leo fisher told the jury that once inside andrew schmuhl tased him, tied him up, and then tied up hisher said schmuhl started questioning him about why his wife alicia was recently fired from fisher's law firm. the questioning went on for hours until fisher says, quote, the next thing i know he knocked me over backwards. he puts the pillow on me. he cuts my throat and starts stabbing me. then fisher says his wife starts screaming and that's when he says, kwoequote, schmuhl brough a gun and i saw him shoot her. he remembers his wife covered in blood while they struggled to call 911. fisher told the jury his life has significantly changed saying, quote, my tongue now moves to the left. i can't feel or move anything to that side of my mouth. leo fisher was able to tell police officers when they arrived on scene it was andrew again tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> university of maryland police promise to review and then release body camera video of their response to a graduation party over the weekend. a twitter video shows a chaotic scene at the courtyards in c

leo fisher says he remembers the moment andrew schmuhl forces his way inside his mclean home.him up before tying up his wife. fisher testified that schmuhl made some bizarre statements, tellingis virginia sec, and accused him of using work e-mail to place a bounty on him by a drug cartel. schmuhl started questioning him about his wife alicia, who was fired from fisher's law firm. quote, didn't you let someone go recently? fisher said he fired alicia because of poor performance in october of 2014 and told the jury months earlier he sent her home early from work because of misconduct. fisher says after being questioned for hours inside his home, quote, the next thing i know he knocked he over backward. he put the pillow on me and cuts my throat and starts stabbing me. fisher said his wife started screaming and schmuhl brought up a gone and he shot her and i saw her hair go i thought he killed her and she fell to the floor. fisher went in and out of consciousness, but he remembers schmuhl leaving and seeing his wife. andrew schmuhl's wife alicia will be tried separately. his defe

leo fisher had been tased twice when andrew schmuhl burst into the house.emiautomatic handgun like this one in a best buy bag, one cartridge gone. sue duncan was shot once, the bullet grazing her head. a folding pocketknife. both victims were repeatedly stabbed and cable ties. pair of men's shoes soaked in gas, and that automatic timer deviced ealtered with clamps. detectives found the entry rug also soaked with gasoline. i put that together, testified the detective, that we have the components of an incendiary device with this being a triggering device. prosecutors think andrew schmuhl intended to activate the device when he left the house and torch with the victims inside. before schmuhl could finish it setting it all up, sue duncan hit the house panic alarm and he fled. detectives found bottles and bottles of prescription drugs inside the schmuhl home. the attorneys plan to present an involuntary intoxication defense inis client was so heavily medicated he can't be held criminally responsible for his actions. >>> tonight, we know how police tracked down

prosecutors believe the schmuhls plotted the attack to seek revenge after leo fisher fired alicia schmuhlattorneys for andrew schmuhl say he was just carrying out his wife's orders. the defense attorney underscored that it was alicia buying the weapon. asked the defense attorney, did you see my client? he wasn't there that day. no, replied the clerk. did you see her talk on the phone to her boss or partner? negative, said the clerk. the forensic report shows there were no fingerprints on the taser and the one on the gun not use f knife, the print on it a match with andrew schmuhl's right thumb. now one other revelation today. we've known about alicia schmuhl's connection to the victim's law firm. today andrew schmuhl's resume was introduced into evidence because he once applied to work at that law firm. back to you now in the studio. >>> we're following a developing story tonight. baylor university in texas is making some big changes in the wake of a sex abuse allegation against some of its football players. the school has now suspended head football coach art briles with the intent to te

officers said when they arrived they found arlington attorney leo fisher and his wife stabbed and leftdie inside. the first officer on the witness stand told the court that alecia was driving the getaway car while andrew was disrobing in the front seat. the officer said, quote, i can see both passenger and driver talking to one another. it looked like they were arguing. i could see the passenger discarding his clothing. homicide detectives told the court that a shirt with blood was recovered inside the honda cr-v. he told jurors some of the evidence included a bottle of prescription pills and a piece of paper with directions to the neighborhood less than a mile away from leo fisher's home. the handwriting schmuhl. they also saw the video of the couple being arrested and andrew was placed in the back of a police cruiser where he told officers he had taken several prescription pills. >> did you take too much of your medication today? >> reporter: officers testified that when they arrested andrew schmuhl he was only wearing a diaper. his wife alecia will be tried separately and court is e

police say andrew schmuhl and his wife forced their way in the home and assaulted leo fisher and sue duncan in november 2014. prosecutors say that the schmuhls wanted revenge against alecia schmuhl's former boss and his w the defense said andrew schmuhl actions were influencedded by prescription drugs. leon: a verdict is expected to come on monday in the trial of the baltimore police officer edward nero who is facing charges stemming from freddie gray's arrest and death. the lawyers made the closing argument today before judge williams. nero chose to have a bench trial rather than let a jury hear the case. nero is charged with assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. gray as you may know died of injuries he suffered in police custody following the arrest in april 2015. maureen: up next, a family tries to tighten drunk drivg laws. >> it shouldn't take so many lost lives and it shouldn't take noah leotta for this to happen. maureen: what still bothers him about the effort to toughen the drunk driving laws. leon: start planning now for indoor events. timing of a heavy do

leo fisher said his attacker barged in, phased him, put a pillow over his face and cut his throat from side to side. his wife was also stabbed and beaten. on trial, prosecutors say he was seeking revenge against fisher for firing his wife from a law firm. testimony continues tomorrow. >>> a robotics submarine has joined the search for the black boxes from egypt air flight 804. the sub can go down nearly 10,000 feet. the batteries only last 30 days. the jet liner crashed thursday caile flying from paris to black boxes can help explain why the plane went down. so far investigators have not ruled out anything including terrorism. >>> president barack obama has lifted the decades old ban on selling arms in vietnam. he received a warm enthusiastic welcome in the country today. vietnamese are eager to build ties with u.s. mostly because china, the aggressive country, is seizing territory in the sea around vietnam. the president says dropping the ban can help stop the threat. >>> wearing bullet resistant vests. the fire chief tweeted a photo of himself modeling a ballistic vest with the capti

police say andrew small s handcuffed and stabbed lawyeredl leo fisher and his wife inside s their mcleanome forome several hours.ours prosecutors believe this washis alicia being fired from an arlington law firm.law fm. he's also facing charges inhaesi that case.e. the victims survived with serious injuries. injur >> happening today a call to t action from teachers in ward ind two. the washington teachers unionear is supporting teachers froms f thompson elementary and other ad ward two schools in a rallyly event. event. they're demanding the schools resume contract negotiationsegoa with the union. u >>> also happening today theng t new mgm resort at national harbor launching a newaunc training program.rogram. the hotel partnered with prince george's county g communities college for a new dealer school that willllchoo provide potential candidates caa with skills needed to applyil ne for jobs at mgm casino's tablesb games department.tm the mgm in ing in harbor isbo i set to open later this year. yea >> high winds were stronge str causing major problems for our area. >> storm damage collaps

the purchase was made just two days before the november 29th attack on law partner leo fisher and his wife. a salesman testified that alicia schmuhl was happy and chatty when she got the taser and came back for extra cartridges. it th into the victims' house. prosecutors are turning to forensic experts today to connect the dots between the weapons used in the attack and the suspects. coming up at 5:00, i'll tell you whose fingerprint was found on one of those weapons. >>> 4 is watching the radar. with clouds rolling in, some of us could get some rain this evening. >> what's it been, 36, 48 hours since the last one? >> don't worry about the rain. it's not about the rain this evening. it is kind of amazing here. 86 the current temperature d.c. philadelphia 89. we were at 88 last hour. close to that 90-degree mark. there's virginia beach at 92. summer-like temperatures are here. notice the shower activity back towards the west, west of the towards the west of the area. could see a couple of showers this evening or a round of thunder. i am expecting more temperatures in the 80s. tomorrow

prosecutors say andrew spoolndws posed as federal law enforcement officer handcuffed and stabbedtb leo fisher inside their mclean home back in 2014. his lawyers reported plan to uso what they are calling an a involuntary tox indicationio defense explaining he was soex drunk he didn't know wplhat he s doing. alicia, will be tried separately for her role in the attack.k. the victim survived but sufferee serious injuries. >>> today another teachers ralll in the district.ict this happened downtown withown teachers from psalm son s elementary and other ward two wo schools taking part.hools ng p they marched from thompson to to metro center. cte then back to school. sool. teachers are demanding d.c.ng d. public schools resume contract r talks with the washingtonhito teachers union. >>> 8:01. to virginia now authorities area searching for a missing elderlyy man who has alzheimer's and whoo needs his medicine. its 81-year-old ronald eugeneugn jackson last seen yesterday whew he drove away from his responseo vain ya home. police say he drives a silver 2009 ford escape. escap if you've seen him, you're

2014, when the prosecutors say andrew schmuhl busted through the front door of the mclean home of leo fisher and sue duncan. wearing a french coat, flashing a fake badge. shot at fisher. what followed was a three-hour nightmare torture session. this is about revenge, gr this happened two weeks after fisher fired an draw's wife alecia from her lawyer job at a firm in arlington. he said he interrogated fisher. and zip tied the couple hand and feet and stabbed and beat both of them and fired a shot that grazed the head of sue duncan, fisher's wife of 40 years. defense attorneys concede the crime was bewildering and bizarre but say andrew schmuhl's mental state was impaired up to ten different prescription drugs. the defense blames andrew's wife. this was alecia's schmuhl's operation and andy was a foot soldier who carried it out. sue duncan today taking the stand for the prosecution at times crying while describing the ordeal. "could you leave," she was asked. "no." if you disobeyed i thought he would kill us. duncan said she played dead and was able to trip the alarm alerting after a short cha

trial resumes on monday when we expect to hear from the other victim, leo fisher. >>> new informationt in after a man was shot and killed in the district. the victim has been identified now as a man named dana hill. he was found on southern avenue in southeast d.c. near southview drive. he was found last where he died. it has been a violent week in the city. on monday, there were five shootings in broad daylight. two people were killed. three others were injured that day. >>> tonight, there is new fallout after a security guard is accused of assaulting a woman trying to use the transgender restroom at a grocery store. tonight, news4 mark segraves is taking a look at the local laws. >> reporter: belcher called police. >> she opened the door and came in and started calling me derogatory names. >> reporter: in d.c. it is against the law to deny someone access to the bathroom based on their gender identity. 17 states including maryland have similar anti-discrimination law it is that specifically protect transgender people. virginia does not have a discrimination law. the u.s. attorney gen

package of adult diapers found in the car, a taser, a handgun, and a knife used at the home of leo fisher and sue duncan. there were prescription and over the counter medication. an for the first time today, we're hearing the schmuhl's alleged plan might have been far worse than what was actually carried out. the deadly plan was cut short. >>> here's a live look now at the bay bridge. things are moving along pretty smoothly right now, but you can bet they're not going to stay that way. thousands of people are getting ready to hit the road for the memorial day weekend. chris gordon is live at hemingways near a bay bridge with more on what you can expect and what to do if you're heading out of town. >> reporter: pat, you can expect the heaviest holiday traffic in more than a decade. i've been told 377,000 vehicles will be crossing the bay bridge between now and monday midnight. that's a 6% increase from last year. road trips, that's the plan for the holiday weekend for million washington area residents. they will be traveling 50 miles or more from home on the first holiday weekend of summer

. >> reporter: well, the morning started off with leo fisher taking the witness stand. fisher detailed the moments during that night of november 9th, 2014. that's when he says andrew schmuhl forced his way into his mclean home terrorizing he and his wife. he was a partner at a law firm, the same place fisher's wife worked until she was fired. schmuhl never identified himself, but start eed asking questions about his wife alicia being terminated from the law firm. then fisher described the moments schmuhl started stabbing him and cutting him in the throat before shooting his wife. coming up at 5:00, fisher explains in detail an encounter he had with schmuhl long before the attack happened and why he fired schmuhl's wife. >>> a man died after a crash on route 50, but it wasn't the collision that killed him. state police say heading eastbound through landover overnight. he experienced a medical emergency and collided with the jersey wall. there was a passenger in that front seat. that passenger is okay. >>> new at 4:00, police are on the lookout for a woman who allegedly r

andrew schmul pushed in and tased leo fisher. he said i'm from the virginia sec and i'm arresting your husband. the couple was bound with zip ties, ordered to the bedroom. fisher recognized husband of alicia schmul. he gave the couple a bizarre reason for why he was there, saying fisher had a hit out on a mexican drug cartel. she says schmuhl began to interrogate her husband. she was order noed into the bathroom, but fearful for her husband she emermerged. he was raising his hand and aiming the gun at me, so i turned my head and i felt the bullet and i fell down to the floor. i got up and i knew i was alive and the only thing i could think of is you've got to get to that phone. i got to my knees and started crawling and he would jump on me and stab me over and over. duncan says the attack finally ended when she decided to play dead. she was later able to hit the house panicrm when she walked out of the bedroom, she saw schmuhl leaving the house. andrew clad only in a diaper. his attorneys say andrew was so heavily medicated that

authorities say that andrew schmuhl bursting through the front door of the home of leo fisher and sueuncan in mclean. even the defense attorney said when schmuhl came in the house he was wearing a trench coat and indiana jones style hat and had a fake badge. the type of badge you would get for a bachelorette party with sexually suggestive comments on the badge itself. it followed a three-hour ordeal according to the prosecutors. they say andrew schmuhl zip two victims, beating them, stabbing them repeatedly. firing a shot to graze the head of sue duncan. also lodging wild complaints or claims, rather, about a mexican drug king pen taken out by fisher. defense is taking an unusual tragedy to say he was up to ten different prescription drugs. they said his judgment was impaired and it's the result of andrew schmuhl, his wife. we heard tearful testimony from sue duncan. she played dead and tripped the alarm to alert the authorities who made the arrest. alison: larry hogan signed noah's law. it's named after montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was killed in december by a drun

defendant andrew schmuhl allegedly used all three weapons in an attack on leo fisher and sue duncan.away vehicle. during the chase, police saw andrew schmuhl disrobing. by the time he surrendered, he was wearing only a diaper. as he began to take evidence from the suv, he spotted men's clothing piled on the floor. inside the suit jacket pocket a taser with two darts missing. when andrew schmuhl burst into the house. a semiautomatic handgun like this one in a best buy bag. one cartridge gone. sue duncan was shot once, the bullet grazing her head. a folding pocketknife. both victims were repeatedly stabbed and cable ties used to bind the couple. then gasoline and a plastic bottle. a pair of men's shoes soaked in gas and this automatic timer device altered with clamps. the detective found the entryway rug also soaked with gasoline. prosecutors believe andrew schmuhl had intended to activate the timing device on the house leaving the house and both victims to burn. what interrupted that plan and likely saved the victim's lives at >>> just hard to believe. thank you, julie. > the head of

prosecute are tors say schmuhl tased, stabbed and shot leon duncan and leo fisher.chmuhl's wife had just been red from fisher's law firm. she's also being charged but tried separately. >> julie carey will be in the courtroom. she's covered the case from the start. you can follow herat carey nbc. >>> d.c. police say antoine pitt cut off his gps ankle monitor while on probation and sexually assaulted a woman in her southeast home. the assault happened last october. the judge is expected to rule on motions today and jury selection could start as rmly as tomorrow. >>> the university of maryland is urging students to be cautious after a student was robbed off campus. prince george's county police say three men one armed with a knife assaulted a male student and stole items from his house after he answered his door saturday night. police think the student was targeted. >>> 6:32. later today, president obama will award 13 law enforcement officers with the medal of valor. the officers or their family members will receive the awards at a special ceremony in the east wing of

leo fisher testified that andrew schmuhl forced his way into his mclane home on november 9, 2014, stabbing and shooting fisher and his wife. separately. her husband's defense saying it was alicia who forced her husband to commit the crime while heavily medicated, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> we are getting started at 4:00 and the extreme measures being taken in the fight over prince's estate. >> taking on zika, first at 4:00 what the biggest challenge is to stopping the virus in our area. >>> plenty of sunshine as one storm system moves away and what's moving in next and how about that memorial day weekend. i've got that forecast in just a minute. >>> why the stuff that's supposed to make airport security faster is now having problems of his own and it's just in time for the memorial day getaway, all that and more f >>> back at the live desk. it's scott macfarlane, breaking news in prince georges county and we have a new -- prince georges county. fire and ems says the blaze was carrying arizona iced tea and right now route 704 closed in both directions while they try to put this fire out.

it was just 30 minutes after fairfax county police were called to this mclane home where leo fisher and wife were found stabbed, tortured and left to die inside. the officer testified that alecia was driving and andrew was in the passenger seat. the officer said, quote, i could see both passenger and driver talking to one another. it looked like they were arguing. i could see the passenger discarding his clothing. minutes later, police say alecia pulled the car over in a parking lot on the 7000 block of commerce street and the couple was arrested. prosecutors asked one of the arresting officers, quote, when you see him at this point what was he wearing? the officer said, quote, only an adult diaper. the jury was shown this video of andrew schmuhl being placed in the back of the police car moments after he was arrested. officers testified that alecia schmuhl seemed coherent while consciousness and didn't seem alert to taking a handful of prescription pills. moments later police told the jury that andrew schmuhl was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. now alecia schmuhl will be tried

leo fisher said he saw schmuhl soot his wife and thought she was dead.roat and stabbed him will several times. andrew schmuhl's lawyers admitted that he attacked the couple but say that he was taking too many medications and that made him unaware of with a he was doing. alecia schmuhl had recently been fired from fisher's law firm. fwloot t fwloot. >>> the attorney for freddie gray's family believes justice was done. the july ruled officer nero was not guilty for failing to see the belt gray inside the van. he said nero could have reason pli expected the officer driving the judge also found him not guilty of assault. family attorney commended the judge for sticking to the facts. >> not bending to the tremendous pressure in the black community to find these officers guilty. that pressure is inappropriate because guilt or innocence should be determined based solely on the evidence presented. >> caesar goodson is the next officer to go on trial and the only officer charged with murder, second degree in this case. he trove the police transport van where pros

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