Judge Denies Bond for Lawyer Accused in Torture of McLean Couple

Alecia Schmuhl, a lawyer accused of taking part in a torture plot Nov. 9 against her former employer, was denied bond Monday by a judge in a Fairfax County courtroom, the Washington Post reported.

Schmuhl and her husband, Andrew Schmuhl, residents of Springfield, are both facing multiple charges in the bizarre case. Andrew Schmuhl was denied bond on Nov. 18.

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Alecia Schmuhl, 30, was fired Oct. 29 from the Bean, Kinney & Korman law firm in Arlington, the Post reported.

Eleven days later, on Sunday, Nov. 9, she reportedly showed up at the home of the law firm’s founder, Leo Fisher, in the 900 block of Spencer Road in McLean, according to Fairfax County Police.

Andrew Schmuhl reportedly allegedly gained entry to the home after posing as a policeman. Alecia Schmuhl reportedly stayed behind, in the couple’s car. NBC-4 reports that there is video footage showing her buying a Taser at a Northern Virginia gun store on the Friday prior to the attack.

During the reportedly hours-long torture of firm founder Fisher, 61, and wife Susan Duncan, 61, Andrew Schmuhl, 31, forced Fisher to look up personal information on a computer about other attorneys at the firm. No word on who or what Schmuhl was looking for or if the information was found.

Duncan reportedly played dead after Schmuhl allegedly fired a shot at her; Duncan later hit an alarm that alerted police, police said. That’s when Andrew Schuhl left the home.

Alecia Schmuhl was behind the wheel of the couple’s car going 90 to 100 miles per hour, leading police on a four-mile long chase before police stopped the couple, police said.

Back in McLean, police said Fisher and Duncan were found with multiple stab wounds. They were taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital and have reportedly been discharged, according to an acquaintance.

The Schmuls remain in custody in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.