beckwitt's background, one would realize that the sentence does not f the crime. >> reporter: beckwittomb shelter to protect him against north korean n this blindfolded, led into these tunnels, told he was in virginia anto then led that hell hole where he was left alone to urinate and defecate in buckets. >> reporter: beckwitt apologized to the family and said he tried to save khafra, the smoke was too thick. e

beckwitt's background, one would realize that the sentence does not f the crime. >> reporter: beckwitt wa ed to build a bomb shelter to protect him against north korean n this blindfolded, led into these tunnels, told he was in virginia anto then led that hell hole where he was left alone to urinate and defecate in buckets. >> reporter: beckwitt apologized to the family and said he tried to save khafra, the smoke was too thick. he asked to be thought of as an imperfect human being and not a d monster. prosecutors described beckwitt as brilliant, but said he lacked empathy and used his talents to harm others. brandon cobb was khafra's best end. >> even though it's -- it might not have been what we wanted, we're all relatively thankful that beckwitt is receiving some form of punishment and nothing like this hopefully will happen to anybodygaver a. >> the judge in the case called beckwitt intellectually arrogant. she says she hopes when he getsi out of pn he'll use his talents to help the community, ot just to get wealthy. in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >> khafra'stemes in court tod

. >> daniel beckwitt, a millionaire stock trade and convicted killer was sentenced to serve nine years behind bars for the death of askia khafra. his father says the sentence for involuntary manslaughte and se mond-degreeurder was to low. >> the sentence does not measure up to the type of crime committed. >> reporter:khafra died while a fire broke out digging tunnels under beckwitt's home in 2014. he wanted to build a bomb

described beckwitt as brilliant, reckless and bizarre. they saynd hoarding coions in beckwitt's basement prevented him press kapg. >> this is a young man who is blindfolded and led into these tunnels and tolde was in virginia and then led into that hell hole. >> beckwitt apologized to the family and said he tried to save khafra but the smoke was too thick. he asked to be thought of as an imperfect human being hand not a wicked monster. >> under maryland law beckwitt will be eligible for parole after serving half of his sentence. he does plan to appeal his conviction. in rockville, darcy spencer, news 4. >> a quick look now at some of our other top stories this evening. girlfriendad and hi is recovering after a shooting inside a capitol hill condo building over the weekend. w police sn they got to the zone they also found a significant amount of marijuana and more than $100,000 in cash. the fee make victim tells us her boyfriend may have been friends with the shooter. >>> republicans in the virginia house of delegates just lost a round in

daniel beckwitt was convicted of second degr murder and manslaughter.s had insufficient evidence to convict him. the victim died in a fire in september of 2017.wa he helping build an derground nuclear bunker. beckwitt faces up to 30 years in prison at his sentencingon monday. >>> members of the unersity of maryland football team are marking one year since the death of one of their teammates, jordan mcnair died after suffering a heat stroke during a team woout. today coaches and players took part in health and wellness clinics at local schools in mcnair's memory. a review determined trainers did not follow proper procedures. thhoschool fired t trainers as well as the head coach. >>> it seemed like a done deal. a 21 million new ice rinkin bowie. that was until last monday when the ci council froze the project and asked the public to decide its faws. 4's cory smith explains why it could be put to a vote. >> i went to summer camp here before actually joining the team. i met so many close friends here. >>hout the bowie ice rink, she wouldn't have come out of

. >>> nine years in prison is the sentenced handed down to millionaire daniel beckwitt for digging a secret tunnel beneath his home. they say he was afraid of a nuclear disaster. heid a man to dig tunnels under his home. a fire broke out and d khafra in 2017. beckwith plans to appeal his convictn. >>> terrence massey and a ld who is charged as a minor are accused in a burglary at fox fire alarms lock last week in laurel. they say they drove a stolen van through the store frontd made off with 18 guns. >>> we are learning more details obout the active shooter incident in downt dallas. this is video from the scene yesterday outside of the federas courtho >> the suspected gunman has been div identified at 22-year-old isaac clyde. he was an army veteran. he was killed after an exchange of gunfire with federal officers. take a look at this chilling image. this imagine was taken by a photograph who happened to be et feway from klein. this morning, we are hearing from that photographer who described theseenhilling mom. >> he was literally just around the corner. i was just praying that he co

beckw beckwitt has been found guilty. >>> ethics investigation found evidence of multiple violationsy evans who is accused of conflicts of interest and attempts to u publicffice for his own financial gain. the board member sent a lerl to the governors of virginia and maryland outing those violations. >>> pentagon has authorized an additional 1,000 u.s. troops to the middle east citing hostile behavior from iran. he troops would be used for, quote, defensive purposes. the u.s. is working to convince the world that iran was behind the attacks on oiler tankers last week. the iran president released a statement just this morning sayingran will not wage war against any nation. >>> this morning, federal investigators are looking into the background of this 22-year-old brian clyde who was killed yesterday after opening fire on a federal courthouse in a llas, texas. llas news photographer captured this photo. agents say clyde was armed with a high-powered rifland ammunition and still it's not clear why he targeted the courthouse. one else was injured. th>>> a tenth suspect in e shooting of b