the sheriff of anne arundel county is now facing an assault charge. kevin lewis tells us what led to the altercation. >> you would be proud to know the callous allow us to put handcuffs on thousands of criminals. >> anne arundel county sheriff ron batemen vows he is innocent. >> we have a lot of work to do here. >> but police say the law man is guilty of pinning his wife against a bed and shoving her against a wall in the couple's pasadena home. the allegedly over money and alcohol induced. >> i would have to term them as minor injuries. the sheriff's wife posted hey, ladies, ron batemen is a free man. snatch him up quick. but today an objectface when he stated "ron is an a wonderful man and amazing sheriff. so if you are a perfect person that never raised your voice or had an argument by all means go live your perfect life and stay out of ours." >> we are surprised. we will wait to see what happens and see how it plays out. >> today batemen's defense attorney told us he denies ever improperly or offensively touching his wife and added if the case is p

. >>> the sheriff in anne arundel county maryland is on leave and not talking after being arrested for allegedly fighting with his wife. this happened late sunday. sheriff ronald bateman oversees the domestic violence unit and apparently, he is on the other side of the law. scott ruined is live in maryland. what do we know? >>reporter: sheriff ronald bateman was accused last night of second degree assault by the anne arundel county police department investigating this after a fight inside his home in pasadena with his wife. he was drinking and it was her son. she had minor injuries. sheriff ronald bateman was in a mud jock avenue -- was in a mug shot after being arrested with a fight with his wife elsie inside this pasadena home. according to records, misses bateman said he had her in her mouth and put her into a wall. officer saw injuries. >> i have to turn them as minor injuries, but clearly visible. >>reporter: the couple were fighting over money clip which she snapped from her husband during an argument. her 14-year-old son saw the sheriff holding his mother down in two separate ro

. >>> the sheriff of anne arundel county is not getting his gun back soon. any of his guns. sheriff ron bateman had guns confiscated this month after he was arrested on an assault charge involving his wife. the capital gazette reports the days after his arrest bateman sent a text message to the anne arundel county police chief asking to return his shotguns so he could go hunting with his son. the chief didn't respond to the text. bateman's attorney says the sheriff is not seeking the return of his guns until that assault case is resolved. >>> to campaign 2016 -- a donald trump rally in southern california was the scene of some of the worst political violence so far in the presidential campaign. hundreds of protesters swarmed the streets outside the pacific amphitheater in costa mesa vandalizing cars, injuring at least one trump supporter. carter evans is at the police station inst latest. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators rallying against donald trump poured into the streets of costa mesa, california overnight. (bleep) - >> reporter: people yelled obscenities and held u

calvert county, southern anne arundel. part of eastern fairfax including the city of alexandria until 5:45. the best news i can tell you, you can see the box there. the area under the warning now. the individual storms there are moving to the northeast at 50 miles per hour. you will get strong wind gusts but it will move through the area quickly. here is an animation. you can see where they are moving. moving through waldorf in a little bit. moving through the district. another batch of heavy r everything headed to the coastal section of anne arundel and annapolis and onto to the eastern shore. there are more patches of showers to the west that will come through later but nothing as heavy as these. timelines for you. it will get through clinton at 5:13. melwood in prince george's county at 5:22. dunkirk and calvert at 5:31. deale in southern anne arundel county at 5:42. we will watch the showers and the storms and get you a fresh update in a few minutes. leon: you got it. not just the opening day game that we are worried a

it's uncharted territory for the county. >> reporter: anne arundel county police arrested arn arundelcounty sheriff ronald bateman sunday night. he's charged with misdemeanor second-degree degree assault after his wife called police to the couple's pasadena home. his wife told police he physically assaulted her. police say she had visible injuries to her face. >> minor abrasions, scrapes, bumps, bruises i would say with some swelling. >> reporter: police say there were children in the home at the time but they are not injured. bateman has been released on his own recognizance. in a statement he says he will continue to work only in an administrative capacity. the undersheriff will handle the day-to-day operations of the sheriff's department. he also says, quote, i categorically deny ever assaulting my wife. we had an emotional family dispute which led the police to come to our home. >> i can't believe it, honestly. i can't say enough good about the guy. just a nice guy. >> reporter: friends are in shock over the news wondering what exactly happened. neighbors seem split on the issue.

showers in anne arundel county, a few back to hardy county, back to west virginia. most of the side. look at where we were a few hours ago. rain coming in. we saw steady rain upwards of a half inch. we needed that but it has been a cool rain. 45 current temperature in gaithersburg. 50 fredericksburg. not only do we have the rain it is extremely cool this time of the year. staying cool and more showers likely, not just tomorrow. we are talking weekend rain and one of those days maybe a washout. the complete forecast in a minute. >>> in charles county, police are looking for the two women seen in this video. check this out. they are stealing inside from the victoria's secret store at the saint charlestown center in waldorf. it happened last night at 8:00. they threw the items in to a trash bag and took off. police don't think this is the first time the women have done this. >>> people affected by sexual violence came together to share their stories and discuss ways to fight sex assault and rape. the group rally against rape hosted a take back the night the rally honor

saying in part because of the unique relationship between the state's attorney's office and the anne arundel county sheriff's office, i've given to to a special prosecutor outside of the county. the maryland state's attorney agreed to serve as special counsel in this case and chosen this route to ensure no one is above the law in my office and to ensure both mr. and mrs. bateman are each treated fairly. we return now to one of our top stories at the deanwood metro station and trains are bypassing the station because of an alleged stabbing. we're on the scene now with what we know right now. brian. reporter: take a look behind me. you see it happening beyond those blue boxes at the deanwood metro station after reports of a stabbing. the victim in all of this, an adult man. at this point no word on what led up to this or around the station. police have been focusing just beyond that blue repair box there in the entrance. as you mentioned, trains are bypassing the station. we've seen several trains come through within the last 15 minutes. buses are showing up here at the station to get people around t

leon: we hear from the anne arundel county sheriff charged with assaulting his wife. what else he had to say about the allegations against him. narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: anne arundel county's sheriff spoke today about the allegations he physically assaulted his wife. sam sweeney brings us the latest on case from annapolis. sam s.: the sheriff walked out of the doors behind my in plain clothes. he appeared nervous and rushed. the entire press conference lasted one minute. in the end, the sheriff denies he ever commit

thank you. >>> and the anne arundel county sheriff will be back at work today, but only to handle administrativensibilities. that's because sheriff ronald bateman is accused of beating his wife at their home on sunday. anne arundel county police charged bateman with second degree assault after finding his wife with injuries to her face. the sheriff denies attacking his wife. >>> developing new arrests for the deadly brusselsbi that killed dozens of people. news 4's angie goff has the story now from the live desk. >>> maryland will soon have one of the toughest drunk driving laws in the nation thanks to the parents of officer noah leotta. maryland state lawmakers have passed noah's law. all it needs now is governor hogan's signature. montgomery county police officer noah leotta was killed by a suspected drunk driver. this new bill requires anyone convicted of driving drunk with a 0.08 or higher blood alcohol level to have an ignition interlock device in their car. >> noah will always with interlocks in everybody's car. noah will be there protecting all of us saving lives. >> as part of noah's law

. >>> now to a developing story out of anne arundel county. an elected official facing charges says he's done nothing wrong. sheriff ron bateman released a statement saying he's never assaulted his wife. he ka you would it a, quote, emotional family dispute that led police to a home last night in pasadena. bateman is charged with second-degree assault. officers found injuries to his wife's face and damage to a door. anne arundel county police describe what they saw. >> minor abrasions, scrapes, bumps, bruises i would say with some swelling. >> police took sheriff baitedmanbaitedmateman's weapons and his credentials after his arrest. he says he's back at work doing mainly administrative duty. he's been in office and on the >>> a would-be burglar is recovering in the hospital after a laurel police officer accidentally shot him. it happened just before midnight at the indus food international market. four officers were investigated -- investigating a burglary and saw something moving in the back, was startled and shot the suspect. >> he is a s.w.

. >>> also developing this morning, the anne arundel county sheriff has been arrested. bateman was arrested during a domestic incident at his home last night. we should find out more about this this morning. so keep an eye out on the nbc washington app. >>> to charles county now, where a 10 why would b-year-old boy il condition. he was hit by a car yesterday afternoon while crossing mcdaniel road in wag door of with his mother. deputies say the driver stayed on the scene. the child was air lifted to children's hospital with serious injuries. >>> detectives in northern virginia are looking for this woman and her son. fairfax county police say jury chavez's family called officers yesterday saying she was having a mental breakdown. police say chavez fled after the call and took her son with her. call fairfax county police if you have seen the mother or her 9-year-old son. >>> maryland lawmakers have one time day to pass noah's law, a tough drunk driving measure. different versions of the bill have already passed in the house and senate, now it's being debated it's named fo

the strongest winds right now, annapolis, anne arundel county, northern calvert county, upper marlboro. south of waldorf, la plata getting some of the strongest wind right now. southern maryland, you are taking the brunt of the storm activity, southern in calvert county, st. mary's county, lender down, patuxent river. -- leonardtown, patuxent river. we have had the strongest wind gusting, thunderstorms near baltimore. look at the increase in lightning. the rain has come through, and the stroes part of the storm is over and done with, but we still have several possible rounds with the arctic system driving through with extremely strong wind. sustained 20 to 30, with gusts higher. fairly mild monday, but the arctic cold front coming in for the second of three in the next seven days. everything clears away. we're talking winds with high wind warning including stafford, pretty much the entire area. the difference between a warning peradvisory, the miles hour. tomorrow morning, sustained wind of about 30, wind gusts near 50. we have freeze warnings in effect with the higher elevations north

we can tell you that the sheriff of anne arundel county we are in annapolis in anne arundel county theriff here ron bateman was he was arrested at his home inoi the pasadena area around 7:30 73 last night, and charged with a second degree assault. aau we have his mug shot we can show you.u. bateman whose 54 years old hasrd been on the force -- has beenasb sheriff here for 10 years, firss elected in 2006. he is on leave at the moment.om he had to turn in all of his service weapons, and is charged with second degree assault. asst it's a domestic case according g to the anne arundel countyy police.poli. now, according to one of the sheriff's colleagues colonel paul tabor, he says that the sheriff adamantly denies wrongdoing while this thing iss initially being investigatedti here the sheriff son leave h toh turn in his weapon and wasn andw released on his own recognizan recognizance. so that's the story here. the sherife f of anne arundel county arreste arrested at his s night.nit. >>> the second tower is noah'ses law th 9 conference committee threettee members of that the houseouse judic

at the moment heavy rains are anne arundel county and south to annapolis. through calvert county. areas to the north of waldorf. brandywine. that is where we find heavy showers. you can see how big of a system this is, to frontal zone, one with warm air to the south and another to the north and rain moving along the front and all this pushing out. clearing in the sky but the wind think these and so i probably very limited chances of sunshine for most of our area that i think the rain is coming to an end for a wild with sunshine the farther west you go. we may get a break of sunshine but count on a cloudy and cool day. this tells the story, raindrops on the camera lens, cool temperatures. midday, 54 at reagan nat fredericksburg. the afternoon, times of rain, mainly east of the washington area, 50's. a check of the weekend coming up. jummy: thank you. breaking news -- new details about the woman stabbed to death in takoma park yesterday. she was pregnant. police responded to the apartment building on houston avenue yesterday around 2:00, please tell us the man found cut and bloodied

we also spoke to one of the leaders of the african-american community here in anne arundel county.e says look, first amendment rights need to be protected but at the same time in his view, this system needs to do a better job in teaching students how to write about racially sensitive subjects without being themselves. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 local news. >> new tonight, so-called affluenza teen ethan couch has been ordered to spend time behind bars. until today his only punishment had been probation. his defense during the trial sparked outrage when a psychologist for the defense said that his lifestyle was a product of his affluent upbringing. he was captured and returned to the u.s. in january. >> investigators say a train dispatcher was playing video games on his phone just before a deadly crash in germany that happened back in february. 11 people died when two commuter trains collided head on. he he faces charges of negligent homicide. >> reed has been suspended indefinitely. he was previously suspended in november while on injured resolves for violating the same policy. he missed

michelle: the anne arundel countersheriff found himself on the -- county sheriff found himself on the other side of the law a of he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife. kevin lewis has the story including how sheriff ron batemen's wife is telling citizens the dispute is a private matter. jeff: this is the pasadena home where police say sheriff ron batemen attacked his wife after she stole his money clip. >> despite the injuries she took to facebook today to defend her husband typing in part "ron is a wonderful man and an amazing sheriff. if you are that perfect person who never raised your voice or had an argument by all means go live your perfect life and stay out of ours." >> you would proud to know the calls allow us to put handcuffs on thousands of criminals. >> the sheriff tells us he categorically denies improperly or offensively touching his wife and added if the case is pursued he will plead not guilty. sheriff batemen is on administrative lead. the undersheriff handling the interim duties at the department circuit court offices. still no word if sheriff batemen wil

anne arundel county and the owner of an apartment complex each say it is not there is. people living on the edge say they are determined to hold someone accountable. the next big thing for public transit in maryland is closer to reality. public works has given a green light to the purple line. brad bell shows us what it will look like. reporter: for the first time, we can show you what maryland's long debated purple line will look like. just released images from purple line transit partners, the group which one final approval for a $5.6 billion contract to run the line. one councilmember described her emotions as governor larry hogan the deal. >> we have people who desperately need jobs. governor hogan hopes the project will start construction this year. >> it will connect residents to jobs and transportation centers across the counties. reporter: the purple line will , including thes university of maryland, silver spring, bethesda, and four spo kes of the metro system. >> getting home faster will be better. reporter: a typical reaction for people today waiting for buse

but a red flag fire warning has been issued for howard county, anne arundel county, carroll county, muchf the eastern shore and southern pennsylvania. it's extremely dry today. it will be breezy at times. so limit or postpone your outdoor bhurn iout door burning. and if you sneyou smoke sgletcie that ashtray. nothing on storm team 4 radar anywhere close to us. the weather front is cropping into parts of northern pennsylvania this morning, but almost nothing in the way of moisture to work with. and for our friends and neighbors across parts of the lone star state of texas, incredible flooding, 10 to 15 inches of rain over the weekend, that has finally abated. so let the cleanup begin across southeast texas. here is our seven day forecast, 82 breezy and dry today. 70e tomorrow. so just a smidgeon cooler. the best chance of rain on friday could interrupt your friday night plans. we'll focus back in on the next 24 hours coming up at 5:01. shear that lisa wipolic here is melissa with the latest. >>> outer loop of the beltway at university boulevard, report of some debris, some metal in the ro

we contact the anne arundel county police department and they're investigating. they wouldn't confirm the details but did say they have a person of interest as the investigation continues. a spokesperson for kay jewelers released a statement to wusa 9 and said we take this manner very seriously and are currently working on responsibility and recovery. >> it saddens me that a major company could lose or damage something that is so precious to people. >> in a statement, they also said they are committed to collaborating with the guests on a satisfactory resolution. the company said it is not the leo diamond quality they paid for. stephanie ramirez, wusa >> the facebook post has gotten more than 1,000 shares. some people saying they had similar experiences with kay and other jewelers. >>> a virginia man is under arrest, after being accused of placing a secret camera in his neighbor's bathroom. 45-year-old thomas eagle ston was arrested monday in charlottesville. police believe he hid the camera in the bathroom while he was pet-sitting last month. they showed family

alison: so this call to 911 is causing an uproar in anne arundel county where sheriff ron batemanaccused of hitting his wife in a case of domestic violence. his wife, though, later recanted and said the attack never happened. well, calls are growing now for the sheriff to re-sign. leon: as maryland bureau chief brad bell reports included among those making the calls are survivors of domestic abuse. brad: a day after the release of the 911 call his wife made to police -- brad: a growing chorus for resignation of the anne arundel county sheriff ron bateman. >> how can he be sheriff? he has one set of rules for him and another set of rules for the public? brad: as the sheriff vow voters joining the county executive to call for the sheriff to step aside. >> he has got to go. here he is in there supposed to be working for the public. he has his dirty little secret going on. >> sandy stern herself once trapped in an abusive relationship says she is concerned that bateman's wife elsie is claiming there was no abuse. >> i was in denial for eight and a half years. brad: tonight yvette, onc

fire weather watch towards our northeast mainly in the baltimore area but it does include anne arundel countyff trds delaware and philadelphia. the combination of strong winds and low humidity tomorrow means that fire can easily start and spread. so that is tomorrow from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. warm again on tuesday as tized. temperatures bb back into the 80s yet again and by wednesday things will return to normal. it stays dry with temperatures back into the 60s and the 70s. here's that temperature trend showing we go from the 08s to the 60s but it stays mild with temperatures back into the mid 70s by friday. to recap for tonight, mostly clear skies, it is a little bit milder as we've had some chilly mornings even over the weekend. but 58 that's warm even to start and it felt significantly warmer today. 81 degrees, more clouds and wind in the afternoon. we can have some gusts over 25 miles per hour. 60s to start, 70s by noon and 81 with possibly an isolate touchdown shower. 7-day forecast, cooler tomorrow, 68. showers are possible later on thursday. more likely friday, but then we're back to the d

. >>> the sheriff of ann arundel county said he will not step down saying he should after reports of his wife saying had he hit her. he said he never assaulted his wife and she recanted even though he originally told police that he hit her on the left side of her face and mouth. this is part of the 911 call. >> what's going on there? >> he is drunk and punched me in the eye. don't come near me. >> the county executive and other top lawmakers are saying it's, quote, in the best interest of our it -- citizens that sheriff bateman resign. he said he won't quit and plans to run for re-election. >>> remembering fallen firefighter john ulmschneider today. there were foul honors for the 37-year-old who was remembered killed on friday after entering the home of a man rescuers thought was unconscious and in need of help. sneed, the -- instead, he was armed and thought what he thought was an intruder. >> i ran into the guy, and he was shaken up. we do the same thing. it's just hard. >> a 19-year-old volunteer firefighter, kevin swain, was wounded in the incident and is recovering. the man who

>> very heavy rain in parts of howard, anne arundel counties, moving toward the baltimore metro area, and this is where we find the thunderstorm warning, issued by the national weather service for prince george's and calvert counties until 11:30. anne arundel county and baltimore, you're under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45. notice the bright colors on the radar. this is torrential rain and gusts potentially up to 60 miles an hour that could cause some damaging winds. but notice as we look into d.c., arlington, alexandria, most of fairfax, dry there. julie carey even tweeting out a picture of sunshine breaking out in manassas. but we're not done with the rain just yet. this other batch of rain will be moving back into the area this afternoon. i'll have more on timing and impacts of that >> thanks, amelia. >>> now to breaking news. news4's megan mcgrath is live at a church in southeast. megan, what's going on there? >> reporter: well, right around 9:30 in the morning, that's when the 911 call came in. if you look over my shoulder here, we're standing on second street in sout

it encompasses parts of prince george's county an anne arundel counties. coming up, we'll take a look at the race for president and out democrats are preparing for tonight's crucial debate. >>> breaking news from the hardwood this morning. the associated press says randy wittman will not be back with the wizards. a people familiar with the decision as of yesterday, the move had not been announced to the team. washington finished tenth in the eastern conference. >>> 5:06. happening today, we're expecting to hear from the family of an alzheimer's patient who died after he went missing in a park in prince george's county. 80-year-old phipps family says he had wandered off and was found dead nir lay month later. their family and lawyer will make a statement this afternoon. >>> the day after a loud and sometimes combative hearing on capitol hill, metro board members will meet. among the issues, a proposed name change for two metro stations and the general manager's budget proposal. getting more money to improve metro was a big issue at yesterday's hearing. the

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