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she was headed to college but instead got shot by a bullet in the head over 18-year-old james mayfield was charged with her murder. tonight marcella robertson has the story. >> reporter: these girls are best friends, so close they finish each other's sentences and if jamari sidner were still here, she would join in. jamari was days from heading away to college, but instead of starting her life like her friends, they was shot by a stray bullet doing what most of us do every day, driving. >> from that day i just know all our lives just crashed. >> changed. >> reporter: today police announced they arrested 18-year- old james mayfield and charged him with jamari's murder. he's managed to dodge police for months. they say he's also killed two other people just this week, one on tuesday and another on wednesday. the police say they didn't arrest him until they caught him during a robbery. >> you know you took somebody who everybody loved like her mom is like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. you just took her daughter away like they're like -- [ crying ] i'm just glad he's caught

james mayfield is facing multiple charges in a violent crime spree that started back in august. news4's mark segraves is live now outside of theo what have you been able to learn, mark? >> reporter: yeah, while the first murder occurred back in august, the two most recent murders and the armed robbery all happened within a 16-hour span according to prosecutors. today a judge told james mayfield that he is an extreme danger to the community and that nothing besides keeping him locked up can keep the community safe. as for may field, he told the judge, he's not guilty of the three murders he's charged with. >> we have an 18-year-old in the last several months we think is responsible for three homicides, and we don't know how many robberies. so, we have a person who has really in a lot of ways terrorized the community. >> reporter: it ganz with the murder of 17-year-old jamahri sidener, the daughter of a d.c. police sergeant. >> i've been with the metropolitan police department 30 years. i can promise you, i promise you, the brave men and women that i work with are not going to sto

police charged james mayfield with her murder. >> reporter: these girls are best friends. they are so close they finish each other's sentences. if jamahri sydnor were here, they would join in. >> it doesn't seem real. >> reporter: she was days from heading to college. instead of starting her life like her friends, hers ended tragically through a shot by a stray bullet doing what we do every day, driving. >> from that day, our lives were changed. >> reporter: police announced they arrested james mayfield. they charged him with her murder. he managed to dodge police for months. they say he has killed two other people just this week, one on tuesday and another on wednesday. police say they didn't ar during a robbery. >> you know you took somebody who everybody loved. her mom is like one of the nicest people you could ever meet. you took her daughter away like that. [ crying ] >> i'm glad he is caught. >> reporter: her spirit is with them every day. >> we go see her and we have fun. we play music. >> talk to her. >> let her know everything that is going on. i talk to her at ni

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police officer. 18-year-old james mayfield faces a first degree murder charge in the death of sydnor. you may remember the young woman was shot and killed by a stray bullet driving down saratoga avenue in northeast back in august. two other young men are already charged in her killing. she was a woodrow wilson graduate and died days before she was due to start classes at florida a&m university. >>> 6:08. we're following breaking news out of new york city this morning. >> let's get to chris lawrence at the live desk. >> more than 2 dozen people are okay after getting stranded for hours on a frigid night in new york. a ferry got stuck on a sandbar. passengers say they were jolted out of their jolts. commuters had to evacuate into these small boats. they had to use sticks to ke stuck. the commuters, they didn't get back to brooklyn until six hours after they set sail. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. roy moore has filed a lawsuit to stop today's certification of democrat doug jones as the winner of alabama's u.s. senate race. moore's attorney argued there needs to be a fraud inve

. >> we are talking about this man here, james mayfield. he is just 18. his killing started this summer. he and two others drove to confront a man they were angry with. guns were drawn. one bullet from his gun hit that young teenage girl. she is one of his three alleged victims. >> she was always singing. she was always dancing. you wanted her around. >> reporter: that's lori williams, the former choir teach over the young teenager gunned down on august 10th. >> you wanted her around. she was a beautiful spirit. >> reporter: her killing spent shock waves through the community. he was a graduate of wilson high school and captain of the cheer squad. she was days away from heading to college. she should be home now on break after her first semester. her friends reflected on her spirit. she made everybody around her feel special. >> he took somebody everybody cared about. it is not one person that i know that had a problem with her. >> reporter: police say this would not be his last shooting. this week, on tuesday, the day after christmas, he is accused of sh

superior court where james mayfield expected to face a judge any minute now. mark? >> reporter: police chief and mayor said they're glad to have the guy off the street. as you said he's expected to make his first appearance here any minute before a judge on three counts of murder. now, we note two of those murders happened in a span of about 16 hours just the day after christmas. >> we have an 18-year-old in the last several months we think is responsible for three homicides, and we don't know how many robberies. so, we have a person who has really in a lot of ways terrorized the community. >> reporter: it began with the murder of 17-year-old jamahri sidener, the daughter of a d.c. police sergeant. >> been working for the police department 30 years. i promise you, i promise you, the brave men and women that i work with are not going to stop until they get the person who killed my baby. >> reporter: sidener was an innocent bystander caught in the cross fire. according to police, 18-year-old james mayfield is responsible for a string of violent crimes dating back to t

police officer. 18-year-old james mayfield faces a first degree murder charge in the death. the young woman was shot and killed by a stray bullet while driving down saratoga avenue in northeast back in august. two other young men are already charged in her killing. he was sydnor was a woodrow wilson graduate. she was to start classes florida a&m university. >>> breaking news out of new york city. >> let's get to chris lawrence at the live desk. >> frigid news guys. more than two dozen people are okay after a frigid night in new york city. take a look. this ferry was carrying 27 people last night when he got stuck on a sandbar for four hours. adding to the misery, the water that's shallow, commuters had to vac into small inflatable boats. this was actually the second in a month. that very same ferry service. aaron, back to you. >> chris, thank you. it's 4:33 right now. more breaking news. roy moore filed a lawsuit to stop the certification of democrat doug jones as the wish of alabama's u.s. senate race. he says there needs to be a fraud investigation and a new election. alab

police arrested 18-year-old james mayfield in the death of 17-year-old. a stray bullet struck and killed her in august. police arrested two others in connection with this case. she was days away from enrolling at florida a&m when she was killed caught in the crossfire of a senseless neighborhood dispute. as soon as we get mover information we'll be sure to pass it to you. >>> more shelters and public buildings open up in an effort to help the homeless. remember that d.c. has one of the highest homeless rates of any major city. when you see someone who is openlyless out there in the cold you can call and request they be picked up and driven to a shelter call 311 or the number on your screen. >>> right now the weather outside if you didn't get the memo has been cold for some time. we were talking about the teens earlier but we are seeing a little bit of a warm up for the most part. >> feels like 10 degrees better than what it felt like this morning. good morning everybody. slowly improving but still very cold. actually feels like 14. we've upped a little bi

james mayfield was arrested wednesday, hours after police say he committed one of those murders.s believe he also shot and killed a man on tuesday. police say his gun also linked him to jamah she was killed back in august. her mother is a d.c. police officer. she was in a courtroom yesterday when mayfield told the judge he shot sydnor because she "got in the way." >> she was getting ready for a wedding. just because she got in the way. my stomach dropped. completely disgusted. you know, he took my baby. >> mayfield himself is just 18 years old. he's also suspected in several armed robberies around d.c. >>> it turns out that the d.c. police officer who fatally shot an unarmed motorcyclist has no reason or had no reason to pull a gun. the "washington post" reports that d.c. police found that brian trainer was not in danger when he shot sterling. he and his partner noticed a motorcycli running red lights. as trainer was getting out of the car, sterling hit the car door. trainer fired twice shooting him in the neck and back. after investigators recreated the accident, they found the

third arrest in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old jamar resid nor. 18-year-old james mayfield arrested and charged wednesday with first degree murder. earlier this sum more sydnor was caught in the crossfire of a random shooting in northeast. she died a week later. she was the daughter avenue d.c. police sergeant and was set to start college at florida a and m days before she was killed. >> ♪ >> yes, this is 911. >> i'm s we just crashed. we're probably going to need some medical aid for a lot of people. >> amtrak train. we're south of takoma north of olympia. tons of people are hurt. >> chilling 911 audio from passengers on the amtrak train that derailed last week during its inaugural run. authorities have released the emergency calls. the accident left three people dead, a lot of others injured. investigators do know for certain that the technology that automatically slows a speeding train was not in use. here's more from those 911 calls. >> this is 911. >> i'm on the train. i'm on the train from tacoma. we just crashed. >> do you need medical assistance. >> we're probably g

. >> reporter: well, 18-year-old james mayfield made his first court appearance tonight. judge called him an extreme danger to the community and refused his request to be released on his own recognizance. not only is he accused in the fatal shooting resydnor but police believe he's responsible for two other fatal shooting that happenedalsd this week. in court sydnor's mother was there just steps away from mayfield and she describes how she felt when she saw him walk out in shackles. take a listen. >> completely disgusted. you know, he killed my baby. he killed my innocent child. i was completely disgusted. he's a monster. he is -- he's a monster. and it's just sad that he had the opportunity to strike yet twice again. you know, just because he had not been caught for whatever reason. >> reporter: that was sydnor's mother who also happens to be a sergeant for the metropolitan police department. police department. police say the same .40 caliber pistol was used in all the shootings. investigators were able to develop evidence that ties mayfield to homicides across the distr

james mayfield eluded them for months. richard reeve is live outside d.c. superior court after being at that hearing. richard: he was caught because of an attempted armed robbery yesterday. he has a mugshot of mayfield here and it was released months ago when the police arrested another man in the august 17 shooting death of 17-year-old sindor who just graduated from the woodrow wilson high school and was ten days graduating attending college in florida when she was fatally wounded by a stray bullet. for months mayfield eluded police. yesterday officers were checking out an attempted robbery call on berry road where they apprehended him. now they say they have gun and ballistic evidence that ties him to two other murders that occurred thus week. moments ago we talk to the mother about what has happened. >> disgust. disgust. completely disgusted. he killed he killed my innocent child. >> a lot of concern about the community members about this. at large for many months. >> this is a destroy yore house. now that one of the men is dead, immigration and the cust

they picked up james mayfield in a robbery investigation and now he could be in even more trouble.reaking developments just in court documents. richard that is right. moments ago 18-year-old jaime mayfield appeared before a judge. we saw documents and the police believe they have evidence of a gun tieing the caught because of a robbery call yesterday. this is mayfield's mug shot released in october when the police arrested a suspect. robert moses in the august 17 shooting death of the 17-year-old cinder. cinder just graduated from woodrow wilson high school and ten days away from attending college when she was wounded by a stray bullet. for months he eluded police. yesterday at 9:00 a.m., the officers checking out robbery call. police say the detectives found evidence tying the 18-year-old and that is gun evidence we have been talking about to a homicide tuesday on the douglas street northeast and wednesday on bryant street northeast. they say they connected mayfield to cinder's death as well. it's an emotional outcome for the m.p.d. family. >> we always say it brings closure to th

james mayfield was arrested wednesday just hours after police say he committed one of those murders.etectives believe he also shot and killed a man on police say his gun also links him to jamahri sydnor's death. you may remember the 17-year-old girl who was killed while driving less than a mile from her northeast d.c. home in august. her mom, by the way, is a d.c. police officer. she was in the courtroom yesterday when mayfield told the judge he shot sydnor because she, "got in the way." >> doing what she's supposed to do. getting ready for a wedding. she got in his way. my heart dropped. my stomach felt like it was going to throw up. completely disgusted. you know, he killed my baby. >> now, mayfield himself is just 18 years old. he's also suspected in several armed robberies around d.c. >>> this morning, a bell haven family believes ashes sparked a house fire inside their vernon terrace home yesterday. it took firefighters from two ci firefighters say the cold took a toll on them. many of them bundled up in extra layers trying to keep warm. >>> 5:36 right now. the christmas tree th

police announced the arrest of 18-year-old james mayfield involved in three separate homicides. so for dc police, this arrest comes as a major victory for them. now mayfield is charged in the murders of 17-year-old jamarhi sydnor on august 10th 2017. 38-year-old jermaine bowens on december 6th, 2017 and 21-year-old elijah henry on december 27th, 2017. now, police say the same 40 caliber pistol was used in all shootings. sydnor the daughter of an mp sergeant was head to do family member's wedding when she was struck by a bullet back in august. now as you can imagine it's been a painful time for all the families involved who have lost a loved one to these acts of violence. >> completely disgusted. you know, he killed my baby. he killed my innocent child. i'm completely disgusted. he's a monster. he's a monster. it's just sad that he had the opportunity to strike yet twice again. you know, just because he had not been in court for whatever reason. >> reporter: in case you're wondering mayfield was arrested on wednesday for attempted robbery in northeast, attempted robbery involving

james mayfield was arrested after committing a murder. detectives believe he also shot and killed a man on tuesday. police say his gun also links him to jamahri sydnor's death. you may remember the 17-year-old girl, while driving less than a mile from her d.c. home in august. her mom, by the way, is a d.c. police officer. she was in the courtroom yesterday when mayfield told the judge he shot sydnor because she "got in the way." >>> do what she's supposed to do. getting ready for a wedding. my heart dropped. my stomach is like it was going to absolutely throw up. completely disgusted. you know, he killed my baby. >> mayfield himself is just 18 years old. he's also suspected in several armed robberies >>> new information this morning on a police shooting of an unarmed motorcyclist in the district. a police officer who fatally shot sterling last year had no reason to pull his gun and was not in danger when he fired. this information came from an internal review that the post obtained. according to the internal police review, officer trainer

. >> reporter: well, jim and marina we're talking about 18-year-old james mayfield who as you mentioned appeared in court just moments ago the judge calling him an extreme danger to the community and others and refusing to release him on his own recognizance sans. mayfield is accused in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old jamar resydnor. he's also accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old jermaine bowens of northeast. that shooting happening on tuesday. another shooting he's accused in of 21-year-old elijah henry. that shooting happening early wednesday morning and that's not all. police nabbed him wednesday after receiving a call of an attempted firearm. now, police say this firearm is integral to all of these cases because they say it's the same .40 caliber firearm that was used in several of these sheetings. investigators say they were able to develop evidence that ties mayfield to the homicides including that of 17-year-old sydnor. we did speak with sydnor's mother moments ago. she described her feeling as disgust while sitting in the courtroom watching this all unold. take a listen. >>

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