defendant andrew schmuhl allegedly used all three weapons in an attack on leo fisher and sue duncan. way 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 t

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 chase in springfield, andrew was found wearing only a diaper. sue duncan says she was stabbed nine times and she and her husband are left with lasting physical and emotional scars. the trial resumes monday and is expected to last three weeks. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: we have new information tonight after an incident involving a transgender woman and a bathroom at a grocery store in d.c. the security guard involved just appeared in court. that is where stephen tschida is live with what just happened today. stephen: that security

november 7th, 2014, just two days before a near deadly attack, andrew schmuhl's wife alicia is capturedn video at a gun store buying a taser. the clerk told jurors she later returned to buy more taser cartridges. it was this taser later recovered in the schmuhl's getaway was used to launch the attack against leo fisher and his wife sue duncan. schmuhl is accused of stabbing both victims and shutting duncan in the head. prosecutors believe the schmuhls plotted the attack to seek revenge after leo fisher fired alicia schmuhl. attorneys 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 connectio

moments later police told the jury that andrew schmuhl was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. alecia schmuhl will be tried separately. her husband's defense is saying that it was alecia who was the one that convinced her husband to commit the crime while he was heavily medicated on prescription pills. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you what homicide detectives told jurors that they recovered from the crime scene. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you, meagan. >>> president obama and his family are in the final months of living in the white house. when they move out in january, high level speculation about where is currently focussed on the sheridan neighborhood. that's where tom sherwood took look today. >> reporter: the white house, lafayette square every day filled with all those tourists, where to go for a change of pace when moving this january? >> maybe the quiet, upscale streets off of sheridan and connecticut and massachusetts avenues. the national journal this week quoting sources said the obamas have zeroed in on sheridan colorama and named no specific house. thi

. >> reporter: sue duan was shot and stabbed by andrew schmuhl. attorneys don't dispute that, but they say he was impaired at the time, that it was his wife calling the shots. victim duncan told jurors today that her attacker knew exactly what he was doing. andrew schmuhl was wearing a trench coat and a fedora hat when he knocked on the door and if your hon hours of terror for the duncan family. he tased fisher twice. he said i'm arresting your husband. he flashed a badge in front of my face. the couple was bound with zip ties, ordered to the bathroom. fisher recognized andrew schmuhl as the husband of alicia schmuhl. schmuhl began to interrogate her husband, at times speaking to someone else he called his partner on a cell phone. she was ordered into the bathroom, but eventually fearful for her husband, emerged. he was lying on top of leo and he was cutting his throat, testified duncan. i said, what are you doing? then schmuhl shot her. the bullet grazing her head. she went for the phone. i got to my knees and started crawling and he would jump o

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

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

displayed dozens of items for jurors to see, items allegedly used by defendant andrew schmuhl and his wife in a bizarre attack on a couple. most of the evidence shown today was seized from the schmuhl's vehicle when they were stopped by police shortly after the november 2014 attack. police dash cam video played for jurors on tuesday, showed andrew schmuhl dressed only in a diaper when he was taken into custody along with a 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 d

. >> reporter: it's andrew schmuhl who is on trial first, accused of carrying out the bizarre and violentk that began with two shots from a taser. but today prosecutors showed jurors this video they say shows the preparation. november 7th, 2014. just two days before the near deadly home invasion, schmuhl's wife, alicia, is captured on video at a gun store buying a taser. the clerk told jurors she later returned to buy more taser cartridges. it was this taser later recovered in the schmuhl's getaway suv that probation report -- prosecutors say began the two hours of terror. prosecutors believe the schmuhl's plotted the attack to seek revenge after fisher fired alicia schmuhl. but defense attorneys hope to show andrew was just carrying out his wife's orders, that he was so heavily medicated at the time he can't be held responsible. on cross-examination, 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. prosecutors worked today to connect the dots between the three weapons

leo fisher says he remembers the moment andrew schmuhl forces his way inside his mclean home. im 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 defen

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

. >> testimony continues today in the andrew schmuhl case.he man who is accused of torturing a mclane attorney and leaving them to die inside their home. coming up, we'll see what investigators told the jury they found when they investigated this. >> the news 4 i-team investigated into the yellow donation bins. tonight, a closer look at the connection to a controversial group. >> house hunting, we'll take you to the d.c. neighborhood the first family could be calling home next year. >> and a local woman's personal crusade to find a kidney vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> new evidence released today in the trial of a lawyer who has been charged with kidnapping and torturing a couple in their home in northern virginia. >> it's an attack that ended with a chase on the beltway and tonigh

the trial continues today for the suspect andrew schmuhl. coming up, one of the victims talked about how his life has changed ever since that night. >>> and not one severe thunderstorm warning, but now two. the second issued for culpeper county. this one moving off to the south and west. another around southern prince george's county, charles county, northern st. mary's >>> police are looking for the suspect in a string of violent crimes. it started with a robbery at a jewelry store, then turned into a police shootout, and ended with a carjacking. pat collins outside dubai jewelry store in springfield, virginia, where the wild scene pat? >> reporter: jim, by my count, this guy is good for about five felonies in just a matter of minutes. it was a jewelry store robbery that led to a gunfight that had not one, but two getaways that ended in crashes. and today the suspect is still at large. this is what it sounded like on the police radio. >> shots fired. brookfield plaza. black male, face covered. >> reporter: the dubai jewelry store in springf

defense attorneys are hoping to prove that andrew schmuhl was just carrying out his wife's orders and was too medicated to be held accountable. >>> today four drug offenders in prince george's county will receive a second chance and fresh start. the back on track program begins [ today, aimed at rate. they will be sentenced to community service and job training instead of jail time. >>> nationals are hoping for good news on their mvp. bryce harper could sit out and here's why. he was hit by a pitch in the nationals/phillies game last night. 88 miles per hour, fast ball right to the knee or just above the knee. harper was diagnosed only with a bruise here. he walked off the field. tonight's game, we'll see if he's back in. >> no ordinary bruise right there. >>> well, it's back to work and school today, but will it stay dry for recess in tom is updating his bus stop forecast. >>> the controversial decision to kill a gorilla after a little boy fell in its cage. th we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. a

andrew schmuhl and his wife are accus accused of tierrorizing her former boss and his wife. schmuhl's defense is that his mental state during that crime was impaired as a result of medication that he was taking. >>> it is 6:05. today drunk drivers in maryland will face new restrictions when maryland's governor signs noah's law. it will force convicted drunk drivers to take an in-car breathalyzer before their car will start. yesterday the drunk driver who hit and killed officer noah leotta in december pled guilty. >>> take we'll learn about a new equal pay law. earlier this month larry hogan signed an historic equal pay bill into law. it prevents businesses from retaliating against employees who talk about their salaries. p employees can also sue companies if they find out they were not paid fairly. they can sue up to three years after their final paycheck. >>> white marsh elementary school will reopen today. it was closed the last two days because of problems with the well, portable water coolers will be provided for students now. menus will also be modified by using pre-pac

. >>> powerful testimony in the trial against andrew schmuhl.g a mclean couple. on monday fisher says he saw schmuhl shoot his wife and thought she was dead. he also testified that schmuhl cut his throat and stabbed him several times. andrew schmuhl's lawyers admitted he attacked the couple, but they say he was taking too many medications around the time of take attack and that made him unaware of what he was doing. ale alecia shuchmuhl had recently bn fired from fisher's law firm. >>> the judge acquitted one of the officers charge in the arrest and death of freddie gray. he ruled officer nero was not guilty for failing to see the belt gray inside the van. he said he could reasonably expect the officer driving the van to be responsible for securing while being transporteded. despite the not guilty verdict, an attorney for the gray family says he was satisfied with the decision. >> he did an amazing job not only of correctly applying the law and the evidence, but of explaining in detail. >> nero could still face disciplinary action. officials are

alicia schmuhl was driving and andrew was in the passenger seat. they said schmuhl was only wearing a diaper and appeared to be heavily intoxicated on prescription pills. 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 i

identification into evidence, it will be a first in maryland. >>> and today the virginia trial of andrew schmuhlnues. the last thing the jury saw before the holiday was video of schmuhl's wife in a herndon gun store buying a taser that was used in the three hour attack on the couple. defense his wife's order and was too medicated to be held accountable. >>> a man's death could become a homicide investigation in the day ahead. montgomery county police say it appeared he fell from a balcony in rockville. they found his body next to a complex on old georgetown road around 5:30 last night. investigators say no witnesses have come forward to say whether this was an accident or intentional act. >>> now to a story you'll see only on news 4. our cameras captured a life saving moment in the middle of the street. yesterday evening a man had a medical emergency at 11th street northwest near rhode island avenue. a fellow driver pull that had man out of the car when they found him unconscious. before paramedics got there, police officers started performing cpr. the man eventually started breathing and was ab

. >>> trial against andrew schmuhl. he and his wife are accused of terror rising a mclean couple inside their home in 2014. on monday one of the victims testified. leo feisher said he saw schmuhl shoot his wife and thought she was dead. he also testified that schmuhl cut his throat and stabbed him several times. andrew schmuhl's lawyers admit that he attacked countrier because say he was taking too many medications around the time and that made him unaware of what he have doing. schmuhl's wife hads areally been fired from fish are's law firm. >>> no incidents in baltimore following the acquittal of one of the officers charged in the arrest and death of freddie gray. judge williams rule that had officer nero was not guilty for failing to see the belt gray inside a police van last year. judge williams said nero could reasonably expect the officer driving the van to be responsible for securing gray. gray died from a broken meck while being transported. despite the not guilty verdict, an said he was satisfied with the decis

. >> andrew schmuhl is using an extremely rare defense, involuntary intoxication. his lawyers will argue that his mental state during the attack resulted in the use of medication. schmuhl is charged with abduction and militia wounding for the attack on another lawyer and his wife in 2014. stabbed and shot at the couple, they survived. schmuhl's wife alecia had just been fired from the male victim's law firm. she faces the very same charges but will be tried separately. >> thank you, kristin. julie carey has covered the story from the beginning and will be inside the courtroom today as the trial begins. follow her @juliecareynbc for updates on jury selection. >>> right now deputies say he's driving a silver 2009 ford escape. virginia plates kv 1666. if you have any information, you're asked to contact spotsylvania county sheriff's office. we're talking about the gentleman you see here, this is 81-year-old ronald eugene jackson who was last seen sunday morning. give police a call it if you f him. >>> community leaders want action on safety after the recent csx northe

andrew schmuhl's defense is involuntary intoxication. claims his mental state during the crime was a result of medication he was taking. the schmuhls are accused of brutally attacking alicia's former boss and his wife because she'd been fired from his law firm. alicia schmuhl is being tried separately. >>> this is chris gordon in baltimore, where the trial of police officer ed wward nero is facing completion. today another officer who was taking care of crowd control the moment freddie gray was loaded on to the wagon testified. he heard loud banging, yelling and saw the van shaking violently. officer nero was charged with failing to secure freddie gray his defense attorneys contend he was never trained and just three days earlier making it mandatory to put seat belts on all detainees. ahead, preparing for the verdict because this is a non-jury trial, judge barry williams will render his decision on all four charges facing officer nero, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. that's the latest from baltimore. back to you. >> severa

andrew schmuhl's lawyers admitted that he attacked the couple but say that he was taking too many medicationss 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 prosecutors say freddie gray was critically hurt. goodson's trial starts june 6. >>> the u.s. secret service is testing new fencing for the white house. e-mails detailed plans to raise the white h

th l andrew schmuhl's wife in a herndon gun store buying a taser.rs say the taser was used in the three hour attack against the mclean couple in 2014. defense attorneys are hoping to prove that andrew schmuhl was just carrying out his wife's orders and was too medicated to be held accountable. >>> today four drug offenders in prince george's county will receive a second chance at a fresh start. back on track program begins today aimed at reducing the rate at which first time low level felony drug dealers relapse into criminal behavior. the first four will be sentenced to community service and job training instead of jail time. >>> nationals mvp may or may not lay today because bryce harper was plunked by a pitch. he was only diagnosed with a bruise, but you can see the pain he was in when it night. >> that baseball is hard. just saying. >> harper left the game as you can see. tonight's game against the fill will hes set for 7:05. >>> in "news 4 your health," gene therapy quickly becoming a promising way to battle diseases. doctors say gene therapy a

andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of toof torerrorizing t wife's former boss. e was impaired as a result of medication he was taking. >>> breaking news at this hour, we have a crew headed to southern avenue in southeast where police are investigating homicide. the initial call came in just before 3:00 this morning when police got to the scene, they found a map who had been shot. he did not survive those injuries. we'll bring you a live report just

. >>> new video shown in the andrew schmuhl trial gives workers a look at what led up to a violent attack on a couple. in surveillance video taken just days before the attack, you can see schmuhl's wife in a gun store buying a taser. a clerk told jurors that she came back to buy more taser attorneys hope to show andrew was just carrying out his wife's orders and he was heavily medicated. jury returns to court on tuesday. >>> investigators in fairfax county hope a sketch will lead them on to a person of interest in a homicide. police believe this woman may know something about the murder of a fairfax county teacher's assistant. sampson was found dead in a parking lot of the city side huntington metro apartments last week. the victim's girlfriend believes he was shot after witnessing a car break-in. >>> an historic moment happening right now in hiroshima. president obama speaking at this moment after he and japan's prime minister laid wreathes at the historic site. the president talking just moments ago about the mushroom cloud that eventually led to the deaths of 140,000 people there. the

andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of toof torerrorizing t wife's former boss. andrew's defense says his mental state was impaired as a result of medication he was taking. >>> breaking news at this hour, we have a crew headed to southern avenue in southeast where police are investigating homicide. the initial call came in just before 3:00 this morning when police got to the scene, they found a map who had been shot. he did not survive those injuries. we'll bring you a live report just >>> it is now 4:30. today larry hogan will sign noah's law, the law requires all convicted drunk drivers to use a car ignition interlock device. this comes one day after a guilty plea from the drunk driver who hit and killed noah leotta whom the law is named after. low otah oig was killed in december when he was side swiped in rockville while on dui patrol. dozens of law enforcement officers and leotta's family are expected to attend today's signing. >>> while negotiations continue between verizon and union officials, local workers plan to picket again today outside of a wireless st

. >>> today jury selection will continue in the trial of andrew schmuhl.e and his wife are accused of blue shally attacki brew shally brutally attack her boss. schmuhl's defense is involuntary intoxication. his lawyers argue his mental state was result the ped medication he was taking. >>> police are trying to determine the identity of a woman whose body was found in a pond on ridge pond road in centreville. police say a resident who was walk nearby spotted that body. a dive team pulled it from the water just after 3:00 p.m. they don't know how long the body had been there. >>> it is 4:46. turning now to the officers on trial in the death of freddie gray. the defense team for baltimore officer edward nero will continue making its case today. prosecutors rested on monday. the defense says nero was not involved in gray's arrest and that it is the wagon driver's responsibility to buckle in prisoners. nero faces assault, misconduct in officer and reckless endangerment charges. >>> to our coverage of decision 2016 now. voters in kentucky and oregon weighing thi

. >>> today ifairfax county, testimony expected to continue in the case of andrew schmuhl, he's on trial lawyer and his wife, the attack came after schmuhl's wife was fired in november of 2014. yesterday in court a crime scene detective showed jurors evidence found in the getaway vehicle. and it included a taser, a handgun, knife, automatic timer device. schmuhl's attorney is arguing that his client was high on prescription pills and did not know exactly what he was doing. >>> tomorrow marks one year since d.c. reporter similar these milton was shot and killed as she waited for a bus. police still don't have anyone in custody for her death. we did an family and they shared new photos of milton and you can read more in our nbc washington app. >>> now to the quest for statehood. house of representatives dealt a big blow. lawmakers nullified a law that allowed the district to spend local tax dollars without congressional approval. house members said the district overstepped its legal authority and the constitution by trying to exclude congress from the budget process. president obama's advi

another day of testimony is set to begin in the trial of andrew schmuhl. couple in november 2014. new evidence released in court yesterday shows dash cam video from the night fairfax county officers chased schmuhl and his wife on the beltway. in the police cruiser, schmuhl told officers he had taken several prescription pills that led to the attack. >>> today the second trial begins against a falls church nurse accused of up appropriately touching a patient. 38-year-old jared klein faces charges for abusing three patients in washington. earlier klein was acquitted of incidents happening at the hospital center. >>> we now know the names of two peopleou 18-year-old danesha simpson and 29-year-old elvin draper were found dead at 3600 jugensen drive. the deaths do not appear to be random. >>> and 18-year-old david evers turned himself in for making and selling drugs and imitation controlled sub stances. alexia springer was found dead in her home after an apparent overdose which is related to this crime. >>> and two men were arrested on a crime spree for robbin

andrew schmuhl's defense lawyers don't dispute that he was responsible for the stabbing and shoogt. they say his wife was calling the shots that thits. at the time of the attack, she had just been fired from the victim's law firm. >>> a craigslist sale turns violent in the district. d.c. police are looking for the suspect seen in this video. take a look, they say last friday the suspect pretended he wanted to sell a phone in southeast washington. instead he pulled out a knife, took the buyer's money and fled. d.c. police chief >> you have to realize you're dealing with complete strangers and you're putting yourself at risk. do it during the daylight hours in a public place where there are others around. >> last month the district set unsafe exchange zones for online buyers and severals to meet. there are three located at d.c. police stations. >>> this morning a d.c. fire captain is on administrative leave facing gun and drug charges. captain brian grace was arrested on wednesday by fairfax police. officers say he's facing three counts of possession of a drug and two weapons charges.

it shows andrew schmuhl's wife inside a gun store, buying the taser that prosecutors allege he used in the near deadly home invasion. 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

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 robbed a bank a few hours ago in northwest washington. these surveillance photos show her wearing dark glasses, a gray blazer, and carrying a black backpack at the time.

attorney andrew schmuhl is accused of attacking another lawyer and his wife's his wife was fired frometaway vehicle, including a taser, handgun, a knife and an automatic timer device. his attorney is arguing that his client did not know what he was doing because he was taking too many prescription drugs. >> two officers charged in freddie gray's death have filed a lawsuit against marilyn mosby. the officers claim mosby and other officials knowingly made false statements when they announced charges against the officers in a news conference. attorneys say the statements were made to stop the riots in baltimore and not for the purpose of prosecuting crimes. >> a teacher in utah is on administrative leave this morning for an unorthodox way of punishing a student for talking in class. the student sent this selfie to is mom after he said his teacher told him to put a piece of duct tape on his mouth. his mother said the teacher went too far and the school district said the punishment shouldn't have been handled that way. >> there was potentially a handful of other students involved. we don't

andrew schmuhl is accused of attack another lawyer and his wife after schmuhl's wife was fired from takeyer's firm. detectives showed evidence found in schmuhl's getaway vehicle that included a taser, handgun, knife and automatic timer device. schmuhl's attorney is arguing that his client was high on prescription pills and did not know what he was doing. >>> a new court battle is beginning in the death of freddie gray. two officers charged in his death are filing a lawsuit depends baltimore state's attorney marilyn mosby. they filed suit on the grounds of defamation and invasion of privacy. both face charges of in-vvolunty manslaughter. the officers claim mosby and other officials knowingly made false charges when they announced charges. attorneys say the statement as were made to stop the riot this is baltimored >>> a teacher in utah is on administrative leave for an unorthodox way of punishing a student for talk in class. the student september this selfie to his mother after he says his teacher told him to put duct tape on his mouth. his mother says the teacher went too far. while the

. >>> new video shown in the andrew schmuhl trial gets jurors a look at what led up to a violent home invasion attack in mclean. surveillance video taken just days before the attack, you can see schmuhl's wife in a herndon gun store buying a taser. the clerk told jurors she came back to buy more taser cartridges. defense attorneys hope to show andrew was just carrying out his wife's orders and that he was so heavily medicated, he can't be held responsible. the jury returns to court on tuesday. >>> fairfax county police are looking for a person of interest in a murder investigation. police believe this woman in in the sketch you see here may know something about the murder of a fairfax county teachers sampson was found dead in a parking lot at apartments last week. the victim's girlfriend believes he was shot after witnessing a car break-in. >>> back in 2014, trey simms was 17 and he was charged for distributing child porning on aggressive for sexing his girl trend. police took pictures of his genitals and sought a court order to take more pictures. charges were eventually dropped and

andrew schmuhl faces abduction charges for the 2014 attack on another lawyer and his wife. >>> todayl be memorial services for the women killed in the maryland shopping center shootings. claudina molina will be at st. jude catholic church in rockville. and at park dale high school, students will hold a victim i will at 6:30 for gladys tore till. >> another day of sunshine around here that will make two days in a row without rainfall, but those will be the only two in a row because we have two more rain kn more rainy days tuesday and wednesday. the real story is the real cool weather. tied a record at dulles international yesterday. we're down in the 30s in n. some spots this morning. >>> and taking a look at this problem chopper 4 over the issue in the great falls area. eastbound leesburg pike there 7 at c mile backup. a lot of people taking george town pike which of course is typically a nice alternate, but it is slow this morning here because of the folks bailing out on 7. it should be out of the way soon. so if you're leaving within the next 20 minutes, might want to chance it. i

andrew schmuhl charged with abduction and malicious wounding for a 2014 attack on another lawyer and his wife. schmuhl's wife faces the same charges but be tried separately. at the time of the attack she had just been fired from the victim's law firm. news 4's northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has covered this story from the beginning. she's in the courtroom right now. follow her on twitter for updates on this case. >>> a woman killed in connection with the maryland shopping center shootings will be remembered today as a beloved chemistry teacher who pushed her students to do their best. tonight there will be a individual vigil for gladys. police say two weeks ago her estranged husband shot her outside high school in prince george's county. and funeral services begin today for claudina, visitation begins tonight at st. jude catholic church in rockville. the funeral mass will be held tomorrow. originally from bolivia and accomplished the american dream. she was a nursing assistant who planned to retire within a year. >>> the shooting of a little boy while playing over the wee

andrew schmuhl and his wife alicia are accused of killing alicia's boss after she was fired from her b. andrew claims his mental state was due to the medication he was taking. >>> now close to 4,000 ex-felons are registered to vote according to the virginia department of elections. some say this decision was a blatant move to help get his long-time friend hillary clinton elected. and currently the district requires people to show good reason to have a weapon. yesterday a judge halted enforcement of that law. the u.s. attorney for d.c. will ask the courts to allow the the law until the city's appeal can be heard. >> we're not going to let you go and you're not going to get away from us. you need to talk to us, okay? this is not going to work. we cannot keep doing this. >> and the ambulance is in big trouble this morning as a man stole it. and all this happened after he jumped out of a hotel window. this was in seattle. we don't know why the guy was on the run. according to police there in seattle, he stole the ambulance when emts arrived at the hotel to help him after he jumped out of

andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of brutally attacking alecia's former boss. lawyers are arguing that his mental state during the attack was the result of medication he was taking. >>> police in arlington county say the same man may be targeting young women and sexually assaulting them. the latest attack happened early sunday morning on north edgewood street in the lyon park neighborhood. a 25-year-old woman says she woke up to see a man in her bedroom. he then sexually assaulted her. another woman called followed her home and banged on her door when she wouldn't let him in. >>> if you are young and have a police record, it can be hard to get a job. having a record sealed could help. today there is a new effort to teach young people how to go true that process. p. >> it creates barriers to employment. for our young people21, 22, or those going to college, it creates a barrier getting accepted into college. >> the fair is from noon to 8:00. and they are working on legislation to extend the age there 22 to 24 for those who lead guilty and have their records seal

andrew schmuhl's defense is involuntary manslaughter, claims his mental state at the time was the result of medication he was taking at the time. >>> nearly 4,000 ex-felons are registered to vote in virginia. those new numbers this morning are sure to frustrate those who oppose governor terry mccullough's order. some say the governor's decision was a blatant move to help hillary clinton who is a long-time friend. >>> the district plans to appeal a court ruling involving part of the city's tough gun law. right now d.c. requires that people show good reason to see your injury in order to get a concealed weapon or to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. just yesterday a judge halted enforcement of the law. d.c.'s the courts to allow the city to continue enforcing the law until repeal. >>> new federal guidelines on transgender students and bathrooms in schools. >> we'll talk to a psychiatrist about why this can be such a confusing time for the teens caught in the middle of the controversy. >>> plus, the massive fire still causing major problems this rning formo ♪ ♪ to the women who know

andrew schmuhl and his wife alecia are his wife in their home in 2014. she had been fired from her job. schmuhl's defense is that his mental say the during the crime was the rut esult of medication was taking. >>> an unprecedented move in decision 2016. gud releases his list of potential supreme court nominees. although he's not the gop official presidential nominee. remember, donald trump could make the nomination to fill late justice scalia's seat in november if it is still open and if he is elected. some see trump's announcement as a play to win over his skeptics. as trump works to unite the gop, democratic voters seem to be increasingly split. senator bernie sanders is winning primaries despite hillary clinton's large lead in delegates. party leadership says it is confident sanders will eventually back clinton's run for the white house. tracie potts will join us live in a bit with the vice president's take. >>> today maryland governor larry law. it will force convicted drunk drivers to take an in-car breathalyzer test before they can start their car.

that is the defense for the man accused of terrorizing a andrew schmuhl's defense lawyers don't dispute he's responsible, but they say his we've wife was calling the shots. she had just been fired from the victim's law firm. >>> a robbery in southeast washington, take a look at this video. police say last friday the suspect pretended he wanted to sell a phone on kricraigslist. instead he took out a knife, took the buyer's money and fled. police chief says caution is always advised. >> you're dealing with complete strangers and putting yourself at risk. do it during the daylight hours in a public place where there are others around. >> there are three safe exchange zones set up for online buyers and sellers to meet, they are located at d.c. police stations. >>> a fire captain on administrative leave facing gun and drug charges today. captain brian grace was arrested wednesday bir count of possession of a drug and two weapons charges. grace has been with the d.c. fire department for more than 16 years. >>> a veteran law enforcement officer and his wife are arrested and charged with harbor

. >>> powerful testimony in the trial again andrew schmuhl. he and his wife are accused of terrorizing mcclean couple inside of their home. monday one of the victims testified, says he saw his wife shoot and also testified he cut throat. he says he was taking too many medications and that made him unaware of what he was doing. alicia had just recently been internal e-mails obtained by the news 4 i-team shows the secret service is testing new fencing for the white house. plans to raise the white house fence by five feet making it 11 feet tall. the hope is to prevent fence jumping incidents. some of the equipment was tested last month in quantico, virginia. the secret service must get approval from two agencies before beginning any construction. meanwhile, president obama says the u.s. government does not want to dictate how vietnam should improve human rights. in a speech this morning the president pressed the communist country to allow greater freedom for its citizens. >> and when there's freedom of assembly and citizens are free to organize i

. >>> right now jurors are hearing more testimony in the trial of andrew schmuhl, he's the attorney chargedith kidnapping and torturing a northern virginia couple back in november of 2014. new evidence released in court yesterday shows dash cam video from the night fairfax county officers chased schmuhl and his wife on the beltway. in the police cruiser schmuhl told officers he had taken several prescription pills, which his attorneys say led to the attack. >>> meanwhile, centerville high school student has turned himself in to police following the drug-related death of a classmate. fairfax county police have charged 18-year-old david evers with making and selling drugs and imitation controlled substance. alex ya springer found dead in her home in march from an apparent drug overdose which was ruled accidental. >>> a rockville wom pretending to use her home as a rescue shelter. a judge found kathrine chong guilty on dozens of counts of animal cruelty yesterday. montgomery county police say chong neglected the 66 dogs she kept inside her home on glen ,v ápá least one of the dogs wa sick inve

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another day of testimony set to begin in the trial of andrew schmuhl, the attorney who is charged withpping and torturing a northern virginia couple in 2014. new evidence released yesterday shows dash cam video from the night fairfax county police chased schmuhl and his wife on the beltway. in the police cruiser schmuhl told the officers he had taken several prescription pills. >>> a showdown on capitol hill on whether d.c. can spend its own money. the house would vote on a bill that would repeal an act that gave the district to 13e7d local tax dollars without strong statement of support for the district. senior advisers recommend the president veto the bill so d.c. can gain financial independence from congress. >>> a check of the morning commute now with melissa mollett. >>> breaking news continuing inbound 395, a nine mile backup. the cra has cleared but the backups are still around. avoid this if you possibly can or maybe wait until later this afternoon. inner loop at gw parkway, brand new crash there slowing things here headed across the american legion bridge. >>> we'll have a loo

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 night he didn't know what he was doing during the attack. i'll tell you who they say is responsible for the crime. jim, back to you in the studio. >> bizarre details. julie, thank you. >>> with the stroke of a pen, maryland governor larry hogan signed into law a tough new crackdown on drunk drivers. noah's law expands the ignition interlock law to all drivers. it is named for noah leotta who was killed by a drunk driver back in december. his parents attended the bill signing ceremony in annapolis. >>> now that that law has been signed, what's next? you may have some questions including concerns about their reliability. kristin wright got those answers for you and she join us now live from rockville. hi, kristin. >> reporter: this is where officer leotta was killed back in december. it was so painful for our entire community. it's been a relatively short amount of time in getting this law passed so now the fo

andrew shull. he and his wife are accused of attacking her former boss and his wife in 2014. alecia had just been fired. schmuhl's defense is involuntary intoxication. his lawyers argue that his mental state during the attack was the result of medication that he was taking. alecia schmuhl is being tried separate thely. >>> fairfax county police are trying to figure out the identity of a woman whose body was found in a pond on ridge pond road in centreville. police say a resident walking nearby spotted the body. a dive team pulled it from the water just after 3:00 p.m. they don't know how long the body had been there. >>> turning how to the officers on trial in the death of freddie gray. the defense team for today. prosecutors rested on monday. the defense says nero was not involved in gray's arrest and that it's the wagon driver's responsibility to buckle in prisoners. nero faces assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges. >>> some metro lines will be moving more slowly today because the system has reduced its train systems p. it will affect the red, orange, silver and blue lines. trains will

andrew hm with the kidnapping and torture of a virginia couple in 2014. new evidence released in court yesterday showed dash cam video from t from the night the officers chased schmuhl and his wife on the beltway. he says he took several prescription drugs that led to the attack. >>> and charges against a falls church nurse accused of inappropriately touching a patient. jared klein faces charges for abusing three patients at hospitals in washington. earlier this year klein was acquitted of similar charges stemming from an incident at dewey hospital center. >>> we now know the names of two people found dead inside a prince william county apartment. 18-year-old danesha simpson and 29-year-old elvin draper were found dead in the apartment on 3600 jugensen drive. the deaths do not appear to be random. >>> turned himself in following the death of an 18-year-old student. alexia springer was found dead in her home in march from an apparent drug overdose ruled accidental. >>> two men involve in a bold shopping center robbery and carjacking are in jail this morning. 24-year-old william franklin was arrested in waldorf and 26-year-old jeff mendesecky. they were arrested after