karen murphy faces a maximum of 40 years. in a similar case eight years ago kevin kelly of manassas was convicted after his 21-month- old daughter francis, the youngest of 13 children, died in a van. he received one day in jail every year for seven years and was ordered to do community service every year on his daughter's birthday. lesli? >> all right, peggy. thank you for that. >>> the vw parkway is back open tonight after a speed enforcement camera operator got pretty much the scare of his life. he was working inside his camera vehicle when he was attacked by a man brandishing a shotgun and a hammer. scott broom has been on the scene all afternoon. scott, i mean, this is a bizarre case. is this man apparently still out there? >> reporter: yes, he is still on the loose and to hear police tell the story is he a real dangerous loose cannon kind of personality armed and screaming as this unfolded today right near the entrance to vwi airport. it happened about 11:30 this morning. the suspect emerging from the woods along the roa

a very somber karen murphy dressed in black. the judge agreed to continue the case until next week and set her the $25,000. afterwards her lawyer told the media that this family is devastated. he said karen murphy is a loving mother and cannot believe the prosecution is bringing these against her. he called them unfair. >> i am surprised that the prosecutor elected to bring these charges literally within the death of the trial. family has not even had a to mourn. we will do everything we can legally to keep this family together and to keep the prosecutor in the legal system from tearing this family apart because of what was obviously a very tragic accident. >> that is one of the reasons we charge people. not know if she will be any better or worse in prosecution. one of the reasons is we hope it be a wake-up call will be inclined to not take care of their children. the, >> and what the attorney investigation, it is not the first time in happened. fact, rayn was yan was left in bavanm back in january. the charges together carry a

karen murphy is out on bond after making her first appearance in court. peggy fox was there. peggy. >> reporter: her face was filled with grief and pain as she sat in the courtroom this morning waiting for her name to be called. the 40-year-old mother of three is a veterinarian but on her way to work one day last month she made a deadly mistake and forgot about her little boy in the back seat. >> we know the community has been very supportive to you. is that going to help? karen murphy and her husband answered no questions as they walked quickly out of the judicial centre. slee is charged with felony murder, child neglect and abuse after accidentally leaving her 2-year-old son ryan strapped in her honda odyssey. she forget to drop him at the daycare before going to her vetrinary hospital. the child was left in the minivan for more than seven hours. at the end of the day she drove home until her husband called and wondered why he wasn't at daycare where he was supposed to pick him up. >> i'm surprised that the prosecutor elected to bring these charges literally within two week

karen murphy is charged in the murder of her two-year-old son ryan.he allegedly forgot him and left in the back of a hot car for seven hours. if convicted, she faces a maximum of 40 years in jail. >>> tonight could be the last night for casey anthony in jail. after spending some three years in jail awaiting her murder trial, she could walk free on time served. yesterday, a jury found anthony not guilty of killing her two- year-old daughter caylee. >>> a big problem at a.t.c. shopping center, a number of cars stolen from the parking lot in front of the home depot on rhode island avenue right in the middle of the day. suzanne kennedy is live on the scene with just how bad this problem has become. >> the people who have had their cars stolen are absolutely stunned this is happening in broad daylight in the parking lot you see behind me, which is very busy during most parts of the day, with customers and day laborers searching for work. a quick stop for supplies at the home depot this week and left this woman without a car. >> i had my car and i wielded e

karen murphy faces charges of felony murder and felony child neglect. she's expected to appear in court tomorrow. >>> our other big story, prince georges county council member, leslie johnson announced she will resign. she insists on hanging on until the end of the month. the council had another card to play taking away her staff and her car and as scott broom reports, everyone in upper marlboro is trying to sort out what happens next. >> it is likely leslie johnson will stay in office at least until the end of the month, which will allow her to collect at least another two weeks of her $96,000 a year salary. a convicted felon, but still a council member. leslie johnson showed up for work, pledged allegiance to the flag and fled out a side door, leaving an everyone pi seat and a county council that had to retreat into executive session to decide what to do. leslie johnson who pled guilty on thursday released a written statement of resignation saying she would stay in office until the end of the council summer session july 31. >> prince georges county ca

. >> neighbors say that 40-year- old karen murphy, they strongly defended her. she's a married mother of three and the commonwealth attorney claims, though, this is not the first time she forgot her child in a car. murphy left her home june 17th to head to work but allegedly forgot her son was strapped in the back seat. she left work around 4 p.m. and drove home never noticing her son ryan was in the back seat. she realized her mistake when her husband called wondering why the boy was not in daycare. meantime the commonwealth attorney says murphy left the boy strapped in the family van back in january but retrieved him quickly when the daycare called her office wondering if ryan was coming in that day. >> the law provides for punishment and penalty in such cases and as a result i presented an indictment to the grand jury yesterday. they returned one count of felony murder, two counts of child abuse and neglect. >> that's some new information, but i mean we're human, you know. i just think that this family needs to be left alone so they can grieve properly and th

karen murphy was indicted by a prince william county grand jury on charges of felony child abuse.h warrants obtained by insidenova.com indicate dr. karen murphy, seen here on the website for her veterinary practice, accidentally left her son ryan in the car one time before the june 17th incident that resulted in the toddler's death. the warrant claims that in january of this year 2-year-old ryan sat in his mother's minivan in the parking lot of the caring hands animal hospital in bristow for 20 minute until dr. murphy was alerted by the day care center wondering why she was late dropping him off. five months later the toddler died after sitting in the same minivan in the same parking lot for more than seven hours on a day where temperatures reached 85 degrees. police say dr. murphy only realized that ryan was in the van after she arrived home around 4:00 p.m. child safety expert dr. angela mikelaid says accidents like this can be prevented. >> you should put your briefcase or purse on the floor in front of the child in the back seat. you'll never leave the car forgetting your back

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with her husband and lawyer by her side, karen murphy headed into the prince william county white house to face felony murder and child neglect charges. murphy is accused of leaving her 2-year-old son in the family's minivan on june 17th. authorities say thdd

court documents say it was january of this year when the kinder care daycare facility called karen murphy to notify her that ryan was absent. murphy, whose veterinary practice is in the same shopping center as the daycare facility, then came outside of her practice and got ryan out of the family car. documents say ryan had been left in the van for 20 minutes. >> that had bearing on my decision to present the indictment. >> reporter: but murphy's attorney maintains, ryan's death was accidental. >> we will do everything we can legally to keep this family together. and is to keep the prosecutor and the legal system from tearing this family apart because of what was obviously a very tragic accident. >> reporter: murphy is out on $25,000 bond. she'll be back in court july 15th to set a trial date. in manassas, jane watrel, news4. >> a felony murder charge carries a maximum sentence of up to 40 years in prison. >>> a man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for a gun incident that had officers scrambling on capitol hill. the u.s. attorney's office says john wheeler jr. pointed a gun at sev

veterinarian karen murphy is accused of felony murder and child neglect after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old son in her minivan for seven hours in 80 degree heat causing his death. court documents also show she left her son in the car for 20 minutes back in january. >>> police are hoping a new website will lead them to the murderer of christine mirzayan as she was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in 1998 in georgetown. they're hoping by posting a composite they'll have similar success to those hunting the east coast rapist. >>> today the trial begins against former yankees pitcher ronler clemens. he is accused of lying to congress when he denied using performance enhancing drugs during his 23-season career. >> let's get an out the door forecast with tom. >>> radar showing a few showers 50 miles southwest of washington and more even further south of there. they're advancing to the north and east. may make it into the metro area in a couple of hours. otherwise, a greater chance of a few passing isolated storms this afternoon, again thursday and friday. eun and joe? >> thank you,

veterinarian karen murphy is accused of leaving her 2-year-old child ryan in the family vehicle for seven hours earlier this month on a day when temperatures reached 85 degrees. by the time the boy was found after her husband reportedly discovered he was not at daycare as thought, the little boy was dead. it wasn't the first time she had forgotten her child in her car apparently. court documents show that murphy left her son in the car for 20 minutes in january in her work parking lot. murphy is expected to appear in court after turning herself in. >>> also today, a grand jury is set to hear new charges against the driver behind the wheel for the crash near çking's dominio. he is already charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the four passengers who died in that crash. investigators discovered he fell asleep at the wheel, causing the crash in may. his wife says he told the bus company he was too tired to drive, but he drove anyway because he feared for his job. each charge carries up to ten years in prison. >>> police in two jurisdictions hope a new website will lead th

karen murphy and her husband answered no questions as they walked quickly out of the judicial centre. charged with felony murder after accidentally leaving her 2-year-old son ryan strapped in her honda odyssey. she forgot to drop him off at daycare before going to her animal hospital. >> very sad case. didn't have to happen but it did. >> reporter: ryan murphy was left in the minivan for more than seven hours. she was called a loving mother who is devastated after making such a tragic mistake. >> we will do everything we can to legally keep this family together and to keep the prosecutor and the legal system from tearing this family apart. >>> that story that just won't go away. well, it will be with us for another day. casey anthony scheduled for sentencing tomorrow morning. 9 a.m. and everybody is still talking about the verdict in the case that came down yesterday. but one person who would seem to know what he is talking about, an alternate juror, says he is supports the verdict reached by those 12 jurors who found anthony not guilty of murder. russell heard all of the testimony al

a prince william county grand jury indicted karen murphy. authorities say she left her son in the family's sweltering minivan for more than seven hours last month. he died. this is not the first time she had forgotten the boy. court documents show in january, she left him in the van for 20 minutes. records also show she wasn't aware of the mistake until the child's day care called to say he was absent. >>> d.c. police have made a second arrest in the deadly shooting during last month's caribbean parade. deonte jay bryant of northwest d.c. is charged. officers picked him up yesterday. terry allen jimenez is also charged. he was arrested days after the june 25th shooting which killed innocent bystander 43-year-old robert foster jr. three others were also shot but they survived. >>> weather could delay the final shuttle mission scheduled for this friday. it will last 12 days and will deliver supplies to the international space station. as surae chinn tells us, the goddard's spaceflight center will have a crucial role in the final mission. >> th

karen murphy made bond after turning herself into the police today.secutors have charged her with felony murder and neglect in the death of her 2-year-old son, ryan. she forgot to take him to the daycare and went on to his veterinarian job. he was left in the van seven years and that killed him. she faces 40 years behind bars if convicted. >>> lauren giddings family got the news they were dreading. investigators have determined that a body found last week in georgia is that of their loved one. word is giddings' body was found feet away from her apartment. the 27-year-old has just graduated from law school and was studying to take the bar. her neighbor is a suspect in several burglaries and is now a person of interest in her case. >>> no matter what happens, my brother is still dead, tonight from lila hunt willingham on the fate of major hasan. jason dean hunt was one of the victims killed in the deadly rampage at fort hood. we learned if convicted of that attack, hasan will face the death penalty. he's accused of opening fire at the texas army post in

karen murphy is accused of leaving her 2-year-old son ryan in the family minivan for several hours earlier this month on a day when temperatures reached 85 degrees. by the time he was found, the boy was dead. it wasn't the first time either. court documents show murphy left her son in the car for 20 minutes in january in her work parking lot. murphy is expected to appear in court after turning herself in. >>> also today, grand jury is set to hear evidence about possible new charges against the bus driver at the wheel behind the bus in the crash at king's dominion. he's already charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. investigators discovered he fell asleep at the wheel, causing the crash back in may. his wife said he told the bus company he was too tired to drive, but he drove anyway because he feared for his job. each charge carries up to ten years in prison. >>> police in two jurisdictions hope a website will lead them to a killer in a georgetown cold case. the site will seek information in the 1998 murder. investigators say they recently used dna to connect her killer to a

a grand jury has indicted the 2-year-old's mother karen murphy on charges of felony murder and felonyld neglect. the mother has not yet been arrested, but she's expected to turn herself in tomorrow. she left the toddler in the family mini van for more than seven hours. court documents said this is not the first time she had forgotten ryan. she didn't realize he was in there until the day care said he was absent. >>> what led a man to kill his own father. that is the question. police say emmer called 911 to report a break-in but when they got there they found 62-year-old lawrence emmer stabbed to death and now casey emmer has been charged with that homicide. >>> it looks like in prince george's county lesli johnson will still be holding on to the paycheck at least for now. today johnson handed in her resignation -- >> calls for an immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> today she did hand in her resignation letter. it's effective july 31st. but as you just heard, her colleague wants her to step down right now and county executives agree. the counsel also voted to strip her of her o

. >>> prince george county mother karen murphy is charged with murder for for getting her child in a hot van. she left home june 17th with her 2-year-old strapped in his car seat and left him in the car the entire workday. she made the mistake in january but only remembered if the day car -- after the day care called her. >>> casey anthony will learn her fate today. she is set to be sentenced on four counts of lying to police. each charge carries a maximum of one year in prison. the judge could set her free since she has spent three years in jail. a volunteer group that helped look for her daughter caylee is considering suing her. they spent $112,000 on the doomed search. >> jose baez opening statements were caylee was never missing. so, why did they call us y. did they put us through that. we don't ask for a penny more than what we spent on this. this can go back in our kitty to help other families in the future. >> anthony was acquitted of three more serious charges on tuesday including the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. >>> lawyers and prosecutors in the roger clemens

karen murphy is accused of leaving her son in the van all day on june 17th. she was charged with murder and child neglect. the "washington post" reports that she plans to turn herself in at a court appearance in prince william county this morning. >>> turning to prince george's county's corruption scandal, disgraced county council member leslie johnson has announced she is resigning one week after she pleaded guilty to obstruction charges. she and her husband are awaiting sentencing in the federal corruption scandal. in her resignation letter, leslie johnson says she is stepping down july 31st, but some say she should go immediately. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible which means that the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> as a resident of this county, i think it would be nice for she would offer an apology, at least an apology. >> mrs. johnson stuffed nearly $80,000 into her bra and flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet to hide the bribe her husband took from developers from the f.b.i. >>> roger clemens' pr

karen murphy left her home last month with her 2-year-old strapped in the car set. she left him in the car the entire workday. prosecutors say murphy made the same mistake in january and only remembered when the day care called her. >>> some neighbors are shocked describing murphy as a pillar in the community. >>> the trial of roger clemens resumes in a federal court in d.c. with jury selection continuing this morning. prosecutors and defense lawyers say they may call on sammy sosa and wade boggss to be witnesses. clemens former trainer claims that he uses steroids. clemens told congress he never used the steroids. statements that prosecutors say were false. >>> new this morning, a car crashes into a diner in wheaton, maryland. it happened before midnight at university boulevard. for some unknown reason the driver left the roadway, flew into the air and into the building. no word on what may have caused the accident. >>> and we are monitoring metro for you at fox 5. this morning several metro committees are meeting to discuss big changes. >> including a decision on

police say karen murphy left her 2-year-old son strapped in a car seat the entire day while she was at work and she made the same mistake in january. she didn't realize what happened until the day care called and asked if her son was showing up. >> the law provides for punishment in such cases. as a result, i presented indictments to the grand jury and they indicted one count of felony murder and two counts of child abuse and neglect. >> we will do everything we can to keep this family together and keep the prosecutor and the legal system from tearing this family apart because of what was obviously a very tragic accident. >> some neighbors are shocked describing murphy as a pillar in her community. >>> a virginia pry school employee is ac -- preschool employee is accused of sexually assaulting a student in leesburg. the school released a statement saying the well-being and safety of our students is the top priority. we are shocked about the charge against brad minor who has been terminated from our employment. >>> d.c.'s whitman walker clinic faces a lawsuit from a man that was wrongfu

karen murphy left her son in the family's minivan for over 7 hours last month causing his death. that wasn't the first time she had forgotten her son in a vehicle. she left her son unattended in the minivan outside her work at another time for about 20 minutes before someone spotted the child. murphy is expected to turn herself in tomorrow and appear in court. she's charged with felony murder and felony child neglect. >>> big shake-up tonight in prince georges county politics. leslie johns season stepping down from her county council seat. she handed in her resignation letter today. it comes just five days after she pleaded guilty of destroying evidence in a federal corruption probe. chris gord season live in upper marlboro with more on the fallout today. chris? >> the prince georges county council unanimously is calling on leslie to resign effectively, not as of the end of the month. as the council session began, leslie johnson said just three words, good morning, present. then mrs. johnson left, issuing a statement through her lawyer, saying after careful thought and considerat

karen murphy is accused of leaving her son ryan in the van one day back on june 17th. murphy found her son strapped in his car seat around 4:00 p.m. the child was reportedly last seen alive around 9:00 a.m. that day. murphy is charged with murder and child neglect. >>> and we have a news alert that could make for a rough commute on i-66. a truck hauling hey caught fire in fairfax around 4:00 this afternoon. the driver pulled over when he spotted the smoke. the -- block the westbound lanes which won't reopen for another hour and virginia state police urging commuters to find alternative routes. westbound traffic being detoured at route 123 and the truck driver was not hurt. >>> new developments today in the corruption probe in prince georges county. leslie johnson is stepping down from the county council following her guilty plea. the wife of former county executive jack johnson admitted in her resignation and submitted it today and it's not effective until the end the months. and that is not sitting well with the couple. >> reporter: brian, leslie johnson has three mor

karen murphy is accused of leaving her son ryan in the van all day on june 17th. police say he is unresponsive when she finally returned. murphy is charged with murder and child neglect. the "washington post" reports she plans to turn herself in at a court appearance in prince william county this morning. >>> the wife of former prince george's county executive jack johnson submits her resignation to the county council. announcement comes days after leslie wrong son pleaded guilty in a federal corruption probe. several her council colleagues are calling for her to step down immediately. leslie johnson will be sentenced in octothe dalai lama today beginning a 10-day buddhist ritual and for accept biotechnology industry organizations marking his 76th birthday today. organize-- and for celebrations marking his 76th birthday today. tibetan leaders describe the repossession by the chinese communists as a tragedy. >>> roger college ingoes on trial in federal court here in washington. we'll talk about that with the junkies coming up. >>> our first look at a prison inmate

karen murphy is accused of leaving her son ryan in that van all day on june 17th. murphy found her son still strapped in his car seat around 4:00. he was reportedly last seen alive around 4:00 a.m. she is charged with murder and neglect. >>> we're here with bob barnard who's got a new look at a report from metro regarding the reliability of its escalators has dropped in recent months. not what riders want to hear. that's for sure. >> and ryan, rielt now, there are 82 escalators out of service for some sort of repair of the 588 in the system. metro insists it's working hard to make its escalators more reliable. >> reporter: it's the evening rush at soggy bottom, metro riders getting used to this getting into the station. >> what can you do. you don't want to drive your car, you have to put up with it. >> reporter: one of the escalators is undergoing a month-long and complete overhaul and now the one going south isn't working. >> too far to walk down, too long of a line and my knees hurt. >> reporter: that's why bridget culmer and aj are waiting in this long line to

karen murphy is accused of leaving her son ryan in the family's minivan all day on june 17th. he was last seen alive around 9:00 a.m. that day. police say murphy found him unresponsive and still strapped in his car seat around 4:00 p.m. she is charged with murder and child neglect. >>> new developments in the corruption scandal in prince georges county. leslie johnson says she will step down. she needed guilty to obstruction charges last week. it stems from her role in a federal corruption scandal involving her husband former county exec jack johnson. her resignation takes effect july # 1st but some want to see it happen sooner -- 31st, but some want to see it happen soon engineer we should have the special elect as soon as possible. >> as a resident, i think it would be nice for she would offer an apology, at least an apology. >> when the fbi came to johnson's home last november, council woman johnson stuffed nearly $08,000 in her bra and plushed a $100,000 check down the toilet. >>> d.c. police using the web to catch a killer. investigators hoping to get new leads in a 13-ye

several neighbors who declined to speak on camera describe karen murphy as a doting mother well known and well liked, but on june 17th she left her house with 2-year-old son ryan strapped into his car seat and drove to work accidentally leaving him in the car. she left work around 4:00, drove home and then her husband called to say that ryan was not at daycare. it was then that murphy found her son dead in the car. neighbor gerald lofton said ryan murphy's death has touched every family in this community. >> many families i've known where things happened it was just. you know it, could have been a terrible situation, but they just remember that the last moment and it was avoided, but i just think that this family needs to be left alone so they can grieve correctly and properly. >> reporter: but the commonwealth attorney is prosecuting. paul ebert says murphy made the same mistake in january leaving her son in the car only remembering when the daycare called her office asking if ryan would be coming. >> the law provides for punishment and penalty in such cases and as a result, i presen

court documents show karen murphy left her son in the family's minivan for more than seven hours last month. it's not the first time she had forgotten her child in the vehicle. murphy left her son unattended in the minivan outside her work back in january. it was for about 20 minutes before somebody spotted the boy. murphy is expected to turn herself in tomorrow when she appears in court. >>> just a few days after pleading guilty in a federal corruption investigation, leslie johnson resigned from the prince georges county council. she handed in her resignation today, but it does not take effect until july 31st, the last day of the session. that does not sit well with a number of people. chris gordon in upper marlboro with more on this. >> prince georges county executive baker issued a statement tonight by saying waiting until the end of the month, leslie johnson has delayed the residents of district six time needed to fill the vacancy. leslie johnson said good morning, present. then she left, issuing a statement through her lawyer saying, after careful thought and consideration, i ten

a prince william county grand jury indicted karen murphy.ice she she left her son, ryan in the family minivan for seven hours last month. this is not the first time she had forgotten the boy. in january, she left him in the van for 20 minutes. records show that she wasn't aware of the mistake until the child's day care called her to say he was absent. d.c. police have made a second arrest in a deadly shooting from last month's caribbean parade. deonte jay bryant is charged in the case. officers picked him up yesterday. jimenez also charged. he was arrested days after the june 25th shooting which killed innocent bystander 43-year-old robert foster jr. three others were also shot in that but they survived. >> the lights, coffeemaker and air conditioning are finally back on for people in arlington, virginia this morning. surae chinn is live in arlington where dominion crews worked through the night. we hear the hum of -- is it an air conditioning unit? >> reporter: they are working this morning. you know the two people i've seen coming out of t

veterinarian karen murphy arrived at the prince william county courthouse just about an hour ago. she's accused of leaving her 2-year-old son, ryan, in the family vehicle for seven hours earlier this month on a day when temperatures reached 85 degrees. murphy didn't discover the little boy until she returned home. by that time, ryan had died. it wasn't the first time she had forgotten her child in her car. court documents show murphy left her son in the car for 20 minutes in january in her work parking lot. >>> a new survey finds one in five airline pilots live at least 750 miles from work. the national research council report is raising concerns that long commutes to airports could leave to fatigue in the cockpit. the calculations were based on home addresses of more than 25,000 pilots, 6% of pilots listed a primary residence of at least 1,500 miles from the airline base where they begin flights. the council says it's difficult to determine the safety risk associated with long commutes without more information about the practices of individual pilots. >>> weather could delay the