juan hernandez is now facing second degree charges of assault in. he hit a suspect with his police cruiser. officerrer her in an was placed on leave following the incident back in june. now the case is in the hands of the state attorney's office. from our review of the evidence we believe that he struck a suspect with his cruiser during a pursuit.suit this stemmed from an incident that happened last year. officer hernandez and another officer were responding to a call for an armed person.n. the officer -- the first offerfr on scene was giving chaise by a foot. officer hernandez arrived and began to pursue in his cruiser much the suspect was arrested and charged with with resisting arrest. he has asked for a jury trial. no date has been announced. orleans.orle former nfl joe mack night diedd following a road rage incident. tmz reports the 28 year old got out of his car and was trying to apologize to a man after a traffic accident. the man is accused of pullinging out the gun and shooting mack night. he was drafted after he played for usc. he was curr

grand jury indicted juan hernandez today. they suspended him. the man he hit was running a it the time. not seriously injured. maureen: "7 on your side" consumer alert tonight after two bank card skimmers found on gas pumps in prince william dumfries. there are ways to fight back against the skimmers. first, be cautious of the pumps farthest from the store. they are more likely to be targeted. the skimmer often have tape or can be pulled off easily. theback may have tools you can use. jonathan: still ahead at 6:00, the memorable first week on the job for a new police k9 officer and how the pittsburgh steelers' quarterback plays a big role in this. we'll explain. maureen: another live look at the national christmas tree lighting ceremony. how the weather will be as we start december. still ahead. erin: i'm erin hawksworth with sports. baseball's hot stove league heats up. what the nats have cooking with the pirates. jonathan: a rookie is praised for catching a guy but it's no ordinary rookie. ryan: nope. nope. he has been on the job less than two

a grand jury indicted officer juan hernandez yesterday on charges of assault and misconduct in office. a suspect was running from officers through a field last summer when hernandez ran into him. pr intentional and unwarntsds. hernandez has been suspended since that incident. >>> right now families are waiting in fear to see the impact of a deadly wildfire in tennessee. we know 11 people died in those fires. the hardest hit area right here, severe county near knoxville. in that counties the town of gatlinburg had been shut down and wouldn't reopen for days, but the people who live and work there will get to see how bad the damage is today. investigators say hundreds of >>> police say the man found dead at an alexandria park had just escaped from a california halfway house. 41-year-old colby mcclellan was found in powhatan park wednesday night murdered behind a townhouse where he used to live years ago. mcclellan allegedly escaped early last month. police do not believe his murder was random but that is not stopping some residents from worrying. saturday. one pointed a gun at his head

officer juan hernandez was just indicted-- accused of chasing someone in his cruiser-- then striking him with it! that happened back in june. the man recovered. hernandez, an 11 year veteran of the force, had been suspended after the incident. for the third day, the funeral caravan for fidel castro is making it's way enroute to the cuban leaders's final resting place - santiago de cuba. along the way - hundreds of thousands of people line the streets to pay their respects, part of 9 days of mourning. castro's funeral is set for sunday. president obama will not send an official delegation, but two obama administration officials will attend and represent the united states. d-c mayor muriel bowser is waking up south of the border this morning. she's in mexico city for the c-40 mayors summit. the mayors will between nations, and how other global cities are fighting climate change. bowser returns home on sunday. 7 is on your side with a holiday warning. there's a lot of online shopping going on - and thieves are waiting to pounce on those presents. between now and the first of the year, a

officer juan hernandez is facing second degree assault and misconduct charges. he is accused of intentionally hitting a suspect with his police cruiser. he was placed on leave following the incident back in june. the investigator was later turned over to the state's attorney's office. the suspect is charged with resisting i rest. we have an update tonight after a disturbing story two young boys stabbed allegedly by their own father. they survived and one of the first responders was'yw so moved after helping the kids. the father christian kill hard remains in jail without bond. the children are now out of the p who. their mother has relocated them someplace save and one paramedic christmas. the police were running my way and they said, come on, come objection to the form i think somebody grabbed me and i was running. pamela gram describes a hectic scene. she was the first paramedic to arrive at dennis court in district heights on november 12 after two young brothers just two and three years old were stabbed police say by their observe father. she evaluated the ol

. >> juan hernandez is accused of using his police car as that weapon. here's scott broom to explain. >> police officer hernandez is indicted by a grand jury in prince george's county of misconduct in office and second degree assault. >> with what we saw we believe this was a use of force that was excessive and unnecessary. >> the state spokesman said this case. officer hernandez is accused of using his police car to pursue and knock down an unarmed man accused of running away on june 17th. >> here's video of an arizona case where a police officer took out a man carrying a rifle who fired shots and would not stop. >> in this prince george's county the officer wez re with a gun but the suspect he ran down with his car was running away unarmed and had nothing more than in his pockets than marijuana. scott broom, wusa 9. >> hernandez has been on suspension since that incident. >>> this is a picture of one of four nooses found at a construction site in howard county. they were strung up at the gas project. the contractors and the sheriff's department believe

. >>> in prince george's county a grand jury indicted police officer juan hernandez on charges of misconduct in office and second-degree assault. hernandez is accused of using his patrol car to knock down an unarmed man. he was responding to a call about a man with a gun. he's been on suspension for the incident since june. old jacob christopher fairfax from leonardtown. he was last seen yesterday at home. he is with another 14-year-old, haleigh ann wok. she's currently reported missing through the prince george's county sheriff's office. >>> the school district in akamak county, virginia, is considering whether novels are not appropriate for school use. a parent said it's not appropriate because they contain racial slurs. a committee including the principal and a librarian will examine the issue. >>> you may not know his name, but his story inspired millions. how the man made history in the war on a devastating disease. >>> could magic mushrooms deal with pain and anxiety? you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what

a grand jury indicted juan hernandez on assault and misconduct in office. the suspect was running from officer through a field when hernandez ran into him. prosecutors believe it was intentional and unwarranted. he's been suspended since the incident. >>> families are waiting in fear to see the impact of those deadly wildfires in tennessee. we know 11 people died in those fires. the hardest hit area, sev of gatlinburg shut down and won't reopen for days. the people who live and work there will get to see how bad the damage is today. an investigators say hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged in the fires. >>> police say the man found dead at an alexandria park had just escaped from a california halfway house. 41-year-old colby mcclel nonwas found wednesday night. he was murdered behind the townhouse where he used to live the halfway house in san diego last month and police don't believe his murder was random but that's not stopping residents from worrying. >> because, you know, you never know, you know, it could be you, you know. somebod

juan hernandez is accused of hitting a suspect with his plus cruiser during a chase. the act was caught on cruiser camera. hernandez was suspended that day. the man who was hit did not require medical treatment, we're told. of the force. we'll have more on the investigation and the charges coming up in the next hour. >>> we are learning new information about a deadly accident on the clara barton parkway. police say the car crashed and then caught fire just after 1:00 this morning. we brought you this as breaking news this morning on news 4 today. part of the clara barton parkway was closed for the victim's identity has not been released. >>> the metro board gave preliminary approval to a plan that would slash metro rail hours. these new hours would last for two years beginning in the summer. and the biggest change would be to late night weekend service. adam tuss is at metro headquarters with the reason for these new hours. >> most metro board meetings are this one was no exception. the whole proposal here was to vote on reducing the number of hours in the metro sched

the grand jury indicted officer juan hernandez on charges of assault and misconduct in office. they did that today. the suspect was running from the officers through a field last summer when hernandez hit him with his car. prosecutors say his actions were excessive. the grand jury said his actions were criminal. hernandez has been suspended since that incident back in june. >>> there was a metro board meeting today and it was not a happy place to be. metro wants to cut eight hours of service per week saying it will lead to more maintenance repairs. but local leaders are worried the system will not serve its riders. transportation reporter adam tuss has been following all of this from metro headquarters today. >> not a happy place to be. d.c. leaders are specifically upset about this. mayor bowser saying she doesn't agree with the plan at all. this is an issue that threatens it wasn't easy. >> what i tried to say to you is we did make a compromise. >> we're going to find a compromise because we really are stuck. >> reporter: now that the metro board has given preliminary approva

officer juan hernandez guy in a cruiser and hitting him with it. the man was okay in the end. but hernandez, the 11-year veteran of force had been suspended after the incident. alison: the metro board committee advances a plan for late-night service cuts. brianne carter is covering metro from the marathon board meeting today. brianne: the metro passed a rail service until july if the i calls for metro to stop running trains at 11:30 monday through thursday. and 1:00 a.m. on friday and saturday nights. 11:00 p.m. on sunday. for more than two hours the committee went back and forth introducing additional amendments and debated whether or not the service cuts should last one or two years before finally agreeing on two years. metro general manager paul wiedefeld said the transit authority needs the cuts to begin preventive maintenance programs when safetrack comes the new hours would start july 1 and last until july 1, 2019. however, the d.c. mayor and the counsel do not support the cut for two years. the board chairman and the d.c. councilmember jack evans said he could use the v

a grand jury indicted officer juan hernandez yesterday on charges of assault and misconduct in office. a suspect was running from officers through a field when hernandez ran into him. prosecutors believe it was intentional. and unwarranted. hernandez has been suspended since that incident. >>> the is back open after it was shut down for health vie layings. d.c. violations. the d.c. department of health found improper food storage, leaky refrigerator and mouse droppings all in the deli section. safeway says a follow-up inspection was successful and told us that store cleanliness is of the utmost importance. >>> health scare on the south pole. legendary astronaut buzz aldrin forced to evacuate. tore through the south. >>> no holding back, clinton and trump aides go toe to e. titom ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? all the care your family needs. all connected for you. oh, that's lovely... the corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how mu

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