also we know that curtis lopez has a long history of crime. he actually did 13 years in pennsylvania for stabbing man and leaving him to die on a pennsylvania interstate. so. again, already charged in the murder of jane mccain, we expect him back here soon to face charges in the death of william mcquain. >> all right, bruce leshan of course we'll be continuing to follow up on the story and have the latest information on the website throughout the day. wusa9.com. and on 9news now at 5:00 p.m. bruce leshan reporting. >>> the obama administration is reaching out to the new government in libya. secretary of state hillary clinton made an unannounced visit to the country and she pledged millions of dollars in aid. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: hillary clinton's surprise visit to libya starts with a warm greeting from the country's new military leaders. the secretary of state then met with the interim leader and its new prime minister. >> we give you our very best wishes and promise our best efforts as you undertake this journey to a new

her husband, curtis lopez has been charged with the murder. william hasn't been seen since september 30th. today his football team dedicated the game to him. >> real proud of him. >> 18-0. i remember her telling me. although she encountered a lot of tough tiles. her mission was to give her all to william. because he was all that she really had. and eight hours, searching for william in the recreational and little bennett parks. and on horseback, on foot with cadaver dogs. police would say the investigation led them to search the areas. >> todaydedeck titectives were following leads to search the woods for william. >> frndz and neighbors formed a search party looking for william in wooded areas near his home. >> we are murting. we miss jane. we miss william. we want to be a voice. >> relatives of william's biological father also came out to the neighborhood. many hadn't seen the child in years if ever. and learned of his disappearance on the news. >> i'm hoping and praying that we can find little william and he could -- we can come together and

his stepfather curtis lopez has been arrested.e had served 13 years in a pennsylvania prison for attempted murder. curtis lopez is expected to appear at an extradition hearing today. mccormick county police planned to regroup and sector strategy for how to find william. mike conneen, abc 7 news. -- montgomery county police are planning to regroup and set a strategy for how to find williams. >>> race car driver dan wheldon has died in a crash on the racetrack. >> it was supposed to be a showcase event for the struggling indycar series, but with the speed that 220 miles an hour and a crowded field of 34 drivers there was little margin for error. that was a big concern from the start. drivers and fans called it the worst crash they had ever seen. >> cars in flames wreckage, carnage, terrible. >> they crumbled and caught on fire. everybody was gasping. >> it was the most horrific race i have seen in my life. >> then came the tragic announcement. >> add to announce that dan wheldon has passed away. >> the british driver was trying to w

they have video of wiliam mcquain and a suspect in this case, curtis lopez on october 1st. they are seen walking in and out of the storage units on that morning. the clothing that william was wearing on that morning is similar to the clothing here. >> at 9:11 a volunteer canine handler located the remains of a young african-american male in a wooded area off of route 121 a quarter mile west of 325. we believe that the remains are wiliam mcquain. we believe that william has been here in this location since october 1st parent to we have camera footage of curtis lopez the suspect in this case with william at a storage facility in germantown. this was from the morning of october 1st. the clothing on the body is similar to what william was wearing on october 1st. our forensic investigation is just beginning and we will have updates later today. >> the chief also telling us that dozens of people surged 30,000 acres of the woods here before they made this discovery. they said what led them here is following the suspect. wiliam mcquain's mother was found stabbed to death at their c

curtis lopez is due in court on monday. meantime, baltimore police are on the manhunt for an inmate who escaped thursday. the 21-year-old took off while being transported. he was arrested for armed robbery. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. if you have every issue, you're asked to call 911. the condition of a man who was shot inside the university of maryland parking garage has been upgraded to serious but stable this afternoon. but his attackers still remains at large. the victim was shot around 6:00 p.m. thursday night near university hospital. police believe the attack was the result of a robbery attempt. that leaves many use the garage on edge. >> i use this garage pretty much a daily. now i am definitely going to be walking around, looking around, every corner, everything. just because i do not know what is going to happen. >> i am very disturbed. my daughter is out there now with my wife. you know, it is something terrible. >> police still have no description of the suspects and are looking for p

curtis lopez fue capturado en carolina del norte y sera extraditado a esta region...al general del condado, john mccarthy dijo que es muy temprano para especular, pero que lopez podria ser elegible para la pena de muerte bajo la ley... el cuerpo del menor fue encontrado ayer en una zona boscosa de clarksburg... los habrian asesinado las parejas de sus madres... dos ninos, en casos separados murieron en escalofriantes circunstancias... claudia uceda nos dice que similitudes tienen estos casos y hablo con expertos... el jefe de la policia thomas manger no quiso decir cuando sera la extradicion de curtis lopez de carlonia del norte a maryland.... las autoridades lo considera extremadamente peligroso... " no sabemos si esta muy desesperado, o si llamara a alguien para que lo ayude a escapar..." curtis lopez acusado del asesinato de jane mcquan y principal sospechoso del asesinato del william mcquan de 11 anos, se cree tendria conecciones peligrosas en el area....la policia de montgomery tambien dio a conocer el arresto relacionado con el asesinato de otra menor, jessica n

. >> in charlotte n.c., courtroom, curtis lopez ways -- waived his extradition rights. he could return to maryland to face that murder charge. we have also learned a lot more about this case. on october 12, montgomery police found jane mcquain dead. she suffered from apparent stab wounds to her back. authorities also stated a week earlier, a witness saw a man later identified as her estranged husband loading a television box from her vehicle. on the very day jane mcquain was found dead, charlotte n.c., police responded to a traffic accident involving her vehicle. she claimed she was driving her boyfriend's mother is a vehicle and stated that her mother's name was jane. the next day police tracked curtis lopez to this of auto lodge in charlotte -- econo lodge in charlotte. authorities continued to surge in heavily wooded areas for 11- year-olds william mcquain. he was last seen two weeks ago. >> detectives have received information that has pointed this portion of the investigation in that direction. it is not a hunch. >> the search for william mcquain resumes on tuesday

mcquain's estranged husband, curtis lopez, when he was stealing mcquain's tv. ford thought he was a friend. >> he stood and talked to me for 20 minutes. >> william was a sweet boy who would carry in her groceries. >> i'm so sad, my body is shaking. i am torn to pieces. you wouldn't want a better kid than he was. >> the news that his body was found hit hard at his school. some parents came to pick up their kids right after they heard. >> you know, he was a sweet kid and he didn't deserve this. >> that was shontel. she is the woman that organized the vigil the other night. she has a child at this school who knew william. she says that several of the parents are angry that the principal delivered the news to the children here. the school system says they had no choice, the way information travels these days, they knew the children would be hearing about it soon and so they decided to share the facts and then support the children. they did bring in a number of grief counselors and i did talk to one child who went and spoke to a grief counselor. that helped a lot. t

now they say murder suspect curtis lopez has not cooperated with police in any of this. doreen, back to you. >> pat collins reporting from clarksburg. thank you, pat. >>> as noted surveillance video from a storage facility in germantown helped give police the lead they needed to find william mcquain. >>> our coverage continues now. chris gordon is at the storage facility with more on that and reaction from william's classmates dealing with news of his death. >> reporter: this storage facility is not far from the 11-year-old's school just on wisteria drive, not far from his home in germantown where his mother was found murdered, not far from those woods just a short drive up 270 where it appears his body was found today. it was video from a surveillance camera here at extra space storage that led to the break in the case. there is no crime tape marking the unit with a camera recording 11-year-old william mcquain here in the company of his step father curtis lopez on october 1st. storage unit renters reacted to the news. >> i just texted a friend. i mean, it's really creep

the child's stepfather curtis lopez is the primary suspect in this case. they found remains of the child in the wooded area of clarksburg. the search spanned about 30,000 acres for several days. clothing on the body appears to be what he was wearing on october 1st, the last evidence they have of him being alive. >> we have camera footage of curtis lopez with william at a storage facility at the 13,000 block of listeria drive in german town. the footage was from the morning of october 1st. the clothing on the body appears similar to what william was wearing on octobe. >> now, curtis lopez, the man william was with on the surveillance video was arrested in north carolina in kek with the murder of william's mother. now, he waived his extradition hearing. he is expected to return to maryland soon to face the charges. >>> and police are searching for a suspect this morning accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in a vacant row home in east baltimore. this is the sketch of a man they're trying to find. the 13-year-old was walking down the street when the man came

the child's stepfather curtis lopez is the primary suspect in this case. investigators found the remains in a wooded area of clarksburg in montgomery county not too far from his own. the search spanned 30,000 acres for several days. clothing on the body appears to match what he was wearing october 1st. >> the camera footage of curtis lopez, the suspect in this case, with william at a storage facility at the 13,000 block of listeria drive in germantown. the clothing on the body appears similar to what william was wearing on octobe. >> curtis lopez, the man william was with on the surveillance video was arrested in north carolina on friday in connection with the murder of william's mother. he waived his extradition hearing. he is expected to be returned to maryland soon to face ch. >>> police in mopt comely county are expected to release more information today about the death of a 4-year-old girl. back in may zesz ka lynn's body was found in her basement with stab w. >> a man facing assault charges after a fight outside of a movie theater. it happened outsid

would only mention lopez occasionally and never sounded scared of lopez. >> as far as she told me, things were okay with her and curtis reporter: still jacqueline says there is no doubt in her mind that lopez killed both jane and william mcquain. >> absolutely. >> reporter: and for that she's hoping he's made to pay the most severe of penalties. >> i hope curtis lopez gets everything he's got coming. whatever it is, i sure would like to do it myself. >> reporter: curtis lopez is now being held in charlotte, north carolina where he was arrested last week. montgomery county police say he's expected to be brought back to maryland sometime in the next ten days. anita. >>> well, new at 11:00, lions, tigers and bears on the run. the owner of a farm full of exotic animals has been found dead on the property near zanesville ohio. the fence is open, the animals gone. and we're talking lions, wolves, tigers, camels and bears. some of them spotted along a nearby interstate. officers have shot and killed a few of them. crews hope to traing lies the others. >>> moving now to a type of abuse 9news now has been investigating. steali

missing even as a step father is behind boars, it's charged with killing a mother. 45-year-old curtis lopez was seen last wednesday removing items from the apartment of his estranged wife, the same place if she was found dead after an and an amber alert was sent out for the boy. >> he was a fantastic little boy. if cracks he was carrying out a flat screen tv sets. >> he said he had to dig into the shop to have it fixed. i thought something is wrong. >> william was last seen in class and martin luther king middle school on september 30. concern school officials called a good friend of the mother, an even -- who then reported jane and william missing. there's still no sign of the stepson. the police chief has issued an urgent plea for the public's l.p.. >> my hope is that he maybe with a family member or friend. as time goes on, it becomes more and more alongside that this safe -- a long shot that he is safe. >> lopez is not fully cooperating with detectives in the search for the boy. he will be processed in north carolina and then moved here. >>> a local iraq war veteran is expected to enter

surveillance tape from a gas station puts curtis lopez and william mcquain together just a few feet from where police found the boy's shattered body and potentially minutes before he was killed. bruce leshan was here. the gas station manager said he seems to remember seeing that boy just before the worst may have happened to him. >> she said that and it turns out that she was right. the clarksburg gas station is miles from william's home. but he was there with his step dad the last day, perhaps the last minutes anyone saw him alive. and he had been there before. >> really sad. it hits home. >> the owner of the liberty gas station upset enough to learn william's step dad may have dumped his body in the woods a few feet away now even more shaken to learn video from his surveillance cameras shows curtis lopez and william mcquain together in the station, perhaps just minutes before the little boy's murder. >> he thought pay for gas and the little boy was by the car. >> and actually, riding around on his little wheelie shoes. >> that's what i think, yeah. >> just playing? >> exactly. >> no id

now been four days since curtis lopez was arrested here in charlotte, north carolina. he'll be in court here tomorrow afternoon. today police say they've been re-enter viewing acquaintances trying to figure out where his stepson william might be. his former roommate didn't want to appear on camera, but says she hasn't heard from him since he moved out three months ago. >> he didn't talk about his life. >> reporter: he lived in this charlotte home for a year. they met through lopez's cousin. she says he was often unemployed. though he kept to himself, she knew he was married to jane but knew nothing about william. when she saw lopez was arrested last week, she said she was terrified. >> i was surprised. i couldn't believe that he could be involved in something like that. he could have killed me. >> reporter: lopez is scheduled to be here at the mechanic lenburg county courthouse on monday afternoon. we'll find out whether he will fight extradition. >> and melissa will be at lopez's extradition hearing tomorrow in charlotte. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for con

curtis lopez is still being held in charlotte, north carolina. lopez, the estranged husband of jane mcquain. her body found in her germantown condo october 12th. she had been beaten and stabbed to death. lopez charged with first-degree murder in that case. he's now expected to be charged in the death of william mcquain. william, missing since september 30th. >> now on the scene here today william's half brother and his old football coach. we'll hear from them coming up at 6:00. doreen, back to you. >> thank you, pat. among those who showed up at the crime scene today were william mcquain's 30-year-old half brother marcus coleman who says he never met the young boy. also at the scene was his former football coach who along with her children have known mcquain for years. >> i'm broken, broken. this is breaking my heart, breaking my kids' -- they've done nothing but cry. i took them out of school early today. they are broken and can't be here right now. william was the greatest, most beautiful, wonderful, cheerful child in the entire world, entire w

this morning the car was recovered in share lot, north carolina, and a suspect, curtis lopez was arrested on a murder warrant. lopez is jane mcquain's estranged husband, but not the boy's biological father, according to one of mcquain's close friends who has been in contact with 9 news. investigators have not said how long mcquain may have been dead inside her condo. residents of the condo complex offer few clues. >> this is kind of scary. >> really very quiet neighborhood. very nice. people are nice. haven't had any issues. this is shocking. >> and again, huge anxiety here because police have reported to us again, that child has not been seen for going on two weeks. last seen on august 30. so the child still missing despite the estranged husband being in custody in north carolina. amber alert is out. the child described as a light skinned african american boy, 5 feet tall. weighs 85-pounds. they are looking for him tonight. reporting live in rockville, scott broom, 9 justice 9news now. >> william mcquain is a 6th grader at mlk middle school. hasn't been seen since september 30. and this

curtis lopez has been arrested in connection with the mother's? death.er's >> montgomery county police say have travel to charlotte, north carolina, where taken intoas custody, to interview him. has not fully cooperated in for his stepson. william was last seen september germantown middle school. the school are explain theo disappearance to their children. >> i am trying to explain to the girls that cases like this happen and we are just hoping for the best. her daughter attends class william at martin luther king middle school. >> she came home yesterday with a .ote from school we are waiting to see for more information. police issued an amber alert , 51-year-oldher was found dead in her apartment with trauma to the upper body. i feel so bad for her and the children. she's very upset. 45-year-old curtis lopez, victim's estranged husband, in charlotte north carolina, where police also finding the victim's suv. now the focus has shifted to finding william. friends and parents are going to and taking it one day a time. >> hoping that everything turn

. >> we have camera footage of curtis lopez, the suspect in this case, with william at a storage facility in the 13000 block of wisteria drive in germantown. the footage is from the morning of october 1st. the clothing appears similar to what william was wearing on october 1st. >> police said william didn't appear to be under any distress. curtis lopez has waved an extradition hearing and is, specsed -- is expected to be back in maryland soon. >>> police have been searching trails. at this point police aren't sure where william was killed. >>> we had an argument outside the small town of westminster that turned violent. a stabbing victim is still being treated at shock trauma. michael fisher got into an argument receipt outside the regal movie theater and used a knife to slice dominic miller right across the stomach. >> the gentleman who was cut retreated to a car that was occupied by a friend, told the friend to drive him to the hospital. the friend couldn't locate the hospital, pulled into a business and called 911 from there. >> fisher faces charges of first and second degree assault a

curtis lopez is not talking to police. scott box flew over the scene after the body was discovered. >> we had that shred of hope that we would find william, that maybe the suspect dropped him off somewhere and said, you know, keep william. that is what we were praying for. >> reporter: investigators believe that curtis lopez stabbed his wife to death before taking her car and driving it charlotte, north carolina, where he was eventually arrested. the body was not discovered until last wednesday when an all-out search was launched for william. police concentrated that search in wooded areas adjacent to i- 270 and they wouldn't say why. flowers, a football, and a hat now mark the spot near where williams' body was finallyound -- found. a few moments ago, charlene and charles bonds, close friends who were close friends with the family came here with the cross and spent a lot of time trying to get a cross into the ground before someone came up with a shovel and dug a hold for them. they were able to put it into the ground. cha

there are saying they do have video of young william on october 1 with curtis lopez, the prime suspect in this case. they say they have video of them at a storage facility in germantown. family and friends that heard of this yesterday's say they still have many questions as to why and how this could have happened. >> when you look into the face of a child, as you are taking their life, and a woman. only a monster. >> on october 12, williams' mother was found stabbed to death inside there germantown apartment. at this point in williams' case they are not announcing any cause of death or motive in this case. we understand curtis lopez was already facing charges is expected to be brought from north carolina to montgomery county in the coming days. picofarad >>>>> now on to politics were seven presidential candidates met in las vegas last night for a debate. they spent a good part of the debate attacking her maintains plan for a 9% corporate and income tax. >> admit you lose all of your standing from my perspective because you hired illegals. >> i do not think i have ever hired an illegal

el jefe de la policia thomas manger no quiso decir cuando sera la extradicion de curtis lopez de carlonia del norte a maryland.... las autoridades lo considera extremadamente peligroso... " no sabemos si esta muy desesperado, o si llamara a alguien para que lo ayude a escapar..." curtis lopez acusado del asesinato de jane mcquan y principal sospechoso del asesinato del william mcquan de 11 anos, se cree tendria conecciones peligrosas en el area....la policia de montgomery tambien dio a conocer el arresto relacionado con el asesinato de otra menor, jessica nguyen.... se trata de otro padrastro... david hang quien es acusado de asesinarla a acuchilladas a la menor... otro triste caso de violencia domestica "en el caso de la mama de jessica este hombre tenia dos esposas, estaba yendo con un proceso de divorcio violento habia mucho enojo en la casa...." en el caso de william mcquan, su padrastro estuvo preso por mas de 12 anos por intentar asesinar a una persona... senales claras de violencia... y en ambos casos ninguna de las madres reportaron a la policia ser victimas de violencia domestica

security video shows william and his step father curtis lopez there on october 1st police believe a short time after that lopez killed william and then left his body near the woods. curtis lopez is the estranged husband of jane mclean. he is in jail down in north carolina. they arrested him there. he is being charged with the murder of jane, her body found in her germantown condominium october 12th. they're waiting to bring lopez back to montgomery county for trial in that case and now soon he is likely to be charged in the murder of william mclean as well. this wasn't just a lucky search. there was a lot of diligent police work. coming up at 5:00 i'll detail how police found this young man's body on this road in clarksburg. back to you. >> thank you, pat. we have continuing coverage of today's tragic discovery throughout news 4 and on nbc washington.com. coming up at 5:00 we'll report from the school that young william attended and the last place he was seen alive. >>> the death of indy car driver dan wheldon is raising questions over whether the crash could have been prevented. wheldon

appears similar to what william was wearing on october 1st. >>> now, the man is speaking about curtis lopezwho was seen in that surveillance video. lopez is likely to be returned to maryland where he's going to be charged in the mother's death. >>> there's been an arrest in the death of 12-year-old. jessica lynn's body was found in the basement of her home with stab wounds. hank is the girl's stepfather. he was involved in a divorce with jessica's mother. more information on this that could be released a little later today. >>> 25 deaths in 12 states now link to the breakout in cantaloupe. it is now known as the iest outbreak of food bourn illness in 23 years. the tabted cantaloupes should be off the shelves by now. and symptom from listeria, they can remain dormant up to two months before they appear. >> we are thinking pink this morning and komen race for the cure is just now four days away. we september out our reporter with the latest on this and ma we can expect getting ready for the big race. >>' eel take the rain today if it means a beautiful day on sunday. it is pink here in the his

curtis lopez... was arrested and taken into custody.back in montgomery coonty police have already looked for clues in clarksburg and off oo i-270 in germantown.today they will focus theirrsearch on the magruder branch trail in damascus.and as pollie tell us... each of these areas werr chosen for a reason. "i can tell you that its not a hunch, and its not a uess. it's based on invvstigative lea" leads."the suspect in this case has sppnt time in prison before. a friend of jane mcquain says that in recent wweks... she was scared of what lopez might do. lopez has waved his extradition hearing... and could be returred to montgomery county ann day now. a teenager reeains hospitalized this morning... after being hit by a car. car..he teen was hit by a car aa thh intersection of liberty road and old court road in randallstown ii happened about 7 o clock last night....as you can see... its a very wide... vvry busy intersectionreports iidicate the child suffered serious injuries.... and they were flown to john

her estranged cousin and curtis lopez was found in north carolina and faces charges in connection with the murder. law-enforcement sources expect lopez also killed william. a memorial is now in the woods to honor the two lives lost. >> brianne carter reporting. >>> we are following a developing story in maryland. state police investigating a double m-- a deadly motorcycle crashed on for 95 near the exit for route 50. a car was also involved. it's not clear what led to the collision in lanham. none of the victims' names have been released. >>> only on seven, a maryland family sharing hard break after their son was killed last night in a collision with a commuter bus in waldorf. carlin biles worked at a dealership. he was test driving a ford focus for customer when a bus slammed into the car. he was killed. he had just turned 20 on sunday. his brother had given him a watch for his birthday. >> the last memory was a voicemail, excited about the watch. treasure every moment that you have. >> charges are pending against the bus driver, anthony fairchild, of glenarden. police say that he fai

our investigation is determined that curtis lopez, a 45-year-old man was her husband and known to frequent her residence but did not appear to live there. according to witnesses, mr. lopez was recently seen in the area of her residence and was seen removing property from the residence and loading it into her vehicle. he was contacted by detectives last night in connection with her disappearance. this was prior to the detectives discovering her body. once detectives determined that this was a homicide, mr. lopez, based on his inconsistent statements became a person of interest. an amber alert was issued for her vehicle and her son, william. based on the amber alert, her vehicle was found in north carolina at approximately 8:30 this morning. based on information, a warrant was obtained for mr. lopez for first degree murder. he was arrested at 9:30 as he was leaving the econolodge. the 11-year-old is still missing. he's a biracial male weighing 85 pounds. focus and priority is located william mcquain. we are asking for the public's help if you have information regarding the where abouts of wi

curtis lopez is expected to make an appearance at an extradition hearing in charlevoix later today. he faces a charge of the first degree murder. officers used cadaver dogs in nearby parks in montgomery county looking for a and body, but they are still holding out hope that william mcquain could be alive. friends and family are holding out hope as well. >> i thought, let's get together as one community and be together. >> classmates and parents held a vigil on sunday to pray for the safe return of missing 11-year- old william mwilliam mcquain and to pray for his mother. >> i would laugh with her one more time and i would hug william one more time. but i know that she's not coming back. we want to get williams back. -- william. >> they cannot find william anywhere. >> where is he? >> detectives have arrested the estranged husband curtis lopez served 13 years in a pennsylvania prison for attempted murder. he will not cooperate in the search for william. cadaver dogs searched damascus regional park searching for the child based on what police are calling a turn in the investigation. >>

it was her estranged husband, 45-year-old curtis lopez. he was arrested outside this econo lodge. >> we're shocked that something like this could happen. >> i don't have any clue. i just hope that he comes up safe. >> neighbors say they saw lopez 2 weeks ago taking items and loading them into her car. >> i seen him put this -- 50- inch flat screen tv, it was in a box. the box was open. he put it in the back of the car. >> william hasn't been to class and -- he hasn't been to class since september 30th. wjz has obtained this letter sent home to parents grief counselors have be brought in for class mates as the search for the 11-year-old continues. police now say their top priority is finding the 6th 6th graders, discovering him unharmed may be a long shot. >> tonight montgomery county homicide detectives are in north carolina interviewing lopez, no word if you've given any indication on the whereabouts of his stepson. reporting live wjz eyewitness news. >> they say they suffered trauma to the upper body. autopsy will be performed by the medi

bring my son out for a moment of prayer for william. >> reporter: the detectives have interviewed curtis lopez but if he knows where william is, he has not said. >> you mentioned lopez. anything else we know about him? >> reporter: we know he spent time in prison for stabbing a man 12 times. we know that jane mcquain, william's mother, had recently expressed concern about curtis lopez because he recently reemerged in her life. >> another update on the outpouring of support and the latest on the investigation on the news age the 11. thank you, maureen. >>> on on fox tonight, the investigation continues into how boxes of classified information ended up in a church parking lot. we are the crazy story here. >> reporter: it is a crazy story. after our story aired, the people responsible came to pick up the boxes. we talked to police and talked to others about how this happened. >> reporter: members of the lord's church found this. people's social security number, names, addresses, military information, base information, all kind of information, information, security clearance information. >> report

>> reporter: police believe curtis lopez is exactly the man who could do this. they expect to transport him back here from north carolina within ten days, and at that point, they think they'll have enough evidence to charge him with murdering william, too. in clarksburg, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> peggy fox continues our coverage from germantown where tonight a community is heartbroken. >> reporter: minutes after martin luther king, jr., middle school let out today, a girl stood holding a sign that said in memory of william, rest in peace. >> shock, horror, anger that something like that would happen. >> reporter: this was william mcquain's school, where news of his death was like a punch in the gut. >> he was a good kid. he was very funny. he was just a good friend. >> reporter: roman roberson had two classes with william. he said today was a normal day until the principal made an announcement. >> first block, ms. davidson came on the announcer and said they found a body, and it matches william mcquain. and everyone was crying. it was a tough day. >> reporter

bad thing to happen to bad people. >> reporter: montgomery county police chief tom mager called curtis lopez, the estranged husband and the broom suspect. lopez was in court for charlotte yesterday and waived extra dig. they're expecting him -- extradition and they're expecting him the next 10 days. they're not saying whether they believed he was kill on the scene or elsewhere and brat here. they don't know the motive at this point. >> all right, paul wagner want to. >>> developping in northeast, six metro bus riders are in the possible after the bus collided with a front-end load or north capitol street. we're told the scene just cleared and we have a report or the way and we'll bring you more information as soon as it's available. >>> police are trying to find the robber who killed a store clerk as the clerk tried to escape. it happened last night in martin luther king jr. avenue and southeast. the police say 37-year-old mohammad muktar from washington was trying to run out of the kings food and grocery when the robber shot him. the police have not released a description of the gunman. >>>

curtis lopez is already suspected of killing jane. police will look for a second murder charge if, in fact, william's body has been recovered. curtis lopez is not cooperating, answering questions with police. if he did commit these horrific crimes, whatmotivated him to do them is still a mystery >>> a news alert tonight about a 12-year-old girl's murder in montgomery county. police have arrested the girl's 42-year-old stepfather, david richard honk. jessica nguyen was found stabbed in the basement of her home on may 312. detectives unusual booed prints that matched the pair of boots once issued to the county's ride-on employees. hang worked for right-on and wears size 8. >>> fox 5 is investigating a bizarre crash between a bus and a bulldozer. >> the accident happened just after 3:00 p.m. metro bus was traveling northbound on the access road to north capitol when it was broad side bid a backhoe working on a construction site. six passengers on board the bus were taken to the hospital. >> five nonlife threatening. we want to make sure,

the man suspected in that death, william mcquain, -- of william mcquain, curtis lopez, could be facing the death penalty. police now believe they found the boy's body yesterday. the autopsy will be used to determine the cause of death and curtis lopez was arrested last week in north carolina and could be returned to maryland to face the charges. >>> there was a toxic discovery literally. frederick county authorities removed 82 cats from a home with the help of a hazmat team. the fumes were so bad officers had to wear respirators. the one of those kittens had to be euthanized. >>> this morning opening statements are scheduled in the trial of walter bishop, the man accused of killing a gas station owner. bishop killed ray porter in a murder for hire scheme. the murder happened in march of last year. if convicted, bishop could face the death penalty. porter's life goes on trial next year and could face the death penalty as well. >>> the man who was shot in the head in 1999 has died of a seizure. his death has been classified as a homicide. earl brown was shot and developed a seizure disor

most is directed at the suspect, curtis lopez, still awaiting extradition from north carolina back up here to maryland. this lack of human being should get worse treatment than he gave the little boy and his mother. i'm so sad this happened to innocent people. i don't think maryland is a death penalty state, but i don't think death would do this justice. well actually, maryland does have the death penalty. it's rarely enforced, but prosecutors will have to consider it for this case. bonnie frederick, however, remains skeptical. everyone knows justice will not be served in montgomery county, maryland, there are only so many roads from north carolina to maryland and it's hunting season in the south. accidents can happen, just a thought. well, i guess. but mike grim says that's not really a very good thought, is it? wow, people really need to learn the system. they have to prove he actually did it and if they don't find any evidence, physical or dna, he will not be convicted. in this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. did he do it? i would say so, until they prove it, he is i

this is where they are going to take murder suspect curtis lopez when they bring him back from north carolina. the exact time of the move, they are keeping it secret. little by little, we are learning more and more about this troubling double murder and how it all came about. it appears that 11-year-old william mcquain may have never known about his mother's murder. the body of william found in this wooded area off clarksburg road. sources tell news 4, the juries so severe it took longer than expected to perform the autopsy. the suspect in both murder cases, curtis lopez, jane mcquain's estranged husband, william's stepfather. the order of death, sources tell news 4 police are looking into this possible scenario. william was not home when jane mcquain was murdered in her bedroom sometime on the night of september 30th. the next day, october 1st, curtis lopez picks up william and takes him to his mother's storage locker in german town. there, security cameras took pictures of william in a playful mood roller blading around the parking lot. that was in the morning. there's more video f

in damascus they searched the wooded area after learning, curtis lopez recently had been in the area. kenny ferno said he drew police a map of the area where lopez had gone with william and other kids from the neighbourhood. >>> just breaks my heart my son is tore up about it too, you know, they grew up together you know for the last 5 or 6 years, so i just hope they find him alive and not in the woods you know. >> earlier today, there was some documents released publicly in north carolina, with a search warrant affidavit and search warrant returned with items discovered, we learned today jane mcclean was stabbed to death when she was found in her apartment on wednesday. inside an econo lodge they found one of her credit cards and a boxcutter,. >>> startling revelation as the search continues for a missing baby. >>> you did not check on her before you went to bed at 10:30 p.m. >> yeah, but there is no way anyone could get in. >> wait until you hear what the girl's mother was doing the night she disappeared. >> we managed to string together three beautiful days here a little breezy sat

october 13th, the next day, curtis lopez, the victim's husband charged in the murder. he was arrested in charlotte, north carolina. september 30th, the day 11-year-old william mcquain was last seen in his germantown neighborhood. so, will there be a search tomorrow? if so, where will they be tomorrow? we may not know the answers to those questions until tomorrow. back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. >>> stay with news 4 for continuing coverage for the search for william mcquain. we'll have live updates as the story develops. you can catch up on www.nbcwashington.com. >>> the maryland man held in aruba will stay in jail. a judge denied his appeal. the 50-year-old is a suspect in the presumed death of his travel come painon. he appealed an order detaining him for 60 days while authorities disengaged. gardner was swept out to sea while they were snorkeling. >> you couldn't ask for a better day in the middle of october? >> it was rough this morning. veronica johnson is in the weather center with the latest. can this continue? >> at least the mildness is going to continu

three to four weeks ago. >> curtis lopez? >> and jane and william were here. >> reporter: off route 270 in clarksburg. police in the fields, in the woods, near the drainage ponds. now these are not just arbitrary exercises. police say they have a reason to search but they are not broadcasting it. >> i can tell you it's not a hunch or a guess. it's based on investigative leads and information that detectives have that brought us here. >> reporter: the time line, october 12th, the boys mother, 51-year-old jane mcquain found murdered in her german town condo. they believe she was dead for some time. october 13th, the next day, curtis lopez charged in the murder. he was arrested in charlotte, north carolina. september 30th. that's the day 11-year-old william mcquain was last seen in his germantown neighborhood. so will there be another search tomorrow? if so, where will they be tomorrow? we may not know the answers to those questions until tomorrow. i'm pat collins, news 4, montgomery county. >>> family and friends say william mc

curtis lopez charged with the murder of his estranged wife, jane mcquain. soon to be charged with the murder of his 11-year-old stepson william mcquain. will this be a death penalty case? if you had your way, would you ask for the death penalty? >> it's something that has to be considered because of the magnitude of these crimes. but, again, any decision on this matter, relative to the death is far too -- it's too premature. >> reporter: new evidence, it comes from this gas station a tenth of a mile away. william mcquain and his stepfather curtis lopez caught on a e security camera at the liberty gas station october 1st, in the afternoon. not long before william was murdered. as it turns out, william mcquain was somewhat of a regular here. she says she remembers him stopping by to buy candy. >> it's sad. it's sad. it's sad a young man had to leave the world in the hands of someone that wasn't responsible for his actions. something is wrong with him. the devil's got him. >> reporter: the body found not far off clarksburg road, not far into the woods below a

clothing on the body appears similar to what william would you say wearing on october 1st. >> now, curtis lopez, the man william was with on the surveillance video was arrested in north carolina in connection with the murder of william's mother. lopez is likely to return to maryland where he'll be charged in her . >>> baltimore city police are looking for a man who they say raped a 13-year-old girl. the girl was walking down the sidewalk when the man came up to her, led her into an empty row home and assaulted her. >> it should not be open like that at all. at all. >> city housing said inspectors last noted a secheirodoor back in july. the city tries to check each vacant house every 90 days but that can be a tall order and no records anyone reporting that door had been missing. >>>en arrest has been made in the case of a girl murdered. jessica's body was found in the basement with stab wounds. her stepfather was involved with divorce proceedings with jessica's mother. police are expected to release more information later this morning. >>> a mall in best minister, it happened right outside a mov

they grew up together for the last five or six yearsism the 45-year-old suspect, curtis lopez, long-time husband of murder victim jane mcquain, was in court in north carolina today, waiving extradition and coming back to maryland. not sure when. police say he is refusing to speak with investigators. >> it was really a shock to hear that he was locked up for her murder. i just was floored. >> reporter: and the best we can tell is he'll be coming here maybe tomorrow, sometime later this week to the montgomery county jail here in rockville. in court today in charlotte, north carolina, brian, it came out that during a search of the motel room where lopez was staying in charlotte, investigators found a credit card belonging to jane mcquain and a box cutter knife. she was stabbed to death. >> bob barnard tonight. >>> a twist in the arrest of the leesberg virginia man accused of spying for serious. mohammed soueid was back in court for a detention hearing. his lawyers are twisting facts to make his actions appear sinister. when he recently traveled to syria he said he was not engaged in spying

her estranged husband, curtis lopez, fled to north carolina with her car and her credit card. and police have charged him with murdering her. from a nearby storage facility, they have recovered a surveillance tape, showing lopez with his stepson who apparently was unaware his life was in imminent danger. >> it did not appear there was any distress between the two in the footage. he appeared to be running around as you would expect a boy that age to do. >> police are checking for more surveillance tape from the gas station yards from the crime scene. >> can't say if he's been in here, but he does look familiar. >> this is breaking my heart. >> william's former football coach brought flowers and a football as close as she could. she is finding it impossible to explain to her two young sons. >> william was the most wonderful, cheerful child in the entire world and there's no reason that this should have ever happened to him. >> who could do this to william? it's just a little kid. who could do this? who could do it? >> reporter: police believe that curtis lopez is exactly the kin

. >> reporter: police now have the estranged husband curtis lopez in custody. authorities say they have gathered information that led them to search the park. >> we weren't sure what was going on. it's horrible. >> reporter: police say the honda suv was involved in a fender bender in charlotte hours before her body was found. inside the car curtis lopez and a female friend but no trace of william. >> one hopes that they can put some closure on it and find, maybe, maybe, good news at the end. >> reporter: again police spokesman said nothing significant was found in the two parks, just a few miles the home where the 11-year-old lived with his mother. investigators continue to develop leads in the case. cheryl connor. >> thank you. tonight baltimore county police are investigating a triple shooting. it started a fight at the fleming senior center basketball court. it spilled out in to the street and three people were shot. they were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, another person had a leg injury. >>> also tonight baltimore city police inve

curtis lopez will have his first appearance on a homicide charge this afternoon. jane mcquain was found dead in her home last week. her 11-year-old son william mcquain is still missing. police tracked the mother's missing suv to a hotel in charlotte, where they arrested lopez last week. >>> in germantown, a host of people, some who never even met the mcquains, are offering to help search for the missing child. volunteers did just that this weekend and gathered in numbers to support them. meanwhile, police have a search going of their own. news 4's darcy spencer has those developments. >> reporter: friends, neighbors, classmates, teammates, and coaches gather to pray for the safe return of 11-year-old william mcquain. >> the kids are actually doing much better than the adults, i would say, because the parents feel like it could be one of our kids. we all feel like william was one of our own. >> william mcquain's mother was stabbed to death in her apartment on wednesday. her husband curtis lopez was charged with the murder. william hasn't been seen since then. his t

curtis lopez is charged in that crime as well. >>> and a freak accident in dc killed a man today.e say benjamin mufti died after a tree branch simply fell off the tree and hit him in the head. it happened along the 3200-block of adamsville road in northwest this morning. neighbors say he was walking along to work when the long tree limb snapped off and hit him in the head. they found him and tried to revive him but it was too late. >> his father just died. and i can't imagine what his mother is going through. he's an only child. >> very sad. the 35-year-old was a personal trainer. he was also an athlete and shortly after mutfi died, the department of public works got out there and expected the tree and police say they found it to be safe. the sidewalk was opened back up. >>> a montgomery county jury can start deliberating tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of abusing her students. she was a teacher in silver spring until her arrest in january. she is accused of choking, scratching and punching several children. burke took the stand today and testified about school policies

. >> police in charlotte, north carolina, arrested a man named curtis lopez suspected of murdering his wife in her germantown home. more troubling than that tonight is the fact the victim's young son is missing. >> i pray to god he is still alive. >> reporter: sis ford lives in the same condo building on briarcliff terrace in germantown where 11-year-old william mcquain lived with his mother. jane mcquain, 51 years orlando was found last night murdered in her bedroom -- 51 years old was found last night murdered in her bedroom. police say she may have been dead 10 to 12 days. >> our focus right now is to locate william mcquain. >> reporter: montgomery county police chief tom manger said william hasn't been seen since september 30th. that was at martin luther king jr. middle school in germantown where william is a 6th grader. >> he's the nicest kid you ever did moment of. >> reporter: ms. ford said she would see william -- did meet. >> reporter: ms. ford said she would see william almost every day. >> if i had trash, he said let me have it. mama said to take for you. >> reporter: his st

her husband curtis lopez was arrested in charlotte, north carolina. he could be extradited as early as today. >>> today a special election to replace councilwoman leslie johnson. johnson resigned this summer after pleading guilty to evidence tampering in a sweeping corruption scandal in which her husband, former county executive jack johnson, pled guilty to bribery. republican dade gardner and democrat davis are running for the seat. polls close at 8:00 tonight. >>> the defense team for another prince george's county law maker accused of taking bribes will offer a second round of character witnesses today. yesterday attorneys for state senator ulysses curry called on a witness who described the law maker as a nice and wonderful person but someone known not to be all that smart. the defense is trying to portray curry as someone who could not concoct a bribery scheme. curry is accused of receiving $245,000 in payments from the shoppers grocery chain in exchange for legislative favors. >>> new overnight, an israeli soldier held hostage for more than five