Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, was sentenced to life without parole for the 2023 killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors said Banfield and the family’s au pair used a fetish website to lure Ryan to the home as part of a murder scheme.
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Justin Fairfax, former Virginia lieutenant governor, fatally shot his wife before killing himself in their home, police say. The couple's teenage children were present during the incident amid ongoing divorce proceedings.
Eric Sandow, a 32-year-old man from Florida, was arrested yesterday by Fairfax County Police after being seen trespassing at the Dolley Madison Preschool in McLean, Virginia. Upon searching his vehicle, authorities found two firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, and charged him with felony possession of a firearm on a school property.
On Monday morning, two staff members at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D-VA) district office in Fairfax were attacked by a person armed with a baseball bat. The suspect is now in police custody and both members of Connolly’s team were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Connolly praised his staff as “the best team in Congress” and the Fairfax Police Department is currently investigating the incident.
Two members of Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff were attacked with a baseball bat at his district office in Fairfax, Virginia on Monday morning. The individual responsible is now in police custody and the two staff members were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No further details have been released about the individual or the motive behind the attack, but police are continuing to investigate.
On Monday, a Fairfax County police officer had a close call when an out-of-control car sped towards him at over 120 mph. The officer was able to jump out of the way and only suffered minor injuries. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis described the incident as "nearly killing" the officer and "miraculous" that he only suffered minor injuries. Dashcam footage of the incident was released on Tuesday, showing the officer's bravery in avoiding the speeding car.
On Wednesday night, tragedy struck when Tatiana David, 34, of Ithaca, New York, was abducted on her birthday and shot and killed in Northern Virginia following a shootout between her alleged kidnapper and police. Virginia State Police spotted a Jeep Cherokee with the wrong license plates and when they approached, the driver began shooting at them. The Jeep crashed into the woods and Tatiana David died at the scene while the driver was taken to the hospital. Michael C. Davis, 34, of Virginia, is the suspect and father of Tatiana David's 4-year-old child.