prather faces more charges now after this latest shooting. >> and police believe they errored prather's weapon nearby in a storm drain. jess >> kristy, thank you. after having surgery, officer houk remains in serious but stable condition. >>> several students are taken to the hospital after a syringe is found on playground at an anne arundel county school. yesterday the kindergarten class in glen burnie was playing on the playground when one child found and picked up the syringe. it was determined a total of 7 students touched it. they were taken to area hospitals as a precaution. school leaders will speak with children today to discuss the incident. . we now know what caused several baltimore city school students to fall ill this week. about five students from the reach partnership school in clifton park were taken to the hospital wednesday morning. turns out, they tested positive for marijuana. other students tell wjz a school staff member gaef out laced marijuana cookies, but investigators are still looking into that. >>> the kennedy cousin convicted of murdering a young neighbor alm

the man identified as 29-year-old stephon prather. he opened fire, hitting officer steven houk, just 2 years on the force. then the man ran off. >> i heard the gunshots. >> aaron said he watch ed ed officer houk collapse as prather took off running. >> as the gunman jumped over the guardrail and ran into the woods another officer was running along the guardrail firing shots into the woods. >> it's not known if prather was hit. from sky eye chopper 13 you can see the densely wooded area. >> we have helicopters, dogs, officers on foot. >> police are telling residents to take precaution. >> he should be considered armed and dangerous. we encourage any member of our community who may believe they see him or know where he's at to call us at 911. >> officer houk is expected to recover. >> i got a chance to speak with him. he's under the great care of the fine men and women here at shock trauma. we are blessed to have this wonderful resource here in baltimore. >> reporter: prather, it's the second time he's been wanted. the other time was in

outside shock trauma, where prather is still being treated. snip buoy -- linh bui investigates his violent past. and also spoke to some family and friends. >> reporter: wjz found a lengthy criminal record. but family friends are very shocked and describe a very different person. >> reporter: a shooting suspect with a violent history. >> it's a lengthy one. and it includes violent crimes, including a charge for attempted murder. >> reporter: according to maryland court records, stefon prather has been arrested several times. in 2002 for vehicle theft. in 2004 for assault. and in 2006, attempted first- degree murder and assault. prather pled guilty that time and served five years. but then in 2011, he was arrested again. this time in north carolina, charged with breaking an entering, traffic violations and more. >> reporter: police say prather has no fixed address. but according to court records, he used to live here in this upper marlboro neighborhood. >> reporter: these residents live near prather on old colony drive and say they knew him well

debra alfarone has details about prather's past. >> reporter: 29-year-old stephon prather already had a theft charge in his pocket when he showed up in this house in 2006. he took out a gun, fired a couple of bullets and at all people, his own family. >> his own family members. we saw what happened with the howard county police officer. >> reporter: law enforcement expert ed clark is helping us connect the dots. he pled to two counts of first degree assault. ten years were suspended. he ended up getting out after three years because he went into a drug treatment program. he was on probation from december 2007 to december 2012. then bill who runs our assignment desk noticed something interesting. looks like he was arrested in 2011 in north carolina. looks like cops tried to pull him over. he ran. they found out he ended up breaking into a home. but remember prather was on probation in 2011. >> he's involved in the state of north carolina with serious felony charges for whatever reason there was a breakdown where they did not notify the maryland department of parole and probation office

wjz is live with complete coverage of the capture of stephon prather. sky eye chopper 13 is over the area where officers found him. first we go to mike schuh with the latest on the manhunt and capture. >> reporter: good morning. this incident happened just abok away from here. prather fled into the woods. it's believed he stayed there over night. he emerged from the woods at that tree line and police caught him right here. >> he was captured here, just 50 yards from yesterday's shoot out. at 8:30 this morning freddy pina was first to see him. >> he looked like the guy that they described on the news. he had two sticks in his hands. face was covered. >> prather was using those two sticks to try to walk with as he head a leg injury. he spotted him here. he told police and they caught up with him about 300 yards down the road. >> i don't know if they saw him or not. they were coming out saying it's him, it's him. they stood there for a while and just went after him. >> weakened and cold prather gives up without a fight and taken to shock trauma. >> clearly

prather had come into the store to test drive a car. but the employee noticed a gun in his pocket and worried he was about to be robbed. when three officers confronted prather, he pushed one of them, then pulled out the gun. >> the shooter, i mean, he wasn't yelling. he wasn't anything. it just seemed odd. >> reporter: aaron lajoiea was driving down route 1 at that time. he watched as prather opened fire, hitting officer steven hawk, who collapsed in the grass. >> he was laying face down. then the ambulance got here. >> reporter: officer hawk was shot once in the torso. he's still recovering here at shock trauma. >> reporter: prather ran into the woods. and officers fired at him for 17 hours, police combed this area, searching for the gunman. early thursday morning, he was spotted along route 1, by a man working nearby. >> i stopped right there. and i saw one of the cops in the street. and i was just like, hey, it's him. it's him. >> reporter: prather was taken to the hospital, shot in both legs. >> clearly he knew the heat was on him b

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jeff hager continues our coverage. >> the suspect, stephon prather is now in police custody. ironic enough, he is also at the shock trauma after reemerging along route 1 this morning. about 16 hours after a shootout with police, officers finally get their man. 20-year-old stephon prather who had escaped into the wounds along route one. a worker claimed he alerted police after spotting the suspect on the side of the road as he took the car out for a test drive this morning. >> i saw the guy standing across the street. he had his red, i guess, shirt, covering his face and had some shorts. i guess he cut his hand. got two sticks in his hands trying to walk. >> reporter: police discovered a handgun in a nor by storm drain. they believe prather may have hid inside that drain throughout the night. >> this guy took a shot at a cop. we're very concerned about what he may do. at some level we're able to bring him into custody. >> praght are had a long criminal history including prior charges of criminal murder. police had offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

stephon prather, 29 years old, no fixed address, wanted for attempted murder. back to you in the studio, mike, andrea. >> delia, thank you. >>> 5:04 now. police in prince george's county say there may have been an accomplice in this week's hotel robbery that also resulted in a murder. surveillance video shows what might have been a getaway car pulling away. you see the suspect inside the hotel. there's the getaway car. this is the clarion hotel, oxon hill, monday. the gunman walked into the lobby, jumped over the counter, demanded money from a pregnant hotel clerk. she handed over the cash but another employee 27-year-old jesse chavez heard his coworker screaming, conl fronted the gun -- confronted the gunman and was shot in the chest. the car could be a black toyota sedan, either a camry or arve lon. if you have any -- or avalon. if you have any information, call police. >>> a woman studying to be a nun is offered a plea bargain in the murder of her newborn son. sofefina amoa is accused of smothering her baby shortly after it was born. a day later she and anot

prather had come to test drive a car. but the employee noticed a gun in his pocket and was worried he would be robbed. prather saw the officer and pulled out a gun. >> he wasn't shooting or yelling or anything. it -- it just seemed odd. >> reporter: aaron was driving at this time. he watched as prather opened fire on officer hawk. >> reporter: officer hawk was shot once in the torso. he is still recovering here at shock trauma. praghtder ran into the woods and officers fired at him for 17 hours. police combed this area, searching for the gunman. early thursday morning, he was spotted along route 1, by a man working nearby. >> i stopped right there. and i saw one of the cops on the street. and i was like, hey, it's him. it's him. >> reporter: prather was taken to the hospital, shot in both legs. >> clearly he knew the heat was on him. because he eventually walked out and surrendered, knowing that the officers had surrounded him. >> reporter: tonight, stephan prather faces multiple charges, including three counts of first-

police say prather has no fixed address. but he use to live here. >> these neighbors say they knew him well, calling him a nice guy. >> i was shocked. i was really shockeds is brother is my breast friend. i called him to see if he was okay. >> i can't believe that. >> you know, everybody changes. >> but now prather is in police custody once again. >> he is currently on supervisioned probation. reporting live, linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >>> maryland attorney general is facing tough questions tonight. this time, about a party where underaged drinking may have taken place. >> that's right. that criticism as you said, centers around a party. a party at which doug gansler's son was the d.c. >> reporter: white shirt centered. doug gansler at a house party where there was some underaged drinking going on. >> i guess if you look at picture, they're not right where i was. but there are one or two kids holding red cups. and generally, there could be kool-aid in the red cups. but there's probably beer in the red cups. i didn't stic

prather is wounded in that gun battle.e faces a host of charges including attempted murder. >>> and even more break news right now. nearly 17 years later, new riflations in the jonbenet ramsey murder case. newly-released court documents reveal a 1999 grand jury vote today indict jonbenet's parents john and patly for child abuse resulting in death and being an accessory in crime including murder. the district attorney decided not to file charges due to what he said was insufficient evidence. the 6-year-old beauty queen was murdered in her family's home in 1996. in 2008, a district attorney said that new dna evidence cleared the parents in her death. >>> another day of cool temperatures on tap for our area. the baltimore zoo, our maryland zoo in baltimore rather, parents and kisd all bundled up in coats and hats. many are also staying warm in their cute halloween costumes. taking a live look outside right now, clear, crisp fall weather outside. so are we in for a chilly weekend? wjz is live with first warning werth coverage.

investigators believe prather may have spent the night hiding in that drain. wjz will have much more on the officer, the suspect, and the investigation coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> maryland's attorney general spotted at a party, where there appeared to be underaged drinking. now, he's addressing the controversy. denise is in the newsroom with a story for us. denise? >> reporter: well, mary tthe party was at a rented house in south bethany, delaware. this was a photo from that night that shows gansler walking through a crowd of teempgs, with red plastic cups, scattered around the room. gansler told our media partner at the baltimore sun, he doesn't remember if he saw anyone drinking alcohol that night. this afternoon, he admitted, he might have done something differently if he a chance. >> in hindsight now, i probably should have assumed there was drinking and talked to chaperones about what they thought was appropriate. but i wasn't there to make a decision to whether there was drinking or not. that's not really what i was there to do. >> gansler sa

he was shot police say in ex change of gunman with this man stephon prather. 911 callers saw pratherna. there's a $50,000 reward for his capture. i'm mike schuh reporting from shock trauma. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a towson jury found dr. mark midei liable in a $150 million lawsuit. he's accused of putting unnecessary stints into hundreds of patients, including a local developer who sued him. st. joseph was also named in that suit the jury will deliberate damages next week. >>> today investigators are looking into a strange incident that led to five children falling ill of eating or using something. they were taken to the hospital from the reach partnership school in clifton park northeast baltimore yesterday. it is still not clear what the substance was or how they get it. the baltimore city child abuse division is now working with the hospital on the case >>> federal investigations elsewhere are raising concerns about the ceasar's casino under construction downtown here. ceasar's pulled out of a massachusetts project. one of its las vegas businesses is part of a federal money

he is 29-year-old stephen prather. -- stephon prather. there is now a $50,000 reward for information. >> reporter: the latest update is coming as a bit of relief for this community. late wednesday night s.w.a.t. officers in full gear and rifles drawn were seen searching buildings in the wooded areas they believe the suspect may have run into. >> the best i can tell you at this point is we are receiving some leads and following up on every viable lead. >> reporter: howard county police officials say it was about 4:00 p.m. when they received a call for a man with a gun at route 1 near savage. the suspect described as a black man wearing gray pants and a jacket fired his gun at officer steven houk. >> the officer was hit. the officers did return fire after he fired first. >> reporter: police officials say two other officers were with houk when he was shot. they spent the evening searching high and low for the cop shooter on the run. his fellow officers are keeping a close eye on the 30-year-old recovery and trying to get more information fro

this is where stephon prather lived back in 2006, tonight no one is answering the door.a 9. >> howard county police say the officer is doing well. >> an assault of two women on and near the noble community college campus in loud county and both times the victims say a man fitting this description tried to hug and kiss them. the suspect is in his 20s. he's 46 tractor-trailer and has an athletic build and short black hair. if you know that face, call cops. >>> the two major party candidates met for their third and final debate. peggy fox is covering the race, so any surprises tonight. >> there was much more of an emphasis on guns tonight because the debate took place and sponsored by virginia tech. scene of the worse matt shooting in -- mass shooting in history. >> terry mcauliffe said he visited the memorial to the 32 slain victims gunned down by sung wee cho 6 years ago. he supports background checks at gun shows, his opponent does not. >> my opponent would like to say i got an f. with the nra. i don't care what kind of grade i get. >> we need to address mental health ac

wjz will have much more on the charges prather faces, coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a maryland lawmaker is going to jail. anne arundel county delegate don dwyer is sentenced for two alcohol-related arrests. wjz is live. alex demetrick was in court when the sentence was imposed. >> reporter: delegate dwyer is looking at 60 days in jail, and smab as much as a year it he goes anywhere near alcohol. >> reporter: when delegate dwyer's boat collided with another in 2012, people were hurt, including broken bones and a concussion to a 5-year- old girl and her 7-year-old brother. >> it true that i was drinking while operating my boat yesterday. >> reporter: then this past august, he was pulled over for drinking and driving. today in court, he was sentenced to 38 days in jail for each conviction, a total of 60 days behind bars. >> bare minimum of a sentence, compared to what i think he deserves. >> reporter: mash harbin was piloting the other boat. and in court, he said it was harbin's fault. >> being drunk and speeding, seems to be a crime. >> it was nice for him to -- would have been n

stephon prather faces a number of charges glen burnie is hurting with the killing of a couple. 27-year-old baltimore firefighter andrew hoffman and his 26-year-old girlfriend a rue hartman were shot -- marie hartman were shot by christopher robinson. now a strange are is donating his two bur pal plots -- burial plots to help the family. >> touched my heart. to give up two burial plots so marie and andy can be together for eternity, it's amazing. >> for that, we can't thank him enough. >> hartman's parents said they don't know yet the exact bur am plants-- bur allans. ial plans. the mayor spoke. >> it's a tragedy. everyone looks at police officers to serve and to protect. for this to happen is a contradiction of everything that they stand for and the terrible loss of a young woman. it is shad all the way around. >> you probably remember andrew hoffman's name. over the summer he rescue lad little boy. the same officers who

police say 29-year-old stefon prather opened fire on hawk.rather was caught after an overnight manhunt and is charged with attempted murder. >>> the healthcare reform website takes another hit this weekend. the glitch is linked to a data services hub that crashed. americans trying to enroll are getting frustrated. >> reporter: everyday americans had said it for weeks. now, finally in washington, it's conventional wisdom. new hampshire senator jean shaheen, on "face the nation." >> the rollout has been a disaster. >> the obama administration has said it will need until the end november to make it work. that's close to two months. >> we have heard many say they want to enroll in health insurance but they can't because of problems with the website. >> reporter: for many, their introduction to the affordable healthcare act has been shocking. they have had new sticker pries for the -- prices for the plan. >> you like your insurance plan, you will keep it. no one will be able to take that away from you. >> reporter: but people across the country ar

so even though prather has been caught investigators still have a lot of questions tonight. >> we know he was shot in the leg. what about the cob? where was he -- cop? where was he shot? >> reporter: the doctor wouldn't go into specifics. all he would say is that he was shot somewhere in the torso, wouldn't say exactly where, but he did say during surgery they had to take care to work around several of his organs. so he sustained significant amounts of internal trauma, but they're hopeful he'll be able to make a full recovery. >> kristin fisher live for us from maryland shock trauma center. thank you. >>> meantime maryland attorney general and candidate for governor doug gansler is pledging to continue his campaign tonight even after reports that he ignored a drunken beach party full of teens including his son. >> it has been a rocky few weeks for maryland's top prosecutor and his campaign. bruce leshan has the story. >> reporter: pundits call it one of the most damaging political pictures ever, shirtless teens gyrating, a young woman twerking between them, red dixie cups full of what

police captured 29-year-old stephon prather yesterday. he's facing attempted murder charges after howard county police officer steven houk was shot and seriously wounded wednesday. turns out prather pled guilty to assault charges in 2006. he was still on probation for that when charged with some felonies in north carolina. word of those serious charges apparently never reached corrections officials in maryland. >>> police have released a newcomb posit sketch of a man who assaulted two women. the attacks happened earlier this week on and near the nova community college campus in loudoun county. in both incidents, the victims say a man tried to hug and kiss them. he's described as in his 20s, about 5'6" tall with an athletic build and short black hair. take a look at this picture on the screen. if you think you've seen this man, if you have any information, you're asked to call loudoun county police. >>> maryland's attorney general doug gansler says he is going to stay in the 2014 race for governor. this despite the release of some controve

accused of shooting a howard county police officer is out of the hospital facing charges. 29-year-old prather was arrested yesterday along route 1 after a 15 hour man hunt. he is accused of shooting officer steven house he is in stable condition at shock trauma. he was shot in the leg when he exchanged gunfire with police. he was immediately charged after he was released from the hospital with attempted murder. >>> a former fire department volunteer, accused of sexually abusing two children. wjz live. monique has more on a plea from police searching for more victims. >> reporter: well, denise, according to police, 31-year- old scott was not only abusing the children police say he videotaped it and because of the severity of the crimes tonight he is being held on $22 million bond. parents dropping their kids off at a community dance at the ferndale volunteer fire department received shocking news a former department volunteer and organizer of the dances, 31-year-old preston scott was arrested for sexually abusing two children. >> a shock to the neighbourhood of course. you wouldn't expect it t

that man stephon prather is being held without bond. >>> a love triangle leaves three dead -- excuse me -- in an apparent murder-suicide in glen bernie. officers found the body of 27- year-old firefighter andrew hoffman and his girlfriend marie hartman inside hoffman's home early sunday morning. investigators say both were shot to death by a baltimore city police officer christopher robinson before robinson then turned the gun on himself. hoffman was a third generation firefighter who just last july was honored for safely returning a wandering toddler home. >> it just shows you a lot of character on this young man who was tragically gunned down in this murder-suicide. >> we were quickly able to determine through our evidence and investigation that this was a murder-suicide. it was a domestic type relationship that was going on. >> hoffman had been with the fire department since 2006. >>> new this morning, the doctor convicted of causing michael jackson's death is released from jail. conrad murray walked out of a los angeles county jail just after midnight pacific time. he was freed a

police arrested 29-year-old stephon prather. he's facing attempted murder charges after howard county police officer steven houk was shot. in 2006 he pled guilty to assault charges. he was still on probation in that case when he was charged with felonies in north carolina. maryland officials never learned about those charges in north carolina. >>> police have released this composite sketch of a man who assaulted two women in loudoun county. take a good look at this picture. the attacks happened on or near the nova community college campus. both victims say a man in his 20s tried to hug and kiss them. the suspect is about 5'6" tall with an athletic build and short black hair. call police if you have any information on that man you see on your screen. >>> 6:05 now. game two of the world series is in the books. it will not be a sweep this time for the red sox. world series tied up at a game a piece because the cardinals took advantage of some errors by boston. not too good. that's two games in a row where errors played an issue in

constituents like janice brown, a semi retired travel agent from prather, california. she called the help line and she downloaded an application to buy a plan for $1,500 a month for herself and her husband. and she said that's a thousand dollars less than my current plan. i'm thrilled, she told the associated press. the coverage is better. it's fantastic. why do my friends on the other side want to shut down the government and stop janice brown, a semi retired travel agent from my state, stop her from getting affordable health care? why? does it make them feel better to do that? i would hope not. how about robert sanchez, he runs a cair chiropractic clinicn salina, one of the small businesses buying coverage under coveredcalifornia. he plans to offer his employees health care coverage, which they currently lack. you know what he says. quote -- "the affordable care act is going to be life-changing for many of the people that i see as a clinician every day." then i have coveredcalifornia told us about paul turingo -- turigino of sacramento. he enrolled in a bronze plan.