. >> his neighbors telling us this nathan portnoy who performed c.p.irst time i had to do anything like this. >> is the same nathan portnoy accused of soliciting sex from a juvenile. for three months he communicated with a 12-year-old online who portrayed herself as an adult. investigators say he discussed having sex and they met at a park in bethesda august 24 near her home. she briefly got into his car and when she got out she was spotted by family members who followed the car and said portnoy pointed a gun at them. police say in the car they found a loaded gun and ammunition handcuffs, zip tie, rope black ski mask and boxes of condoms. but if his neighborhood they say it doesn't make sense. they said he is well liked and they are skeptical of the charges and believe he may have been set up. >> we did reach out to his attorney but are waiting to hear and neighbors say they will be in court to show support for him. >> since today is a holiday you should not have trouble on the roads but tomorrow will be a different story. the day after labor day has b

hasta hace algunos dÍas nathan portnoy era un hÉroe para los residentes de fairfax , pero hoy en dÍarenta cargos por tratar de seducir a una menor de edad con el fin de tener sexo con ella.. durante 3 meses sostuvo comunicaciÓn con su victima atravÉs de la internet . ella le aseguro era mayor de edad por lo que acordaron encontrarse en un parque en bethesda , maryland charlaron un rato y jugaron balÓnpie juntos .. despuÉs portnoy la invito a cenar a un restaurant e cercano .. pero en el camino la victima se arrepintiÓ y le pidiÓ que detenga su auto .. y fue en ese momento que aprovecho para bajarse " la familia de la victima, vio cuando ella se bajo del carro y lo siguiÓ ." lo siguieron desesperadamente y lograron apuntar el numero de matricula del auto.. y cuando el sospechoso se percato, saco un arma y les apunto con ella ., dÍas mas tardes autorizaron lograron localizarlo.. " hicieron una bÚsqueda en el carro en el cual encontraron la pistola que estaba con balas, encontraron una caja de condones, tambie Én encontraron unas esposas plÁsticas, una mascara y una pita." portnoy fue l

nathan portnoy... involved in a 3-month online &prelationship with a girl who pas pretending to be aa adult. the two met up last friday in fortunately a family member who saw the two in a car together... called the girl's cellphone and she was able to get away safely.police were then abel to catch up with portnoy.listen to what they found in his car... "some people might call it a rape kii there was a mask there was implements to bind somebody if they were used that way." way."police say he also had a hand gun and several boxes of connoms.portnoy is still in police custodd. 3 just daas after aaceeting the republican nomination... mitt romney's twitter account crosses the one-million mark. in a tweet... his campaign thanked followers for their support and made a point of calling the one-million followers "active." meanwhile... the white house's aggressive push to appeal to twitter users has generated a much bigger following. president obama's campaign twitter followers. meanwhile romney and hhsswife, an

police say nathan portnoy kidnapped a 12-year-old girl outside her bethesda neighborhood. according to court document, portnoy pointed a gun at the girl's sister and boyfriend chasing him. it may sound like an open and shut case, but portnoy's defense attorney says there is much more to this story. >> this is a great guy. >> reporter: portnoy was described in court as a-month- old citizen. he works as a -- model citizen. works as a lab assistant at walter reed and takes care of his mother who has cancer. at a bond hearing dozens showed up to support portnoy. kemp, his attorney, said the two met on a social networking site. the girl told him he was at least 20 years old. he was duped. >> it shows the dangers of the use of social networking not just by a minor child who could get molested or assaulted but by an adult who could get placed in this situation. >> reporter: according to ketch, the girl got in and out of -- kemp, the girl got in and out of portnoy's car on her own and there was no sexual conduct. >> no attempt to restrain her no, threat no, force, no nothing and he

afternoon, a montgomery judge lord nathan portnoy's bond.is sister says they expect him home tonight. two different versions of events a courtroom. he faces charges of kidnapping and soliciting sex minor, but back in july was hailedr veteran hero for performing cpr on who had been the electrocuted the night of the storm. e teenager later died. i cannot get the look of his of my head. they said the charges did not with the man they saw in action. find somebody laying on a a power line -- dragging them out and calling 911. his first court lawyer told a montgomery county judge there any kidnapping or sexual misconduct. oldy say he met the 12-year- a social meeting site and for three months she claims to be 21. on august 24, they met at a park near her bethesda home. wasnoy suspect she shedering -- younger than said. he suggested going out to -- a place fornk she would have to show in i.t.. the attorney says she got into her car until her family called her and he took back home. y found a laundry list of items in his car, but say for most items

a 23-year-old nathan portnoy and he's charged with first degree assault, kidnapping a child and sexualolicitation. police say he took up a phone relationship with a 12-year-old girl who had posed as an adult. he picked her up last week near her home. eventually she asked him to pull over and she got out. a family member was driving by, saw the girl, decided to follow portnoy. police say he pointed a gun at them. in the back of his car, they found a gun, ammunition, handcuffs, zip tie, ropes, a black ski mask and condoms. police are investigating whether he was in any other crimes and if anybody knows anything about that call the cops. >>> we have chilling evidence about a child sex offender and police think there may be more victims. michael brochu was rearrested after he allegedly committed more offenses against children after posting bond twice. here is andrea mccarren with more. >> reporter: michael brochu has a history of child sex offense dating back to the 1980s. in 1983, a howard county judge sentenced him to five years in prison. but then suspended the entire system. 53-year-ol

this is nathan portnoy.et the girl online and he believed she was 20, not 12, that he never had sex with her and that he let her out of his car at her request. >> no attempt to restrain her. no threats. no nothing. he lets her off right at her house. there is not one element of kidnapping. it is, if anything, the opposite of kidnapping. >> . >> at i hearing today, the judge lowered the bail from 1 million to $300,000. >>> a car sitting in the middle of the road. the engine running and nobody behind the wheel. but get this, in the back seat police find an 8-month-old girl strapped in her car seat. all of it went down in the wee hours of the monday morning. they tracked down the driver, a relative from woodbridge. he is now charged with child neglect and drunk driving. >>> a 15-year-old in maryland accused of shooting a classmate on the first day of school has now been indicted. robert gladden junior was indicted on nine counts of attempted murder, first degree assault and reckless endangerment. he facials two

nathan portnoy had an online relationship with the girl for several months. police say she told him she was an day. last friday the two agreed to meet in bethesda. one of the girl's family members spotted them together. >> what the family member saw was her getting into his car and they followed, were able to contact her using her cell phone and she exited the vehicle at a safe time. >> police eventually caught up to portnoy in falls church. they found payloaded handgun, zip ties, handcuffs and several boxes of con donees in his car -- condoms in his car. police are concerned portnoy may have had other victims and ask for anyone with information to call them. >>> police found a woman dead in a park in beltsville on montgomery road this week. police released photos of her tattoos. they include names on the woman's wrist and chest. if you have any information, call prince george's county police. >>> police closed club elite for licensing and dance hall violations. the club has been around for about 15 years. in recent weeks violence has broken out there, though

nathan portnoy is charged with sexualing and of a minor that he at a park in bethesda in august. he had been praised as a hero on a teenager cpr by electricity the night of the storm. sadly, that teenager later died. a woman charged with will appear in court today. drowned and wallaby. she told police that she giving a the animal by lethal injection. but that the zoo does not have the training or certification to .o that new developments on pepco. mediator will be on at the meeting today. sticking points include benefits andalth time issues. part- the last time pepco workers went strike was 1985. investigators are trying to disgruntledf a for aee is responsible workplace shooting in minneapolis. >> if a man walked into a sign killing four people. >> a policeman was hiding behind me to makeyelled at a u-turn. >> swat team and state troopers and it we just walk a couple blocks to see what happened. >> residents held a candlelight vigil for the victim's. investigators expect to identify them publicly later today. following thes rest of three men in the severe beating of a man near e

. >>> nathan portnoi of falls church was hailed as a hero after trying to save a victim from the stormonight the 22-year-old is facing charges that he sexually solicited and assaulted a 12-year-old girl. today family, friends and neighbors came to court to support him. his lawyer says he never had any physical contact with the minor and that she summoned him to meet her in bethesda after they had exchanged messages for three months on a social media site. >> there is not one element of kidnapping. it is, if anything, the opposite of kidnapping. >> his bail was lowered today from $1 million to $300,000. he'll be released from custody if his family can post a bond for 10% of that amount. >>> a construction project that will shut down a busy road in downtown bethesda for nearly two years is being pushed back to friday night. it was supposed to get under way today. the close sure is on woodmont avenue between bethesda avenue and miller avenue. and miller avenue. it's necessary for thei and an underground parking longe the biggest surface parking lots in the area. montgomery county is incre

montgomery county police want you to get a good look at nathan portnoy's picture. they say he was involved in the three month online relationship with a 12-year-old who apparently told him she was an adult. police want to know if had he any contact with other children. >> there's always that potential and that's why we're releasing this story, his picture and many details of this investigation. >> authorities say the online relationship turned into a face to face meeting last friday. the two met in bethesda and played soccer. fortunately a family member saw the two together. >> the family member saw her getting into his car and they followed, were able to contact her using her cell phone and she exited the vehicle at a safe time. >> family members told miss they continued to pursue portnoy until -- police they continued to pursue portnoy until he did something that forced them to back off. >> he pointed a handgun at them through a window. that's when they broke off from him and returned to pick her up. >> the family called police and they tracked portnoy to his nei

he's 23-year-old nathan foitno -- portnoy. he said he believed the girl was 20 not 12 and let her out of the car at her request. >> no attempt to restrain her, no threats, no force. he lets her off right at her house. there is not one element of kidnapping. it is if anything the opposite of kidnapping. >> at yesterday's hearing, the judge lowered portnoy's bail from $1 million to $300,000. >>> a car sitting in the middle of the road, the engine running. no one behind the wheel. but get this. in the back police find an 8- month-old girl strapped in her car seat. it happened early monday morning in dumfries, virginia. police say they tracked down the driver, a relative from woodbridge. he's now charged with child neglect and drunk driving. >>> the book detailing the raid on osama bin laden's compound has skyrocketed to the top of amazon's best seller list. >> as matt jb jab-- as matt jablow tells us, the pentagon is considering all positions for the navy seal no wrote "no easy bay." >>> president obama praised the quote, quiet p