darryl lumpkin was not charged. as the state's attorney explained, he had been convicted of simple assault in the district in 1985 and in 2001 purchased a gun legally. however, when the law changed in 2012, he was in violation. this has changed the way the prince george's county fire department handles calls for check on the welfare. let's listen to the fire chief now who explains that. >> makes you think a little bit more about running what we call the normal medical local that, you know, he approached the house a little bit differently, not going to stand directly in the door, if you do force entry you may so yes, it definiely has changed our tactics as far as how we answer those types of calls. >> reporter: the judge in the case sentenced mr. lumpkin to 15 years. he'll be on probation as well and he has 30 days to put his life together before he has to show up for prison time. paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> now to a story going on in breaking just around this time last night. a scary couple of hours for thrill

now 62-year-old darryl lumpkin will spend four years in prison. he emergency. he said he thought the medics were intruders. >> he certainly wants the community to know that that was something he did not intend and he was not in full mental capacity. >> he was sentenced for gun possession charge. he had a prior felony conviction and was banned from owning the gun. >>> up next, a weekend of mourning and remembererance for the families of virginia tech shooting victims. one mother is dealing with loss again but still fighting to keep her daughter's legacy alive and well. >> i just hope and pray that i continue to have the strength >>> a weekend of remembrance is underway. sunday will mark ten years since a gunman opened fire killing 32 people. thousands are expected to gather but one northern virginia mother whose child was killed will not be among them. celeste peterson explained why her focus is here at home. >> you don't normally lose the most precious thing in your life. >> reporter: she is often surrounded by friends, people she loves referred to as her commi

darryl lumpkin got four years in prison.se he thought he was firing in self-defense he wasn't charged for the three shootings, only for illegal possession of a firearm. when i asked the chief about the four year sentence he would only say this is what the courts decided. this is what has to accepted. he says that now that the criminal proceedings are finished, proven proven fire will launch new investigation, and he does expect additional changes regarding safety to come. in land over hills, lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >> tough weekend for everybody there. >>> time now, 7:10, still very lots of things going on here in the weekend. there's a lot happening in the weekend. >> a lot of sports, a lot of sports here, we got the trifecta all three teams playing this weekend. we're going to tell you who's playing today if you're looking for something to do with your >>> the deadline day almost here, it is tax time. late filers have until tuesday or file for an extension, we'll sit down with a financial planner and discuss what w

. >> reporter: darryl lumpkin was actually sentenced to 15 years with all the four years suspended, ande him 30 days to put his life in order before he has to turn himself in to start beginning that sentence. live at the courthouse in upper marlboro, paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> now to the district, where a sexual assaulting a housekeeper in a hotel last year. areness toe men doze pleaded guilty to the crime and today a judge sentenced him to three years in prison, men dough sa attacked her last year. surveillance video helped identify the man. after he completes his sentence, mendoza will be required to register as a sex offender the rest of his life sflfrmgs a deadly tanker explosion happened yesterday on an reinstate, the driver going the opposite direction caught the explosion on camera. unbelievable. police say a dump truck heading southbound was rear-ended by an 18 wheeler. it was carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline. you see what happened next. the driver was able to escape but the driver of the dump truck was killed. >>> in vegas, flames atop the roof in the shops and restaur