he is 18-year-old jasper spires and he's facing first degree murder charges in the death of kevin sutherlandland was redding a red line metro train going to meet friends on the fourth of july. heft stab -- he was stabbed by spires in what may have been a robbery attempt. as the train pulled into the gallaudet noma metro station. the victim kevin sutherland was involved in student government and for a time interned for congressman jim hines of connecticut. the police are still looking for spires and they're hoping to get tips from the public. if you have any information about where spires may be, you are asked to call investigators. eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath at the noma metro station, thank you. >>> today the family of a soldier missing in action will bury bury bury his remains at arlington national cemetery. the man was reported missing in 1950 and he was capture and died the following month and his remains were not returned to the u.s. for several years. scientists used dna analysis to identify them. >>> a family is part of an alarming story making headlines now. decades old nails

police say by the time kevin sutherland and matthew spires crossed paths, his life was already spiraling out of control, fueled partially by the use of the dangerous synthetic drugs now plaguing the district. charging documents describe a bloody, brutal splaying on the streets of d.c. saturday. 18-year-old jasper spires slabbed and slashed kevin sutherland more than 30 times after taking his cell phone, the kind of rage-fueled violence police link to pcp- like synthetic drugs. a police source told wusa9 news the department had information spires took synthetic drugs and it changed his behavior. on social media his friends speculated about the same thing. online recordsw shospires had been a college student? north carolina. back in d.c. this summer things ban to unravel. friends say he may have been homeless. charming documents had no fixed address and it was a broad daylight a i assault. police found him under the influence and waves an empty wine bottle. today a friend criticized spires family for not coming to court with their son. >> if they cared about him, whether he was right or wr

kevin sutherland was stabbed several times while other riders stood by and watched. officials tell us he was able to eject safely before the crash. a news conference is expected at the top of the hour. >>> the crash happened after 6:00 this morning on the southbound lanes between the beltway and turkey run. >> it appears that fewer of you are using metro these days. ridership is down about 8% over the past five years. some 222 million passengers a year road the rails. >> we have a new lane on the beltway now. take a look at some of this video. opened the north shoulder of the beltway from the end of the expressway. the one and a half mile stretch will be open from 7:00 in the morning to 11:00 in the morning and during the evening it's open from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. keep your eye out for the green arrows and red xs to let you know. all drivers can actually use this lane. back to you. >> now it feel tlix morning show. traffic and weather just like we like it. it's a toasty warm day. what to expect for the next couple of hours? a generally dry evening and high chance

we begin with what we learned about the victim. 24-year-old kevin sutherland seem to have everything going his way. he recently started working for a political strategy firm, were his coworkers are now mourning his loss. >> we all loved working with kevin. he is a bright spot and it was a real pleasure to work with. it's a terrible tragedy. roz: students at american university are grieving the graduate of money 13, 8 for select a government officer, the student body president calling it unthinkable loss saying, "he is emblematic of who we are and who we hope to be." he was on the matter early saturday afternoon, heading to meet friends to celebrate the fourth of july. they say that he was stabbed to death on the train as it approached the station. investigators are not confirming the motive. they say this man is his suspected killer, 18-year-old jasper spires, wanted for first-degree murder while armed. the police say if you spot the suspect, do not approach him simply call 911. roz plater, abc 7 news. kellye: new developments from anne arundel county, the police have arrested a woma

said it was liberal policies that caused the death of kevin sutherland. no it was a deranged individual, deranged or drugs, we don't know. agree or disagree with liberals, that's who devon was and who his parents were. by the way his funeral had been several days earlier. >> the congressman says sutherland's death points to a larger issue about the overall level of violence in our society. >>> we have seen a spike in violence in the district over the past several weeks. there have been 78 murders so far this year compared to 66 this same time last year. that's an 18% increase. police have said an increase in synthetic drug use may be a contributing factor. no word yet on a motive or suspects in the most recent murder murder. it happened southwest in southeast d.c. someone killed a man not far from patterson elementary -- elementary. the victim was 25. >>> donald trump gaining ground despite some damning headlines. meanwhile democratic hopeful, hillary clinton, is making headlines of her own tonight. the justice department has been asked to start a crimina

the way for kevin sutherland will take place tomorrow in his hometown in connecticut. the funeral is monday. the former congressional intern was attacked on a red line train on the fourth of july. the police arrested and charged jasper spires with first-degree murder. some great weather to round out the weekend. looking ahead, we are getting ready for more rain. devon lucie is in the weather center for our first check of the forecast. we don't need more rain. devon: we have another round of rain wrapping up this morning. the belfort furniture weather center, we have much better weather headed our way. the stormscan, hampton roads with the last of the rain. real-time temps, 86 sunshine. the temperatures are only part of it. the dew point temperature is the other part of it. that is the best measure of humidity, mid-70's with the heat and humidity. some spots with dew points into the 50's, much drier air. washington 68. i just at that and rosslyn it is still humid. much drier air in place. the next system that has an impact is a front moving in. alexandria's birthday ton

it started when the suspect tried to take an item from kevin sutherland's waste believed to be a cell phone. he punched him to the floor hitting him with a black object and walking back to stomp on him were descriptions given to police. it was a dropped bag with spires's id and surveilliance yido of him running that helped-- video that helped match him to the crime. a family member doesn't believe spires is responsible. >> decent kind of guy as far as i can remember. >> reporter: shaun stuart is upset he didn't see spires's parents. >> if his family really cared no matter ifhy did it or-- he did it or not they should have been here. >> reporter: one said it was too difficult for other friends to attend. >> the friends of kevin sutherland are together remembering him in a positive way, remembering the life he lived and want to focus on the positive with kevin as we let the justice trausz play out. >> reporter: the charging documents do not say there is video of jasper committing the crime, we do know, though, he has other priors pending hearings that will happen in dc and maryland. out

police say he attacked 24- year-old kevin sutherland on a red line train on july 4 as it was approaching the noma- gallaudet station. police believe the moifer was robbery. we spoke -- motive was robbery. we spoke with kevin's father who said the senseless murder was all over a cell phone. d.c. police not confirming that but they did say a smashed cell phone was found outside the station. kevin sutherland is originally from connecticut but moved here to d.c. to attend american university. it was there his friends tell us he fell in love with the city with politics and advocating for causes he was passionate about. his friends talked to us yesterday about how they will remember him. >> he was one of the kindest people i've ever known. and it's going to be hard without him but i think the best way -- the best way to honor him is to keep believing in what he believed in, keep doing what he wanted us to do. >> reporter: the first court -- [ inaudible ] he was in court just last week for a separate assault charge. coming up at 6:30, how sutherland's coworkers say they'll remember him. live ou

he is now facing first degree murder charges in the death of 24-year-old kevin sutherland. sutherland was on a red line metro train going to meet friends on the fourth of july. police say he was stabbed by spires in what may have been a robbery attempt as the train pulled in to the gallaudet noma metro station. the victim kevin sutherland was a graduate of american university. he was involved in the student government. he also interned for congressman jim hines of connecticut. now, police are still looking for the suspect. jasper spires. they say if you see him, do not approach him. he is considered dangerous. but call police. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. >>> coming up on 6:48. today a former day care worker is going on trial for child abuse. this is sprigs. prosecutors say she abused toddlers at miniland academy in woodbridge. she and co-worker are accused of stepping or their bare toes and spraying them with full pressure hoses. >>> fairfax is mourning the death of a teenager who died in lake anna. 19-year-old justin briggs from fairfax was last seen on

police arrested 18-year-old jasper spires in the murder of kevin sutherland. spires will make his first appearance at d.c. superior court tomorrow. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: those who knew kevin sutherland say they won him deeper remembered for who he was, not how he died. several friends shared memories with reporters this evening. they said above all he was a wonderful, decent person. >> he was everything. it was the small things that you don't realize that you miss until they are gone. he was so loving. with literally do anything that you asked him and never say no. leon: a 2013 graduate of american, he started to work at a strategy group. funeral services have not been announced. summer heat and humidity are returning to the area. we are looking at temperatures in the 90's the next few days. brian van de graaff is here with the pleasant word about that. [brian last] brian: positive spin, leon. the belfort furniture weather center, we had some heavy pockets of rain this evening. those who got the rain got some heavier pockets up near baltimore with the

friends say sutherland had a bright future. >> i think kevin's willingness to help anybody is something to very much be remembered. >> reporter: sutherland loved photography and his shot of the u.s. capitol was one of his favorites. his other passion was politics. he previously interned for connecticut congressman jim himes. souther land's recent work -- >> and we apologize. we had a little bit of technical difficulty. >>> moving on, buffalo bills offensive lineman coach aaron cropper was cromer was arrested today after police say he got in an argument over beach chairs in the panhandle. chromer and his son confronted three boys while using those chairs while fish october beach. cromer is accused of punching one of the boys. he faces misdemeanor battery charges. the bills say the team is gathering facts on the case. >>> mexico's most active volcano has been more active than usual this weekend. we want to show you some time lapse video here coming up there. this sis is a sol volcano that started spewing smoke and ash into the sky in central mexico last night. today, a dramatic explosion

police say 18-year-old jasper spires stabbed 2-year-old kevin sutherland to -- 27-year-old kevin sutherland to death aboard a crowded red line train. today d.n.a. evidence linked spires to the killing. when asked spires attorney said he didn't know if the client's behavior was influenced by the drug k-2. new controversy over hillary clinton's e-mails while she was secretary of state. many messages on her private server may have been classified and now accidentally released to the public. senior political reporter scott thuman joins us live from the capitol hill bureau. we understand that the justice department is now looking into this. scott: that is correct. not republicans but the independent inspectors general for the state department and the intelligence community were going over in a small sample of the 30000 e-mails turned over from the server. she et set they weren't classified. one i.g. says some of them it turns out were and may have been made public in the rush to get them all out there. >> i want to say a word about what is in the news today. maybe the heat is getting to everybod

today for the american university alum who was stabbed to death on a metro train. 22-year-old kevin sutherlandas killed july 4th. he was stabbed 30 to 40 times. funeral services will take place in sutherland's hometown in connecticut. >>> later today the ohio bartender, accused of threatening to kill house speaker john boehner, is set to go on trial. investigators say michael hoyt worked at boehner's country club. he is accused of planning to mix the legislator a lethal cocktail. >>> a fairfax county school board member was attacked this weekend. cathy smith is cam page for a position on the county's board of supervisors. on saturday she knocked on a door in the county when she was approached by a woman doing yard work and she came at me very quickly. and grabbed the clipboard. and then i wanted to retrieve the clipboard and she kept pushing me. smith says the woman was upset about her vote in a 2008 boundary change. that woman is 58-year-old pamela cord. she now faces assault charges. >>> barbara comstock is raising funds like a veteran lawmaker. comstock has already raised more than a millio

with victim kevin sutherland's blood and dna on it and they

according to the medical examiner the victim, kevin sutherland was stabbed 30-40 times, witnesses described a struggle on the train and suspect went back to stomp the victim before robbing 2 others on that same train. a support frr the suspect said after-- supporter for the suspect said he didn't believe the 18-year-old cause capable of this. >> i didn't believe he done it but we will sate and see what comes up. >> reporter: one person came out to support the victim. >> the friends of kevin sutherland are remembering him in a positive way, and remembering the life he lived and we want to focus on the positive with kevin as we let the justice process play out. >> reporter: documents say they collected spires through a bag with his id and surveillance video of him running away, his attorney argued there is no video that shows him committing the murder. stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. >> he is due back in court later this month. >>> a shoot out on crowded dc playground ended up with nobody hurt. witnesses told us there were 60 parents and kids at the columbia heights reck center park when this went

with victim kevin sutherland's blood and dna on it and they also found some discarded camoflauge pants in the station with spires' dna on them. just before the 4th of july attack on sutherland spires had been released from jail after prosecutors reduced the charges in an alleged july 2nd attack on another man near the friendship heights metro station. >> those three days from july 2nd to july 4th clearly is behavior of someone who has a lot obviously going on in their life. >> reporter: now the judge found that there was substantial probability that spires had murdered the promising young political consultant who was on his way to a 4th of july party with friends. the judge found that given spires' criminal history, the brutality of the crime and the other alleged robberies he committed on that train, he had to hold him pending trial to ensure this community's safety. live at d.c. superior court, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> bruce, thank you. and his lawyer says spires was in private college at the time beginning last year -- i'm sorry, let me start that over. he was at a private college at

spires will be here today for his arraignment facing murder charges in the death of 24-year- old kevin sutherland. police arrested the 18-year-old yesterday afternoon charged with the horrific stabbing death on july 4 aboard a metro train. motive was likely a robbery. sutherland's father told wusa9 he believes his son died over a cell phone. he said police found a smashed phone outside the metro station. today in court spires will be arraigned for the first time for this crime but wusa9 has now learned he faces a separate robbery charge. police say on july 4 less than two hours after he allegedly stabbed sutherland, spires robbed a 76-year-old man and his daughter also at the noma- gallaudet station. they weren't hurt but shaken un. now friends of southerland are speaking -- sutherland are speaking out remembering a man they say was always smiling. >> he's one of the kindest people i've ever known. and it's going to be hard without him, but i think the best way -- the best way to honor him is to keep believing in what he believed in, keep doing what he wanted us to do. >> reporter: spires is expe

kevin sutherland's friends describe him as a remarkable young man with a prommising political future. they say he was so nice and quirky and the type of kid that would walk into a room and light it up. well, they are grieving tonight and his suspected killer is behind bars. >> we really want to talk about kevin and how amazing he was -- >> reporter: kevin sutherland had dreams of being a progressive politician. former intern for a connecticut congressman. american university graduate, was stabbed to death on a metro train. tonight, his roommates are heart broken. >> he was everything. it is the small details about him that you don't realize you miss until now he is actually gone. he was just so quirky. so loving. >> kevin was the guy that he could sit in a group, still be the happiest person in the group without attention. >> reporter: they say a man tried to rob kevin and stabbed him to death on the train at the gallaudet station. he was on his way it meet friends app a july fourth party. they knew something was wrong when he didn't show up. >> unfortunately that's how we came to fin

him get off at the next station noma-gallaudet allegedly having stabbed to death 24-year-old kevin sutherland and robbed two other people. he is seen running. police say he is dropping the murder knife in a trash can has he fled from the noma station. spires' attorney argue a witness picked someone forels the photo line-up. but they notice that the spires health card at the noma station and he found probable cause that spires committed the murder. the victim's cousin say she encouraged him to come here and six years ago and now the family is traying to cope. >> he had six happy years here. they are sad. we are rocked by the fact it's over. >> asked about the behavior and whether it was in relation to using k2 he said he didn't know. the judge called for spires to be examined. sam: the attorney said spires went from a 3.4 g.p.a. in college one so mester until erratic behavior the next semester. we mention the surveillance. it shows spires after the arrest from the misdemeanor coming to pick up the clothing the morning of july 4 at the second district police station. they show six hours later h

and tonight we are learning more about the victim au grad, kevin sutherland. we are hearing from the school and his employer after yesterday's stabbing on a train approaching the know ma gal laddet station. that's where news4's derrick ward jo still-developing story. derek? >> reporter: indeed, that new information just in today that this murder happened here yesterday afternoon. take a look at that picture again. police are looking for jasper spires, wanted for first-degree murder while armed and police say that he stabbed 24-year-old kevin joseph sutherland yesterday on board a red line train as it pulled into the gal laddette nome ma station. this happened about 10 minutes before 1 in the afternoon. the train was packed with people heading down to the mall for the july 4th activities there. a victim, a 2012 graduate of american university was a member of the student government there. and he had also interned for a connecticut congressman connecticut being his home state. congressman jim hines. now, heartfelt condolences have come in from american university

kevin sutherland right there on your screen. police had released spires from jail in connection to a separate assault case just the day before that murder. he's due in court today to face charges in both cases. >>> also today we expect emotional testimony at the sentencing for the maryland man who killed his girlfriend's 2-year-old son. clifton bernard of suitland pleaded guilty in 2013 to the murder. bernard became angry with the child and rammed the boy's head through drywall. the boy's relatives are expected to testify during that hearing. bernard is facing up to 70 years in prison. >>> right now, president obama is in ramstein, germany for a quick stop on his way to kenya and ethiopia. he voiced strong support for gay rights in africa. in an interview with the bbc he said he had been blunt with african leaders about gay rights. kenya is president obama's ancestral homeland. >>> breaking news right now that could impact your health insurance. major merger deal just announced that impacts moor than 53 million -- impacts more t

learn more details of exactly what happened on board that metro train on july 4. 24-year-old kevin sutherland was stabbed or cut nearly 30 or 40 times as he rode the metro train last saturday. that is according to court documents released today. documents that say that sutherland was punched until he fell to the ground. >> the friends of kevin sutherland are altogether right now remembering him in a positive way. remembering the life he lived. we want to focus on the positive with kevin as we left the justice process play out. brianne: jasper spires with us ordered held without bond in court today after being arrested monday morning. according to the court documents witnesses on the metro train saw spires reach for something in southern's waist area. that something is believed to be a cell phone. the two began to struggle and spires started punching sutherland until he fell to the ground. southers was stabbed repeatedly. court records shows spires got off the train at noma-gallaudet station. the affidavit claims he was leaving the station when the witnesses saw him drop a black backpack. dete

a cousin spoke kevin sutherland's parents. >> they want something good to come of this and whether that'sting people off the streets that are harming others or going at the root cause. >> on the train witnesses were able to pick spires out of a photo lineup. investigators have dan evidence and are testing the hand -- dna evidence and are testing the handle of a knife they recovered from a trash can. >>> a man was sentenced to 50 years for murdering his girl friend's little boy. he is 28-year-old clifton barnard. he was baby-sitting 2-year-old jamir shipe while his mother was at work, but bernard got angry with the little boy and rammed his head into the apartment wall. jamir died at the hospital the very next day. today barnard apologized to the family, but the mother was not there. she did not want to look into the face of the man who killed her son. >>> 57-year-old arthur clements was this morning by maryland state police and investigators say they found all kinds of videos with child pornography on his computer. he's charged with distributing and possessing child porn. >>> d.c. police

the victim is kevin sutherland. but what's really interesting here is spires. think a question a lot of folks have is how did the guy who was arrested just days prior for finding himself in a similar situation similar behavior, making threats and attempted robbery, finding himself back out on the streets, this time it led to the death of 24-year-old kevin sutherland, the american university graduate, a political strategist. a guy that friends -- a guy that friends says had big dreams and hopes for the future. again, spires was arrested on robbery charges last week and he was awaiting trial in that case. again, police say they think this was a robbery gone wrong. he'll appear here in d.c. superior court at 11:00. reporting live in northwest d.c., zachary kiesch. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> it's 5:47. we are hearing the 9 11 call when neighbors found a baby aban donned on the road -- abandoned on the road in anne arundel county. >> there's a baby in the street and there's no one around. >> someone from a church nearby found the 6 week old baby gi

and stabbed fellow passenger kevin sutherland 30 to 40 times killing him. but police say he didn't stop there. they say he robbed an elderly man and his daughter near the station that same day. they were not hurt. police believe spires was on synthetic drugs at the time and that was the reason for the brutality of the attack. spires was here last week in court but a judge ordered he undergo a mental evaluation because during the hearing he interrupted the judge and he even laughed. now we will hopefully learn if that test happened and the results of it today in court. as well as the next step for all of spires' cases. live at d.c. superior court, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> i'm surae chinn with new information of mounting cases of anthrax mistakenly sent across the globe by an army facility in utah. the cdc has traced samples to 183 labs across the world and here in the u.s. including maryland, virginia, and the district of columbia. that's more than twice the number previously reported. the federal government doesn't think that is the end of it. they don

that victim's name is 24-year- old kevin sutherland. he attended american university.nt graduate who moved to d.c. from connecticut. police say if you have any information about this suspect, you're asked to call them immediately. do not approach him as he is considered dangerous. back to you in the studio. >>> north carolina's governor is trying to keep the state's water safe from shark attacks. he said safety officials should consider restrictions on fishermen throwing chum in the water to lure them to the fishing hooks around areas where people are swimming especially during the summer tourist season. according to the economic development partnership of north carolina, tourists spent $23 billion last year in the tar heels state. >>> pope francis continues his homecoming tour of south america. today he'll travel to eke door's coast. later this week he will -- ecuador's coast. later this week he will visit paraguay. lenot visit argentina -- he will not visit argentina. he will be there next year. >>> leaders are meeting today in paris to discuss the financial crisis i

he's charged with killing 24-year-old kevin sutherland on july 4th.re's new video that shows the suspect before and after the crime. >> reporter: prosecutors say this just released video shows metro murder suspect jasper spires. he was wearing a red bandana carrying a nike backpack, running through the station after stabbing a man to death on a train. at one point he stops and turns around. that's when investigators testify, he believes he ran to a trash can and dumped knife used to kill kevin sutherland. that knife was taken from the can with his dna. spires brought items and keep going. earlier in the series of videos played in court the investigator points out he put on a pair of gloves as he got to the top of the escalator before the crime and again, before the killing, it shows fires at the card machine, looking for victims to rob pretenting to get a fare card and following a couple. they call it a case of mistaken identity. >> none of the witnesses have identityied my client as a perpetrator. >> reporter: they say they are confidence he stabbed

they found kevin sutherland dead . sutherland recently graduated from american university. 30 minutes ago, abc 7 got in touch with sutherland's employer. they tell us -- a gorgeous day to round out the holiday weekend. as you get back to work tomorrow, you might be dealing with some rain. meteorologist: we are tracking heat and humidity. we will start with some rain shower activity moving our way. a cluster of storms south of washington. this is more towards hampton roads. this has been coming from an upper-level system. we will have to get closer before this comes into washington. a couple of isolated showers today. warm and humid. 87 is the high temperature. the real-time temperature is around 80 degrees. it is hotter when you factor in the humidity. we are expecting a possible break in the humidity. we expect rain overnight that could affect the commute tomorrow. there might be a second round by tomorrow evening. after the rainier monday to start the work week, we will cover it all in our complete forecast. kellye:

jasper spires is charged in the death of kevin sutherland. we have what is expected to happen today. >> good afternoon. jasper spires was expected to appear in court on misdemeanor charges this morning stemming from a botched robbery attempt and an assault on a police officer two days before the metro murder. earlier this morning the judge told reporters that he will not rule on that case before jasper spires goes before another judge for murder case in the next few minutes. in is anybody's guess on how jasper spires will behave in court. last week he interrupted the judge and his attorney several times. he said that they had no probable cause and they had to release him. after he left the courtroom it was suggested that he get a mental health evaluation. we will have updates throughout the afternoon on wjla.com. we will have the full report coming up at the news at -- on the news at 4:00. i am sam sweeney. jummy: police have identified a man killed in a shooting in southwest d.c.. officers found 25-year-old isiah ageyekum suffering from guns

on july 2, he tried to rob a man, two days later police say spires stabbed kevin sutherland to death on a metro train. spires is due back in court next week. >>> a maryland man will be sentenced in connection with the death of a pedestrian. james chandler enter an alford plea in the case. police say he hit and killed philip snodgrass while under the influence of pvp. snodgrass was walking on the sidewalk when struck by the vehicle that chandler was driving. chandler may face up to 30 years in prison. >>> this morning we expect d.c. mayor muriel bowser to name a new chief for the dna testing lab. this comes at a troubled time for the facility. the last director was reportedly fired after a damning report on lab practices. "the washington post" reporting a former head of the fbi dna lab will be named a new director. >>> and right now, police are trying to figure out how a woman lost control of her car and hit and killed a woman of eight. maria posadas was hit on a sidewalk in montgomery county. this happened near randolph and veirs mill roads in wheaton. the 80-year-old driver lost con

two days after police say he fatally stapped -- stabbed 24-year-old kevin sutherland on the metro train. >> good that they got the guy. sad to hear someone lost their life. >> last week he was arrested on robbery charge. spires had an empty wine botle in hand in this case, grabbed the victim on wisconsin avenue and said what do you have in your pocket? spires pushed the victim up against the wall and searched the victim's pocket. spires allegedly kicked and bunched officers when he was arrested. he was released friday after the charges were reduced from robbery to simple assault and assaulting a police officer. in a state, bill miller with the u.s. attorney's office says the u.s. attorney's office determined that the facts were legally insufficient to sustain the charge of robbery by the police. the offense of robbery requires something of value to be taken from the victim. here according to the police, nothing was taken. one day after he was released spires allegedly stabbed sutherland to death. sutherland from connecticut graduated from american university in 2013 and was now said to

kevin sutherland will be buried in connecticut where he grew up. sutherland was stabbed more than 30 times on a train at the noma metro station earlier this month. you can see his friends and family held a separate service to remember him yesterday. sutherland was 24 years old. >>> 6:03 right now. today, d.c. police are holding a community meeting to talk about synthetic drug use that's on the rise. and they believe it's contributing to crime. seven district police officers will be at the campbell ame church in southeast to talk about that problem tonight. the meeting begins at 6:30. >>> tonight in wisconsin republican governor scott walker is expected to enter the race for the white house. just last night, walker instagrammed a photo of his nieces on stage where he will speak tonight. walker is the 15th candidate to join the republican primary. right now, walker is polling at just about 6%. that's according to the reuters poll. jeb bush and donald trump are tied for first. now we expect to hear more from hillary clinton today about her plan if she

spires was on it in the metro surveillance video after allegedly stabbed to death metro passenger kevin sutherland. dug counselors should descend on people in the plaza. >> if you can't find k-2 the system is marijuana. there is not more devastating than the system. >> most moved quickly today when they saw the camera. observers believe that the stores are still selling k-2. despite the new law. >> close the stores down. >> the stores are sill selling them. >> we know they are still selling them. >> in northeast washington sam ford, abc7 news. maureen: in past 30 -- leon: the past 30 minutes the d.c. police released a statement this is part of a larger effort to cut down in a spike of drug use and an effort they plan to continue. we'll be watching. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- going inside the flames. the moment fairfax county firefighters found two dogs alive inside of a burning home. plus monument to confederate shoulders vandalized. criminal act that is bringing community together to speak with one voice. plus -- >> would be considered ridiculous if it weren't so sad. leon: president o

jasper spires is charged with first-degree murder in the death of kevin sutherland.udge ordered spires held without bond. police say spires stabbed sutherland as the train approached the noma-gallaudet station. leon: a judge refused to lower a half million dollar bond for a mother who abandoned the daughter on the side of the road. this is despite the mother's sandra mcclary claim to police she was fleeing the child's abusive father. he has not been charged with anything. today mcclary's mother side her daughter would never abandon her child without a reason. >> i'm justified. or any any way but it's just it was a bad situation. my daughter was you know in fear of her life. leon: mcclary's family says they are raising funds to try to adopt that little girl and their older sister. maureen: a missing teenager from tennessee has turned up in southwest virginia in the presence of a convicted sex offender. wilson was found this morning with 40-year-old benjamin shook. the two were caught when a woman called 911 saying that the pair came to her home seeking refuge. wilson

he is charged the murder of kevin sutherland, police say he stabbed him to death on july 4 on a train. he will then appear off a separate robbery charge. they say it was a crime spree fueled by sin they will i can instruction. >>> synthetic trust. >>> 35-year-old patricia rolls is facing second degree cruelty to children charges after two parents complained about bruises on their 3 and 7-month-old babies. the day-care owner says she has been fired. owner did not want to go on camera, but in a statement says the teacher breached the conduct policy, and they are working closely with investigators. she doesn't know if there was any abuse, but says there were no incident reports. >> we've been very happy were the academy. i have no complaints. and i think that the center has handled the, you know, the incident very well. >> i'm unsure of the circumstances. >> now, charging documents say the alleged abuse happened from march through june. according to the documents, witnesses told police she pincher babies on their cheeks and back of their legs, because they were crying. >>> the mysterious

stabbing on the metro taint -- metro train appeared in court today, justasper spires who attacked kevin sutherland. sutherland was stabbed or cut at least 40 times. spires was ordered held without bond. trapped in a padlocked stairwell during a fire, three minutes workers hospitalized when a transformer exploded in the basement in northwest. d.c. firefighters used thermal cameras to get inside and rescue the victims from the dark, smoky mays. a judge upheld a half million bond for a maryland woman accused of leaving her infant on the side of the road. sandra mcclary made her first court appearance in anne arundel county via video. she said that her daughter got into a fight with the baby's and she left the girl in the car seat along the road in pasadena. mcclary is charged with reckless endangerment and child neglect. the child is ok, and custody with social services. 7 on your side with a spreading problem that has some senior citizen struggling to get around. sections of sidewalk have suddenly become barriers. this is happening along 28th street southeast and pennsylvania avenue. that is where s

the victim in this case, kevin sutherland, 24-year-old american university grad with a political -- he was a political strategist, he had big dreams. he certainly had an impact on those around him. we heard from one of his former roommates yesterday. >> he believed in a lot of things. we believed him. we always stuck to his guns. if you ever tried to argue with him, he goes as long as you wanted. >> reporter: again, the suspect spires, will appear in d.c. superior court at 1:00 this afternoon. back to you in the studio. >> zachary, thank you. >>> today, a maryland state trooper will head to court for a bond review after being accused of forcing a woman to perform a sex act on him. brian tucker agreed to pay the woman for sex and the woman said that tucker forced her at gun point to engage in other acts. he has been charged with a first degree sex offense and the gun in question here, not the trooper's service weapon. he was not on duty when this happened yesterday according to police. >>> it is 6:35. we are hearing the frantic call for help when neighbors found a baby abandoned on the

police believe 18-year-old jasper spires was high on synthetic marijuana when he stabbed kevin sutherland to death on a metro train on the fourth of july. then on tuesday a 10-month-old baby was found abandoned in a stroller at judiciary square. police believe the child's caregiver left the child alone so they could smoke synthetic marijuana. now, police chief cathy lanier say the new law is needed to stop a very disturbing new crime trend. >> i truly feel like if we don't get a handle on the synthetics, the synthetics flavonoids now we are, you know, in danger of going back 20 years. >> reporter: under the bill businesses that are caught selling synthetic drugs for first offense they could face a $10,000 fine. they could be shut down for 96 hours. that's for the first offense and then things escalate from there. repeat offenders could lose their business license entirely. the mayor is going to sign this bill into law at noon today. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. >>> today the d.c. council will consider approving the death with dignity legislation. if approved it will giv

investigators believe the man who killed kevin sutherland may have been high on synthetic drugs. a wake for sutherland will take place tomorrow in connecticut. the funeral is set monday. the former congressional intern, he was attacked on the red line train july 4. the police have arrested and charged jasper spires with first-degree murder. a first look at the incident where a woman through water at mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. the baltimore sun publish these photos. it happened during today's festival. a member of the mayor security detail handcuffed woman. the woman has been charged with second-degree assault. rawlings-blake attended a festival at the same all where writing erected in april. a baltimore church dedicated its youth center in honor of freddie gray. the fed freddie gray empowerment center will offer summer classes, computer, and job training to at risk and troubled youth. his sister, mother, and step father attended the ribbon-cutting. >> i feel like it had to take a tragedy to play spark in baltimore city. but that tragedy has brought promise, and i'm glad to b

. >>> 30-40 that is how many times court documents say the recent university graduate kevin sutherland was stabbed july 4. the judge arraigned jasper spires we learned the suspect went back to stomp the victim and robbed 2 other people on the very same train. one friend came out to support the victim. he says it was just too difficult for sutherland's closest friends to attend. >> the friends are all together remembering him in a positive way and rerping the life he lived and we want to focus-- remembering the life he lived and we want to focus on the positive as we let the justice process play out. >> spires is charged with first degree murder felony while armed and due back in court july 17th. >>> congressman elijah comings is asking for lower prices of heroin over dose ant idote-- an antidote. he thinks the raising prices makes it hard toor get the drug. the administration will talk to the makers of narcan to see if something can be done about the rising prices. >>> see how realtors are using a hot gadget to show off homes on the market. >>> see what happens to a state trooper inves

now, in the courtroom was kevin sutherland's courtroom the woman who identified his body. here is what she had to say after leaving the courtroom. >> it's very, very hard to wrap your arms around this and to really believe that someone could be at 24 years old, on the fourth of july so brutally, brutally taken from this earth. >> reporter: spires is due back in court now in late august. his attorney said this is actually a case of mistaken identity and that his client is inspect. now, of course you recall, he was also charged in another assault just two days before july 4th. you can go to the nbc washington app and search noma murder for all we have on this case. >>> the judge said this is a crime beyond comp prehelps before sentencing clifton bernard to 50 years in prize up for the murder to of a 2-year-old child. according to the state attorney's office clifton bernard was babysitting 2-year-old jam mere ship when he beat the child so unmercifully that he actually left the child's head imprint on a wall inside of their suitland apartment. the state's attorney says he the

today, funeral services for kevin sutherland. he graduated from american university in 2013 and had first started working as a clerk at a strategy firm. the police a sutherland was stabbed to death by jasper spires on a metro train on the fourth of july. stepping into the newsroom, the son of a boston police captain charged in a terror plot, accusing him of planning to set off pressure cooker bomb set an unidentified university. the 23-year-old was part of an fbi sting. agents watched him purchase a pressure cooker from the walmart. his father says he struggles with mental illness. new york city reaches a supplement with the families of eric gardner. he died in police custody last year after saying he cannot breathe after being placed into a chokehold for selling allegedly illegal cigarettes. the city will pay $5.9 million to his family. right now, herndon police are investigating an attempted abduction in the 1300 block of spring high place. they say that a man approached a girl waiting for a school bus. officers say that the gi

. >> those friends embraced one another but it was kevin sutherland's three close friends who shared some of their most favorite memories about the three young men who were just 23 years old. >> life was beautiful. >> reporter: at around 13 years old, doug sutherland said that he was teaching people how to use computers. had he a passion for computers. and he was studying politics at american university. >> he was out best friends and our brother. he and best friend abbigail were able to laugh about it, saying that they were in a three's company situation. >> reporter: the ceo of the company that sutherland worked for, expressed that frustration. he said that kevin only had a smile. >> it's the small details about him that you don't realize that you miss now that he is actually gone. >> he is one of the kindest people that i have ever known and it's going to be hard without him but i hit -- i think the best way is to keep doing what he wanted to do. >> reporter: now, an 18-year- old was arrested charged with the murder. sutherland's father says he does not want to pass judgment on th

judge surveillance video of the suspect they say is spires running from the metro train where kevin sutherland had just been stabbed to death. the video shows the suspect carrying a red backpack and dropping several items as he fled. as prosecutors question one of the detectives spires interrupted, saying, "i just want to say about the police." spires' attorney cautioned the defendant to remain quiet. sutherland's cousin watched in the courtroom. i tried not to be offended or upset by it i tried no to show emotion. >> reporter: spires' attorney down played his demeanor in court. >> he is 18 years old looking at murder which we believe he didn't commit that causes almost anyone to be nervous. remember when you were 18, you may act a little differently at 18. >> reporter: as for how sutherland's parents are dealing with with the loss and now the prosecution of a suspect -- >> at the funeral mass which was so extraordinarily beautiful in kevin's honor, the priest said to doug and terry, are you ready to forgive and they said yes, we are. we just don't want our son's death to be in vain. >> report

police arrested jasper spires for the deadly stabbing of kevin sutherland. they say that spires attacked sutherland on a train saturday afternoon while the train was approaching the noma gallaudet station. jackie bensen is going to join us in five minutes with a statement from the u.s. attorney's office about the decision to release spires from jail just hours before that deadly stabbing. >>> new at 5:00, a maryland state trooper accused of forcing a woman to perform a sex act on him. investigators tell us officer brian tucker agreed to pay the woman for sex but during that enkoirngten encounter, the woman says tucker forced her at gunpoint to engage in other act. he has been charged with first degree sex offense and a handgun charge. the gun in question not the trooper's duty weapon. >>> it is a sad case that so many of us have been following and tonight the maryland boy who was beaten for sneaking a piece of birthday cake has died. 9-year-old jack garcia was in children's national medical center with injuries to his back, his legs and his stomach. his moth

spires is facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing kevin sutherland on a metro train on july 4. according to these court documents again, we have been pouring over them, sutherland has sharp force trauma injury to his abdomen, upper right back left side, both arms, and defensive wins to his right hand and fingers. one witness on the train told police they saw spires take something from sutherland's waist area believed to be a cell phone. the two began to struggle, and then spires began to punch sutherland. according to witnesses, they tell police that spires knocked sutherland to the ground and was stabbing him. it is said that sutherland then allegedly had a cell phone thrown at him while he was laying on the ground. toward documents also alleged that after spires stabbed sutherland, he approached another man and said, "what do y'all got?" spires then rifled through that man's wallet, taking about $65 in cash before taking money from another woman at the train believed to be his daughter. this is according to court records just released. a was sent to be found. a witness repor

a few hours ago, family and friends said their last goodbyes to american university graduate kevin sutherland. a massive christian burial was held this morning in connecticut. the 22-year-old former capitol hill intern was stabbed to death on a metro train on the fourth of july. dc detectives say sutherland was slashed 30 to 40 times while the train was pulling into the metro station. 18-year-old jasper spires has been arrested for the murder. >>> nearly 200 people gathered in hagerstown this weekend to remember a little boy who suffered a cruel fate. police say 9-year-old jack garcia died last week after being beaten for taking a piece of cake without permission. his mother's boyfriend is charged with the death. many at the vigil for jack had a hard time fathoming his death. >> i don't feel any child should ever have to suffer the pain that little boy suffered. >> reporter: garcia's mother's boyfriend, robert leroy wilson, is charged with child abuse, among other charges. >>> a male nurse accused of sexually abusing female patients goes on trial today. 37-year-old jared klein is charged with

they think he killed american university graduate kevin sutherland at the noma metro station. the stabbing happened on the train just as it was pulling up to the platform.

police say the man who stabbed 24-year-old kevin sutherland more than 30 times aboard a moving metroin july 4th was spiraling out of control with a sun threatic drug problem. horrified passengers -- synthetic drug problem. horrified passengers were left to watch. arlington deputy police chief dan murray says he's seen similar situations. >> it takes multiple fairly large fairly strong police officers to be able to control somebody who is not feeling any pain and who has this superhuman strength in some way shape or form substance induced. >> reporter: this cbs staffer illustrates how easy it is to buy fake pot and bath salts. what makes them so popular? they're cheap. the packages are colorful and a drug test can't detect them. this is what they do to you. >> a manic like state, just too much energy, thoughts racing, paronoia and people can become very irritable and reacts active -- reactive in that setting. >> reporter: this doctor has seen users morphing into a zombielike state or even having heart attacks and he has a special message to parents. >> do not assume that because they

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