police found him dead inside. 52 yell james sylvester caroline -- 52-year-old james sylvester carolinef washington d.c. is in custody and is expected to be charged with wong's death very soon. as the memorial continues to grow outside the capital jewelers in arlington, news of a speedy arrest in the case catches some by surprise. >> they have a suspect. >> really? thank god. >> detectives picked up 52-year- old james sylvester caroline wednesday on a probation violation, but after a joint investigation involving the fbi, dc and arlington county police detectives are ready to charge him with wong's murder and robbery at a d.c. jewelry store in june. this surveillance tape was key. >> there are similarities in both incidents whether it's in arlington county or the d.c. metro. caroline is a suspect in both. >> until police confirm a connection between the two crumbs people working near the stores say they'll -- crimes people working near the stores say they'll be on high alert. >> i feel better, but still scared. >> wong's family in herndon is coming to grips with losing the most importan

arlington county police are charging james sylvester caroline with the murder of a jewelry store ownerroline was originally arrested on a probation violation. >>> the dow finishing up with a nearly 220-point gain after a bit of positive news on the jobs front. private companies broke a four- month slump and added 163,000 jobs. however, the overall jobless rate kept up, because the survey showed more people are actively looking for work. >>> both mitt romney and president obama were trying to use today's report to their advantage. romney spent part of the day campaigning in nevada, the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. >> it's another hammer blow to the struggling middle class families of america. the president has not had policies that put american families back to work. i do. i put them in place and get america working again! >> meanwhile, the president spent his day right here in the nation's capital. >> those are our neighbors and family members finding the work and the security that comes with work. >> no president since world war ii has won reedepartment of c

now just to repeat for you, 52- year-old james sylvester caroline of d.c. has been arrested on a probation violation, but police say he is also a suspect in two jewelry store robberies and the homicide at capital jewelers here in arlington. they tell me those charges are pending. brian, back to you. >> audrey barnes tonight. >> a 25-year-old man was arrested in annapolis yesterday after outbursts in a movie theater. kyle tanner walked into a theater while the movie was playing and sat in the front row and started yelling at the screen and movie-goers and he left twice and then later when he returned he pointed at people simulating he had a gun. he was arrested and charged. >> we have new details about the colorado movie theater massacre. according to reports, university of colorado psychiatrist who treated suspect james holmes wanted to talk to campus about holmes weeks before the shooting but the meeting never happened because holmes dropped out of school. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in a movie theater last month in auro

police have in custody 52-year- old james sylvester caroline of washington d.c. in custody on a probation violence. he has not been charged with the homicide, but he is being held without bond. arlington county police say charges are expected to be brought forward. police have been working around the clock since 52-year-old tomorrow wong of herndon, virginia, was killed in his arlington jewelry store on columbia pike last week. surveillance pictures showed a man in a neon reflective traffic vest inside the store. a similar description was given in another robbery in june where ken stein of benson jewelers in northwest d.c. was robbed at gunpoint. >> i'm thankful for the family, for me they got this guy off the street. he needs to be busted and put in jail. we want somebody like that that's carrying a gun off the street. >> reporter: he has six pending probation violations all regarding credit card theft, forgeries and identity fraud. theaves picked up yesterday afternoon. i'm surae chinn for 9 news now. >>> an update on the explosion blocks from the virginia tech

james sylvester caroline arrested yesterday for his probation violation and today arlington county police filed murder charges against him. they say he is the man who shot and killed 52-year-old tommy wong during a robbery at his store last friday. caroline is now being held without bond. >>> jobs taking center stage today in the race for the white house. after the labor department released its latest numbers, all in all july's numbers actually exceeded what many experts expected. the latest report broke a four- month slump and added 163,000 jobs, the biggest increase since february. however, the overall unemployment rate grows to 8.3% despite all those new jobs. that's because people who had given up looking for work are once again on the hunt. now both campaigns are working to spin the numbers in their favor. tara mergener with more on what the candidates are saying. >> reporter: mitt romney is telling voters he's the one to get americans back to work. the republican white house hopeful slams the president for the latest economic numbers showing the july unemployment grew to 8.3%. >> it

police have in custody 52-year- old james sylvester caroline of washington d.c. in custody on a probation violation. he has not been channeled with the hop side, but he -- charged with the homicide, but he is being held without bondful alton county police say charges are -- bond. arlington county police say charges are expected to be brought forward. 52-year-old wong was killed in his arlington jewelry store on columbia pike last week. surveillance pictures showed a man with a neon reflective traffic vest inside the store. a similar description was given in june where ken stein of benson jewelers in northwest d.c. was robbed at gunpoint. >> i'm thankful for the family for me that they did get this guy off the street. he needs to be busted and put in jail. you want somebody like that that's carrying a gun off the street. >> reporter: the courts say he has six pending probation violence all regarding credit card thefts, forgeries and identity fraud. he was picked up yesterday afternoon. >>> the hot weather is making a comeback, but will it head out before the weeke

. >>> >>> 52-year-old james sylvester caroline is expected to be formally charged with the murder of tommy wong later on this morning. wong was killed during a robbery at his jewelry store in arlington. caroline is currently being held without bond on a probation violation. >>> no charges of indecent exposure against the gaithersburg man who is suspected in the disappearance of of a frederick woman in aruba. 52-year-old gary giordano was supposed to appear in court this morning. he was found naked with a woman in a car but official are dropping the charges. >>> the flames are still raging as people return home to the devastation. we are checking more headlines coming up. stay with us.  >>> massive wildfires in oklahoma are making headlines this morning. thousands of people have been evacuated from the area. this morning, some residents are allowed to return home but they are coming back to find their houses burned to the ground. >> we got stuff that we got to sift through and see if we can find anything that was left over but not a whole lot to do. >> there are othe

and arlington police netted suspect james sylvester caroline of d.c. now he's being held on a probation violence, but police say he's a suspect in the homicide at capital jewelers in arlington july 27th. the owner tommy wong was found dead inside. caroline is a suspect in a separate robbery at benson jewelers of northwest d.c. in june. surveillance tape was key to bringing in caroline detectives say. wong's family is thankful for the speedy arrest. >> i'm really relieved that, you know, the guy that did this is caught and he can be put to justice for what he did to my dad. >> just thankful that this guy is caught and off the streets and he can't hurt anyone else. >> d.c. contacted us immediately following the arlington county incident and we have been working with them hand by hand side by signed since that incident. so yes, caroline is a suspect in both cases. >> james caroline is held without bond on a probation violation once again. now he is not charged in wong's death or either robbery. police say those charges are pending. >>> the faa is launchin

james sylvester caroline is expected to be formally charged with the murder of tommy wong later on this morning. wong was killed during a robbery last month at his jewelry store in arlington. caroline is expected to have a bond hearing this morning. >>> in fairfax, another murder suspect is heading to court for the first time today. 20-year-old abirali is can alsod of killing the co-owner of of a dunkin donuts in june. police responded after receiving calls bay fight. they found the victim's body in the bushes near the apartment. >>> knowns at world's fastest man, jamaica's usain bolt maintains his title. >> he sure is fast. also making headlines, oklahoma hit by nearly 20 fires and at least one may be arson. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. if you've been successful, y yu didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had s

. >> the arrest of 52-year-old james sylvester caroline of the district comes five days after tommy wong was found dead in his capital jewelers store in arlington, mr. wong was 52 years old. the arrest comes three days after this chilling security camera video was aired. ken stein provided it to news 4 after he realized that the televised image of the safety-vest wearing suspect looked a lot like the man caught on camera robbing his store in the district last month. >> i felt bad that, you know, he had to go through that. and it is sad, it's a sad case that a guy did lose his life over somebody stealing a little bit of jewelry. >> reporter: flowers and candles remain from a vigil held in front of capital jewelers wednesday night. right now, the suspect is charged with a probation violation, but he is expected to face murder charges in the death of tommy wong. reporting live in arlington, jackie benson, news 4. >> thank you, jackie. >>> the man who once led the united nations has quit his effort to end civil war in syria. annan announced today he's stepping down as special envoy to syria.

the arrest of 52-year-old james sylvester caroline of the district comes five days after tommy wong was found dead in his capital jewelers store in arlington. mr. wong was 52 years old. the arrest comes three days after this chilling security camera video was aired. ken stein provided it to news 4 after he realized the televised image of the safety vest wearing suspect in mr. wong's murder looked a lot like a man caught on camera robbing his store in the district last month. >> i felt bad he had to go through that. and it is sad. it's a sad case that a guy did lose his life over somebody stealing a little bit of jewelry. >> flowers and candles remain from a vigil held in front of capital jewelers wednesday night as tommy wong's son desmond prepares for the funeral, he wanted to express gratitude for ken stein coming forward to help. >> i appreciate him releasing the video and having the bravery and courage to help my family do this and giving the police and everything they needed to capture this person. i cannot begin to show my appreciation for that. thank you from me and my family. >>

arlington county police have in custody 52-year-old james sylvester caroline of washington d.c. in custody on probation violations. he has not been charged with the homicide, but he is being held without bond. arlington county police say charges are expected to be brought forward. they said that in a statement this afternoon. police have been working around the clock since 52-year-old tommy wong of herndon, virginia, was killed in his arlington jewelry store off columbia pike last week. surveillance pictures showed a man in a neon reflective traffic vest in the store. a similar description was given in another robbery in june where ken stein of benson's jewelers in northwest d.c. was robbed at gunpoint. stein said he is relieved to hear of the arrest. >> i'm thankful for the family, for me that they did get this guy off the street. he needs to be busted and put in jail. we don't want somebody like that -- we want somebody like that that's carrying a gun off the street. >> reporter: i checked with the courts and he has six pending probation violations all regarding credit card th

james sylvester air caroline police say shot tommy wong during a robbery last month.prosecutors will likely file formal murder charges and hold a bond hearing. >>> also it marks 67 years since the first atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima. the blast destroyed most of the city and killed an estimated 140,000 people. president harry truman's grandson attended the ceremony and is expected to do the same in nag gay sock can i thursday. >>> tropical storm ernest so grazed the island of jamaica over the weekend. the u.s. national hurricane center says the storm may reach hurricane status later this week. >>> 8:13. that sounds like bad news. i need good news. tucker will deliver that. >> tucker, bring it to us. >> i want to cool it down. it has been hot out there. time for the my first 5 photo of the day. >> oh. >> today -- we should whisper. >> we should say good morning to miss lailah renee hollis. >> hello, beautiful. >> acoustic version. she was born july 1st and this is a picture taken when she was just seven days old. look at that. so peaceful. >> oh, boy. >> amazing