his foster father david marcussen is now in jail. he had cared for the boy since last summer. the boy had been in foster care since he was born. the department of social services released the statement saying the foster father had passed the requirements. >>> a mother and daughter killed in last month's german wing plane crash were remembered today in virginia. friends and family gathered at the sacred heart church for a memorial service in honor of yvonne and emily. news4's darcy spencer talked about the legacy. >> it is still so unreal. >> reporter: jill and other relatives turn out for a memorial mass at sacred heart catholic church. they are remembering them. yvonne was her cousin. >> heart break. shock, tragedy, something, it will take the family a long time to heal. >> reporter: the mass is meant to bring healing to the family. the co-pilot of a german wings air bus deliberately crashed the plane in the alps. 150 people lost their lives. elizabeth is also yvonne's cousin. >> my flower girl. i saw her often. i saw her daughter often. >> reporter: the church family says th

they never saw a baby who was so badly burned he was taken to the hospital and died. 33-year-old david marcussen has been charged with scalding his 11-month-old foster child while giving the boy a bath. it happened new year's day at the home where the little boy ka'ron mason was living with his foster parents in the 600 block of village parkway in the fredericksburg area of stafford county. the little boy was taken to the hospital with burns to his face, torso and neck. he was then airlifted to the burn center in richmond. he died a month later on february 1st just after he turned a year old. >> me and my friend baby-sited his kids a few times. i never even knew he had a foster child. >> shocking that it's in your own backyard. >> reporter: marcussen was in died friday. he turned himself in. he's been charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, two counts of cruelty to children and child neglect. he is set for a bond hearing tomorrow morning. in stafford county surae chinn, wusa9. >> the fredericksburg department of social services says they are saddened by the tragic death and they visited t

this noon a foster father has been indicted for the murder of an 11-month-old baby. 33-year-old david marcussen is charged with murder child neglect and cruelty to children among other charges. the stafford county sheriff's office says the baby boy karon mason received severe burns to his face torso and neck while he was giving him a bath in january. he died in the hospital nearly a month later. mark cussan is being held with no bond. montgomery county investigators are asking for the public's help after the disturbing sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman with a cognitive learning disability. sam sweeney is in rockville with why police believe there may be more victims. sam: it's the most disturbing of crimes. police say this 23-year-old waldorf man sexually assaulted a 20-year-old mentally disabled woman. >> this 20-year-old female is a woman who functions at the level of the middle schooler. sam: the two chatted on the dating website plenty of fish and agreed to meet in a rockville home back in february. that's when police say giddings made his move. >> after the assault, he took her compute

david marcussen is charged with murder. the incident took place on new year's day. little ka'ron playson was rushed to the hospital suffering burns to his face, his neck and his torso. the baby died a month later. marcussen was indicted last friday and he turned himself in. >>> new this noon, a lanham man has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend's infant son. 29-year-old joshua riley is accused of killing the 23-month- old on april 9. officers were called to the hospital to investigate a report of child abuse. it revealed the victim's mother had come home from work earlier that day and found her son unresponsive. bradley lives at the home and is in a romantic relationship with the mother. that child died april 15. >>> charles severance is due in court today after a judge did indeed rule he was fit to stand trial. he is accused of shooting three prominent alexandria residents oaf the past decade. severance' lawyers filed several motions in the case, one to misdecides the case. -- dismiss the case. another one to southbound his -- to subpoena his medical

. >> reporter: 33-year-old david marcussen has been charged with scalding his 11-month-old foster child while giving the boy a bath on new year's day at the home where the little boy, ka'ron mason, lived with his foster parents in the 600 block of village parkway in the fredericksburg area of stafford county. the little boy was taken to the hospital with burns to his face, torso and neck. he was airlifted to the burn center in richmond and died february 1st, just after he turned 1 year old. >> me and my friend baby-sited his kids a few times. i never even knew he had a foster child. >> horrible for the child because it was painful and stuff and the child is innocent and little. >> reporter: marcussen was indicted friday and turned himself in. he has been charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, two counts of cruelty to children and child neglect. >> i only knew them to have two kids, two little boys. that's all. >> i would be surprised if that was on purpose. >> you wouldn't think that would lap because they have their little kids themselves -- happen because they have their littl

the charge in this case is 33- year-old david -- charged in this case is 33-year-old david marcussens. little ka'ron mason was rushed to the hospital with burns on his face, neck and torso. he died a month later. marcusen turned himself in. >>> john geer was just outside the front door of his springfield home when fairfax police officer adam torres shot and killed him two years ago. no charges were filed. a grand jury decision could come by the end of the summer. yesterday's geer's family settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the county for nearly $3 million. >>> john hinckley, the man who shot president reagan, wants to go home and today his attorneys argued in court his mental illness has been in repolice station for decades and therefore, hinckley ought to be allowed to spend his days at his 89-year-old mom's home in williamsburg, virginia. as of now hinckley can spend 17 days at a time there. prosecutors said that's plenty for a violent criminal who has in the past lied about his whereabouts while out on supervised leave. hinckley fired six shots at the president in 1981 woundi

sheriff's deputies believe that david marcussen bathed ka'ron in scalding hot water. the boy died a month later. marcussen and his wife had been taking care of the child since july of last year. shortly after the baby was born. marcussen is being held now without bond. >>> she has been waiting for nearly two months. tomorrow president obama's nominee to lead the justice department will finally get a vote. loretta lynch is the president's pick to be the next attorney general. the senate will vote on her confirmation at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. she is expected to be confirmed. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell had delayed the vote until an anti-human trafficking bill could be passed. that bill passed unanimously today. it was held up for weeks by a debate over anti-abortion language in it. >>> next at 11:00, i needed to shoot him or run him over. the officer behind this dash cam video explains in his own words why he intentionally ran down a robbery suspect with his car. >>> a dean at the university of virginia says her reputation was dragged through the mud. she h

david marcussen was his foster father but he is charged with murder involuntary manslaughter cruelty and neglect. we knocked on the door. no one answered but we talked to a neighbor who said she had never seen him in the house in the six months he was in foster care. she is shocked by the allegations. >> i'm surprised. it doesn't seem like something he would do. i'm hoping that's not what happened. >> reporter: the fredericksburg darrel of social services says ka'ron was placed in foster care after the foster parents passed the criteria. the foster father is being held in jail without bond. >>> just a short while ago they passed their human trafficking bill and that could clear the way for another big decision. it was delayed for weeks because of language in that measure. it now goes to the house. now that that is done the congress can consider the president's nomination for attorney general. loretta lynch has been waiting for 55 years for a vote. lawmakers say they'll talk about it tomorrow. >>> to the u.s. warship stationed off the coast of yemen. they're there for the blockade. th

david marcussen is accused of killing his 1-year-old foster son.hild suffered burns to his face, torso and neck and that happened in january in fredericksburg. they believeing hot water. >>> the senate passed a bill to fight human trafficking after a lengthy battle over abortion language. the bill expands law enforcement tools to target sex traffickers. the bill also creates a fund to help victims of human trafficking. >>> with that battle out of the way, the senate is moving on to another big ticket item -- the confirmation vote for the nation's next attorney general. nbc's tracie potts is joining us from capitol hill now with the look at what we can expect today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. couple of hours of debate and finally some votes on loretta lynch whose nomination and confirmation vote had been held up for 56 days as of today because they couldn't work out that human sex trafficking issue with the abortion funding. now republican leaders are willing to take this off the back burner and move it forward quickly for a vot

david marcussen was ka'ron's foster father but he is charged with murder cruelty and neglect. ka'ron was brought to mary washington hospital in january. he had burns to his hands, neck and torso. the baby boy died one month later. we knocked marcussen's door in fredericksburg. no one answered but we talked to a neighbor. >> i was shocked. i couldn't believe it. to look online to verify that's who was in the news. ? movie ka'ron was placed in a foster county after the foster parents passed the stringent sxleks training criteria required by the agency. >> they said they visited with the foster parents once a month. they said last time they were here was in december. what ka'ron's biological parents are saying about this arrest through their attorney. in fredericksburg news4. >>> baltimore police say investigators met and got statements from five of the officers involved in the freddie gray case. he is the man who died from a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. we're told all the evidence will be turned over friday to the state attorney's office. >> you can imagine

the judge said 33-year-old david marcussen must stay away from his own children unless he is supervised and he cannot have contact with other children. investigators say 11-month-old ka'ron mason suffered serious burns from being bathed in burning hot water last january. he was taken to the hospital and died a month later. >>> the trial of murder suspect charles severance will be moving from alexandria to fairfax county. today a judge granted the change of request due to the fear that gripped the community. peggy fox was at that hearing where some pretty jarring information came to light, right? >> reporter: we heard about some very violent writings of charles severance that prosecutors say point directly to his motive. we also heard about video from that 10-year-old nancy dunning case which apparently shows charles severance following her at a target store, but today defense attorneys say three blown up that picture and it is absolutely not charles severance. family members of all three murder victims were here in court today, loved ones of ruthanne low doubt owe, ron kirby and -- loda

david marcussen is accused of killing his 1-year-old foster son.hild suffered burns to the face torso and neck and that happened in january in fredericksburg. sheriff's deputies believed marcussen bathed him in scalding hot water. and the boy died a month later. >>> arlington county police say a woman was stabbed to death in her home. they're trying to ease concerns there's a killer on the loose. at a community meeting last night, neighbors questioned safety following dr. black's murder. they have not identified a suspect, but they're trying to assure people that there is no immediate threat. >>> gathering to take their neighborhood back, community rallying against violence in northwest washington after a woman is attacked while jogging in a park. >> also ahead, paying more to get to work. the virginia community that could soon charge you congestion pricing during rush hour. >>> plus, that breaking news that's left many commuters stuck in traffic. here's a live look at a tractor-trailer accident and an ink spill that's causing big backups for traff