and insists natasha mckenna stopped breathing. >> this woman should have never been take on the jail. we should have a system in virginia where somebody like that who's clearly mentally ill is diverted into treatment. and fairfax officials have stubbornly refused to do that. >> to want at 11:00, you will hear a description of natasha mckenna's injuries which caused one health professional to break down in tears according to sources. we'll also have an update on the police investigation and exactly when it began. in the newsroom, the jackie bensen news4. >>> some breaking news right now about a d.c. rabbi charged with filming women in a ritual bath. news4 has just confirmed that law enforcement has counted 152 women on video taken from rabbi berry friend dell's computer. that came from the synagogue in georgetown. news4 can confirm prosecutors are considering additional charges to reflect the seriousness of the alleged conduct by the rabbi. we'll have more on all this tonight on news4 at 11:00. >>> a new exhibit opened today at the national postal museum near union station. it traces t

>> reporter: lisa who did not want her face on camera is a cousin of natasha mckenna, the 37-year-old woman who died after being tasered at the jail. lisa said natasha had a history of mental illness but did not deserve to be tased. >> that should be part of training. if you can't do a job with your hands and you have to use instruments that could cause bodily harm or even death like in this situation, shouldn't be done. >> i talked to people who saw what happened. >> reporter: pete early has written books about treatment for mental illness. >> she needed help, not punishment and ended up dead. >> reporter: she was put in isolation a week before the day they tried to transfer her. >> they take her out to transfer her back to face this charge she got because she's mentally ill and she reacts in a negative way biting and spitting and they bring in a team of five guys and basically try to control her, force her in a chair, put restraints on her and during that they reacts and gets tasered pat least four time. she goes into -- at least four times. she goes into cardiac arrest. >> reporter

some believe natasha mckenna should not have been in jail. >> 37-year-old natasha mckenny of alexandria had suffered from mental illness for many years but managed with the support of her family. she became arrested after she became disruptive when she tried to return a rental car. she ran when police arrived. when they caught up with her at a nearby home depot, they say she fought and punched the officers. they decided to send her to a psychiatric hospital unit in alexandria. mckenna was served with a felony warrant, taken to the fairfax county adult detention center where she remained until a team of deputies performed what they call a cell extraction when she refused to come out of her isolation cell. that's when the taser was used multiple times and mckenna stopped breathing. >> i can't speak to the specifics of the case in this individual. >> reporter: peter early is an author and advocate for the mentally ill. >> i think based on the family pictures bruising on the arm, two black eyes a missing finger i mean this was a violent exchange. >> r sources tell news 4 that the first offi

deputies say they used a stun gun on 37-year-old natasha mckenna after she refused to reply to commands and physically resisted them. she was removed from life support yesterday. the sheriff's office says it will turn over the result of the internal investigation to fairfax county police. >>> a trial date has been set in the case the defense attorney hopes it leads to the dismissal of thousands of cases and mass refunds. one man said he did no wrong but settled $26,000 in fines for $500 just to make it all go away. >> they get you over a barrel like that. they keep pushing you. they have the money and the lawyers to do it. you don't. you have work to do. >> reporter: george mcdonagh has had an easy pass for six years. he says it's worked everywhere except on the express lanes. in july 2013, he was sent an e-mail that he owed $58 in toll violations. he didn't believe it and asked for proof. then in december of 2013 he received this. >> for a total of $26,000 just in several penalties. i was -- for a $2 fine. i was like, no. >> reporter: even though mcdonagh had a working easy pass he say

natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. last week during a transfer mckenna became combative and she was tased. after that a, she experienced a medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital. an investigation into whether the taser actually caused the emergencyy is under way. in a statement, the sheriff's office says it is fully cooperating, quote, we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as you new information becomes available. >>> in d.c. authorities are investigating how a woman died in the district's central cell block. the corrections department says tawana johnson was found dead of an apparent suicide in her holding cell yesterday morning. johnson was arrested saturday on a misdemeanor charge for destrugsden of property. >>> german chancellor angela merkel is coming to d.c.. merkel and president obama will talk about plans for the summit as well as u.s./german trade. they will also discuss several foreign issues including the crisis in ukraine. international rel

she has been identified as natasha mckenna. she was 37 years old. the incident now classified as an in-custinmate death. the fairfax county police n notified and an investigation is underway. the county sheriff's office instead a statement that the department is fully cooperating with the investigation. fairfax county sheriff stacy kinkaid said in a statement, "we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as new informaavailable." a press release previously stated that she experienced a medical emergency after becoming combative and was subdued by the taser. questions are being raised about what caused the medical emergency. sources tell news4 mckenna has a history of mental health issues, and that was confirmed by a neighbor at her leak apartment complex. a neighbor tells me on a recent very cold night, mckenna asked him to come in to her apartment to look at her heating system. he assume that maybe it wasn't working right. when he got to the apartment, she told him she felt that someone was pumping

natasha mckenna taken off life is a important during a scheduled transfer became combative and tased.r that she experienced a medical emergency an. an investigation into whether the taser actually caused the medical emergency is under way now. mckenna was in jail in an assault charge. in a statement the sheriff's office says it's fully cooperating. the statement goes ton say we anticipate prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as new information becos available. >>> right now a 16-year-old in pennsylvania is in jail charged killing another teenager and then taking a selfie. a selfie of the body. this happened in western pennsylvania about an hour outside pittsburgh. police say they found maxwell morton because he sent the photo to a friend. they charged him with first-degree murder. morton will be tried as an salt in adult in the case. >>> bruce jenner he was not texting when he got into a deadly chain reaction crash that happened in malibu california. jenner saysd over his cell phone records if police request them. one woman died in saturday's

natasha mckenna died while officers were trying to move her from fairfax count toy alexandria to face charges. they say she was in a restraint chair with a spit guard bib over her mouth when her emergency started. she had also just been tased. we're also told police have video of what happened but they're not releasing that video at this time. >>> the fbi is asking for your help to find two men believed to be behind a series of bank robberies. take a look. here they are. they robbed two banks in less than one hour in northern virginia yesterday. first they hit a bb & c on east maple avenue in veeienna. 40 minutes later a bank in sterling holding one at gunpoint. police believe the same two men are involved in a robbery in mclean just last month. >>> now former rap star vanilla ice, real name robert van winkle is out of jail. arrest ed yesterday for allegedly breaking into and stealing from an abandoned home in florida. the real estate broker noticed lawn furniture and pool bicycles and other stuff missing about week ago. police found some of those items at a home under the care and co

are questions surrounding an inmate's death at the fairfax county detention center. 37-year-old natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. last week during a scheduled transfer dwepid that you deputies had to use a tase arer andr and somet experienced a medical emergency. an investigation is under way. in a statement the sheriff's office says it is fully cooperating and we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investigation and will continue to update our website as new information becomes available. >>> it is now 6:18. and d.c. authorities are ves inve how a woman died in the district central cell block. the corrections department saysjuana johnson was found dead of an apparent suicide. johnson was arrested saturday on a missde charge. >>> we are getting multiple reports out of france that hood gunmen opened fire on police in the city of marseilles. this is the second largest city in the country of france. you are looking at a picture posted on twitter by a scottish newspaper. they're saying police are on high alert. as of right now we don't have many details on any casualties, who

. >>> there are questions surrounding an inmate death. 37-year-old natasha mckenna was taken off life support yesterday. deputies say last week mckenna became combative and was tased. sometime after that, she experienced a medical emergency and s ush aredru to the hospital. an investigation sunday way. in a statement the sheriff's office says it h. it is fully cooperating and we anticipate a prompt and comprehensive investign and will continue to update our website as new infon becomes available. >>> in d.c. authorities are investigating how a woman died in a cell block. tawana johnson was found dead of an apparent suicide. she was arrested saturday on a charge of destruction of property. >>> the newest way to have your information stolen may be sitting in your driveway. a new report says automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology but aren't encrypting it. it's not just personal data that can be stolen. hackers can also take control of the car while you're driving. consumers need to know how car computers gather and transmit personal information. the report says automakers

authorities are still investigating natasha mckenna's death at the fairfax county detention stwoernt weeks ago. they say any video and data will be handed over the determine if criminal charges should be filed. new details that came out today reveal that mckenna was in a mesh spit hood and restraints when deputies used that taser. she was many the process of being referred to alexandria for allegedly assaulting a deputy. >>> now to a pair of bold and violent bank robbers. not only are they walking into banks with guns out, yesterday one of them pointed a gun at a customer's head. the fbi tells us tonight the black hat bandits have hit seven banks in seven weeks moving from maryland to northern virginia. a $30,000 reward was just announced today. here's northern virginia reporter david culvert with a closer look. >> reporter: they're called the black hat ban diplomats. just look at the collage of surveillance images and you'll see why. since early january they've hit seven banks across our region dress in all black, their faces always covered, sometimes with a fake beard and sunglasse

investigation under way tonight in fairfax county following the death of an inmate. 37-year-old natasha mckenna died yesterday a short time after she was taken off life support. last week mckenna was being transferred to alexandria to face an assault charge. officials say she was combative and that they shot her with a taser in order to restrain her. she suffered what's called a medical emergency and was taken to a hospital. >>> d.c.'s department of corrections says it's still investigating how an inmate committed suicide over the weekend. tawana johnson was found dead in her cell underneath d.c. superior court yesterday. she had been arrested on saturday on destruction of property charges. the department of corrections has been working to prevent suicides in the jail since a news4 i-team report last june. we found that 70 inmates had threatened or attempted suicide since 2013. since then 40 cells have been retrofitted to help prevent suicide attempts. >>> federal investigators are back at the site where a small plane crashed in the woods near tipton airport sunday injuring two people. it went

deputies say they used a taser on 37-year-old natasha mckenna after she physically resisted a transport to another jail earlier this month. a short time later, mckenna experienced a medical emergency, taken to the hospital and placed on life support. she died five days later. >> montgomery county police tell abc 7 it could take them six weeks to charge the man accused of hitting and killing a nurse on her way home from a job interview. this happened yesterday shortly before noon along crest haven drive in silver spring. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis explains why police are waiting. >> grandmother vanessa dixon run over and killed while standing at this bus stop. police suspect david rodriguez, the driver of this maroon s.u.v. was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. they questioned rodriguez and impounded his car. he was later released, no charges filed as detectives say they need to dig deeper. >> if we place some charges now, it may prevent us from placing other charges later. as a form of double jeopardy. >> records show rodriguez has gotten two speeding tickets since 20

police say natasha mckenna became combative with sheriff isotypeties as they predished -- sheriff's deputies as they prepared to transfer her earlier this month. she was later tasered and cleared for transport but sometime later she suffered a medical emergency and ended up on life support. mckenna died february 8th after being removed if life support. -- from life support. >>> the express lanes in northern virginia along i-95 and 495 are proving apparently to be a hit with drivers. the latest figures show about 200,000 didn't drivers use the 95 express lanes at some point. in the first month. and then the latest numbers on the 495 expression lanes about 1.5 million customers. the figures come from the toll operator transurban. >>> new dietary guidelines suggest you might want to grab another cup of coffee before you head out the door this morning. mike? >> that actually sounds very good doesn't it. and west coast port labor dispute turns into a strike and it could cost the country $2 billion a day. howard? >> mike weir sitting in -- we're sitting in record territory right now. that 6 in nat

police say natasha hk ken in a was in a restraint chair and wearing a hood. police say mckennao leave her cell. she had also assaulted a deputy three days earlier. she died five days after the incident. >>> a $1,000 reward being offered for this man. d.c. police say he's a person of interest in a kidnapping. earlier this week a father said two men knocked him out and stole his suv. that happened on martin luther king skrr oig avenue southeast after taking that car thieves realized there was a child in the back seat and they kichditched the car. the child was not hurt. >>> this man was charged with burglarizing four homes in wheaton. investigators say he entered through unlocked doors apznd windows. >>> a pennsylvania man is facing murder charges in prince george's county for performing an illegal butt enhancement procedure. vinny taylor scheduled to be arraigned this morning. the procedure happened last march inside a capitol heights hotel room. prosecutors say taylor injected the woman's butt with silicone. she became sick after the injection and eventually died. >>> a bill th