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D.C. Police Blotter
WASHINGTON -
Man accused of threatening former Va. Tech students A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Va., indicted a Nevada man on charges that he e-mailed threats to former Virginia Tech students on the eve of the anniversary of the massacre of 32 students and faculty at the school. Johnmarlo Balasta Napa, 27, sent the threats on April 15, according to the indictment signed by acting U.S. Attorney Julia Dudley. On April 16, 2007, Seung Hui Cho killed 32 students and faculty members, then took his own life. The indictment doesn’t specify the threats, but both former students who received the message felt that they could be harmed, said U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Brian McGinn. The recipients didn’t know Napa, McGinn added. Napa could face up to 10 years in prison. – Scott McCabe Man hijacks armored car, escapes with cash A man hijacked an armored car while it was picking up money from the U.S. passport office in downtown D.C. on Thursday, police said. Shortly after noon, the driver of a Dunbar Armored car was waiting for his partner at 1111 19th St. in Northwest when he heard a knock on the passenger-side window, police said. He saw what appeared to be a bag of money and opened the door, thinking it was his partner, police said. A man with a handgun hopped in and used a stun gun on the driver, police said. The gunman ordered the guard to drive about five blocks away, where he jumped out and fled with an undetermined amount of money, police said. – Scott McCabe Ex-police officer sentenced to three years in prison Former D.C. police officer Kenneth Longerbeam, 40, was sentenced to three years in prison for seeking to have sex with a 14-year-old at a friend’s house. On Dec. 18, Longerbeam, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was beginning his late-night shift when he received a text message from a friend that said he had a boy coming over to his house to have sex, court documents said. Longerbeam asked to join in. The friend was cooperating with authorities. – Scott McCabe |
