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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1996
Page
2
A 1995 Lexus was stolen from a Montgomery County woman returning to her car in the White Flint Mall parking garage. A masked Black man about 6 feet tall, weighing 180 to 190 pounds, pulled her from the seat and drove off, south on Rockville Pike. The victim was uninjured.
Forecasters expect an unsettled week with scattered morning showers today and lingering rain into Wednesday. Temperatures range from the low 70s today to upper 60s by Thursday as April rainfall totals reach the average 2.71 inches, per meteorologist Christopher Strong.
Mostly cloudy with a morning shower risk then sun. Highs around 70s. Tonight partly cloudy with a 40 percent shower chance after midnight. Tuesday partly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of afternoon storms. Highs mid to upper 70s. Showers tapering Tuesday night with lows 40s to 50. Extended forecast shows showers and storms tapering off, lingering showers possible Wednesday, highs 50s to 60s, then Thursday and Friday partly cloudy with lows in 40s and highs in the 60s.
West Palm Beach prosecutors describe Christina Holt’s death as a three month pattern of abuse culminating in suffocation by her stepfather John Zile. They seek the death penalty. Zile’s wife Pauline Zile faces life but was not charged with murder. The body was hidden in a closet before burial.
In Richmond California a six year old boy stands charged as the youngest ever with attempted murder after beating Ignacio Bermudez Jr. with a stick and fists. Prosecutors seek long juvenile confinement while experts debate punishment versus help and note the boy's prior bullying and theft behavior.
A nine month old, Julia Christine Bowersox of Westminster, was killed when the car she rode in was struck by two other vehicles on Md 97 north near Pleasant Valley Road. Five adults were injured, two flown to Shock Trauma and three to Carroll County Hospital. Barbara Bowersox, 33, remained in critical condition while David Redding, 48, had been discharged.
Two county men were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and related offenses after a vehicle stop on U.S. 0 and Hoke Place. Steven Daniel Vinson, 19, of Taneytown Pike Emmitsburg and Charles Robert Painter, 18, of Cody Drive Thurmont were cited by Maryland State Police on a Saturday night. A narcotics dog scan was requested but before it arrived the suspects admitted to smoking marijuana and possessing it. Both were released on their own recognizance per a Frederick County Court Commissioner.
A seven year old boy named Melvin Bettis was killed when a police cruiser hit him while responding to a call. Witnesses disagree on whether the child ran into the street or the car’s lights and siren were on. Officer Robert Velte, 22, a 14 year veteran, led the investigation as Maj. Errol Dutton described the incident as a tragedy and noted units were responding with lights and sirens. The point of impact and travel lane remain disputed by witnesses.
A 16 year old Walkersville boy was injured when he rode his bike into a parked van in the Deerfield subdivision. Police said he looked back at his rear wheel and struck the van around 7 15 p.m. Sunday. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co and treated and released. He was not wearing a helmet.
Bernhard Goetz will not appeal the $43 million judgment from a Bronx civil court jury that found him liable for shooting Darrell Cabey and three others on a 1984 subway car. He calls New York “the laughingstock of the world” as the ruling stands.
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