. >> at his arraignment hearing, the judge ordered the suspect gary montgomery be held without bail. wearing handcuffs an shackles he appeared disoriented at times. in fact, at one point, three u.s. marshals prevented him from collapse and sat him in his chair when the court recorder read his charge -- second degree murder. the arrest affidavit released in court detailed witness accounts of what happened before and after the transgender was murdered last week on east capitol street. >> she liked people and everything. she was very sweet. >> police asked for the public's help identifying this person of help and witnesses have identified that man as gary montgomery, now the suspect in the case. >> i'm so glad they caught the suspect because i don't wish that on anybody. >> one witness described before the attack sitting at the same bus stap with a black man and transgender woman, and observing that man staring at the woman. after the witness walked away leaving the two away, surveillance footage sos the suspect following jones away and back to the bus stop and eight minutes later montg

gary montgomery will be in court tomorrow. >>> staying in the district now, mayor vincent gray says the murder rate has dropped, the good news. too many residents and visitors are getting robbed the bad. one of the most common crimes, electronic theft. the mayor is working with the police chief on assistance to deactivate -- on a system to deactivate stolen electronics like ipads and laptops. >> again we want people to feel safe in the district of columbia and as long as we have these kinds of situations, people will continue to feel vulnerable and we don't want that to happen. >> on average more than 12 people are robbed every day in this city according to the latest crime stats. almost half involve a cell phone or tablet computer. >>> the news edge on virginia, state police investigating a deadly shooting in culpeper. the officer fired his gun because he was being dragged by the woman's car. fox 5's john hen large has details. >> reporter: -- john henrehan has details of. >> reporter: epiphany catholic school is located in downtown culpeper. late thursday morning an unfamiliar vehicle

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. >> 55-year-old gary montgomery is being held for parker's murder. he is facing second degree murder charges now. >>> here is a look at other things making news now. the united nations is expected to discuss the growing violence? syria today. new internet video claims to show syrian forces launching new attacks. the arab league suspended its peace keeping mission in syria and also called on the un to send a joint team to try and help end the violence. >>> rioters clashed with police in athens, greece, as lawmakers voted to approve the os start measures there. -- osthe financially struggling country tries to avoid bankruptcy. >>> off the coast of italy, to remove a half million gallons of fuel from the costa concordia. it will take 26 days of pumping to empty the ship's 15 tanks of oil. >>> the price of gasoline continues to increase on a weekly basis. >>> doctors say children aren't getting enough sleep. but they also say this isn't something new. >>> stay with us. we'll be back in two minutes. clouds roll in tonight with precipitation. i'll tell you

. >> 55-year-old gary montgomery is held tonight for a parker slaying. he faces second-degree murder charges. >>> mitt romney has won the washington times cpac central poll. romney captured 38% of the votes. rick santorum drew 31%. newt gingrich came in with 15%. the republican hopefuls address the 3400 attendees at the conservative political action conference on friday. ron paul skipped the conference to campaign in maine. paul got only 12% of the votes in the straw poll. >>> the results from maine's caucuses are expected in just a few hours, and candidate ron paul already there says he likes his chances of winning. he based his strategy for securing the nomination on winning contests like maine's where his passionate base of supporters can have a big impact. mitt romney also pressing for votes in maine but gingrich and santorum have not been actively competing there. >>> still to come on 9news now, why the daughter of sarah palin is in town this weekend. and music's biggest night, almost here. right here on channel 9, we'll preview the grammy awards. >

police charged 55-year-old gary montgomery of northeast d.c. with second degree murder after police released surveillance video hoping that would help identify the suspect. again, as we hear from the police chief, the public assisted. >> we had what we needed to have. we had people driving down the street that did not drive by a crime in progress. they stopped, did what they could to help and they notified police and they waited for police to come to the scene. then we had people in the community that came forward and provided us the information we need. i want to thank all of those who have helped us bring this case to closure. >> reporter: now, police have not determined a motive for this killing. they do say that the victim and the man charged are strangers. we expect some city officials as well as police officials to attend this funeral. i 130spoke to members of the victim's family who said they wanted her remembered as a kind fun loving person who died much too soon. >> derrick ward, thank you. >>> this morning, police in fairfax county ar

. >> reporter: on friday, police arrested 55-year-old gary nils montgomery and charged him with second-degree murder. >> he's going to be missed by everybody. and i can tell you, he was the fiercest dresser you ever could see. >> and tonight when news4 at 6:00 continues, are you feeling lucky? the massive lottery jackpot that is current at stake and meet blue ivey carter. we apologize for the incorrect video there. we'll tell [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> in decision 2012 tonight, mitt romney got a shot in the arm, a straw poll put romney another the top of the pile. that news came as sarah palin revved up the crowd. nbc's brian moore has the story. >> repo

gary montgomery, the man accused of murdering him was in court.tgomery was arrested yesterday and is being held without bail. >>> the police now have arrest warrants out for two suspects. last year's stun gun robbery. in may, you may recall this one. stephen summer and lawrence walker allegedly assaulted a 28- year-old woman burning her with a stun gun and stealing her purse. the suspects are currently being held in federal prison after plowing guilty to multiple other robberies in the area. >>> occupy d.c. protestors making their voices heard as they gather outside of cpac for a second day you can hear them, they protested the action conference and say those inside represent the interests of corporations and the wealthy. d.c. police are on the scene and are ready to take action in case things got out of hand. today, everything seemed peaceful outside of the convention hotel. >>> and a big boost for mitt romney's campaign as he wins the heart of conservatives at an important meeting in washington. >> and he's more as the committee comes to an end.

japarkej jones was stabbed to death. 55-year-old gary montgomery was arrested this afternoon and charged with second-degree murder. police are not revealing the motive for this attack, but they say it was not a hate crime. lesli. >> a man accused of robbing a gas station and leading police on a wild chase is arrested tonight. it all started this morning when the suspect robbed the shell station at addison road and martin luther king highway. the man was driving a stolen chrysler sedan and that he rammed his car into a prince georges county police officer during the chase. the officer was not seriously hurt. that chase lasted about an hour. it ended at the d.c. line. we don't know the man's name just yet. >>> and today, d.c. police announced they are making major progress in cracking down on street robberies in the district. the d.c. police department made 141 robbery arrests so far this year. and of the 476 robberies reported since january 1, roughly 40% involved taking a cell phone. today, chief kathy lanier told us anyone who provides information of a person who illegally sells electro

>> reporter: police chief kathy lanier says 55-year-old gary montgomery of northeast d.c. was arrested this afternoon by the fugitive task force. now, he is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 23-year-old japarker jones known to many friends as dionne. the chief says at this time montgomery has not been charged with a hate crime for the murder of a transgender person but it hasn't been ruled out. >> unlike we have seen in the past, in this case at the time when this homicide took place, passersby, unrelated to this situation, intervened, two passersby, and attempted to assist a person they believed was being assaulted. we had people driving down the street who did not drive by the crime in progress. they stomped. they did what they could to help. and they notified police and waited for police to come to the scene. and then we had people in the community that came forward and provided us the information that we need. i want to thank all of those who have helped us bring this case to closure. >> reporter: the chief says as a matter of routine detective

. >>> there is an arrest tonight in the murder of a transgender woman in d.c. 55-year-old gary niles montgomery of northeast is in custody now. he was arrested about 2:30 this afternoon. investigators believe he stabbed dionne jones last thursday at a bus stop in the 4900 block of east capital street northeast. police say a tip led to the arrest. >> we had what we needed to have. we had people driving down the street that did not drive by a crime in progress. they stopped. they did what they could to help and they notified police and they waited for police to come to the scene. and then we had people in the community that came forward and provided us the information that we need. i want to thank all of those who helped us bring this case to closure. >> at this point police aren't saying whether this murder is related to any other transgender crimes in the d.c. area. >>> in the race to the white house now the republican presidential hopefuls are here in washington tonight looking for support. rick santorum, newt gingrich, mitt romney all took the stage today at the annual conservative political

today, police arrested 55-year- old gary niles montgomery of northwest. he served the second-degree murder. the police are not saying if he knew the victim, but they're still investigating whether this was a hate crime. >>> mayor vincent gray said the murder rate in d.c. dropped. too many residents and visitors are getting robbed. one of the most common crimes? electronic theft. they working with the police chief on the system to deactivate the stolen electronics, meaning the criminals would have no way to make a profit off of their stolen merchandise. >> again, we want people not only to be safe in the district of columbia, we want people to feel safe. and as long as we have these kinds of situations, people will continue to feel vulnerable. we don't want that to happen. >> on average, more than 12 people are robbed per day in d.c. that is according to the latest crime stats. almost half of the robberies involve a cell phone or tablet computer. >>> a paraphrased quote on the mlk memorial will be corrected. the architect hoped for an easy fix. doesn't loo

yesterday, police arrested 55-year-old gary miles montgomery. at this point, police are not saying if this murder is related to any other transgender crimes in the d.c. area. >>> lawmakers endorsed legislation saying human life begins at conception. they voted 14-4 to send the personhood bill to the floor. and it establishes ability to sue someone how causes the death for their unborn child and supporters say it lays the out-work for eliminates abortion. >>> argues same sex marriage would help provide children with stable homes. the operations committee are both hearing arguments for same sex marriage. last year, the state senate approved such legislation but the bill stalled in the house. >>> two 12-year-old girls are in serious condition this morning after being hit by a van in montgomery county. it happened last night around 7:00 in the 600 block in gaithersburg. the girls were transported to the pediatric trauma children's hospital. the accident shut down north and southbound lanes for a while on frederick avenue at lake forest boulevard. no

a 55-year-old gary niles montgomery of northeast. he was taken into custody by the fugitive task force after 2 this afternoon. new, investigators would not say if montgomery knew his victim or if he is the person of interest in this video that they released shortly after the stabbing. montgomery is facing second- degree murder charges, and he is due in court tomorrow. we also asked about the possibility that this was a hate crime. chief lanier said that is part of the continuing investigate. -- investigation. back to you, brian. >> audrey barnes tonight. >>> another big story we're following tonight. the trial of a university of virginia student charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend. george huguely broke down in tears while listening to a videotaped interview he gave police on the morning of the arrest. the jury watched an anguished huguely tell police he didn't do anything to heard yeardley love. paul has an update. >> reporter: george huguely kept his composure through most of the tape. as it got toward the end, and can you hear

. >> gary nurenberg there. >>> a montgomery county teacher is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. montgomery county police say on two occasions 47-year-old scott dwayne spear had sex with a girl he once taught and later coached. he's been placed on leave pending the outcome of these charges. >>> prince george's county police have a second man in custody now for the murder of an activist from alexandria. 20-year-old ivan newman of waldorf is charged with killing lenny harris. harris had been missing since september. investigators found his remains at the bottom of a well in fort washington last week after getting an anonymous tip. his wife still can't believe her husband of 19 years is gone. >> it was like a piece of your heart was torn. it was like he left my body and that was it. >> another suspect linwood johnson was arrested tuesday. police believe robbery was the motive here. they expect to arrest several more people in this case. >>> tucson shooting suspect jared laughner is still incompetent to stand trial. he has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the 2

montgomery village. >> he's removed it from the budget. as gary nurenberg reports, some worried residents say that's just not safe. >> reporter: remember this guy from christmas eve, made national news as the mummy man who robbed a cvs in montgomery village and got away? >> we need a stronger police force. they've got to be on the street a whole lot more. >> reporter: he's the president of the montgomery village foundation in the parking lot of montgomery village center where in recent weeks this restaurant was robbed. a customer of this 7-eleven was assaulted in the parking lot. >> they are a response force. they're no longer policing the way they used to. >> reporter: the nearest police station is now on west watkins mill road on the other side of interstate 270 and busy route 355. >> traffic ties up at rush hour especially. they can't get into the community as fast as we think they should. >> reporter: and that $26,000 a month leased space is apparently where they'll stay now that a new closer police station, 21 million, has been removed from t