at the time he had been driving tricia mccauley's toyota scion. court records show her body was found on the floorboard between the front and rear seats with items concealing her body. her body was bruised and her legs were tied together with a seat belt. johnson tells police he had sex with mccauley and she threatened to kill herself. she claims she had done so. but prosecutors definitive saying that tricia mccauley was sexual assaulted, strangled and murdered. >> tricia was the most peace-loving, happy, joyous, giving and generous person imaginable. because of some senseless, insane act and completely random, we will never see her eyes again. we will never hear her voice again. we will never see her smile again. jeff: johnson does have a history of mental illness and a long criminal record, mostly of nonviolent crimes. he was in jail in d.c. in the past two weeks for a theft charge. he was let out last week. he was supposed to have an ankle bracelet installed but it never happened. tricia mccauley's friends are furious about the situation saying

he is now charged with the murder of tricia mccauley.ast heard from on christmas day. tonight her friends are honoring her life and her talents. we have team coverage for you tonight. we start off with jeff goldberg who has details on how the police caught up with this >> a tip last night in the police that led to the arrest. this is adrian johnson also known as duane johnson. he was arrested last night. charged with first degree murder in the killing of 46-year-old tricia mccauley. tricia mccauley pound murdered in the trunk -- found murdered in the trunk of her car. >> we know this will be painful from the family and friends. >> she was last heard from 4:30 on christmas day but did know show up for dinner at a friend's house and was not on a flight out of town from the reagan airport. that same morning johnson robbed a c.v.s. in southwest d.c. and assaulted employees. later they

tonight a large crowd gathered to remember tricia mccauley. police found her dead inside her car early this morning after sha went missing on christmas day. police have arrested aidry andir duane johnson charging him with her murder. fox5's marina maracco is more on the case. the details coming d out of theet investigation arenr truly disturbing, the medical examiner's office saying that death and according to police sources she was also sexually assaulted. tonight we're also learning details about the suspect's past. he was just arrested before mccauley went missing. police say this is 29 year old duane aidry and johnson.hnso mpd says he's from asher marlboro oh, maryland. court records show he has multiple recent addresses thates show him to be a d.c. resident,n along with a long rap sheet that dates back to 2011 filled with shoplifting incidents, the majority of which johnson pled guilty. just five days before tricias mccauley went missing, johnsonos went before a judge yet again on theft charges, a judge finally ordering he enroll in gps m

death of tricia mccauley is expected in court. tails on his court appearance and his charges coming up at 6.. meanwhile mccauley's loved ones are still trying to come to grips with her sudden death, after she went missing on christmas day. the details surrounding her death-- weighed heavily on mourners who gathered to remember her life last night. tim barber has more. breaking overnight -- police in alexandria, called out to an old town. and right now, two men, armed with guns -- are on the loose. john gonzalez is there live. john this is a pretty quiet neighborhood. an update on a story we have been all undergrround stations will offer free wi-fi by the end station, gallery place, judiciary square, metro center, archives and l'enfant plaza -- already have wifi as part of a pilot program launched in august. metro says 60-percent of underground stations should have wi-fi by this time next year. the remaining 40-percent will have it within two years. metro says it's working with the four major cell phone companies to provide service

period with a prostitute making purchases on tricia mccauley's credit cards. all while she was deceased in the backseat. as 29-year-old duane johnson was charged with murder in court, a friend of mccauley screamed out, "he's an animal. he stole my friend for me." that man was gregoire: because of a senseless, insane act that is completely random we will never see her eyes again. we will never hear her voice again. never see her smile again. jeff: johnson was arrested at a cvs in downtown d.c. at midnight on monday. at the time he was driving tricia mccauley's toyota scion. they looked in vehicle and found her body on the floorboard between the front and the rear seat with items covering her. she was badly bruse seat belt. >> it's one of the worst cases i have seen in a long time. it's harrowing. jess after his arrest, johnson told police that mccauley offered him a ride somewhere in d.c. but he couldn't remember where. he claimed claimed the two had d afterwards the decedent became emotional and acted like she wanted to kill herself. johnson adding he was stand

a somber night in the district as crowd gather to remember the live of tricia mccauley. we're live with the very latest and more ottoman now charged with her murder. we're hearing more present the family of a d.c. man shot and killed by police back on christmas day. what they're now saying about that altercation. as we prepare to ring in the new year, temperatures reached the mid 60s across our area. we'll take a look back at all the crazy weather 2016 brought with it. the news at 11 starts right now. we thank you for joining us tonight at 11, i'm tony perkins and i'm sarah simmons in for shawn. friends and family gathered tonight to remember tricia mccauley, the yoga instructor and actress was last seen on christmas. night inside her car in northwest. d.c. police announced earlier today a man found near the vehicle has been arrested and charged in connection with her murder. fox5's marina maracco is live tonight in northwest with more. marina reporter roar the details that we're learning from the investigation are truly disturbing, the medical examiner's office saying t

>> a woman missing we're live with the disapiece ever ai local actress tricia mccauley. >> and what the current xhapdner chef said that had donald trump saying no way. >> live look outside on tuesday morning, december 27, warm and traffic on the fives it will be mild today. enjoy. it changes on the way. we're talking weather and traffic on the fives 6:05. good morning to you i'm maureen umeh in for allison today. >> i'm steve chenevey welcome to fox news morning. >> first at 6:00 breaking news coming from laurel maryland right now police on the scene of pedestrian struck by kara long route 1 happened on the 4:00 hour and parts of route 1 shut down powder mill hod and icc and so far there is no word on the condition or driver of striking car and erin como has more on traffic impact in a couple minutes. >> the other big morning new developments in the case of missing d.c. yoga instructor and actress. >> family members say her body was found. anjali hemphill in northwest with the latest. anjali. >> incredibly sad news. friends and familiar live tricia mccauley are waking up to news they ne

charged with first degree murder in the killing of 46-year-old tricia mccauley. tricia mccauley pound murdered in the trunk -- found murdered in the trunk of her car. >> we know this will be painful from the family and friends. >> she was last heard from 4:30 on christmas day but did know show up for dinner at a friend's house and was not on a flight out of town from the reagan airport. that same morning johnson robbed a c.v.s. in southwest d.c. and assaulted employees. later they driving mccauley's scion at the time of the incident. >> we don't believe that the suspect knew the victim. >> after 11:00, jonathan padgett who had seen johnson's face and the car on social media walking the dog in northwest d.c. when he spotted him in the car bouncing up and down to loud music. he called 911, the tip that led to johnson's arrest. >> it was frightening. a moment that you know i'm here to do something. i have to do something and mike sure it's effective. >> she was an actress and a beloved yoga teacher. >> she was a very inspiring person. i feel like she lived her best

in the hearing a friend of tricia mccauley yelling out, "he is an animal. he stole my friend from me." 29-year-old duane johnson faces first-degree murder charges in brew stall killing of tricia mccauley. but her friends are at a loss of what to do next. >> we can't get her back. that is the reality. that is where we >> johnson was arrested midnight on monday. he had been driving mccauley's sign sign. they later found her dead in the car. her stocking and underwear torn. >> there is no indication she knew the suspect prior to the them coming together. >> after the arrest, johnson said mccauley offered him a ride somewhere in d.c. but he couldn't remember where. he claimed the two had sex and afterwards mccauley became emotion and killed herself. johnson claims he drove around d.c. in mccauley's car for a period of time with a prostitute. making purchases on her credit card. investigators saying she had been sexually assaulted and murdered. >> we need to honor her and celebrate her life. do things for her. he as a history of men call illness. he recently was

in memory of 46-year-old yoga teacher and actress tricia mccauley. >> she was a marvelous person. >> reporter: police arrested adrian johnson in the early morning hours on monday. after police say he strangled mccauley some time between christmas day and december 26. police caught up with him on the 22nd block of m street northwest. he was driving mccauley's car. her body was inside. police do one another, but johnson is well known to police. he has been charged with theft, robbery, unlawful entry more than half a dozen times over the past ten years. over the christmas holiday when the crime happened, police should have known exactly where johnson was. when he stole four electric toothbrushes from cbs about two weeks ago he was ordered to be fitted with a monitoring device never showing up. in -- an arrest warrant was not issued. neighbors hope justice is served for tricia. >> track process. >> reporter: now johnson also faces charges for theft and failure to appear in prince george's and montgomery county. all the cases are suspended because he is now facing a first-degree murder cha

we still do not know how johnson met tricia mccauley in the first place. jeff goldberg will be inside, and we will have the latest coming up this afternoon. reporting outside the d.c. superior court in northwest washington, i am sam sweeney. jummy: last night about 100 people gathered in northwest d.c. for a candlelight for46-year-old was praised her kindness and generosity. >> those who were touched by her and got to experience her love and caring will carry that forward on her behalf. jummy: tricia mccauley was also an actress, appearing at the washington stage guild and other theaters. she was also a stand-in for jennifer tatum in "step up." virginia state police are helping in the search for a missing woman and her granddaughter. barbara briely and her granddaughter, five-year-old were last seen last evening in richmond, va. a clerk says she was asking for directions. they were headed to north carolina. barbara briely was seen driving a silver toyota rav4. prosecutors have arrested a tunisian man in connection with last week's deadly truck attack at a

authorities say he sexual assaulted, strangled and beat tricia mccauley.ut last week, johnson was released from the d.c. jail on a misdemeanor theft charge. on the 20th of december a judge ordered him to get mental health treatment and have the ankle bracelet installed on the next day, 231st. johnson never showed. a hearing to find out why he didn't show set for january 24. but she went missing on christmas day. johnson left without wearing the ankle bracelet. >> could it have prevented this crime? we are not sure that it is true. but we know that it's not okay for people to be released upon conditions and then the conditions not be met prior to them being >> we tried to get answers why he wasn't placed with the ankle bracelet. they tell us action of the pretrial services agency, a different agency. it does seem like this was the case of not only court procedures working out but also court bureaucracy as well. as you can imagine and as you have heard neighbors are furious. they want answers to why this situation unfolded the way it did. we have more on wha

details. >> reporter: the search for answers after a yoga teacher is found dead. 46-year-old tricia mccauley's body discovered early tuesday in d.c. mccauley was a beloved yoga instructor. >> she was just a very inspiring person. >> reporter: and a longtime actor. appearing in the 2006 film account "step up." police issued an alert for the person believed to be driving mccauley's car. 29-year-old adrian dwayne johnson apprehended at a nearby car. now, johnson charged with theft, simple assault and her murder. as the community mourns. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> more on that murder mystery later on today on "gma." >>> in the meantime, there are growing questions about the death of george michael at the age of 53. his friends and fans still in mourning. now this photo of him appearing bloated in september fueling speculation the singer had been sick. his manager said he died of heart failure but an official cause of death is not expected until next month. >>> turning to you to a rough landing for a b.a.s.e. jumper in phoenix. that jumper plunged from a cliff at camel back mountain

police making an arrest in connection to the death of tricia mccauley. she went missing on christmas day. her body was found overnight. sam sweeney is live at headquarters in northwest. he joins us with the latest. sam: she was a yoga instructor, part of sag , and now she is dead. and man took her car and was driving around in it with her body in the trunk. he also robbed a cvs in southwest d.c. a man walking his dog spotted the car and called 911. i caught up with the man to hear his story. >> i recognized the car. the man was smoking this cigar or something. dancing to the music in the car. sam: dancing while her body was in the trunk. sir, how like -- hello are you? off,s edgy and seemed aggressive, something. how he described him. arounds mulling it within five or 10 minutes, there .s the car sam: seconds later, police swarmed the area. in the car -- >> they found tricia mccauley deceased in her vehicle. sam: police took the driver into custody. tricia went missing christmas night. food she prepared for the party was left on the counter in her apartm

he leaves behind four children. >>> also last night large crowd gathered to remember tricia mccauley, a local yoga instructor after going missing christmas day. police arrested adrian duane johnson charging him with murder and saying mccauley was strangled to death and appears to have been sexual assaulted, muriel bowser asking for the public's help in this investigation >> the chief mentioned all of the different locations we took possession of ms. mccauley's car, and everything that you can provide us in fleshing out this story will be helpful. >> police still not revealed how mccauley died exactly, exactly how mccauley and johnson met. anyone with information being asked to call dc police >>> 2016 does come to a close now with some statistics about crime in dc. there's a 9% decrease in violent crimes. this includes an 18% decline in homicides from 160 this time last year to 132. sexual abuses meantime are up by three, as well as assault with a dangerous weapon and robber are down by 6 and 13% respectfully 4% in property crimes. >>> maryland residents will be able to apply to purcha

no charges filed the murder of 346-year-old tricia mccauley, the whom who lived in northeast washington and found murdered murdered in the trunk of her car. we don't know how they came in contact with one another or how they were killed. mccauley was last heard from at 4:30 on christmas day. but then she did not show up for christmas dinner at a friend's house. she did not arrive at reagan airport the next morning for a flight out of town. meanwhile, police say also on monday morning the person of interest was seen on the morning of the 26th on georgia avenue in northwest d.c. at 12:30 a.m. yesterday morning at the c.v.s. in southwest washington, police say this individual committed and assaulted employees. police would later learn he was driving mccauley's toyota scion iq at the time of the incident. then person of interest seen on 7th in northeast d.c. last night before 11:00, john pan padgett who had seen the man's car on social media walking his dog when he saw the person of interest in the carbonationing up and down to -- interest in the car bouncing up and down to loud music. he c

news of tricia mccauley's death has hit a lot of people hard. she was well known for her work on stage and in the yoga studio but she touched peoples hearts in small ways. >> evan koslof now where she taught. you sat down with a lot of her friends today. >> reporter: that's right. good evening. she was scheduled to lead a yoga class right about now at 5:15. now instead her friends are gathering for a vigil to talk about her legacy. >> there are the two lovers. early to mid20s at the time. >> steven carpenter is showing us photos of his friend tricia. the two have been on stage a lot and often they've been together. they played young lovers, married couples, even siblings. he says that's made the last 24 hours pretty difficult. >> it's a loss. monumental loss. because we worked so much together because this theater company has a core group of people who work together. we're really a family. >> i'll miss her laugh. she had this great laugh. yeah. >> more emotions at imagination studios in bethesda where tricia gave acting lessons. she wasn't just

on social media mccauley's loved ones are noting it appears that she has been found. let's show you that post right now. that tricia is gone. they have found her body. thank you for all your work, support and love. police have not yet confirmed that development, but mccauley was a well known d.c. area yoga instructor and actress and close to midnight a news 4 camera was rolling as police took in a person of interest that matches the description that they were searching for. they also found a car near the corner of 22nd and n streets northwest. police have also released ophoto of that car and the man they have believed was driving it. back out live, concern for tricia did begin after she did not show up for christmas dinner with friends and also did not make a flight to see her family back on the west coast. we do know she was last seen at her home before christmas and she had not been seen since thechblt we are again told that the man taken in does match a description of a person of morning on air and our news 4 app and will bring you developments as we get them in. >> justin finch live for us. friends and neighbor

the brother of tricia mccauley says her body has been found.t is one of several stories we're working for you this morn first, news 4's justin finch is live where the missing woman's car was found overnight. >> reporter: angie, good morning. you can still see signs of the rope where police used to block this scene and also stop traffic as they found her toyota there and also a person of interest. a sad sense of closure has begin. let's take you to facebook where her brother bryan posted to her group page a message saying she is gone. they have found her body. thank you for your work, support and love. no confirmation from police at this time. she was a popular yoga teacher and concern for her grew after she missed christmas dinner and a flight to see her family. police took in a man for questioning who said to match the description of a person of interest. and also found near the corner of 22nd and m streets now taking you now to a map, mccauley was last seen at her north capitol street northwest home. her phone was found along 4th street north

it came from a friend of tricia mccauley who yelled out, "he is an animal, he stole my friend."friend was outraged that ande johnson was arrested was supposed to have an ankle monitor but never had it installed and was released four days before the murder. loss pray to god that our is not something anyone else will have to go through again. jonathan: adding to the frustration was the fact johnson was released and supposed to be fitted with the ankle gps monitor. he skipped that appointment. johnson is due back in court january 13. michelle: serious crash, a woman faces a long recovery after she was hit or a car just feet from her front door. she was taking her 11-month-old daughter out of the car when she was struck yesterday afternoon. because the child was still in the car seat, she was not injured. and the car screech impact. then it sounded like the engine was accelerating again. then i heard a woman screaming. it was terrible. michelle: doctors had to andtate part of ortiz's leg repair broken bones in the other leg. they say the driver appeared to be driving erratically. jo

> police have charged 29-year- old adrian johnson of prince georges county with the murder of tricia mccauley. a woman who is being remembered by her family and friends as someone who fully embraced life and everything in it. >> she challenges us now, you know, to try to stay in the light and celebrate her great spirit and not dwell too much on the pain and the darkness. >> 46-year-old tricia mccauley was many things. a yoga teacher, an actress, a gardener, an herbalist, a nutritionist and a friend. >> she was a beautiful person who recently talked about really being at peace. >> reporter: tricia was supposed to be at a friends for christmas dinner and then catch a flight the next day. she missed both. >> just felt like there was nothing we could do; right? we just started driving through a neighborhood looking. >> her friends and family formed a search party online. posting her pictures and a picture of her car, good news. just seen the post when he spotted it outside in dupont circle. >> there the car and there was the guy sitting there in the car and he was um, he was smoking something. se

they found 46-year-old tricia mccauley of northeast washington, d.c. deceased in her vehicle. >> the man that was driving that vehicle has been taken into custody and police are trying to establish a timeline of events since she was last seen at 4:30 in the afternoon christmas day. she was an actress and yoga teacher. >>> some thieves with a taste for designer clothing were able to steal thousands worth of fur coats. this video shows them throwing a brick through a front door of a store on madison avenue. they believe that they cased the store beforehand because they went directly for the most expensive itemed. >>> five jail inmates that escaped from a bathroom recall are back behind bars, but the sixth is still on the run. they removed a toilet from the wall and kicked through the concrete. they believe that it was loose from previous plumbing repairs and leaking water. >>> barricades are going up around times square ahead of the ball drop coming up on saturday night. the nypd is ramping up security and carrying rifles. there is no specific threat but

tricia mccauley disappeared this weekend. we spoke to friends and family who are now devastated after learning she was killed. >> reporter: after family and friends desperately search for over 24 hours, police this morning confirmed tricia mccauley's body was found in her white car right here in front of the cbs. -- cvs. >> we know this will be extremely painful for family and friends. >> reporter: police confirming that the woman described as vivacious, loving and gentle has been found dead. >> let me express on behalf of all of us got our deepest condolences to her family. >> reporter: the last contact with loved ones was on christmas day at 4:30. friends were worried. >> thinking that somebody could have harmed her is awful. >> reporter: according to authorities, this man and can -- the man in custody and the victim did not know each other. >> this investigation is proceeding rapidly. >> reporter: they say around morning this man robin assaulted employees at a cvs. the victim's body was found that another cvs at around mid

jeffries didn't know tricia mccauley, but she knows her story. painfully well. auley was murdered by a man, a repeat offender, who has shipped through the cracks, but -- slipped through the cracks, but -- >> it's a large crater. if it was a crack, it would be a very small minute amount of cases that you're hearing about. this has been going on, i learned about this huge crater when my daughter was killed year-old daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting involving several repeat offenders. she said the murder is sad, but unfortunately, not surprising. >> police officers lock them up, and before they go on their shift, it's like the same offenders are back on the street street. >> reporter: maria can't make sense why her friend was killed. >> it's frustrating. this shouldn't have happened. this person obviously had mental health issues, you know, and no one flagged it. they did flag it, but it was not addressed. >> reporter: whether it's a failure to address mental health or failure to follow up with parolees, or people just falling off the radar, the court servi

between 5:30, 6:00 sunday evening when tricia mccauley left her home on north capitol street to headthe christmas party and monday at 9:40 a.m. when johnson was seen on security cameras accused of 1407 lifting at a cvs. police did confirm today that despite being ordered to wear a gps monitoring bracelet on his ankle after a shoplifting arrest 11 days ago, johnson did not do so, was not wearing one at the time of the murder. live in northwest, jackie >>> police in our area searching for the same suspected armed robber. this man allegedly robbed two 7-eleven stores overnight. one in alexandria, another in clinton. and four seven levin stores in duncan county. the suspect is young and drive as chrysler 300. >> right now, storm team 4 tracking the rain making its way our way. it's more than just rain moving on in here. let's have a look and show you what is happening right now. nothing around our immediate area. but go out just a will it to the west and you notice the rain and even some freezing rain and snow that's trying to move on in here. here's the rain that's coming in across our

have a long criminal rap sheet, arrested several times here in just last year, five days before tricia mccauley disappeared he was here in dc superior court facing a judge monitoring. court records show he has multiple dc addresses an criminal rap sheet dating back to 2011 most shoplifting incidents where johnson plead guilty. however, less than a week before tricia disappeared, a judge ordered johnson to wear a gps monitoring device. he was supposed to show up the next morning here but there's no record he ever did. police say while johnson was in possession of mccauley's car the day after she went missing, johnson once again stole from a dc cvs store. meanwhile, the medical examiner's office says the flicks-year-old was strangled to death. family and friends gathered together to say good-bye >> what happened to tricia thrown me for a loop. i don't know what to think. there's a lot of things happening in we need to pay attention to. >> reporter: records show the court has requested johnson undergo multiple mental health screenings to determine competence in those previous cases he's been order

released again, i can't live with it, i'll tell you that >> reporter: it began christmas day, tricia mccauley didn't show up for dinner, ended 36 hours later we police found the popular actress and yoga instructor's body inside her car. johnson is now charged with mccauley's murder. police say during the more than 24 hours mccauley was missing, johnson was driving around in the victim's car. stopping at several locations, including at least four cvs stores. at this cvs on 14th street, johnson assaulted an employee as he was trying to load up a cart with handsoap. court records show johnson has a long history of petty mosts and assaults and had been arrested as recently as one week before christmas for an incident inside another cvs store. in that case, a judge released him but ordered him to wear a gps device and undergo a mental health evaluation. johnson did not comply with that order and was not wearing a gps device when he was r system is broken in this case and that we pray to gods that our loss is not something that anyone else will ever have to go through again. >> reporter: as for mcc

the man charged with the murder of tricia mccauley-- will be arraigned on murder charges. adrian duane johnson was taken into custody early tuesday morning. and the seven on your side i-team, dug into his criminal history we found he was supposed to have a g-p-s ankle monitor after being arrested less than two weeks ago on misdemeanor theft charges. johnson was also awaiting a mental evaluation, in that same case. he was also already on probation - from a theft from a c-v-s pharmacy in southeast d-c in 20-15. meanwhile-- mccauley's loved ones are still trying to come to grips with her sudden death, after she went missing on christmas day. the details surrounding her death-- weighed heavily on mourners who gathered to rememberer more. conflicting reports about sunday's deadly police-involved northeast d.c.. officers fatally shot javon hall. a d.c. police spokesperson tells us.. police bodycam video shows hall was threatening officers with a knife. hall's family members say the video shows.. he didn't have a knife. tom roussey has more. abc-7 will continue pushing police for

police make an arrest -- in connection to the search for this woman-- 46 year old tricia mccauley. this was the scene just after 1 am, after police responded to m street in northwest. our cameras were there as polcie examined a car matching the description and license plate of mccauley's vehicle. the yoga teacher went missing on christmas day. our crews say police took one man into custody and officers began examining the we are still waiting for an official update from police-- but overnight the family's facebook page dedicated to finding mccauley was changed to a memorial page. we will bring you an update on this story later this morning. the holiday weekend continues for many travelers, but they are dealing with some hang-ups. wintry storms are wreaking havoc across several states. in minnesota, strong winds have delayed or canceled dozens of flights. janai norman has more on the people now rearranging their travel plans. treacherous travel across the country. sot mos - this is a holiday travel nightmare winter weather making going home a widespread problem. in the dakotas, over

sorrow, and outrage inside a d-c instructor tricia mccauley faced a judge.ed attacker-- now held without bail. but not before he shared his account of what happened to the woman. tim barber has more. an update on that breaking news in queen anne's county condition right now after an early morning shooting in chestertown. these are pictures from the scene just in the last thirty minutes. around 12:30 a.m., officers were escorting a woman involved in a domestic situation to her home on edmore road. when they got there - a man inside armed with a shotgun opened fire. the deputy returned fire and both were hit. there's no word on the suspect's condition. the deputy has been undergoing surgery at baltimore shock trauma. we'll have a live report from the hospital in about ten minutes. this morning, one of the holiday season's hottest gifts is at the center of a murder case. police want amazon to turn over data from a popular electronic gadget, the amazon raising serious new questions about user's privacy. mara schiavocampo with the clues they're looking for. it's

a very serious charge for the murder of tricia mccauley and for that johnson is due in court in a matter of the 29-year-old now accused of first-degree murder in the death of tricia mccauley, his fourth arrest this month. 11 days ago, johnson netted two arrests for death, one at a pcs store and another at a cvs store. he was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation and wear a tracking monitor. >> clearly people don't see it. clearly it's i just have it on my leg and i'm going to commit more crimes. >> reporter: it's unclear if johnson ever followed through. a search of records link him to theft charges and assault and he's wanted for crimes in montgomery and prince george's county. mccauley was found dead in her car on tuesday. police say a tipster led them to johnson which led them to mccauley. a vigil is held in her h a many lives. and before her discovery, friends had not heard from mccauley until christmas -- they had not heard from her since christmas afternoon. johnson will be due in court later today. he's being held without bond. pat, back to you. >> justin finch, thank you. police

tricia mccauley was instructor here. the police don't know how they came in contact with one another. >> you will find a lot of neighbors that feel just like patrick. >> i think people are shaken up. >> the heartbreak has given way to anger. yesterday in court, duane johnson charged with first-degree murder, her friend greg screamed out, "he's an animal. he stole my friend from me." >> we feel the >> last week johnson released from jail on misdemeanor theft charges. the hearing to find out why he never showed set for january 4. but mccauley went missing december 25. >> the first question why was he on the street? they are wondering if it could have been prevented if he had been wearing the ankle bracelet. >> we know it's not true but it's not okay to be released by conditions. why the ankle bracelet was not on johnson but it's preindustrial services so this is -- preindustrial service -- pretrial services. terry said she will do everything to get the city and the police leaders to talk to community about the situation. t

sorrow, and outrage inside a d-c courtroom-- as the man accused of killing yoga instructor tricia mccauley faced a judge. her alleged attacker-- now held without bail. but not before he shared his account of what happened to the woman. tim barber has more. prince george's county police are stepping up patrols stores - in an attempt to thwart a serial robber. so far, he's hit at least seven different seven-eleven stores. the robberies stretch from the one in alexandria all the way up to beltsville. prince george's county police cars are deployed outside a number of 7-11s in the county. and they're on high alert to try to catch him. until then-- customers are on edge. police believe he's been driving a silver chrysler 300. so far no one has been hurt, but police are worried. coming up. a big name tops a very exclusive list. we'll tell you who now ranks as the most profitable actor in hollywood. here's a hint.. they hang out with the incredible hulk. the answer.. coming up. some snow/sleet/freezing rain at onset. brief period of slick road conditions possible. - am rain, pm sun; windy - windy

. >> tricia mccauley moved to dc. >> she is one of the kindest people i know. >> she always had a smile. >> tomorrow those friends lit candles and started to grieve. at times the only thing you could hear was paper me when she opened her place up and said come on, try it one time. i said no, i'm not going to do it. but she always made me welcome and that's the type of person she was. >> police say mccauley is not here because this man killed her. tonight no one here talked about johnson, the hows or the whys of the case. they talked about tricia. people here are determined to make sure her memory he never fades. >> family is stronger than your biological family. >> she brought out the best in all of us. >> that's the woman i am going to remember, my neighbor, my friend. >> now, someone called police last suspect in the victim's car. police say they arrested johnson shortly after that call, around midnight. they found the car and mccauley's body inside of it. >> thank you, and the man charged in mccauley's murder, will have his first court appearance tomorrow. we have been digging into h

the medical examiner's office says 46-year-old tricia mccauley was strangled and last night friends and family gathered at a vigil to insure memories and say good-bye. >> what happened to tricia has really thrown me for a loop. and i don't even know what to think. to tell you the truth. it's frightening, and i think there's a lot of things happening in our community that we need to pay attention to. >> reporter: records also show the court requested johnson under go multiple mental health screenings to determine competency. in previous cases he's been ordered to attend drug rehab, a series of times. for now, live in northwest. anjali hemphill fox 5 local news. >>> we'll be checking throughout the morning. >>> meantime a northeast dc family is asking for justice after they say police body camera video shows their loved one was unarmed after being shot and killed by a dc police officer. that happened christmas day. police say 29-year-old >> erlad hal had a knife and refused to put it deadline. they say the video paints a different picture >> none of that video shows nothing about him waiv

earlier this evening and online effort to find tricia mccauley went viral. in the past hour, the police released a picture of a man who they believe is driving her car. developing story in northwest d.c. tim? audio] michelle: a lot of police activity. i believe we have tim now. tim, can you tell us what you are seeing now? come back to this top story because there are details we are uncovering. tim barber is live on the scene. right now, we turn to the weather. a lot of changes on the way. josh knight is looking at the temperatures that are on the rise tonight. josh: that's right, things are going up. there is a cold front on the way. the temperatures still managed to get into the 60's. these colors really tell the story. pittsburgh right now, trying to move into the 40's around the dmv. 65 pittsburgh, 66 charleston, west virginia. the warmer air moves in for us overnight. chicago right now 30 degrees. 47 indy. the cooler air moves in, but we have to wait until wednesday. along with the warm-up, we have rain moving in tomorrow morning. this will try to cross

tricia mccauley was found in the trunk of her car. she didn't show up for dinner with her friends and missed a flight the next day. >> to embrace the person she was is the challenge now. >> johnson was apprehended at the cvs after a person called 911 for a person acting suspiciously. >> >>> convicted killer, dillon roof, told a judge he plans to represent himself during his sentencing phase of his trial. the same jury that convicted him will return next week to decide on death penalty or life route parole. he was found guildy of murder of nine black worshipers in north carolina. >>> and a woman kicked a sheriff deputy in the face causing him to lose an eye. downpours were investigating her for driving under the influence, and kicked a sergeant if the eye with the heel of her left boot. gonzales faces aggravated assault and will serve at least so years in prison if convicted. >>> and an official in russia admitted to doping that implicates hundreds of athletes. >> reporter: this morning an olympic bombshell. for the first time russian

that's what friends and family are asking about a man accused of killing tricia mccauley.e learning adrian johnson should have skipping a court date. he is released from jail last week after being caught stealing. a condition of the release, he was supposed to be fitted with a gps ankle bracelet. when he never showed, the agency responsible for finding him didn't track him down the. >> there are thousands in this pool. and so it might take days, you know, not uncommon to take weeks to have him picked up for that kind of a violation. >> now in a statement, pretrial services director told us early in the new year, the agency will be able to have gps monitors installed on the defendants at the courthouse right away. >>> medics rushed one person to the hospital with critical injuries after a head-on collision in fairfax county this morning. it happened just before 10:00 in the southbound lanes of fairfax county parkway at terminal road. a tote the of three vehicles were involved in this. police are still on the scene piecing together what happened. >>> charges should be filed

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days before being charged in the murder of tricia mccauley, duane johnson failed to show up to get a gps tracking device he was ordered to wear. dc's deputy mayor for public safety kevin donahue says reform is needed and could be a discussion muriel bowser has with the trump administration >> nothing demoraleses cops or the people working with them than seeing c street after everyone know the violent act committed. we want people to look at the sentence guidelines that look at not the vast majority of nonviolent offenders we're talking about repeat violent offenders who keep committing the same acts. >> muriel bowser is expected to sign legislation next wednesday to close the loop hole. >>> dc fire and ems surprised an 8-year-old at georgia town hospital >> his home town fire department reached out to make this enhancement. alexandra limon was there and has more [cheers and applause] . >> reporter: a beaming smile that while it can't be scene behind his mask is obvious in his eyes. happy moments for 8-year-old hunt scarborough, who had a massive surgery just seven weeks ago. and is s

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morning's "gma" first look the search for answers after a yoga teacher is found dead. 46-year-old tricia mccauley'sered early tuesday in d.c. mccauley was a beloved yoga instructor. >> she was just a very inspiring person. >> and a long time actor. >> ♪ >> appearing in the 2006 film step up as jena tatum's stand in. she was last seen sunday afternoon. police immediately issued an alert for the person believed to be driving mccauley's car. 29-year-old adrian dwayne johnson apprehended at a nearby cvs, mccauley's body found in her car. now johnson charged with theft, simple assault and her murder. >> ♪ >> as the community mourns. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., more on the investigation with your "gma" first look, i'm mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. [ goat bleat ] [ crow caws, music continues ] this is gonna be awesome! when it comes to buying a house... trulia knows the house is only half of it. and with 34 map overlays like playgrounds, demographics, schools, and more... you can find the right house and the right neighborhood for you. trulia. the house is only half of it. you'farewell, cookie be

adrian duane johnson, being held without bail, accused of brutally assaulting and strangling tricia mccauleyristmas. mccauley was reported missing sunday. the man calling 911 to report a car matching that description and the suspect. >> he seemed really off or aggressive or out of it or something. >> reporter: the 46-year-old victim was a popular go ya teyor teacher and sometimes actress, shown here as a stand-in in the 2006 film "step up." >> she was just an inspiring person. it's just a great blow. >> reporter: tonight, it is not clear why johnson was not wearing that gps monitoring device, and at his arraignment today, tom, he made the claim that mccall he'll killed herself. tom? >> ron, thank you. >>> now, to the disastrous ending for a base jumper, taking on this mountain in arizona. take a look. the parachute opening, but what happened next is still unclear. the panicked moments playing out on camera. abc's clayton sandell picks up the story from there. >> reporter: this guy way up there is about to jump off a 300-foot cliff. on purpose. >> this is unpleasant to watch. >> there he goes

a motive.ot >> more questions remain this r morning over how the man man accused of murdering tricia mccauleynowledged freely ack walk the streets after so many run ins withtree the law. mccauley was a local yoga teacher who was that foundho waa dead in her car earlier thiser t week after going missing on christmas day. d police say the suspected killer adrian duane johnsone jon failed to show up to get a gps t tracking device he had beenbeen ordered to wear.r. >> we have new video thise haeo morning to show you after a deadly hit-and-run right here hr in the district. dtric this dark colored suv was dar captured leaving thek scene following the accidenthe aid wednesday in northwest.orwest jacqueline cole was walking along the crosswalk on 14the crw street and parkwood place when w she was hit. hit the driver just took off.k cole was r hospital where she later diedrel from her injuries.njurie >>> if you have any>> information about the car or driver, please contact d.c.tactc police. >> 4:32 is the time right nowe t let's get down gary mcgradyry m and talk about the last friday of 2016. 201 >>

and death of a dc yoga instructor, and actress, a man has been charged with killing 46-year-old tricia mccauley her body was found early this morning. under arrest, 29-year-old adrian johnson, charged with first-degree murder. police say johnson was on pretrial release for robbery charges and was ordered to get a gps monitor. today, we spoke with the man who spotted

weather and traffic coming up at 7:05 >>> friends and family of tricia mccauley still in shock over the murder of the instructor and inspiring actress >> her body was discovered monday inside her car on northwest. anjali hemphill is live in northwest with the story. >> reporter: long criminal rap sheet but five days before she disappeared, the suspect went before a judge here in dc superior court when he was ordered to no, i don't in gps monitoring duane johnson is from upper marlboro but court records so he he has multiple dc addresses an criminal record here dating back to 2011. most shoplifting incidents where johnson plead guilty. however, less than a week before tricia mccauley disappeared, a judge ordered johnson to wear a gps monitoring device. she was supposed to show up. while he was in possession of her car the day after she went missing he stole from a dc cvs store, the medical examiner's office says tricia mccauley was strangled to death and friends an for her. >> i feel like she was like the word ever vest ent comes to mind. she was kind and generous. that's what made her a