nikki burdine is live. >> reporter: we heard from his brother, jamyra gallmon's mother and dominique johnson's father. all impacted by what happed in february and today's sentencing. david messerschmitt's brother patrick said there's still a huge hole in their lives that's not going away. but they hope they can crawl out of it. six months ago, d.c. lawyer david messerschmitt was stabbed to death in his room at the donovan hotel. jamyra gallmon and her girlfriend dominique johnson responded to an ad on craigslist by messer smith. -- messerschmitt. gallmon pretends to be a man and went to the hotel with the intentions of robbing him. she stabbed him and robbed him and left him to die. johnson was not in the room but still convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery. the prosecution proving she knew about the plan to rob him. johnson's father spoke after hearing his daughter's sentence. >> we are truly saddened by this whole entire incident and i think it was fair you know. we got to be held accountable. you got to be held accountable. >> i mean obviously we're hoping for the most lenient

jamyra gallmon and her girlfriend dominique johnson will learn their fate today. aces second degree murder charges in the death of david lesser smith. she set up a meeting here at the donovan hotel. gallmon then went to messerschmitt's room stabbed him multiple times. and robbed him. now although her girlfriend johnson was not there for the murder, she did help gallmon buy zip ties beforehand. johnson could face up the five years in prison for her role. while gallmon could face 18 to 25 years as part of a plea deal she took for a second degree murder. the last time gallmon was in court, a judge asked her if she killed david messerschmitt. she said yes after biting her lip. again today sentencing will be at 9:00 at d.c. superior court. we will be there in the courtroom and let you know what happens. live outside the donovan hotel. i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> 6:34 now. deck doc in the newsroom. making -- mike hydeck, in the newsroom, making mystery. the first two women to make it through the grueling physical and men it will tests will graduate today. captain krist

from the family of david messerschmitt, from mike golic's -- from jamyra gallmon's mother. we heard how gallmon was repeatedly sexually assaulted from the age of 13 and left with ptsd and emotional problems. the judge handed her a sentence shy of the 25 years prosecutors wanted her accomplish in the planning of the robbery which went wrong. got a much milder sentence. posing as a man she went online looking to hook up for gay sex. the plan dupe a victim toiletry strain him and rob him. 30-year-old david messerschmitt agreed to meet gallmon at the donovan hotel for sex. but he realized she was a woman and they got in an altercation. gallmon pulled a knife and stabbed him repeatedly and left messerschmitt to die. >> a person lost a good person. >> messerschmitt's wife made an appeal in the case prior to football gal's arrest. tod

. >>> jamyra gallmon pleaded guilty to killing david messerschmitt earlier this year. dominique johnson pleaded guilty with gallmon to rob him. messerschmitt posted an ad on craigslist and looking for other men. gallmon could face up to 25 years in prison today when she's sentenced. >>> a montgomery county man accused of trying to cook meth at a federal facility will be in court today. the fbi says christopher bartley triggered an explosion at the national institute of standards and technology last month in gaithersburg. he was a leader of the police force there. he's facing a single charge of trying to manufacture methamphetamine. if convicted he cold spend as much as 20 years in prison. >>> students past and present will gather today to remember a montgomery county high school principal. a memorial service will be held tonight for wootton high school principal michael doran. police found him dead in his apartment on wednesday. they believe the 64-year-old died of natural causes. it will take place at wootton stadium at 6:00. grief counselors will be on hand to suppor

in may, jamyra gallmon pleaded guilty to killing david messerschmitt. a judge ten sensed her -- sentenced her to 24 years in prison. her partner will serve six months in the gait. gallmon stabbed messerschmitt but he fought back. they found each other on an ad on craigslist. wall street reeling as the dow plummeted 530 points, 3.5% loss on the heels of yesterday's 350-point selloff. they combined to give wall street the worst week since 2011. oil prices dropped today closing at just over $40 a barrel. that is territory we haven't seen since the recession. tense moments on the campaign trail today. [inaudible] >> in iran and isis, it's a governmental body executing them for homosexual -- leon: that about res ellen paige squaring off at the iowa state fair with ted cruz. paige pushed cruz to answer for laws that allow lgbt people to be discriminated against in the workplace. the exchange lasted five minute. cruz said he had no idea that woman was paige. the exchange though a part of the fire works on the campaign trail today. as we look, it's over immigra

golic's -- from jamyra gallmon's mother. we heard how gallmon was repeatedly sexually assaulted from the age of 13 and left with ptsd and emotional problems. the judge handed her a sentence shy of the 25 years prosecutors wanted her accomplish in the planning of the robbery which went wrong. got a much milder sentence. posing as a man she went online looking to hook up for gay sex. the plan dupe a victim toiletry strain him and rob him. 30-year-old david messerschmitt agreed to meet gallmon at the donovan hotel for sex. but he realized she was a woman and they got in an altercation. gallmon pulled a knife and stabbed him repeatedly and left messerschmitt to die. >> a person lost a good person. >> messerschmitt's wife made an appeal in the case prior to football gal's arrest. today she and messerschmitt's brother told the judge of their pain. the judge sentenced to gallmon to 2 years in prison, citing the violent nature of the murder. her former girlfriend and the woman who helped gallmon plan the robbery got six months. domi

jamyra gallmon pled guilty to killing messerschmitt earlier this year. according to investigators messerschmitt was looking for other men on craigslist. gallmon posed as a man and robbed and killed him. she could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. >>> right now, nerves on high alert in los angeles. this after a big explosion downtown. the explosion happened underground from below a 19-story office building. these are pictures inside of that building. the explosion loud. felt for blocks. the blast sparked a fire and knocked the power out down the street. all the way down to the staples center where a shania twain concert was going on. several people were hurt. sounds like not badly. our sister station out there knbc said a generator may have exploded. >>> family, friends and students will gather today to remember a montgomery county high school principal. a memorial service will be held tonight for wootton high school principal michael doran. police found him dead in his apartment on wednesday and they believe the 64-year-old died of natural causes

a judge sentenced jamyra gallmon to 24 years in prison. her accomplice domonique johnson was given six months for her role in the crime that claimed the life of david messerschmitt. prosecutors say gallmon plotted the robbery, tricked messerschmitt into thinking she was a man and stabbed him. we caught up to her father after the sentencing. he expressed remorse for his daughter's actions. >> we are truly saddened for this day and we got to be held accountable. >> messerschmitt's widow made a private impact statement to the judge. >>> also today the judge sentenced former baltimore ravens cheerleader seen here to 48 weekends in jail. molly shadduck pleaded guilty in june to raping a 15-year-old boy. she could have received up to 15 years. the victim was a classmate of her child and that boy's parents asked for jail time to send a message to other sexual predators. her attorney spoke to the media after sentencing. >> i think we may all find ourselves doing something that's completely out of character that we would never do and regretted it.