joshua mebane was arrested for the murder of teresa bass. e halloween as she walk on a trail with her husband near her home. he is accused of shooting and killing a d.c. cab driver in northeast last wednesday. coming up on news4 at 5:00, news4's reporter will have a live report on what led to this new report. >>> the former d.c. council chair kwame brown sentenced to two years probation today. six months of home detention and 480 hours of community service for federal bank fraud. brown admitted to lying on documents, loan documents and stepped down as part of the plea deal. he also got a suspended 30-day jail sentence for a campaign finance charge so he won't have to spend any time hinl bars if he sticks to his probation material. >>> to the growing petraeus scandal. a defense official strongly denies that general john allen had an affair or acted inappropriately with campus socialite jill kelley. they said the number of e-mails between general and kelley have been exaggerated. allen's correspondence with kelley came to light and ultimately e

office obtained an arrest warrant charging joshua terrell mebane, 17 years old in the murder of teresa bassnd the critical wounding of her husband. >> reporter: the sheriff is talking about the night 40-year- old teresa bass was shot to death. her husband was also gunned down but survived. the couple had been walking the dog in their neighborhood. as it turns out, the 17-year- old suspect had been sitting behind bars in a washington, d.c. jail. he and his teen girlfriend are accused of shooting a cab driver to death there on november 7th. the cab was set on fire with the driver's body inside. >> this is just shocking. i would never have even thought anything like this. >> reporter: a neighbor to the mebane's family knows shell and says she's shocked to hear the 17-year-old suspect lived next door to her. police found evidence in the home that linked the teen to the crimes. both the murder investigations and their details are separate from one another. the only common denominator is the suspect, joshua mebane. now the main question everyone is asking is still a mystery. what would possess th

victim number one, teresa bass, she was the mother of four children. she was just married for the second time last year. october 26th, around 7:00 p.m., teresa bass and her husband are walking their dog on this trail in the hampshire community. they encounter a young man coming from the other direction. they acknowledge each other and keep on going. but then that young man turns around, opens fire. teresa bass is shot and killed. her husband shot and killed. no apparent motive at all. charged in the case, joshua mebane. 17 years old. he lives just a few blocks away. >> i think it's appalling that, you know, somebody went out for a walk with their dog and their husband and they died. >> reporter: on the night of the walking trail murder, they say mebane gets on a social networking site and befriends a 17-year-old teenage girl in baltimore county. the two travel to washington and check into a motel on new york avenue. victim number two. according to court documents, they go to rob a cab driver. mebane shoots the cab driver in the head. the cab crashes an

teresa bass. she was the mother of four children.as just married for the second time last year. october 26th around 7:00 p.m., teresa bass and her husband are walking their dog on this trail in the hampshire community. they encounter a young man coming from the other direction, acknowledge each other and keep on going. but then that young man turns around, opens fire. teresa bass is shot and killed, her husband shot and wounded. there were no angry words. no attempted robbery. no apparent motive at all. charged in the case, joshua mebane, 17 years old. he lives just a few blocks away. >> i just think it's appalling that, you know, somebody went out for a walk with their dog and their husband and they die. >> reporter: on the night of the walking trail murder, they say mebane gets on a social networking site and befriends a 17-year-old teenage girl in baltimore county. the two travel to washington and check into a motel on new york avenue. victim number two, according to court documents they go to rob a cab driver. mebane shoots the c

detectives say the 17-year-old joshua mebane killed teresa bass. the teen is also suspected in the fatal shooting of a d.c. cab driver last week. now, d.c. police got a tip in the cab driver murder case from someone claiming joshua mebane lamingly shot and killed her while she was walking her dog on a trail with her husband in the hampshire neighborhood october 26th. her husband was also shot multiple time and survived with serious injuries. mebane lives in the same neighborhood with his parents. crime scene investigators searched the home this weekend and found a gun that was alongly used to kill teresa bass. >> it was ballistically checked for prints in prince george's county and ballistically it was a positive match with the shell casings and the ballistic rounds located at the crime scene. >> reporter: the teen was one of two 17-year-olds arrested last week for allegedly killing the d.c. taxi cab driver. they say he acted alone in the waldorf murder. detectives are trying to determine a motive. they say that mebane has hired a lawyer and won't

teresa bass died from her injuries. neighbors are helping her husband jerry bass recover from his injuries. >> just dressing his wounds, and we're just kind of pulling together as a community to heal. >> charles county detectives say forensics tests show shell casings from the waldorf murder scene match a gun found in mebane's home. the teen's girlfriend linda bury is also in jail on murder charges in the cab driver's death. >>> attorneys are using self-defense as a motive to defend a bowie state university student on trial for murder. alexis simpson is accused of stabbing her roommate dominique frazier to death last year. the two were fighting over loud music. attorneys say their client was a victim of bullying. well before the fight, simpson requested a new roommate because she was afraid, but dorm managers denied that request. in court frazier's friends testify that simpson was the aggressor, but during cross-examination, they say frazier also had a knife. >>> a triple shooting at a d.c. gas station. someone opened fi

an arrest warrant charging joshua terrell mebane 17 years old in connection with the murder of teresa bass and the critical wounding of her husband. >> the waldorf couple was walking their dog on a path between hampshire circle and westlake high school when they were shot in the evening of october 26th. since then the quiet community has been on edge. it now turns out the parents of the suspect 17-year-old joshua mebane, live in the same neighborhood. we spoke with a woman who lives next-door to them. >> it's a tragedy for anybody involved, you know, for the victim and for their family, for the parents and, you know, just it's tragedy all the way around. >> reporter: on friday police searched the home and found a semiautomatic weapon. >> ballistically it was a positive match with the shell casings. >> reporter: the charles county sheriff's office first got the tip about mebane from d.c. police. he's currently in custody in the district along with being charged with a 17-year-old girl for the shooting of a cab driver wednesday in northeast. during that investigation officers received inform

teresa bass was killed while walking her dog with her husband. investigators served a search warrant at 17-year-old joshua mebane's waldorf home after getting a tip from d.c. they say ballistics from a gun found at the house matched shell cases found on the trail where bass was murdered. mebane is in custody in the district right now charged with the murder of a cab driver last week. >> on friday at the detectives were continuing following leads, investigators got the call they were hoping for. a break in the case. while the information sounded good we knew that we had to build from the information and that is exactly what we did. ultimately, through forensic and other investigative measures, we linked joseph mebane to this case. >> shomari stone will have more in a half-hour. >>> a heads up for drivers in virginia. the new express lanes are set to open this weekend. news4's transportation reporter adam has more on the hot lane's work and reaction from drivers tonight. adam? >> reporter: well, jim, beltway traffic like you can see here in tyson's

gunned down a couple walking their dog friday evening on a waldorf footpath. 40-year-old teresa bass was murdered, her husband critically injured. this afternoon the police department was able to tell him they had arrested her killer. >> the sheriff was the person who broke the news to him. he was, again, very emotional and very happy that we caught mr. mebane. >> reporter: the arrest involved metropolitan police who shared ballistics information with charles county about the murder of a d.c. cab driver last week. the suspect in that case, joshua mebane had ties to waldorf. in that case, mebane allegedly committed the crime with his 17- year-old girlfriend. >> we are all committed to safety. just know this. we are confident we have the guy and he is in custody. >> reporter: he's charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. what investigators don't know is why. andrea mccarren, 9 news. >>> the scandal surrounding former cia director and general petraeus is getting deeper and that much tougher to follow tonight. now they're investigating general john allen, the top u.s. comma

teresa bass died from her injuries. friends are helping her husband terry bass recover from his injuries. >> my wife has been dressing his wounds, and we're just kind of pulling together as a community to heal. >> charles county detective say forensics tests show shell casings from the waldorf murder scene match a gun found in mebane's home. his girlfriend linda bury is also in jail on charges in the cab driver's death. >>> chaos in a quiet neighborhood. the accident being blamed for this fiery scene. >>> plus blocking out the sun. where people had the best view of this perfect solar eclipse. >>> pretty awesome here. check out this solar eclipse. the moon passed between the earth and the sun that cast a dark shadow over parts of australia for two minutes. some areas saw a rare solar eclipse that turned morning into night for a brief period. a lot of scientists traveled to australia to see this. the next total solar eclipse will happen in 2015. >> beautiful. >> the ominous clouds sort of shifting through there. >> it hap

when he gunned down a couple walking their dog on a waldorf footpath friday evening. 40-year-old teresa bass was murdered. her husband critically injured. this afternoon, the sheriff's department was able to tell him they had arrested her killer. >> actually the sheriff talked with him and the sheriff was the -- the person who broke the news to him. he was again very emotional. and very -- happy that we caught -- caught mr. mebane. >> reporter: the arrest followed what authorities called an investigative marathon. involving metropolitan police who shared ballistics information with charles county about the murder of a d.c. cab drive every last week. the suspect in that case, joshua mebane had tied to waldorf. in that case mebane allegedly committed the crime with his 17- year-old girlfriend. >> we are all committed to safety. just know this. we are confident we have the guy. and he is in custody. >> reporter: mebane is now charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. he did not take anything allegedly from his victims here so investigators are trying to figure out his possible moti

. >> reporter: the sheriff is talking about the night 40-year- old teresa bass was shot to death. her husband was also gunned down but survived. the couple had been walking their dog in their neighborhood. as it turns out, the 17-year- old suspect had been sitting behind bars in a washington, d.c. jail. he and his teen girlfriend are accused of shooting a cab driver to death there on november 7. the cab was set on fire with the driver's body inside. >> this is just shocking. i would never even thought anything like this could happen. >> reporter: a neighbor of the family knows them and is stunned to hear the 17-year-old suspect lived next door to her. investigators found evidence in the home that linked the teen to the crimes. both the murder investigations and their details are separate from one another. the only common denominator according to detectives is the suspect. >> there are so many questions yet very few answers that i can provide at this point in the investigation. >> reporter: now the main question everyone is asking is still a mystery. what would possess the suspect

> reporter: which is why she remains stunned that according to police, her neighbors, jerry and teresa bass were shot early last friday night after being approached by a man, while walking their dog just a few blocks from their homes. >> the suspect pulled out a gun and fired a multiple shot. >> reporter: they were killed and the husband, jerry, seriously injured is still on the hospital -- still at the hospital. >> it's shocking. >> yes, absolutely. >> according to woods, she was a nurse and the mother of four children, while her husband, jerry, who has four kids of their own from the previous marriage, is a montgomery county firefighter. >> they say that right now they have no motives in the case, but they released the schedule of the possible suspect in hopes of solving a crime that has rattled this close community. >> the sooner we find out who it is, more people will be at ease. >> it is bizarre and a tough case. but we saw it before. we can do it. >> okay, that is our matt jablo reporting. >>> coming up, the presidential campaign becomes just too much for one 4-year-old girl to handle

then police say a tip linked mebane to the shooting of teresa bass in waldorf. she was shot to death while walking along a trail with her husband. the teen lived a half mile from the bass home. neighbors say the arrest offers some reassurance for their community. >> certainly relieved that there's been an apprehension in this case, that the community's been on edge. we have certainly felt our hearts go out to that family. >> charles county detectives say forensic tests showed shell casings from the waldorf murder scene matched a gun found in mebane's home. the teen's girlfriend, linda bury, is also in jail facing charges in the cab driver's death. >>> day two of testimony picks up in the murder trial for a bowie university student. alexis simpson is accused of stabbing her roommate dominique frazier to death last year. the two got into a fight over loud music in a dorm. in court frazier's friends testified that simpson was the aggressor. defense attorneys say simpson once tried to get a new roommate because she was afraid, but that request was denied. >>> a bus

accused of murder is now facing another charge. 17-year-old joshua mebane is accused of killing teresa bassnd critically injuring her husband jerry if waldorf last -- in waldorf last month. the couple was out walking their dog when mebane shot them with an automatic weapon. he was already in jail when investigators made the connection between two cases. he was arrested and his juvenile girlfriend and charged with murder of mohammad quadar. the driver was shot in the head and left beside his cab which was burning at the time. mebane is charringed as an -- charged as an adult. >>> a d.c. pain doctor says his patients are suffering. some he says have even committed suicide. >> psychiatrist dr. alen salerian is opposing to a decision banning him from prescribing medications. >> reporter: dr. salerian was stripped of his ability to prescribe these class two narcotics back in april but his problems started long before that when his office he says was burglarized. the pain doctor says a former employee into into his office, stole prescription pads, forged his signature and sold it for 20 bucks eac