anthony crawford was ruled competent to stand trial. he'll be arraigneday later tod.rawford killed wendy martinez la september, a few blocks from her home, prosecutors say. >>> a former firefighter will be sentenced for startg several fires in prince george's county. tyree torney admitted setting t fires and confessed to setting his ex-girlfriend's house on fire while she and her baby were sleeping inside. torney was a m probationber of the glenview fire station until his arrest. >>> a d.c. commissioner is clrifying comments he made d.c. police following a troubling video. >> the police union is accusing him of threatening police officers.fr this stems om this cell phone video showing a combative exchange between seval men and police in southeast d.c. the officer slapped the phone out of the man's hands for pushed him away. four n were charged with assaulting a police officer. after theincident, lorenzo green, the anc, posted tweets. one said, "i'm telling you right now, d.c., this wilbe a hot summer. and one of your beloved d.c. police officers will get hurt. "green

. >> a judge ruled anthony crawford is competento stand trial and i will be arraigned - and wilbe arrgned later today. >>> also happening, a former terefighter will be sened for starting several fires in prince george's county. tyree torney admitted to setting the fires and confessed to setting herfr ex-iend's house on fire while she and her baby were sleeping inside. torney will be senhinced t afternoon on arsonand several other charges. >>> a d.c. anc commissioner is clarying comments that he made owout d.c. police folling a troubling video. >> the police union accusing him of teatening police officers. this all stems from this cell phone video showing a combative exchange between several men and police in southeast washington. the officer here slapped the phone out of a man's hands and pushed him away. police arrested four men a charged them with assaulting a police officer. now after the incident, lorenz greensted a series of tweets. one said, i'm telling you right now, d.c., th will be a hot summer, and one of your beloved d.c. police officers will get hurt. green says it was not a t

anthony crawford will formally hear the charges against him during his arraignment. a d.c. judge rule he's now competent to stand t ial. prosecutors say he stabbed wendy martinez last september. that shocking attack made international headlines. martinez lived just a few blocks from where she was killed. she had gotten engaged a week before her death. >>> she called herse a doctor. she said she was a psychologist and hundreds of people took their children to her for treatment. well, now stafford county investigators say it was all a rouse andhe's facing charge 42-year-oldtia rhondaaviary is behind bars tonight after turning herself in. she's facing multiple charges including practicing sikaelg without a license. for about six yearsaviary worked for defunct medical practice. the investigation into her background started last fall when some suspicious parents began to make complaints. >> some of hera pents believe they had been misdiagnosed or their children had been misdiagnosed while under her care, and they couldn't find a licensing number for her. >> stafford detectives s

a judge ruled anthony crawford is competent to stand trial since starting new medication and will be arraigned today. prosecutors say he killed wendy martinez last september a few blocks from her home. our news parters at wtop are reporting that the public defender may be trying to put tother an insanity plea for the trial. news4 derrick ward is in courtng this mornand look for updates on the our nbc washington app. >>> a west virginia family is th mourning death of their 15-year-old daughter. today an autopsy is expected to confirm a body found in theest virginia mountains reilly crossman. the sheriff said andy mccauley had been a person of interest since day one. crossman vanished om her berkeley springs home last week. yesterday her body was found in a remote area near the top of north mountains. >>> the official search for a maryland native living in hawaii is over with no sign of her. amanda eller has been missing since last week. take a look at these surveillance pictures showing her at a market. heruv was seenos at the p office where she mailed a mother's day package and this

the man charged in her killing, 23-year-old anthony crawford has been in jail since his arrest days after the murder last september.e police say h attacked her as she jogged along "p" street stabbing her seven times. crawford made a brief court appearance and arraignment on a first degree murder charge. the victim's family regularly traveled to d.c. from florida every time there was a court i proce. sometimes it's short and nothing gets resolved. but they still come. >> all we are seeking is justice r wendy. >> crawford's attorney seen here on the right hinted that he may pursue an insanity defense. last february crawford was temporarily unfit to go forward. months later crawford was found be competent and the case continued. now another hold while the defense seeks to bolster the case. prosecutors point to dna evidence and surveillance video including this which they say shows crawfordeo v shortlyir the attack with a knife, possibly the one used in the attack. witness testimony is also expected. meanwhile, the victim's familyue contin to make this walk out of the courthouse, a little mor

police arrested 23-year-old anthony crawford. he's facing a first degree murder charge and the victim's family has been waiting for an outcome. >> all we a seeking is justice for wendy. nc there have been at least four court appearaes since crawford was arrested. in february a judge ruled he't wa competent to stand trial. months later he was evaluated and placed me dication, he was deemed competent. today in aelony arraignment, defense attorney seen here on the right indicated he may seek an insanity defense for d crawfor the family waiting yet again for closure. >> wendy was the light of our lives. >> she was also due to be married days after the september attack. >> reporter: the victim's family traveled to town from florida every time there's a court proceeding. sometimes they're short like the one today. they still ce. it's an homage to a loved one and the pursuit of justice. one of the ways they remember but not the only way. >> we remain committed to ensuring wendy's legacy continues through thega le project. >> reporter: i

anthony crawford was ruledcosm competent to stand he killed wendy martinez last september a few blos from her home. >>> also happenito day, a former firefighter will be sentenced for starting several fires in prince george's county. tyreek torney admitted to setting the fires after he was caught trying to burn downtl suiand high school last year. he also confessed to setting his ex-girlfriend's house on fire while she and her baby were sleeping inside. torney was a probationary member of the glendale vonteer fire association until his arrest. >>> it's 5:05. a d.c. anc commissioner is clarifying mments he made about d.c. police following a troubling video. >> the union is accusing him of threatening police officers. this f stemsrom this video showing a combative exchange between men and officers in northeast. the officer slapped a man's phobe out of his -- phone out of his hands and pushed him a way. they were charged with assaulting a police officer. after that incident, lorenzo roup posted tweets, one said, "i'm telling yought now, d.c., this will be a hot summer and one of your bel

prosecutors say anthony crawford randomly killed wendy martinez last september just a few blocks from her home. a d.c. judge ruled that crawford was competent to stand trial since starting a new medication, er crawford's public defe appears to be trying to put together an insanity plea.he wendy's brot read a brief statement after the hearing today. >> as we have said from the beginning of this process, all we are seeking is justice for wendy. wendy was the light of our lives and we were blessed by her beautiful gift for 35 years. we remain committe to ensuring wendy's legacy continues. >> there's another court hearing scheduledr next month. >> a man accused of threat king toill a federal official from virginia is going to prison. his case was first reported b theew4 i-te. scott macfarlane joins us now with the update. >> leon, a judge has just sentenced a california man to a year and a half in prison. the news 4 i-team report last year, we told you about his case. the 33-year-old is accused of sending email reats to the head of communicationdivision. he was upset with the decision on

anthony trial for murder.tent to snd he had previously been ruled incompetent. police say he stabbed wendy martinez to death near logan circle in september. crawford is set to be arraigned in court later today. >>> the secret service and state department special agents removed a group of protesters inside the venezuel bassy in the district. the group is loyal to venezuelan president nicolas maduro. the u.s. recognizes opposition later juan guaido. guaido's government wanted the activists out. the venezuelaned ambassador ask the u.s. to help remove them. >>> take a look at this elamatic cl phone video of the aftermathof a military jet crash in southern california. the f-16st crashed yeerday afternoon across from the marine reserve air base. military officials say the pilot loontrol of the jet and crashed into the warehouse you're looking at here. the pilotve along with fi people on the ground were .injured the area around the crash site is still evacuated until crews can remove the jet. p >>> bably don't have to remind you the colina hurricanes ended the capitals' season. heartbreaker. stanley cup their playoff run is over, as well. they were swept

anthony. >> david martin, thank you. >>> president trump is backing away from alabama's near total ban on abortion passed last week. in a tweet over the weekend he suggested the state went too far. jan crawfordovers the supreme court. why is the president weighing in now. >> reporter: some white house advisers are worried these restrictive state abortion laws are making republicans seem extreme and could galvanize women and democrats so his quits are basically telling state officials who might be considering laws like alabama's which, of course, has no exceptions for rape or incest to tone it down. a white house official told cbs news the president respects states' rights but would not have signed that law and other top republican leaders have also distanced themselves from the alabama law saying it doesn't have those exceptions for rape and incest. now, keep in mind, alabama lawmakers said they wrote that law solely to challenge roe versus wade and its newly conservative supreme court but here's the thing, it probably won't even get there because it's so extreme the lower courts are likely to strike it down first. but there are several other less restrictive cases that could get to the cour