. >> dominique johnson is in a jail cell.olice say she was not in the hotel at the time of the murder but she allegedly took part in the robbery. tonight, neighbors are stunned. >> i'm hurt because the victim didn't deserve this. >> reporter: angela keeps things about the murder of d.c. lawyer david messerschmit. >> it's a sad situation for all parties. not just for them, but for the victims and the accused. >> reporter: officers also arrested dominique johnson's close friend jamyra gallmon. gallmon is charged with first-degree murder accused of stabbing messerschmit to death inside a room in the donovan hotel. gallmon allegedly told police she went to the room to rob messerschmit. investigators tell us messerschmit published a post looking for sex with men. gallmon responded using a man's name. >> i'm very sad about it. i think something went terribly wrong. >> reporter: they said she was with the accused killer before the incident. was with gallmon after the murder and benefited from the items stolen. >> all i can do is say

dominique johnson was arrested in connection with a robbery that eventually led to the lawyer's death. she's not charged though with his murder. >>> storm team 4 radar lighting up this afternoon as the rain heads our way. amelia is tracking when it arrives and when it could bring some storms. >>> the death of a high school student in ashburn still a mystery this afternoon. news4's ma let green reports on memories and tributes for senior madison small. of the. >> reporter: broad run high school in ashburn is in mourning over senior varsity softball player madison small. the principal says she died after becoming ill over the weekend. >> we had a vigil organized by the softball team and i didn't count how many people came but i would say it was between 400 and 500 people. which kind of speaks to her circle and involvement here. >> reporter: as the sad news spread, social media lit up with messages of remembrance. those who knew her well are holding on to fond memories. >> came into class every day with a positive attitude a smile on her face. she was kind and empathetic to every student

poli19-year-old dominique johnson was arrested earlier today in connection with the death of 30-year-old david messerschmitt. according to d.c. police we understand that johnson who lives in southeast d.c. is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. now, this comes less than a week after 21-year-old jamyra gallmon was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of the d.c. lawyer. now, according to neighbors, they tell us that the two lived together in southeast. our tom roussey in that neighborhood tonight. he spoke to a neighbor who says that they never had any problems with either of the two women. now, david messerschmitt was found dead in a room at the donovan hotel back in february. according to court documents, messerschmitt used craig's list to set up a meeting there at the hotel. according to those court documents, gallmon went to the intentions of robbing messerschmitt. but ended up stabbing him. we understand that she's expected to be back in court later on this week. we have learned that dominique johnson is expected to be here in court tomorrow afternoon. we are continu

now, dominique johnson is expected to be officially charged here at superior court tomorrow. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >>> we're tracking a line of showers and embedded thunderstorms. if you're looking to the western sky, here is a live look at our reston camera as we look off to the west there where the skies are darkening. let me show you on storm team 4 radar, the line of showers and embedded dded thunderstorms you can see it advancing eastward. while we don't have a watch out for our area, we will see i think pockets of moderate and heavy rain with the potential for some high winds in a location or two. southern west virginia right now under a tornado watch until 6:00 p.m. this line as it heads eastward will be weakening. we're already seeing it weaken a bit as it makes its way closer to the mountains and hits cooler air. luray, middleton, areas like front royal and winchester is where it's headed over the next couple of minutes over the next 30 to about 45 minutes, the tail end of the line towards charlottesville by 5:50. then it will make its way right thro

again, 19-year-old dominique johnson charged with conspiracy to commit robbery at that donovan hotel. now back to you. >> pat collins reporting. >>> turning to our weather now, we've got rain moving into the area. veronica, maybe even a few storms too? >> that's right. some isolated storms. i'm seeing that now on the northern fringe of this area of rain that is advancing eastward. let me show you. as we look at storm team4 radar there's two areas, one to the south and then another area just up to the north. i'm going to take it back here a couple of frames. look at the circulation up here. that's a little area of low pressure. then down here around roanoke we've got some stronger cells, severe thunderstorm warning around roanoke, virginia, right now. an area of low pressure, this system advancing eastward, bluemont and sandy hook getting wet weather. as it makes its way eastward, it will continue to weaken. look at the rainfall rates just over a half inch an hour. that will be advancing toward manassas and fredericksburg. then moving through areas like manassas and wood bridge and qua

court documents show that dominique johnson conspired to rob david messerschmitt with her roommate. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was in court when johnson appeared today. he's live in northwest with a look at what happened there. sam? sam: alison attorney messerschmitt was robbed and murdered on february 9th. according to prosecutors today, dominique johnson was using his metro smart trip fare card from then until they arrested her yesterday. she was arraigned this afternoon on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and then released with an ankle bracelet. 19-year-old dominique johnson is accused of planning a robbery with her roommate, 21-year-old jamyra gallmon. but not the murder of the d.c. lawyer david messerschmitt. authorities say he thought he was arranging a craig's list date with a man and gallmon seen here on surveillance video showed up at the donovan hotel and ended up stabbing the 30-year-old lawyer to death and robbing him of $40 and a metro fare card. she said he grabbed her and she snapped. the lawyer for johnson released this afternoon wearing a g.p.s. ankle bracel

court documents show that dominique johnson conspired to rob david

they portray him as impregsable and and under the influence of his brother. >>> police arrested dominique johnsonterday. they say johnson shared the apartment with jamyra gallmon who is charged with murdering david messerschmitt at the donovan hotel during a robbery in february. police say johnson knew about the robbery and was with gallmon before and after the alleged crime. she's charged with conspiracy. >>> 6:48. bob mcdonnell has made his final written plea to a federal appeals court. in a 54 page brief, he says favors for a wealthy businessman were routine courtesies into the bribery scheme. mcdonnell and his wife were convicted on public corruption. a three judge panel will conduct a hearing on may 12. >>> a developing story, new questions about the leadership at the secret service after a senior supervisor is accused of assaulting a female employee. megan mcgrath is at secret service headquarters. >> reporter: #the incident allegedly happened march 31 and sources say xavier morales has been placed on leave, his security clearance suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. morales

today, her roommate was also arrested, 19-year-old dominique johnson is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. >> i just think it is crazy. >> tony johnson lives next door to the women. >> they were relatively quiet people. they were nice neighbors. >> police have not said exactly what they think johnson's role was. court documents say that david messerschmitt, a married attorney who lived on capitol hill had tried to solicit men on craigslist. gallmon allegedly posed as a man with the intention of robbing her. court records indicate that gallmon and johnson were taken to court by their landlord in southeast. it ended march 24, after the february murder, but before gallmon's arrest last week. leon: ok, tom, new at 11:00, a severe weather outbreak of texas to west virginia. several tornadoes touched down in kansas in the last hour. a possible tornado damaged homes and not down trees in missouri. hail the size of a baseball shattered windows and damaged vehicles. in ohio, college students in serious condition after he was struck i lightning. nothing so serious here. we did have a drasti

what did dominique johnson get out of it? more about that coming u 6:00. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >>> scott mcfarlane. now to an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run that had gone unsolved for nine weeks. the news4 i-team broke it on twitter that earl teeter turned himself in to u.s. marshals this morning in greenville. marshals say teeter hit and killed rick warrick on the side of the baltimore-washington parkway super bowl night. his fiancee was also hit and injured as the couple was trying to change a flat tire that evening. in court documents teeter admitted to investigators he hit something on the b.w. parkway that night because he didn't stop because he didn't think it was safe to do so. teeter out on bond. this case led to the firing of a 911 dispatcher who told warrick's teenage daughter to calm down as she tried to describe what happened. wendy? >>> from chilly and damp to hot and stormy all as we watch a weather system move near and we've got some winds out there right now but winds will be settling down. that's a look at union station wi

dominique johnson is accused of conspireing with her roommate jamyra gallmon to commit robbery. johnson will be monitored with an ankle bracelet. gallmon is accused of murdering messerschmitt at the donovan hotel in february. court documents allege gallmon stabbed messerschmitt during a robbery gone bad. developing now, a wisconsin man accused of traveling to the middle east to join isil is being held without bond. joshua van hasten was arrested last night at o'hare national airport in chicago after returning on a flight from turkey. according to court documents, he talked to friends about his plans and flew to istanbul last august. but the documents note that he was unable to cross the border into syria. another alarming incident for the secret service tonight. a supervising agent, according to "the washington post" has been accused of sexually assaulting another employee inside secret service headquarters. senior political reporter scott thuman is live on capitol hill with the new information tonight. scott? scott: maureen, law enforcement official confirms for me tonight that

we have learned that dominique johnson is expected to be here in court tomorrow afternoon. we are continuing to follow these developments here on abc 7 news. reporting live brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> good to have it that much further behind us. one more piece to the puzzle being done. maureen: that sentiment echoed across boston today as the jury finds dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts against him. this means the boston bomber is now eligible for the death penalty. the jury reached its guilty verdict after a day and a half of deliberations. it found tsarnaev responsible for killing three people and injuring more than 260. his lawyers tried to save him from the death penalty. they argued he was influenced by his radicalized brother tamerlan killed in a shootout with police. tsarnaev's sentencing begins next week. outbursts from protesters who crowded a press conference in south carolina. the protesters constantly chanted over the police chief of north charleston. at issue michael slager the white officer caught on camera shooting and killed an unarmed black man r

police arrested 19-year-old dominique johnson. they say johnson knew about the robbery and was with the first person arrested in the case before and after the alleged crime. a neighbor of two of the women says the whole situation is unfortunate. >> this morning metro transit police are looking for someone wanted for indecent exposure on a train, it happened on the blue line last week. police release this photo of a man they say they want to talk to about the investigation. transit police did not identify the man as a suspect or person of interest. we'll have much more on those stories throughout the morning, but good morning to you first. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. p welcome back. it is 5:30. want to get you caught up on today's forecast with tom kierein. >> today's #umbrellaready. or certainly a waterproof shell ready, as well. we have light rain falling across northern virginia, nearby suburbs. that is moving off to the east now. so we'll get a little temporary reprieve. but this there is another band of showers in

authorities charging dominique johnson with conspiracy to commit armed robbery.oman was charged with murder after responding to a an ad online for section with a man. >>> day three of the trial of former new england patriot's player aaron hernandez. the jury asked for additional clarification on additional weapons and ammunition charges. >>> a court in poland delays a hearing whether to extradite roman polanski to the united states. they will ask more documents in the request to extradite the film director for a sex crime against a child in u.s. in 1977. jenna: troubling new information on the growing chaos in mem yemen as iran issues a stern warning to saudi arabia and it allies including the united states. john huddy live in the newsroom with more. john? >> reporter: jenna, iran's president called really for an i am maid i can't think end to the saudi-led coalition airstrikes saying they're wrong and they're a quote, unquote mistake. when you first hear that you think it is some kind after veiled threat. he, what he is calling for what iranian president hughes

that lawyer david messerschmitt was murdered for $40 in cash and a metro fare card. 19-year-old dominique johnsonng superior court after she was officially charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in that donovan hotel murder case. johnson is the roommate of jamyra gallmon, the accused killer of david messerschmitt. messerschmitt's the 30-year-old attorney who was stabbed to death at the donovan hotel back on february the 9th. according to court documents on the night of the murder security cameras at the cvs across the street from the donovan hotel took

according to court documents, $40 in cash and a metro fare card. 19-year-old dominique johnson leaving superior court. she's under high intensity supervision with a gps tracking device attached to her leg. she looked a lot different in court in her red hoodie. in court where she was officially charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in the david messerschmitt murder case. in fact, they say after the murder johnson used messerschmitt's stolen metro-card for weeks to travel around town. johnson is the roommate of accused killer jamyra gallmon. they live in this apartment on good hope road in southeast. they're described as very close friends. david messerschmitt, a 30-year-old attorney stabbed to death in a room at the donovan hotel. according to court documents messerschmitt went online to solicit other men. jamyra gallmon posed as a man and went to messerschmitt's room to rob him. it turned into a case of murder. now, according to court documents before the murder security camera video shows johnson and gallmon at the cvs across the street from the donovan hotel. they say there gallm

they tell us that 19-year-old dominique johnson was arrest the earlier today in connection with the death of 30-year-old david messerschmitt. now, according to d.c. police johnson who is said to live in southeast washington is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. now, this comes less than a week after that arrest that we first learned about in connection with this, 21-year-old jamyra gallmon arrested and charged in the stabbing death of the d.c. lawyer. messerschmitt was found dead in a hotel room at the donovan hotel back in february. according to court documents, messerschmitt used craig's list to set up a meeting at a hotel. authorities believe it may have been an e-mail account he was contacting connected to that first person who was arrested. now, according to court documents, gallmon went to the hotel with the intent to rob messerschmitt but at some point stabbed him. her lawyer saying in court it was self-defense. she is expected to be back in court sometime later this week. we are continuing to follow these latest developments in this second arrest in connection with this. w

dominique johnson was charged with conseer speak to -- conspiracy to commit robbery. johnson's girlfriend 21-year- old jamyra gallmon is charged with murder. investigators say gallmon killed messer smith in a robbery -- messerschmitt in a robbery that went bad. >>> the man accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly hit and run turned himself in. rick warick was changing a flat tire on the side of the bw parkway when he was hit and killed. his fiance was injured. according to court documents, investigators were able to trace wreckage from the crash to the suspect teeter. he's charged with failing to stop at the scene after deadly accident and faces trial in june. >>> the country's largest drugstore chain is cutting some of its numbers. walgreen's plans to close about 200 of its stores as part of a billion dollar cost cutting plan. they haven't finalized the list of stores on the chopping block but will be scattered across the country. >>> the date june 20 could soon have a new meaning if one d.c. councilmember gets her way. mary cheh wants to declare it national bald eag

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