scott silverthorn spoke to scott culver about the police sting where he handed meth to undercover cops. >> i handed it to them and they held it up and i thought, something's not right. and then within a literal split second they both jumped out of the car and two or three suvs descended on the car that i was sitting in and, you know, the police emerged. >> something you'd see in a movie? >> basically, yes. >> did your heart drop in that moment? >> well, of course. i mean, it's never -- it's never an easy thing to go through, but i -- i knew somethi david's exclusive interview with sill they arethorne tonight right here on nbc 4. >>> today the security camera footage from the night a penn stage fraternity pledge was hurt. he died from traumatic brain injury after he fell down the stairs after a night of heavy

jeff: scott silverthorne waited for this for the last three months but the joy of being released from yale is tempered by the pain of last year -- released from jail is tempered by the pain of last year. >> i regret i put my community through this. >> dozens of supporters many wearing silver ribbons packed a courtroom for silverthorne's sentencing for a crime committed last july. he was busted in tysons corner accused of trading methamphetamine for sex with other men. silverthorne, a fairfax native in his third term as mayor resigned soon after. >> i was in complete denial. truth be told, that i had a problem. jeff: he calls the arrest a blessing in disguise. >> nobody knew. nobody. people might have suspected, but nobody knew. i lived a double life. >> today the judge sentenced

every hearing that we have covered in this case, dating back to august, we've noticed that scott silverthorne has walked into a courtroom into a crowd of supporters. today, the largest crowd yet, dozens. the prosecutor arguing in court today that silverthorne as the mayor, well, she says he betrayed those supporters. she said he betrayed this community. he wanted him sent away for two years. the judge didn't see it that way, ruling instead that the past three months he's already served was punishment enough. >> reporter: a procession of supporters wearing silver ribbon in support of scott silverthorne, the former mayor started his day in jail. >> golly, all these people. room eager to embrace him. >> he's had a lot of support from the community throughout this. those of you who heard my sentencing argument, saw the hundreds of letters he received while heave was was in jail. >> reporter: the former mayor said he regrets what happened on august 4, last summer, silver thorne used a hook-up website to meet men for sex in exchange for crystal meth. >> i regret terribly that i put my community thr

let me just say, because i don't think people really knew the real scott silverthorn. probably about age 37, 38, i got involved with some people that i probably shouldn't have. and started using crystal meth, methamphetamine. casually. not often. but probably every few months. that was something i was not proud of. but it began to take over my life. >> david's exclusive one-on-one with the former mayor right here on nbc 4 monday night at 11:00. >>> learning to breathe again. that is how a father says he's doing after his son was murdered. only on news4, the story of their last night together. >>> plus, good news about an officer rammed by a truck in northwest d.c. >>> and going topless at a local beach? the maryland resort town putting : the narrator washington post endorses dr. ralph northam. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for educati

scott silverthorne opens up about his adictidiction, his humiliating arrest.s a story you'll see only on news4. >> when i ask you who that scott silverthorne was, you say you lived a double life, a secret life. what was that life? >> use that term a double life and a couple people when i spoke outside the courthouse the other day, said to me, why are you using that term? let me just say, because i don't think people really knew the real scott silverthorne. >> reporter: the once beloved mayor, now out of jail, after serving three months for drug distribution. last august he got caught in a police sting outside tyson's hotel, handing meth over two undercover cops. >> and within a literal split second, they both jumped out of the car and two or three suvs descended on the car that i was sitting in. >> and your heart drops in that moment? >> well, of course. it's never an easy thing to go through. but i knew something was up. >> reporter: silverthorne had connected with the men through a gay dating website. he said they enticed him to bring less than a to. >> i sa

coming up at 5:30, why scott silverthorne says he was living a double life. in fairfax county, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. nancy: chelsea manning speaking out. as bradley manning he was convicted of leaking classified documents. in her first interview manning says she leaked thousands of documents to wikileaks because she started to see it differently. >> get the information. death, destruction, mayhem and i stopped seeing statistics and the information and i started to see people. it's not as simple as good guys versus bad guys. it's a mess. nancy: manning's 35-year sentence was the longest in history for a leaker. five months ago president obama commuted her sentence. next at 4:00, a warning from the park police about the reflecting pool on the naon killing the ducks there. michelle: also this -- not in my house. the new internet star for how she handled an unwelcome guest. >> we are live at the fairfax county government center where celebrate fairfax kicks off tonight. we'll preview the stages, the activities, the food and the fun that you can partake in all

august of 2016, scott silverthorn was caught in an undercover sting.e say he tried to exchange meth for group sex with men. short time ago when he walked out, this is what he had to say. >> i regret terribly that i put my community through this. i lived a double life, a secret life. >> reporter: the judge sentencing him to three years of probation and 200 hours of community service. in the city of fairfax, i'm david culver, news4. >>> all righty, folks, get ready for exciting new events coming to the summer olympics in 2020, including a new three by three basketball tournament for both men and women. and katie ledecky will have a new event to conquer in the pool. women will now get a chance to compete in the 1500 meter freestyle. it's been a men's event for years, but more women are expected to compete in tokyo than ever before. and it's expected to be the most gender balanced olympics in history. we have the entire listing of new venevents on app, just search olympics. >>> it's been another busy week for susan hogan and the consumer team as they get r

she said that scott silverthorne when he served as mayor, instead of protecting his people, was poisoning his people. she wanted him sent away for two years, but defense attorney brian drummond pushed back, saying his client had no prior criminal history, that the amount of drugs involved was a relatively small amount, less than a gram, and he pointed to a team of supporters that packed that courthouse, supporters he says will keep scott clean. the judge seemed to agree, ruling that the three months already served in jail was punishment enough. >> i lived a double life, a secret life. >> reporter: out of the green jumpsuit, back in a business suit. scott silverthorne feeling the relief of freedom, but acknowledging the actions that brought him here. >> i regret terribly that i put my community through this. >> reporter: in august, he got caught in a drugs for sex sting. he handed an meth outside a tyson's hotel. >> he's had a lot of support from the community throughout this. >> reporter: his family and friends surrounding him throughout the past year, embracing the man who spent nearly 2

scott silverthorn has been in jail awaiting sentencing. he was caught in a drugs for sex sting and handed an under cover detective less than a gram of meth. the prosecution asked for two years behind jars. d he had no prior record. >>> contamination at the reflecting pool by the lincoln memorial. what is being cleaned up that killed dozens of ducklings. >>> scammers going after cash from people trying to make a little more money. what you should be looking out for if you search for jobs online. >>> we saw a beautiful, spectacular fantastic friday across our region. saturday not looking too bad. the heat really building in. we saw a high of 84 in d.c. those numbers going up big time as we head towards the first part of the week. updated forecast next. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - t

a judge sentenced richard scott silverthorne to five years but suspended everything except for what he already served. last august he was arrested for trying to sell meth for sex to an undercover cop. something he calls a wakeup call. >> nobody knew. nobody. people might have suspected but nobody knew. i lived a double life. secret life. michelle: silverthorne will spend time with family and friends but in the future wants to help less fortunate inmates get help. michelle: virginia's attorney general is appealing a judge's decision to throw out convicted sniper lee boyd malvo two life sentences. alison: malvo, the judge said, is entitled to new sentencing hearing because the supreme court rumed mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. it only achingses his sentence not the conviction for the beltway sniper shootings which happened when he was 17. still to come, bare chested beach bathing to ocean city. michelle: caught on video. gunshots ring out and kick off an hour long standoff. look at how the police responded next at "abc7 news at 6:00". the ifrom subway.cti