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DC Dealer Who Killed Customer, Witness, Sentenced For Violent Drug Conspiracy: Feds
A District man found complicit in killing two people, including a witness to the first murder, will spend decades in prison after being found guilty last year following a nine-day trial.
Madani Ilara Tejan, also known as “Malik,” “Mylik,” and “Dani,” 31, was convicted of using a firearm in connection with a murder and robbery and for a drug distribution conspiracy, last year, officials say.
On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Tejan has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release on drug and weapon charges.
Prosecutors say that on Oct.…
Man Who Kidnapped, Assaulted Teen Girl Outside Northeast DC Metro Station Sentenced: Feds
A District man will spend years behind bars for kidnapping and assaulting a minor last year, federal authorities announced.
Donte Johnson, 38, has been sentenced to five years in prison, and a judge ordered he register as a sexual offender for 10 years when he is released following an incident involving a 17-year-old outside the Deanwood Metro Center in Northeast DC.
According to prosecutors, outside the station on May 20, 2023, on Minnesota Avenue NE, the girl was commuting home from work by train to meet her mother and sisters, who were planning to pick her up.
The victim was crossing th…
Climate Activists Charged For Dumping Red Powder On Constitution At US Archives: Feds
A pair of climate activists are facing federal charges after vandalizing the US Constitution, which was housed at the National Archives in Washington, DC, authorities announced.
Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah have been indicted after causing more than $50,000 of damage within the rotunda during a demonstration last month.
Specifically, Zepeda and Green are charged with felony destruction of government property for dumping a fine red powder over the document’s display case in the Rotunda of the Archives building.
"The cost of cleaning up after the stunt,…