adam torres will be officially sentenced on june 24. at that point, he will have already served 10 months. he will be sentenced to one year in jail. it will be up to the judge as to how much the time served will go into consideration to the sentence. much more coming up on later editions of abc news. live in fairfax county, jeff goldberg. autria: thank you for the update. breaking news now in prince george's county. news chopper seven over an industrial accident in brandywine. this involved a bulldozer in the 8900-block. they are investigating a potentially fatal injury. we are still working to get more information. stay with abc seven for updates -- abc 7 for updates as they come into our newsroom. now to the high court. the supreme court that could impact 4 million immigrants living in the u.s. illegally. the judges are hearing a challenge to obama's sweeping immigration plan. sam sweeney is outside the court, where people have been rallying since we first saw you this morning. sam: the crowds continue to grow here. it just seems to g

adam torres will be formally sentenced on jewel -- june 24. at that point torres will have already served ten months out of the 12-month sentence. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 another local police department is a step closer to outfitting every officer with body cameras. the police department budget request includes funding for cameras for each of the 1,000 officers and the 50 members of the executive staff. the montgomery county council began reviewing this budget request this afternoon. leon: we have new information tonight on the disturbing case of the child pornography at a prince george's county public school. attorneys for the suspect council on american-islamic deonte carraway want key pieces of evidence thrown out. jonathan elias has a look at the argument. what is the angle here? jonathan: they want the case thrown out. this comes whether deonte carraway was capable of understanding his rights. the defense says that carraway has an i.q. of 63. meaning when he confessed he didn't understand his rights. in filings obtained by abc

between the attorney for the geer's long-time partner harrington and the defense attorneys for adam torres. the deal completed late yesterday. this morning torres 33 years old pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter a sentence of one year in jail. august 29 of 2013, 46-year-old john geer had been drinking and was angry over marital problems with harrington. he was throwing furniture out of the springfield townhouse with their 13 and the 17-year-old daughters inside the home. later after police arrived a standoff lasted 45 minutes when adam torres fired one shot at john geer, killing him almost immediately. geer had his hands up and was not armed at the time that the shot was fired. prosecutors accepted this plea deal of mar she wanted to avoid a trial so she and her daughter would not have to testify. >> i just couldn't bring myself really to again cross them and force their daughter to testify. in my judge, i think it was the right thing to do. >> we have a couple more waiting. >> i keep hoping we'll have a complete closure on it. >> we released a statement from the daughters of john

. >> because adam torres entered a surprise guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter. i'm adrian mckaren. adam torres pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old john greer. it was all part of a plea deal that carries a 12 month sentence. >> it came down to 40 minutes. >> a 40 minute encounter that ended his best friend's life. even today, more after former fairfax county police officer adam torres shot and killed 46-year-old john greer it is a struggle to keep his composure. >> this is a man with his constitutional rights that was a little stubborn that day and he lost his life for it. >> greer was gunned down when he stood outside his springfield townhouse with his hands in the air after officers responded to a domestic violence call. greer's partner of 24 years, the mother of his two daughters had confirmed she was moving out. >> i have real mixed emotions about it. it could have been a more severe sentence. >> in fairfax, andrea mccare ran wusa9. >>> torres says he was sorry and heart broken for greer's children. sentencing is set for jun

plea deal and you'll hear adam torres' apology to the geer family. news 4. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk with an update on the government announcement in the u.s. fight against isis. ash carter will send an additional 200 u.s. troops in iraq to help iraqi forces regain control of the key city of mosul. take a listen. >> does that put more americans at higher risk? >> the iraqis are still in the lead. that doesn't change. lester, americans are at risk today every single day here. i want our troops to be effective, but i want them also to be as safe as possible. >> more of lester holt's defense secretary on iraq strategy at 7:00. back to you. >>> thank you, scott. the crucial new york primary is tomorrow, but one candidate is already looking ahead to voters right here in our area. republican senator ted cruz just wrapped up a rally in townsend calling maryland a battleground in the republican race. now maryland's primary is a week from tomorrow. ohio governor john kasich trails cruz and trump, but he's going to be in bethesda tomorrow after

adam torres will be sentenced formally on june 24. at that point he will have served ten month of the 12-month jail sentence. so it will depend what the judge decides how much longer if at all he will serve of the jail time. coming up at 5:00, we hear from don geer, the father of john geer with reaction to the in-court apology from adam torres as well as some of the words that john geer said prior to being fatally shot. a lot more coming up. until then, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. michelle: breaking news out of montgomery county where police announced the person whose body was found in a hotel over the weekend was murdered. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis is live in gaithersburg with the details. kevin? kevin: the red roof inn staff found the person before noon on saturday. we are told the individual was murdered. they are now identified as 22-year-old kenneth blakeny. the police just revealed that blakeny was a transgender female. and was most likely working as a prostitute when she was murdered. multiple stab wounds to the uppe

adam torres was supposed to go on trial today but he agreed to a last-minute deal that could have himut of jail by june. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> reporter: adam torres stood in court today and said i am truly sorry for my actions. there are no words that i can say today that can adequately express my remorse. with that the short hearing was over. there will be no trial unless the judge in the case rejects the sentence of one year in jail. adam torres was facing a murder charge when the last-minute deal came together yesterday afternoon. >> given the tortured history of this case and how maura and her family were sidelined for a couple of years and how they were treated, i couldn't bring myself really to again cross them and force their daughter to testify. >> in virginia the defense has the right to bring up the character of john geer and his prior behavior which may have been difficult for the family and geer's daughter. on that august day in 2014, he was fighting with his long-time partner who had just told him she was moving out and when geer threw a suitcase at her, s

adam torres stood in court today and in a quiet voice said i am truly sorry for my actions. i am heartbroken for mr. geere's children. there are no words i can adequately say that can suppress my remorse. with that it was over. there will be no trial unless the judge rejects the case of one year in jail. adam was facing a murder charge wle the deal came together. >> given the tortured history of this case and how maura and her family were sidelined, i couldn't bring myself to cross them and force their daughter to testify. >> reporter: in virginia the defense has the right to which may have been difficult for the family. on that august day in 2013, john was fighting with his long-time partner who had just told him she was moving out. and when geere through a suitcase at her, she dialed 911. after a tense standoff that lasted nearly 40 minutes, adam torres fired one round into john's chest telling investigators gear had sud he beenly dropped his hands. but other officers on the scene that day said it never happened. >> in a situation like that, don't know what a jury would de

ex-police officer adam torres for the first time apologizing to his victim's family.ly sorry for my actions, which caused john geer to lose his life. above all i'm heartbroken that mr. geer's children will grow up without their father. it was worry over the fact that the victim's older daughter would have to take the witness stand that led to a last-minute plea deal to spare her the potential trauma. >> it was a concern because you don't know what the defense is going to do and what they're going to try to do. it's the uncertainty of it. >> reporter: torres had faced a second-degree murder charge, but pleaded guilty to involuntarily manslaughter. prosecutors will seek just a one-year jail term. >> he has admitted to at least a

he was standing in his front doorway with his hands up when officer adam torres fired one round intoeer's chest killing him. today he said he was sorry and took the plea deal. if it's accepted by the judge, torres will spend one year behind bars. >> a north carolina teacher is facing serious charges tonight. she drove on to a hotel with the intentions of immediate meeting a 13-year-old boy. exposed herself several to times online. it was at a hotel in herndon, she went there to meet the child but instead was greeted by detectives. >> the parents i'm told had no idea about this relationship. they were actually stunned, was the term that was used to tell me about it. but it was somebody from miss capitano's past that did the right thing and notified authorities. >> police do not, do not believe there were other victims here at coates elementary. as for capitano, she's being held without bond. >> the death of a transgender woman at a hotel is now a murder investigation. police first identified the victim as kenneth. investigators say there was trauma to her upper body. they believe she

we just came out of the courtroom a short while ago where adam torres apologized saying he was heartbroken about this situation. the geer children now being without a father. he spoke after entering a guilty plea in john geer's death. the news was broken on twitter before all of this. this is a change from the second-degree murder charge and it carries a maximum ten years in prison. the agreement here is for a 12-month sentence. he's already been locked up for about eight months, but the judge does not have to go with that at sentencing, which is set for june 24th. the prosecutor said the agreement was just and right. said the victim's long-time partner, the mother of his children and his children did not want to have to go through a trial and testify and re-live this incident all over again. the prosecutor pointed out as well in court that geer's mother is highly opposed to this plea agreement. he then laid out the details of that night at geer's home when torres shot the 46-year-old revealing that the bullet hit his heart and his lungs. and he probably would not have survived had he been

former police officer, adam torres, pleads guilty to killing 46-year-old, john geer, who was not armed. is part of a deal, he pleaded involuntary manslaughter, which carries a 12 month jail sentence. john geer was gun down in august 2014 as he stormed day she stood outside his townhouse with his hands in the air. his partner of 20 for years, the mother of his two daughters confirmed she was moving out. >> it was a man exercising his constitutional right. he was stubborn that day and lost his life for it. >> not a perfect resolution. but, he is accountable. he is a felon. he can't a >> the guilty plea was designed to spare one of the teenage daughters from testifying at the trial. the deal was proposed -- was opposed by his mother. torres said he was truly sorry for his actions and heartbroken for their children. the sentencing will be june 24th. >>> a man and support of isis will stand trial. christopher cornell has been held without bond since january 2014 after he but semi automatic rifles and hundreds of bullets. he told the reporter that he wanted to put bullets in president obama'

adam torres was supposed to stand trial. prosecutors say torres was angry over the breakup of his marriage. the former officer is accused of shooting geer after a 40-minute standoff. >>> the death of a transgender woman at a montgomery county hotel is being ruled as a homicide. her body was found saturday on saturday in rockville. investigators say there was trauma to her upper body. they believe she may have been engaging in prostitution when she was killed. if you have any information, call police. >> a desperate search is under way for a northern virginia w seen in days. nicole mittendorff's family last heard from her five days ago. she was reported missing on friday. police found her abandoned car in shenandoah national park. >> this is the saint paul united methodist church in woodbridge sts where her friends will be praying for her safe republican. this all started on friday. virginia state police tell us that they received a report that mittendorff was missing. she was a firefighter paramedic with the fairfax fire and

county officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in 2013 may spend only a few more months in pris adam torres a second degree murder charge in the killing of john geer but madpled guilty to a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors will seek a one-year jail term. >> he has admitted to at least a felony and that is, that helps the situation as far as i'm concerned a little bit. >> prosecutors say they were prepared to argue that torres was the only officer to point his gun at geer during a stand off with police and that geer's empty hands were visible. torres has already served eight months of his sentence. >>> hey, when you get your pepco bill, you may notice little smaller. the credits will be reflected on your next bill. maryland rate pairs got their first $50 credit last week. >>> the so-called forever loyal bandit strikes again at leesburg pike. he passed a note saying he had a weapon and dedemanded cash. this is his sixth robbery since 2014. >>> the nation's fourth largest city still crippled tonight by floodwaters. at least five people are dead in houston, texas after wha

again, former fairfax county police officer adam torres tre pleading guilty this morning ini connectionsidentesd john gear. we'll have much more from paull wagner throughout the day. we're expecting to hear from heo gear's family and attorneyttorne momentarily. paul is covering that for us. he'll have details and line ande full wrap up at 5:00 o'clockcloc this morning afternoon inno i alexandria right now the core achilleas school for math andatn technology and mount vernonno school down are lock in due touo police activity in the area. to possible bank robbery in that area.ar. again, alexandria virginia thent core achilleas school for math,r science and technology and mount vernon community schools are ono lock in right now. n all right.l right let's get good news.goew here's holly. >> we've got sweet treats for tt ya'll over here in the kitchen. i know you've done it, i've done it you decide to make a batch ot cookies and you enjoyed some of the dough even though your y mother told you that it would iu make you sick. sk you know you hear your mom'syoum voice in the back of your headrh

prosecutors will be allowed to tell the jury that police officer adam torres was angry about his failinge at the time of the shooting. according to prosecutors, torres was so distraught he was pulled off duty three times. he also had an argument on the phone with his wife as he drove to geer's house the day of the shooting. geer was shot outside his springfield home after a stand-off with police. torres is charged with second-degree murder. a virginia colle i tribute to late supreme court justice antonin scalia. george mason university says it will name its law school "the antonin scalia school of law at george masion university." the name still needs to be approved by the state council of higher education for virginia. today.. .. is the day local hockey fans have been waiting for. capitals playoff tickets are about to go on sale! a limited number of individual game tickets for the first three home games will hit the market at 11-a-m. game dates, times, and opponents will be announced by the nhl at a later date. these tickets are expected to sell out fast the caps have recorded 308 conse

adam torres pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.er was yelling and throwing furniture during a domestic argument at his springfield home in 2013. that led to a police standoff. 45 minutes in -- geer was standing with his hands up in his doorway - when he was shot in the chest. abc-7 spoke with geer's father shortly after the plea deal. torres later admitted to having a fight with his wife before responding to that call. covering metro.. the agency gets anoter report card from federal inspectors. and the grades were not good. inspectors with the federal transit administration have found basic safety protections lacking on metro. that's according to a letter from the f-t-a to metro general manager paul wiedefeld obtained by the general manager paul wiedefeld obtained by the "washington post." inspectors found non-working fire extinguishers, blocked escape routes and broken shut-off switches used to cut power to the third-rail. the problems -- which the f-t-a says need to be fixed immediately -- were found during the agency's ongoing "

this morning.or >> in fairfax county, they,he murder trial gets under way for a police officer adam torres. he's accused of shooting and killing john gere in 2015. torres claims gere was c reaching for a gun when hela shot him g.. he faces second degree furtherur charges.ch torres has been held withoutitho bond since he was indied ins ed august.au >> the steps of the supremehe se court today thousands ofdaof families are due the rally tally they are in town to support president obama's executives cue action on immigration.ration the court will be hearing oralno arguments on the issue. theue the group fight for families fas will be joined by lawmakersawke and civil rights ac activists.is they're calling on the supremeg court to lifton the blocklock against immigration initiativ initiative. the howard university choir and others will alsove perform.. >>> gop presidential hopefulesid ted cruz will visit maryland man today. cruz is campaigning in thepa state ahead of next week's week' primary. he'll have an event at tasty tas diner in bethesda then move on o to an appearance towson.towson >> ♪

ex-police officer adam torres for the first time apologizing to his victim's family. i'm truly sorry for my actions, which caused john geer to lose his life. above all i'm heartbroken that mr. geer's children will grow up without their father. it was worry over the fact that the victim's older daughter would have to take the witness stand that led to a last-minute plea deal to spare her the potential trauma. >> it was a concern because you don't know what the defense is going to do and what they're going to try to do. it's the uncertainty of it. >> reporter: torres had faced a second-degree murder charge, but pleaded guilty to involuntarily manslaughter. prosecutors will seek just a one-year jail term. >> he has admitted to at least a the situation as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: prosecutors say they were prepared to show that only torres pointed his gun and fired at an unarmed john geer during an august 2013 standoff. other officers would have testified geer's empty hands were clearly visible, held up against the storm door of his townhome. torres had a history

we just came out of the courtroom a short while ago where adam torres apologized saying he was heartbroken

hollywood, maryla maryland. >>> in fairfax cou trial gets underway today for fr police officer adam torresing and a killing john gear back in 2013.1 gear was unarmed when he was shot.shot. torres claims gear was reachingn for gun when he shot him.tim. he faces second degree murdere charges.. as been hell without bond sincen indicted back in august. aug >>> big day tomorrow in theroin campaign trail all importantmpot empire state primary has hillarl clinton and donald trump hopingp for victories.. could help them propel theirelhe party's respective nominations.o joining us now fox's bret baier. good morning brett.or >> steve, good morning.te >> we have new york and marylane next week. let's focus on newor york rightg now. pretty commanding leads for botb candidates although the lead that hillary clinton is notry cn quite as high as it was at one o point.po what do we take out of the newo york? are the ones going definf the race as we get closer andloa closer to november? >> well, for both of these front runners new york is a big deal,, because it helps them bouncehemn back from some serious

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. >>> jury selection begins against adam torres. sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. beautiful day outside. plenty of sunshine and turning very, very warm already. 70 now in gaithersburg. nice day to be outside today. maybe g sunny, 82 today and 80 degrees tomorrow and little cooler on wednesday and back down to average. >> chuck, thank you. keep an eye onhe t >>> taking a look at the headlines. a top official at the national institutes of health says women living in the continental u.s. should not delay pregnancy because of zika fears. dr. anthony says it's not an issue for discussion yet because there has been no local transmission of the virus in this country. the disease which causes birth defects has been sweeping across central and south africa. >>> the key to losing bragt aeid keeping it off is perseverance. if you

offic officer adam torres.or he's accused of shooting andnd killing john gere in 2013. gere was unarmed when he wasn hs shot. torresa reaching for a gun when he w shot him.shot he faces second degree murder dm charges and torres has been bee held without bond since he was indicted in august.ugust. >> happening today, thepeng t supreme court will begin beg hearing oral arguments ong or president obama's immigration initiative.initiative the president's plan wouldla wod give legal status to millions m of illegal immigrants.mmigrant back in 2014 obama gave executive orders to spare thempa from being deported. now 26 states then filed suit to block in executive action.ct today thousands plan to rally to at the steps of the supremee court in support of pr obama's plan. pla >> a community in prince george's county is mourning the loss ofnt a first respondero shot and killed whileledhi responding to a call. >> fox5's melanie alnwick5's joins us live from landover lano hills maryland with more onry w yet another senseless shootin shooting. mel. >> reporter: good morning,ter: wisdom and holly. atsd this point it certainlyt

adam tauris pled guilty to killing 46-year-old, john geer come who is not armed. andrea mccarren was in the courtroom. what a shock. >>reporter: it was a shock. torres pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. it was part of an agreement that carries a 12 month sentence. >> it came down to 40 minutes. >>reporter: a 40 minute encounter that ended his best friend's life. today, more than two years after the former fairfax police officer, adam tauris, shot and killed 46-year-old john geer, it's a struggle to keep his composure. >> it was a man exercising his constitutional right. he was a little stubborn that day an when he stood with his hands in the air after officers responded to a domestic call. his partner of 20 for years, the mother of his two daughters had just confirmed she was moving out. >> mixed emotions. it could have been a more severe sentence, is what it amounts to. >>reporter: the guilty plea was designed to spare one of his teenage daughters from testifying at the trial. it was vehemently opposed by his mother, who wanted a life sentence. >> it's not a perfect resolution. he is accountable and is a felon and can't be a police officer. >