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Anthony Brennan III was sentenced to three years’ probation Tuesday for three counts of misdemeanor assault. He aggressively confronted three teens last June on the Capital Crescent Trail in an incident that went viral after a video showed him ripping posters from a teen’s hands.
Brennan, 61, apologized after he was arrested and lost his job. He pleaded guilty in December.
The
Washington Post reports that Montgomery County Circuit Judge Eric M. Johnson found Brennan’s apology to be sincere. Brennan was struggling with alcohol and drug abuse and had been “listening to different outlets of media,” the
Post reports his attorney said, when he saw the fliers on a bike ride and snapped.
Published December 23, 2020 •
Updated on December 23, 2020 at 12:23 pm
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Between the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, a renewed racial justice movement and an election that will unseat President Donald Trump, it’s been a monumental news year in Washington, D.C., and our region.
Here are the top 20 local stories that captivated readers and viewers in 2020.
First COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed in DC, Maryland and Virginia in March
At first, there were just three people in the D.C. area who were known to have COVID-19. A woman in her 50s and a married couple in their 70s, all from Montgomery County, Maryland, fell ill after taking a cruise in Egypt, officials announced on March 5. Two days later, a U.S. Marine at Fort Belvoir in Virginia was announced to be positive, along with with the first two cases in D.C., those of a church rector and an international v
Loughboro Road NW is named for the man who had it built in the early 1800s John Kelly
We’ve lived on Loughboro Road NW for over 35 years and have occasionally wondered where the name comes from for this fairly short and twisty stretch of D.C. roadway. Recently on the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda, I came across a plaque near the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Little Falls Parkway. It describes Loughborough Mill, a flour mill built by Nathan Loughborough. Notwithstanding the different spellings and the modest distance between the plaque and the D.C. road, is this the person our street is named after?
Maryland Capital Crescent Trail assault suspect pleads guilty
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Capital Crescent Trail assault suspect pleads guilty
A Maryland man who was caught on camera attacking young people on the Capital Crescent Trail has pleaded guilty.
BETHESDA, Md. - A Maryland man who was caught on camera attacking and yelling at people on the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda over the summer pleaded guilty on Wednesday.