sam ellis pleaded guilty. an dreyian was inside the circuit courthouse for today's developments. >> reporter: a heart breaking statement from the parents of crash victim alex merck. david and pamela say dragging out the case until now has only served to pour salt on their still fresh wounds according to courtroom audio sam ellis spoke calmly and clearly in court. in answer to the judge's questions about whether he understood his guilty plea. the judge asked, are you pleading guilty in this case, because you are in fact, guilty of auto manslaughter. the 19 year old replied yes, sir. >> there is no jumping for joy or no winners in this situation. >> reporter: the lawyer says his clients is devastated and filled with remorse. the guilty plea closes a case, that has shattered the wooten community. ellis was a recent graduate as were two teens who died in the violent crash. alex merck and calvin lee. front seat passenger cameron are graduate this spring. the parents issued a statement calling the plea bittersweet a

paul. >> reporter: sam ellis was dueas to go on trial on monday, but after conferring with teens thii week he decided to come into the courthouse iron rockville earlyy this morning and plead guilty ti two counts. he now faces up top 10 years in prison on each count when he's sentenced in june. >> reporter: when he got behind the wheel of his car and took off, prosecutors say he wase w under the influence of drugs and alcohol. court records show he had a blood alcohol level of between.zero seven and point a zero nine above legal limit.le when he hit the gas the speedometer topped a hundred miles an hour before he lost control of the car crashing into a fence and overturning into a yard. two of his passengers, friends, were killed. >> ed today is adul only for the families but also for the ellis family. there's no jumping for joy. there are no winners in this situation. it was a tragic incident thatt happened and it certainly is reflected in what seemed to bemo the remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: prosecutor sayr: p ellis a

. >> reporter: sam ellis pleaded guilty to the most serious charges. two coups of manslaughter by motor vehicle. his trial was set to begin on monday. according to courtroom audio obtained by wusa 9, sam ellis spoke calmly and clearly in court. in answer to the judge's questions about whether he fully understood his guilty plea. judge robert greenburg asked, are you pleading guilty in this case, because you are in fact guilty the 19 year old replied yes, sir. >> there are no winners in this situation. it was a tragic incident and reflected in what seemed to be the remorse of this man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: ellis' lawyer says his client is devastated and filled with remorse. ellis was a recent graduate as were two teens who died in the violent crash. alex m erk and calvin lee. the papers of alex issued a statement, calling the plea bittersweet. they wrote, while it relieves us from having to endure the endless pain of sitting through days of trial, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the

sam ellis and three of his friends just left under age drinking party last june when that crash occurred. two of his passengers were killed. ellis was due to go on trial tri this coming monday before agreeing to the plea.lea. >> there are no winners in this situation. it is a happened. you know it is reflected in what seemed to be remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> alex family called today's events bitter sweet, while it relieves us from having to endure the endless plain off sitting through days of trial, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. bi >>> fire erupted on a flighted to la because of the boom box.x. three passengers suing airline they claim they were hurt durint that fight. f the incident happened last month when two woman blasting music oa the passengers confronted them, punches thrown, police escorted five women off. women suing saying spirit didrit not protect them and counted too serve alcohol spirit denies allegations.al >> first it was metro, it's n the only public trans

sam ellis who was behind the wheel of a deadly crash in north potomac last year is pleading to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. two of his friends died when ellis lost control of his car last june when they crashed. police say he the influence. sentencing already set for june 3. we are in the courthouse for the hearing and you can follow us on twitter all day for updates. >>> breaking news after a deadly shooting at a military installation at 8:30 local time. air force training in san antonio is the location. a commanding officer went on base, shot the victim and then killed himself. this is a live picture and the shooting was just between the shooter and the victim and the public is not in danger. we will have updates throughout the day. good afternoon. >>> now to other news, the democratic presidential contest dipped into a war of words, and marlie hall said that the candidates now want to the issues, not personal info. >> reporter: bernie sanders walks back on comment that is hillary clinton isn't qualified to be president during an interview with charlie rose. >> you're right. we

. >> when sam ellis got behind the wheel of his car and took off, prosecutors say he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. court records show he had a blood alcohol of between.07 and .09. he lost control of the car and crashed into a fence. two of his passengers, friends, were killed. >> today is not only a difficult day for all the families, there is no jumping for joy. there are no winners in this situation. it was a traj ig situation that happened and it certainly is reflected in what seemed to be the remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: prosecutors say ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth salzman, a parent who prosecutors say allowed the drinking to go on. he pled guilty and was fined $5,000. a fourth person in survived. >> alex merk's family called today bitter sweat. while it relieves us to having to endure the endless pain, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. >> a recently revealed police report released new information about what led up to the cras

sam pleaded guilty that killed two of classmates. ellis' lawyer says he is devastated and filled with remorse will be sentenced in june. calling the guilty plea bittersweet. they intend to keep pushing for stiffer penalties for adults who allow teens to drink in their home. you can read the emotional statement about the loss of their son on our wusa 9 app. >>> he got drunk stole an ambulance and slammed into 10 cars killing one man today sebastien isaacson was sentenced to 16 years behind bars of that 2014 crash on green belt road in prince george's county. >>> in the district a 24-year- old ma dui after hitting and killing a man in northwest. , driving out of thomas circle headed down the access road when she hit a man on the 1,300th block of massachusetts avenue. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> five men arrested after linked to last month's bombing in belgium they believe one of the man is the so-called man in the hat we've seen on airport surveillance video at the brussels airport. >>> that suspect was the last identifi

ellis will be sentenced on june 3rd. we did reach out to his attorney, and he said, quote, sam has accepted full responsibility and says that he is very remorseful. coming up at 6:00, we spoke with parents who have students that go to wootton high school. they talk about how this tragic event has really shaken their community and changed their lives. jim? >> meagan, thank you. >>> a virginia mother is facing child neglect charges tonight. she's accused of intentionally leaving her young son outside at night in the cold. bureau chief julie carey is live in kingstown in fairfax julie, there's another twist to this story. >> reporter: yeah, tell you about that in just a minute. it was a concerned neighbor in the kingstown community that called police last night to report that a little boy very much in distress seemed to be locked out of his house in the cold. now his mother charged with felony child neglect, and here is that twist. we've learned she is a teacher at a nearby elementary school. now, this is the mug shot taken last night at the fairfax county adult detention center. she's identified as 31-year-old julia brant. sh

prosecutors say ellis this ellit evening other teens left anef under aged drinking partyed dri shortly before the crash lastfot june. fox5's paul wagner has more.ras >> reporter: when samllissam l got behind the wheel of hiseelf car and took off prosecutors pru say he was under the influencenn of drugs and alcohol. aoh court records show he had ahow e blood alcohol level of .07 and .09 which is above the legal limit.im and when he hit the gas downe ha the road that night the speedometer topped 100 miles an hour before the 19-year-oldr- lost control of the car crashing into a fence and overturning into a yard.turn two of his passengers friends alex murk and calvin li were killed. >> today is a difficult day i not only for thes li and murk k families but also for the afor ellis family. fam there's no jumping for joy. fory there are no winners in thisnert situation. it was a tragic incident that t happened and, you know, it i certainly is reflected in what w seems to be the remorse ofsef this young man can cominging forward and taking tak responsibility for hisonsibi actions. actions. >> reporter: prosecutors sayter: ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth s

sam ellis who was behind the wheel of a deadly crash in north potomac last year is pleading to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. two of his friends died when ellis lost control of his car last june when they crashed. police say he the influence. sentencing already set for june