after felicia barnes' body was found in the susquehanna river. she'd gone missing just after christmas 2010 while visiting family members in baltimore that included johnson's ex-girlfriend. a jury acquitted johnson of the first-degree murder charge convicted him of second-degree murder. but the judge in that case threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial. but in that trial a few months ago, a different judge first declared a mistrias acquitted johnson. prosecutors cried foul arguing the judge didn't have that authority. they went to a grand jury which indicted johnson again last month. defense lawyers then cried foul. the judge today gave them what they wanted by dismissing the indictment. at some point does this become a futile effort? >> not at all. we knew what we were up against when the judge did what he did. he has admitted it was a procedural misstep. we knew what we were up against. we'll continue to pursue justice. that's what i was sworn to uphold and do and that's what we will do. >>> we have a lot of developing stories right no

judge tossed out an indictment and upheld his acquittal of a man accused of killing 16-year-old felicia barnes. michael johnson stood trial twice in the case. in both instances, mistakes made by prosecutors resulted in a mistrial. she said that she will seek an appeal. barnes was from north carolina and disappeared while visiting her family in baltimore back in 2010. her body was later found in the river. >> a fight over a taxi fare ends with a man stabbed and a montgomery county cabbie under arrest. nicholas turner now facing felony assault charges. police say the 38-year-old taxi driver got mad when a customer canceled his ride. that customer then jumped into a friend's car which turner reportedly cornered outside the tacoma park restaurant. this one right here. both drivers got into an argument and it ended when turner allegedly stabbed the other man in the back. the victim is expected to survive. turner says he acted in self-defense. >> somehow, no one was injured when a trash truck flipped over in rockville today. this happened on norbeck road 2 1/2 hours ago. a power pole was knocked dow

judge dismissed an indictment yesterday against michael johnson the man accused of murdering felicia barnes. she vanished in 2010 while visiting baltimore. her body was found months later will in the susquehanna river. this would have been johnson's third trial in the same case. >>> today a six member panel hold as discussion on how colleges deals with sex .as discussion on how colleges. that panel says these student committees are not equipped to deal with these and student committee rulings ca huge impacts on students lives. the panel will address complaints from victims and students who have been false accused >>> the security director for the baltimore ravens says he's not guilty in an alleged as suggest case. darren sanders appeared in court yesterday. he's accused of grabbing a woman's breast and back side and kissing her without her permission. she says it happened back in december while she was walking sanders to his car. sanders denies the allegations. he's set to go on trial in may. >>> new this morning, a fraternity kicked off campus at the university of oklahoma has hired a lawy

prosecutor says she will appeal after a judge dismissed an indictment against a man in the murder of felicia barnesrnes is the north carolina teenager who was killed while she was visiting her family back in 2010. the lone suspect, michael johnson, walked out of court a free man this afternoon. this would have been his third trial in this case after ayn quital in one and a mistrial in the other. the judge agreed with johnson's lawyers that this was double jeopardy. >>> a local restaurant is facing a six-figure lawsuit for what it showed on the tv screens near the bar. a california company has sued the el sitio restaurant on riverdale road in riverdale, maryland. in court filings the court says the restaurant unlauffully showed a pay-per-view boxing match featuring manny pacquiao. the company says one of its undercover investigators saw it watched it on the screen and alleges that el sitio did not pay the necessary fees to do so. the company is asking between $50,000 and $150,000. lawyers in the case declined to comment. >>> only on news4 tonight, problems with our local traffic cameras, exposed.the

last month michael johnson was indicted for the murder of north carolina teen felicia barnes. today a judge dismissed that indictment. barnes disappeared in december of 2010 while visiting her sister in baltimore. her body was found months later in northern maryland. a jury convicted johnson of second-degree murder but he was given another trial. that one ended in a mistrial. >>> well there is a major change in the works for drivers who use i-66 inside the beltway. vdot is planning to convert all lanes to high occupancy toll lanes during the rush hours. that move is going to dramatically change the commutes of thousands of drivers. >> to relieve congestion and improve travelability, we're looking for approaches i-66 inside the beltway for peak periods only. >> if you carry at least two passengers the ride will be free all the time. tolling on i-66 is expected to begin in 2017. >>> an agency in turmoil. first at 4, now the president is weighing in on a new secret service controversy and the new information that we just learned that makes the whole incident a lot more interestin

yesterday a judge dismissed an indictment against michael johnson, the map man accused of murdering felicia barnes. her body was found months later in the susquehanna river. this would have been johnson's third trial. >>> today a 60s member panel holds a discussion on how colleges deal with sex assault complaints. they're focusing on schools that involve student college disciplinary committees. the panel says the student committees are not equipped to deal with the allegations ant committee rulings have huge impacts on student's lives. the panel will address complaints from both victims and students who say they have been falsely accused. >>> the security director for the baltimore ravens says he's not guilty in an alleged assault case. darren sanders is accused of grabbing a woman's breast and back side and kissing her without her permission. she says it happened back in december while she was walking sanders to his car. sand ders denies the allegations. he's set to go on trial in may. >>> 5:19. developing story this morning. isis says it has now expanded into africa. the islamic state militant g