Report: Two Lawyers Charged in 'Torture,' Stabbing, Home Invasion of McLean Couple

In a series of events that sounds like it comes straight out of an episode of “Law & Order,” the case of the McLean stabbings on Spencer Road Sunday night just gets more bizarre, as details emerged Friday after a bond hearing for Alecia Schmuhl; she and her husband, Andrew, both lawyers from Springfield, face multiple charges connected to the crime.

The Washington Post reported today that Andrew Schmuhl apparently gained entry to the McLean home by pretending to be a law enforcement officer.

Once inside, he allegedly used a taser and plastic handcuffs on the couple, both attorneys in their 60s. NBC-4 reports that Andrew was also armed with a gun, shooting at one of the victims but not hitting them.

The ordeal at the McLean home apparently lasted for several hours, the Post reported, with the Schmuhls arriving at the home at about 6:30 p.m. “It can only be described as a torture session,” Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh, told the newspaper.

Although Alecia reportedly stayed behind in the couple’s vehicle during the ordeal, 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.

The husband and wife lawyers from Springfield fled the scene just before 10 p.m. only after the woman at the residence hit an alarm that brought a massive response by police.

The Schmuhls led police on a four-mile chase, with Alecia behind the wheel, through Springfield before pulling over Sunday night at about 10:30 p.m. during the massive manhunt for the couple, the Post reported. Andrew was reportedly wearing only a diaper when police pulled them over, NBC-4 reported.

Bar records indicate that Andrew Schmuhl is a former judge advocate in the U.S. Army, according to ABA Journal.

Alecia Schmuhl was most recently employed as a trademark and corporate attorney at Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C., a law firm in Arlington, according to her LinkedIn profile. The residence on Spencer Road in McLean where the stabbings took place Sunday is listed as the home of Leo Fisher, a managing partner at the law firm. Police have not identified the two people who were stabbed and sent to the hospital. Leo Fisher’s wife, Sue, is also an attorney.

The law firm has not commented on the incident. NBC-4 says Alecia was recently fired from the firm. Bean, Kinney & Korman announced the hiring of Alecia Schmuhl as an intellectual property associate in a February 2013 press release, according to the Fairfax Times.

Meanwhile the McLean couple are in critical condition, according to police, at Inova Fairfax hospital.

The Schmuhls are being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Read the entire Washington Post story here.