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3-Month-Old Stabbed, Electric Chair Bill Rejected, DC Madam's Phone List: News Nearby
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3-Month-Old Stabbed, Family Member Charged: Police
A woman is accused of stabbing a small, crying baby, seriously injuring the child, according to Prince William County Police. Leah Greer Arrington, 35, was reportedly watching the 3-month-old victim for a family member.
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The baby girl was crying when Arrington allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the victim in the lower body, according to police. >>> Read more.
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe said no late Sunday to the electric chair as a mandatory method of execution in Virginia if execution drugs aren't available.
"Our citizens share my concerns and do not wish to be forced into using this terrible form of punishment," the Governor announced Monday morning in a news conference and on social media. >>> Read more.
DC Madam's Lawyer Unveils Huge Contact List
It seems that one of the longer-lasting sex scandals in the capital's long, scandalous history is very much alive and has been traced to the archdiocese, among several thousand other places.
A court filing first obtained Monday by WTOP radio, though, lists the archdiocese and 173 other entities that had dialed Palfrey's service, Pamela Martin & Associates, between 2000 and 20006, when it serves as as the D.C. Madam's call center. >>> Read more.
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