superior court, megan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> a deadlocked jury means a virginia man will get life in prison instead of the death penalty for killing h wife and a rookie police officer. a judged sentenced ron hamilton to life behind bars today. he killed his, wi crystal, and prince william county police officer ashley gwindon, her first day on the job. hamilton's fathe was grateful that the jury spared h son's life >> we have always beeng ask for mercy, and my son has always been remorseful. >> the mothers of the two victims wanted the death penalty. the officer's mother said cleaessage should have been sent -- if you kill a police officer, you will get the death penalty. >>> three hig in leesburg face very serious charges tonight after a football player was sexually assaulted in the locker room. we told you about thit incid earlier this month. one high school student faces sexual battery chaes and two others are charged with assault and battery. police tell us the student attacked was an underclassman, october 1st, and the incident was not hazing. the football team went to the state

our megan fitzgerald has a new mandate to address thisle pr >> reporter: domestic violence is a nationalroblem, and d.c. is not immune. the city spent millions of ollars on programs to help survivors, and they also partne. with the d coalition against domestic violence. the coalition says d.c. pice receive nearly 36,000 calls for survivors asking for help in 2017. >> h ended up hitting me. i got chored. >> repr: nicole wanted us to conceal her identity, but says she made one of the 911 calls last year. se also s she went to >>other district agency for help. didn't feel i could confide in them i'm a victim. >> reporter: dawn dalton is the policy director of the coalition elying her organization is trying to h the city help people like nicole by making sure a specific domestic violence policy is in place. >> we want to make sure tha those folks are prepared to know how to respond to a survivor. >> reporter: her organization surveyed 23 agencies in the district as pt of the report card project. dalton says almost all of them failed other than the d.c. police department and the child and fam

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. >>> megan fitzgerald joins with us what led to h arrest. >> reporter: police tell us that it was tuesday evening. a woman waski w along the sidewalk. moments later. >> this was a brutal ckat completely a shot. >> i am surprised. she was attacked by a man walking behind her in the dark. according to court documents, dustined rogers grabb the woman who tried on fight back. that's when police saytoogers the woman in a chokehold, dragging her into the woods, punching her several times. desperate to escape and breathe, the woman said she had aids. that's when he reached for a condom and she escaped, running to aui securitying calling 911. rogers was at this 7-eleven. s detectivnt hours reviewing the surveillance video. this wasn't theirst counter with the law. police say days ago, o friday, he assaulted his girlfriend. then he attacked. >> when he exited, they arrested him on the strength of that and then took him into custody. >> there was supposed to be a bond hearing but it was postponed until torrow. >>. >>> in south carolina, flags at half-staff and a community is coping with a lot of sh