Wrong. He was the victim of a hoax, something that we know now called swatting. News 4s Meagan Fitzgerald spok to the columnist about his terrifying incident. Te repor Leonard Spitz an awardwinning journalist for the miami herald based in prince georges county. Pulitzer prize, commentary 2004. This is the citation. Reporter b hes also a fulltime grandpa. You know i know how to put my seat up. Porter on sunday morning just before 5 00, he temporarily became a murder suspect. Never beenst arred, and technically wasnt arrested then and never had handcuffs on before. Reporter pitts was sleeping wh his phone rang. Was bowie police calling after a 911 callerhe contacted about a crime happening inside pitts home. The caller on the line stated that he had murdered his wife and that he was going toho the police when they arrived on the scene. The caller gave the address in the 500 block of nebraska lane. The caller gave pitts address so poli called asking him to com they brought me out to right
Accepting responsibility for the dui crash that killed 5yearold twins alexander and rosalie and 1yearold isaac mejia. Hawks vehicle slammed into thei back of t vehicle as they were stopped at a red lies on indian head highway last december. Hawks bloodalcohol level was mo than twice the states legaat limit. The scene he was unable to stand, and a one point he fell asleep in the Police Patrol ca. We were coming from church. They didnt deserve to leave. We had so many plans with them. Reporter parents alexis and juanita were both injured in the crash and are expected to live with the pain o fose they are also living with the pain of no longer having their chondren. Last mday they experienced the twins first birthday since d theirth. Reporter we had to sit at their grave site missing out on the plans that we had for them as graduating kindergartners. N reporter hawks is out bond as he has been since this accident happened unt his sentencing set for september. Hes looking at the possibilit
This one around Fairfax County. Not moving a lot. Around fairfax and oakton. Youre not going to see ny thunder or lightning out of that. A few more back to the west. Once these move across the mountains we could see enhancement. Once again all eyes on the fourth of july. Much more on that forecast. See you back in 15 minutes. The tanks that weve been hearing an awful lot about officially rolled into our National Mall earlier today. And President Trump is saying this is going to be quote the greatest fourth of July Celebration ever in the nations capital. But he is facing some pushback from some over the reported millionplus dollars that this could cost. Its going to cost a. Lot news4s cory smith joins us live along the mall with details of this. It is bustling down there. Jim and wendy as who hot as it is, it feels like the fourth of july. You go to the mall. You see the stage, the tanks. It certainly looks like the fourth of jhay. All of t is left for the president and the protesters,
For another rainy, stormy night. Amelia draper is in the storm centeth a look at what to expect. Amelia . And, pat, ikehink the word is some. Most of us are going to stay dry out there tonight, but tomorrow im tracking widespread showers and thunderstorms looking likely later in the day, but where it is raining, its raining heavily a this is back toour west right now. This rain is slowly trying to move into parts of Frederick County and virginia. Successfully now moving into Shenandoah County where its producing very, very heavy rainfall right alongi81. Starting to see a little bit of rain as well. Based on the latest track its going to be moving into luray. Well see that pop up there and the steady rain at 5 30 and 5 40 d winchester at 6 15 and perryville at 6 50. Closer to home in the metro area, im seeing isolated showers popping up in montgomern and right on the border of frederick and Loudoun County and up around theus damasc area. Most of us stay try tonight and everybody dealing
Wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min toll plaza. Richmond less than 20 toll to 101 darya breaking overnight. Police in the east bay are investigating a suspicious death at a hotel. james kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is live in concord this morning with the details. lydia it happened around 10 30 last night at the best western heritage inn on clayton road. Police have not released any details about the victim or howe that person died. james thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya we are following breaking news from overnight. Cult leader and convicted murderer Charles Manson has died. james the California Department of corrections says he died of Natural Causes yesterday. Mason and his followers, a cult known as the family, were behind a string of gruesome murders in california in 1969. The attacks left seven people dead, including pregnant actress sharon