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Transcripts For WTTG Fox 5 News Ten 20160610

This is fox5 local news at 10. Right now at 10, a former Wooton High School student sentenced to jail after he killed two classmates. Details that stunned the the courtroom. A call for action after a frightening shooting in northeast d. C. Why tonights community meetingt may havey created more frustration than relief for neighbors. Im with her. President obama endorsed hillarh clinton today ahead of the d. C. Primary. What Bernie Sanders had to say d about it at his rally today in l the district. Di fox5 local news at 10 starts right now. Four years in prison. Is that the punishment for a a teenager who caused an alcoholrelated crash thatho killed two of hils friends. Thanks for joining us tonight, o im shawn yancy and im tony perkins. S. Former Wooton High School student a. M. Alice learned his faith in a rockville courtroom. Foxs Marina Maracco joins usaco life with more. Reporter and definitely an emotional day in court today. A lot of long faces, a lot of tears and people walking out saying that the sentence was simply too light and unjust. The state recommended 12 years out of the 12 year maximum sentence. The judge imposing a sentence on four years jail time to be served for sam alice in the deaths of calvin lee anal ex america, two what the on high recent graduates who left a a house party where alcohol was wa served. Sam alice in his toxicology reports showed that he had ha consumed alcohol as well as marijuana, but sam alice pled to guilty to twoto charges of man slut in order to avoid trial. Those two charges considered nonviolent charges, therefore, the four years served will now turn into 25 percent of them 2 because of the charges will havi to be served. Se thats one out of the four years will serve and then hell be eligible for patrol. During the sentencing face there was gut wrenching evidence as well as this dash cam video that shows the first officers off responding to the scene of the f recollect guided by neighbors ne who had just heard the crash. You see the crewser stop cre directly in front of that mangled vehicle. Ma two of the fatal victims, Alex L America and calvin lee had beene partially ejected from that car. Sam alice who was driving and the front passenger, cameron ca sigh situate, both seriously injured, but both according to doctors have made full recoveries. Now sample alice sentenced inced the death both of his classmates. Four years is time for mr. Ellis to think about the things heses done and hopefully hell be ablb to serve the public goodbye dog the 500 hours of Community Service t imposed today. D to and it is our hope, that the ignition interlock system thats been ordered for him will prevent him from doing anythingy similar to this in the future. U now, the state wanted a tougher and stiffer sentence saying thah sam ellis showed no remorse. There were hundreds of hours of jail house conversations were co recorded and in none of those th calls did he ever mention the victims or showed what they say was any sort of remoss morse. As for one of the victims v parents, they did not attend a todays sentencing because theyh say it was simply too painful for them to epidural. They did not submit any sort of letter to the judge. As for alex americas parents am they both spoke in front of the courtroom. Oo the courtroom was all silent. Everyone crying for the most part as the parents directed themselves to the judge sayinges that t every single day before they went into court theyur touchedt their sons urn r with the ashes that room and thats a daily reminder how their lives changed forevero the courtroom packed with nearly 200 people. Th ey had to move it into other courtroom and two weeks from now well be reliving the horrific memory of that crash. First of all, just to make surea i understand this, 20 years butt much of it deferred, four years, but he could possibly serve juse one year in prisons is that wha youpr said . Is that correct . C thats right because the charges, manslaughter charges are considered, quote, non violent by the state of marylana that means that only 25 percent of the total sentence needs to e be served which would be one be year of the total four years in prison that were asked of sam ellis. For two lives lost. L theres been a lot of conversation about this this thi afternoon and tonight theres been some outrage. Out some folks have also been be talking about the parents who wo hosted the party that sam ellis att we know that those parents were given what some called a slam ol the wrist. Are there any changes following that. Well, the Court Reporter saying that they were called the quote, cool parents and he believes that he believes thereh should be stiffer sentences in e the state of maryland. Unfortunately we know there the arent really those stiff sentences. He says under the guidelineshe that the law provides he gave sam ellis the most he could. Those parents, of course, on a separate judicial district thant this. So it didnt really affect thata as far as the parents. But he says as far as sam ellis gave the most which means that m when hes release from jail for five years he will not be able e to consume any alcohol and drive and for five years hell have tt breathe into an interlock every time he turns on the ignition og his car. Marina maracco reporting. Thank you. Than fox5 is in the district now. Police held an emergency meetinn with the community tonight. It follows last nights ni quadruple shooting in northeast. Tonight police are asking for gunmen and also finding Fin Solutions for preventing this from happening again. Teisha lewis with the latest. Reporter from all accounts at the district headquarters, the consensus here tonight are more Socials Services are a needed. In the quest for solutions whats noticeably accident or missing are specific concerning the solutions. The meeting wrapped up just a a short timing a here at the Fifth District head. This lobby was packed. Pa residents saying once upon a a time if a crime like this li happened it would have benzolled by now because the relationship between the police and the community was much stronger. Youve got to build a relationship. I know that new people and some of the old people want to lock them up and throw away the key. You lock them up and throw awaya the key they coming back out. It may be five years and theyrh tougher and tougher and you need to engage our youth in a positive way. And that was joist robinson paua who was also a neighborhoodhood commissioner. She was just one of dozens ofozn concerned residents who came ouu to this emergency meeting called by police. Police, residents, and also Community Leaders all frustrated by p last nights the shooting h because similar crimes have ha happened in this same location a several times before. Be now, it was clear at tonights n meeting that residents seem to be satisfied with the number oft police in the area. The problem am hearsay wednesdays quadruple shooting o is a culmination of problemson that have been ignored over the years, including drugrelated violence, abandoned Recreational Centers and also unemployment. E lets take a look at the frightening scene and the aftermath of wednesday. H in the middleof of the afternoon rush hour police are calling this man a person of interest. N hes suspected of man outside and then shooting three bystanders. The incident happened shortlyhap after four in the afternoon. Thats what were trying to r look at solutions because its i brazen. This is the third daylight da shooting weve had in the last five weeks. Weve had more in daytime when the sun is out than we had in nighttime. For me its backwards in my my head. It shows us the meant tallet t thats out there andhe thats te challenge we face. And that is commander william fitzgerald. He is the commander over the Fifth District saying tonight to that the buck stops with him, but noticeably absence from tonights meeting was police chief cathy lanier and as you imagine, that did not sit well i with residents. Re teisha lewis, fox5 local news. Fox5 is in prince georges i county. Thes a good look at these pictures. Detectives need your helpives identifying this man. Fy hes wanted for sexually assaulting a woman in landover around 7 think drive. The man attacked a woman in a business. They believe he may have ha followed the woman from the metro station. Take a look at his clothing. Clo its very specific. If you know anything, call police. In Fairfax County at tonights regularly School Board Meeting a number of parents andn citizens came out to speak about pushing forward with transgender policy in the schools, particularly the bathroom debate. But there were also several al people opposed to any changes. Fox5s Lauren Demarco was theree she joins us life now, from falls church. Lauren. Reporter tony, this was a heated meeting. People very compassionate on both sides. On one hand you had transgender kids talking about being uncomfortable using the bathrooms at school. Sch heart breaking stories of bullying. On the other hand you hadha parents who talked about concerns over their children being forced to accept these th changes as the new norm. Nor one of the parents who was opposed yelled out after transgeneral coach spoke. Many others followed. S take a listen. I think its kind of unfair that transgenders shouldnt be able e to use bathrooms and it may not seem a big deal to those who who arent transgenders, but to me e it is a big deal. When i was an stpf student i experienced firsthand the kind of harassment that children get from their pierce. T excusehe me, sir. S human rights for our children. Evil. The group who gathered to speak before the board tonight came to thank Fairfax County for adding to its policy last may that it will not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, but they are also asking that th regulations now be put into p place to enforce that they want School Records to be adjusted so that the preferred pronoun is used for students without any medical proofcal required, particularly on diploma as. They also want training for teachers. They want students to use the t bathrooms and locker rooms to correspond with their gender identity. You are about to hear from one r man who is identified by a young man. We also caught up with one of the parents who stormed out. Who he did not want to give his name. They are going to start using the bathrooms that they know the they should go to. O. It makes a whole difference for the community, less suicide,. I have a little child. Shes afraid of boys and nowow shes got boys coming in the in bathroom much its not just the bathroom, its the showers. Its the locker rooms. Roo they could be basically stripinc down. Its not just adults can go in there. That father was upset that heha wasnt able to speak at the meeting. He ended up walking out as you u saw with the other gentlemen ge there. But theres a policy in place where people have to sign up inp advance to speak during the Public Comments portion of the School Board Meetings. These are regularly scheduled meetings, in fact. Theres also several lawsuits underway in virginia regarding gender identity and those who are for transgender rights t theyre concerned that thened School Administration is going to wait until those lawsuits are resolved to put in place any a regulations involving schools here Fairfax County and theyre afraid that could take years. They want it to happen sooner. Thats the latest here in falls church. Lauren demarco, fox5 local newse well, it is the endorsement n that am democrats had been waiting for. And im with her. I am fired up and i cannot waitn to get out there and campaign for hillary. Coming up next tonight, what Bernie Sander d. C. Rally tonight after president obama officially endorsed Hillary Clinton. Plus, how prince georgess, county is making more h resourcu able to people who face domestid violence at home. Hey, tony, what a Beautiful Day i have, but i have to say it was also a very chilly start this morning. Mor check out the overnight low temperatures, 53 at reagan, 47 in dulles, 46 at bwi. Bw it wont be quite that chilly ci tonight. We do have warmer days ahead, but ill let you know what to wh expect for friday. Fox5 local newses at 10 will be right back. What we need in this country are millions of people standing up, fighting back and demanding a government that represents all of us. Not just the one applause . That is Bernie Sanders making a Campaign Stop here in the district. The vermont senator held a rally outside of rfk stadium in southeast. It was all part of a busy day that included a visit to theit white house. Thats right sanders met withet several lawmakers including barrack obama. Despite Hillary Clinton clinching the lead sand terse l said he has no plans to leave the raise any time soon. This is the last primary next ls tuesday of the democratic nominating process. Pr the major point that i will be making, that the citizens of tht district of colombia is that i am strongly in favor of d. C. D. C state hood. Ood. Sanders also said he will work with fellow democrat hillary dem clinton and do whatever he can to make sure donald trump is not elected president. R lets take a today was one of the most mo Beautiful Days of the month. I would say one of the most the Beautiful Days of the year so far. I would agree with that. Sue palka, where do you weigh in on this issue. T im going to agree with you. I think it was one of the most Beautiful Days this year. When you look back at may which was so drearily, this was fantastic. We showed you the low temperatures, but now check outh the high temperatures. We have up to 82degrees, but bonus, very little humidity and a about it of a breeze out ther today, but not as blustery as it was yesterday. Este dulles hit 80 and bwi81. Temperatures are comfortable, but we are back into the 60s. 74degrees in the district. Es i dont think it will be as coo tonight as it was last night, but we definitely see some high clouds coming through a littleom bit later tonightin and well still be on the cool side as we head to the 50s, but low 60s, but great time to open the windows and let s in the house. He it is going to be a lovelyove overnight and a beautiful start to our friday. In terms of the overnight temperatures, while the distric will dropth to 630, which is whi warmer than it was last night well head down to 52. 53 for martinsburg, 54 forfor dulles and manassas. 57 for fredericksburg. That is definitely on the coolhe side to start your day out tomorrow. But it is going to be another fantastic friday and were going to make it really a threeday special. I was definitely very blustery on wednesday. Today was just about perfect. And i think tomorrow is going to be another really great day. So what you should expect at the bus stop tomorrow morning, 56 to 63 for the kids, a cool start after school 78 to 8 4degrees. We were 82 today. I think well be a couple of c degrees warmer than that th tomorrow. Ive got to tell you were tracking humidity and changing up this forecast for the weekent and something we have not seen t yet so far this year may be in e the forecast for the weekend. We ill talk more about that in just a few minutes. The judge hearing the casee he against one of the Baltimore Police officers charged in freddie grays death said he sai will not dismiss charges against officer see star good son. Good sons attorneys asked the judge to drop the charges today. They claim the prosecutor withheld evidence about a potential witness. W prosecutors argued good son was driving the police van so he wao responsible for freddie grays welfare. They say good son intentionally gave gray, a quote, rough ride. Good son is facing Second Degree murder. If convicted effaces a maximum 68 behind bars. Prince georges county unvailed a brand new family center. Rg hundreds of people turned outd for the grand opening. Gran it is located on main street in Upper Marlboro right behind theh family courthouse. The Family Justice Center will c serve as a Resource Center for e anyone involved in domesticomes violence situations. This is a personal fight for amg of us as we think about contacta of jay line right and not onlyot the adults that have suffered in this county, but the children. We have all totaled at least 12 of them who have suffered andnd died as a result of this epidemic in our community. Com the Family Justice Center is thh first of its kind in Prince Georges County much. s c it makes a big difference there. Still ahead metro riders could get a breakin the fairs they fi pay while the safe track program carries on. While getting a reduced price r isnt as simple as you mightight think. Also coming up tonight, people o were outraged with a sixmonth i sentence a judge gave a Stanford University student for range an unconscious woman. More on the recall when fox5 news continues. Free wifi, free hot breakfast and free smiles. Get up to 20 percent off as a Hilton Hhonors member at hampton. Com. Around hgets the waffle. Rd but for all the other birds who could use a few more minutes of sleep, weve got you covered. Enjoy free breakfast on the run and free wifi. Get up to 20 percent off as a Hilton Hhonors member at hampton. Com. Developing tonight in montgomern county, sky fox over the scene of an accident there. Dent you can see all the red those are lights indicating there was a situation there earlier. An accident on the inter county connector in did your wood, maryland. Ma motorcyclist has serious se injuries. The biker got separated from the motorcycle. Moments late

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