argument that night with hi
And Police Departments protocol in checking on the welfare of someone and having to force entry into their home. The fire chief says any new directives will come after John Ulmschneider is laid to rest. The man who fired the shots has not been arrested or charged. Hes told authorities that he thought the people who were forcing their way into his home to help him were there to rob him. He fired his handgun several times. There are a number of factors yet to be settled before it is determined whether or not any charges will be filed. What we have to assess is whats reasonable given what his belief was about whether danger existed or not. Reporter and theres physical evidence from the scene still to be gathered and processed. How this incident played outside and inside the home. Reporter authorities dont expect this to be process, but they promise a thorough one. And it will be a process that will be watched by jurisdictions here and perhaps all over because Fire Departments typically sh
Return. Amazing grace reporter mittendorff is a threeyear veteran of the Fairfax Fire Department assigned to station 30. Her husband is a Virginia State Police Sergeant and attended tonights Prayer Service along with his wifes family. Her parents who did not want to appear on camera believe their 31yearold daughter was training on a trail at the Shenandoah National park when she went missing. The last communication seems to have happened wednesday morning via texas message. The stresses of that job are really difficult so sometimes she likes to get away and to run and to challenge herself to get away from that stress and were hoping that shes just there somewhere needing our help now and thats what we feel. Thats the only thing we can feel. Theres no indication that we know that nicole was sad or needed to get away its a stressfujo were hopeful. As followers of christ were called to pray without ceasing, and we will do that until shes found. She just all love nicole deeply and remain h
That didnt lead to it, its an absence in facts that will get us to placing that charge. We can tell you there are any numbers pieces of evidence that still have to be analyzed. There are ballistics tests, there are witnesses who we not had an opportunity at this point. Whether the man was in fact having a medical emergency. Sources tell fox 5 the shooter claims his medical state was the reason he didnt realize they were firefighters rather than intruders. Police say thats all part of the investigation. Circumstantially how this incident played out inside the home, who was in what position, what was the position of the door, how many shots were fired to a certainty. Two other paramedics were also injured while trying to help save the lives of the firefighters who had been shot. First responders frequently forced their way into homes. When they believe there is a lifethreatening emergency, prince geoe ems chief says that practice absolutely saves lives. However, this shooting could chang