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Alante Saunders was sentenced to 40 years for murder in the April 15, 2010 killing of D.C. school teacher Brian Betts. Read our coverage

/ Montgomery County Police

Joel Johnson, who was convicted as an accessory after the fact to murder in the April 15, 2010, killing of D.C. school teacher Brian Betts, was shot and killed during a home invasion in the District on Sept. 19. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/home-invasion-victim-kills-suspect-police-say/2012/09/20/88cd2324-034e-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Joel Johnson, who was convicted as an accessory after the fact to murder in the April 15, 2010, killing of D.C. school teacher Brian Betts, was shot and killed during a home invasion in the District on Sept. 19. Read our coverage.

/ Montgomery County Police

Former D.C. Council chairman Kwame R. Brown was sentenced to one day in custody and six months of home detention Tuesday morning on the bank fraud charge that forced the once-rising local political star to resign from office. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/tuesday-sentencing-for-kwame-brown-in-bank-fraud-case/2012/11/12/9412c386-2d08-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Former D.C. Council chairman Kwame R. Brown was sentenced to one day in custody and six months of home detention Tuesday morning on the bank fraud charge that forced the once-rising local political star to resign from office. Read our coverage.

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Quindell Mercer, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting of his mother and half brother in their Fort Washington home. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/man-convicted-of-second-degree-murder-in-slayings-of-mother-half-brother/2012/11/01/a6dd66c2-2468-11e2-ba29-238a6ac36a08_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Quindell Mercer, 35, was convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting of his mother and half brother in their Fort Washington home. Read our coverage.

Prince George's County police

Vincent T. Gray, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing a rider on a Metro bus. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/two-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-for-fatal-shooting-on-metrobus/2012/12/14/93fac8b8-4643-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Vincent T. Gray, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing a rider on a Metro bus. Read our coverage.

Orange County, Fla. government

Delron Atchison, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing a rider on a Metro bus. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/two-sentenced-to-decades-in-prison-for-fatal-shooting-on-metrobus/2012/12/14/93fac8b8-4643-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Delron Atchison, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing a rider on a Metro bus. Read our coverage.

Orange County, Fla. government

Natalia Wilson pleaded guilty in September 2012 to killing her husband’s 8-year-old son and his ex-wife. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/natalia-wilson-gets-two-life-terms-in-killings-of-husbands-ex-wife-son/2012/09/04/5598e1d4-f6b8-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_blog.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Natalia Wilson pleaded guilty in September 2012 to killing her husband’s 8-year-old son and his ex-wife. Read our coverage.

Courtesy of Price William Police

Meghan Mogensen, 26, the director of the Reston Zoo, was convicted of animal cruelty after drowning an injured wallaby at the facility.<a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/reston-zoo-director-guilty-of-drowning-wallaby/2012/09/28/b4b80c34-09b5-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html'> Read our coverage</a>.

Meghan Mogensen, 26, the director of the Reston Zoo, was convicted of animal cruelty after drowning an injured wallaby at the facility. Read our coverage.

/ Fairfax County police

Maryland Del. Tiffany T. Alston agreed to a pretrial deal in connection with charges of using campaign money to pay for some of her wedding expenses. In a separate case in June, she was found guilty of theft. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/trial-of-prince-georges-del-tiffany-alston-scheduled-to-begin/2012/10/09/5f9b454a-1176-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Maryland Del. Tiffany T. Alston agreed to a pretrial deal in connection with charges of using campaign money to pay for some of her wedding expenses. In a separate case in June, she was found guilty of theft. Read our coverage.

Mark Gail / The Washington Post

A Montgomery County jury convicted former Army Ranger Gary Smith of involuntary manslaughter in the 2006 shooting death of fellow Ranger Michael McQueen. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/gary-smith-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-in-2006-shooting-of-fellow-army-ranger/2012/09/19/d2a1885a-01be-11e2-b260-32f4a8db9b7e_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

A Montgomery County jury convicted former Army Ranger Gary Smith of involuntary manslaughter in the 2006 shooting death of fellow Ranger Michael McQueen. Read our coverage.

/ Gary Smith family

Calvin Johnson has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of his roommate. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/calvin-johnson-convicted-of-first-degree-murder-in-roommates-killing/2012/10/15/a1191712-16fe-11e2-8792-cf5305eddf60_blog.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Calvin Johnson has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of his roommate. Read our coverage.

Fairfax County police

Jeffrey Robert Sears was sentenced to seven years in prison after having sex with three high school students. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/sex-offense-law-in-maryland-has-loophole/2012/06/16/gJQAWdoohV_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Jeffrey Robert Sears was sentenced to seven years in prison after having sex with three high school students. Read our coverage.

/ Anne Arundel County police

Antonio Martinez was sentenced to 25 years in prison after plotting to bomb a military recruiting center. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/md-man-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-in-bomb-plot/2012/04/06/gIQASsOD0S_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Antonio Martinez was sentenced to 25 years in prison after plotting to bomb a military recruiting center. Read our coverage.

/ Montgomery County police via AP

Michael A. Gardner was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of sex charges. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/22-years-for-michael-gardner-in-sexual-battery-case/2012/09/07/a9162c9e-f911-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Michael A. Gardner was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of sex charges. Read our coverage.

/ Arlington County Sheriff's Office

Victor McEachin was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in the stabbing of a Metro bus driver. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/passenger-convicted-of-stabbing-metro-bus-driver/2012/05/02/gIQA8rpDwT_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Victor McEachin was convicted of attempted second-degree murder in the stabbing of a Metro bus driver. Read our coverage.

/ Montgomery County police

Orlando Carter was convicted of murder and other offenses. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/verdict-reached-in-trial-of-5-men-in-2010-shootings/2012/05/07/gIQAL4d37T_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Orlando Carter was convicted of murder and other offenses. Read our coverage.

/ U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia

Sanquan Carter was convicted of murder and other offenses. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/verdict-reached-in-trial-of-5-men-in-2010-shootings/2012/05/07/gIQAL4d37T_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Sanquan Carter was convicted of murder and other offenses. Read our coverage.

/ U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia

Jeffrey D. Best was convicted of murder and a other offenses. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/verdict-reached-in-trial-of-5-men-in-2010-shootings/2012/05/07/gIQAL4d37T_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Jeffrey D. Best was convicted of murder and a other offenses. Read our coverage.

/ U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia

Robert Bost was convicted of murder and other offenses.<a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/verdict-reached-in-trial-of-5-men-in-2010-shootings/2012/05/07/gIQAL4d37T_story.html'> Read our coverage</a>.

Robert Bost was convicted of murder and other offenses. Read our coverage.

/ U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia

Lamar Williams was found guilty of second-degree murder. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/verdict-reached-in-trial-of-5-men-in-2010-shootings/2012/05/07/gIQAL4d37T_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Lamar Williams was found guilty of second-degree murder. Read our coverage.

/ U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia

Ashleigh Nicole Dye was sentenced to 48 years in prison after killing her mother. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/48-years-for-ashleigh-dye-in-mothers-killing/2012/06/05/gJQASQVeFV_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Ashleigh Nicole Dye was sentenced to 48 years in prison after killing her mother. Read our coverage.

/ Stafford County Sheriff's Office

NaJarred Walker was sentenced to life in prison on sexual assault charges. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/life-in-prison-for-najarred-walker-in-2004-maryland-rape/2012/05/09/gIQAMUgkCU_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

NaJarred Walker was sentenced to life in prison on sexual assault charges. Read our coverage.

/ Frederick County police

James Biddinger was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after stabbing a roommate to death. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/judge-in-stabbing-fueled-by-toilet-clog-issues-tougher-sentence/2012/06/01/gJQA9XIp7U_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

James Biddinger was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after stabbing a roommate to death. Read our coverage.

/ Montgomery County police

Victor Aldana was convicted of manslaughter while driving under the influence and other charges. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/drunk-driver-convicted-of-manslaughter-in-alexandria-death-of-boy/2012/06/06/gJQAiVKdJV_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Victor Aldana was convicted of manslaughter while driving under the influence and other charges. Read our coverage.

/ Alexandria police

Elias Abuelazam was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder in a 2010 stabbing spree. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/life-in-prison-for-elias-abuelazam-in-michigan-stabbings/2012/06/25/gJQAQ4Io1V_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Elias Abuelazam was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder in a 2010 stabbing spree. Read our coverage.

Erik S. Lesser / AP

Shawn Anthony Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in a fatal shooting at a pizza shop. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/murder-conviction-for-shawn-johnson-in-maryland-killing/2012/06/15/gJQAHGMdeV_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Shawn Anthony Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder for his role in a fatal shooting at a pizza shop. Read our coverage.

/ Anne Arundel County police

Fred Atwell Jr. received a two-year, eight-month prison sentence after faking a fundraiser. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/va-man-sentenced-for-scamming-victims-families/2012/06/22/gJQAgYTwuV_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Fred Atwell Jr. received a two-year, eight-month prison sentence after faking a fundraiser. Read our coverage.

/ Gwinnett County, Ga., Sheriff's Office

Stephanie Schwab was sentenced to 11 years in prison following a string of bank robberies and carjackings. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/blonde-bandit-sentenced-to-11-years-for-carjackings-bank-robberies/2012/08/09/5d352a36-e23d-11e1-98e7-89d659f9c106_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Stephanie Schwab was sentenced to 11 years in prison following a string of bank robberies and carjackings. Read our coverage.

/ Prince William police

David R. Hang was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of his 12-year-old daughter and was sentenced to life in prison. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/life-in-prison-without-parole-for-killer-of-12-year-old-jessica-nguyen/2012/12/03/e1d861b8-3d87-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

David R. Hang was convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of his 12-year-old daughter and was sentenced to life in prison. Read our coverage.

/ Montgomery County police

Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/26-year-sentence-likely-for-former-uva-lacrosse-player-convicted-in-ex-girlfriends-death/2012/08/27/03d9b0cc-f031-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend. Read our coverage.

Charlottesville police via Associated Press

Clyde Eugene Gatrell Jr. was sentenced to seven years in prison after breaking into and burglarizing his neighbor’s home. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/after-womans-dog-died-her-neighbor-broke-in/2012/09/05/165a5b52-f761-11e1-8b93-c4f4ab1c8d13_blog.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Clyde Eugene Gatrell Jr. was sentenced to seven years in prison after breaking into and burglarizing his neighbor’s home. Read our coverage.

/ Hagerstown police

William Roger Fitts was sentenced to 60 years in prison after fatally stabbing a 92-year-old neighbor. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/teen-who-stabbed-92-year-old-neighbor-sentenced-to-60-years-in-prison/2012/09/07/eb35b6ac-f84a-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

William Roger Fitts was sentenced to 60 years in prison after fatally stabbing a 92-year-old neighbor. Read our coverage.

Prince George's County police

Edwin Xavier Rivas pleaded guilty in November 2012 to two high-profile sexual assaults in the Hyattsville-Mount Rainier area. Read our coverage.

Prince George County Police Department

Kevin Lewis Deleon, Hyattsville, was convicted in December of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl as she walked to her family’s Suitland apartment in 2005. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/man-convicted-in-sex-assault-of-14-year-old-at-gunpoint/2012/12/14/8b87d7a6-4617-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Kevin Lewis Deleon, Hyattsville, was convicted in December of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl as she walked to her family’s Suitland apartment in 2005. Read our coverage.

Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Noah Rucker, a former Fairfax County swim coach, was convicted of convicted of a misdemeanor offense for having sexual contact with an underage girl. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/swim-coach-convicted-of-having-sexual-contact-with-minor/2013/01/09/eeb8cab2-5a8d-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_blog.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Noah Rucker, a former Fairfax County swim coach, was convicted of convicted of a misdemeanor offense for having sexual contact with an underage girl. Read our coverage.

Courtesy of Fairfax County police

Former Culpeper police officer Daniel Harmon-Wright was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and other charges Jan. 29 for killing a 54-year-old homemaker during a routine suspicious-vehicle check that spiraled out of control last February. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/former-culpeper-police-officer-guilty-of-manslaughter/2013/01/29/81f22304-6971-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Former Culpeper police officer Daniel Harmon-Wright was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and other charges Jan. 29 for killing a 54-year-old homemaker during a routine suspicious-vehicle check that spiraled out of control last February. Read our coverage.

AP

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was convicted Jan. 29 of misusing his security detail and his scheduler to perform personal and political chores. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ruling-in-john-leopold-trial-expected-today/2013/01/29/36ec7680-6a47-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was convicted Jan. 29 of misusing his security detail and his scheduler to perform personal and political chores. Read our coverage.

Astrid Riecken / For The Washington Post

Hector Granados was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/silver-spring-man-to-serve-40-years-in-stabbing-death-of-wife/2013/02/05/58924a00-6fea-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_blog.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Hector Granados was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death. Read our coverage.

Montgomery County Police Department

Corey Moore, known as the “Teflon Defendant,” was found guilty in February of serious drug and firearms offenses that will keep him locked up for at least 15 years. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/serious-drug-and-firearms-charges-stick-to-dc-man-known-as-the-teflon-defendant/2013/02/11/d7e0df0e-6fd3-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Corey Moore, known as the “Teflon Defendant,” was found guilty in February of serious drug and firearms offenses that will keep him locked up for at least 15 years. Read our coverage.

Sarah L. Voisin / The Washington Post

Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in February to a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign cash for personal use. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jackson-admits-misusing-campaign-funds/2013/02/20/5ab581f0-7b64-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in February to a scheme to use $750,000 in campaign cash for personal use. Read our coverage.

Win McNamee / Getty Images

Sandi Jackson, wife of former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., pleaded guilty in February to a scheme with her husband to use $750,000 in campaign cash for personal use. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/jackson-admits-misusing-campaign-funds/2013/02/20/5ab581f0-7b64-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Sandi Jackson, wife of former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., pleaded guilty in February to a scheme with her husband to use $750,000 in campaign cash for personal use. Read our coverage.

M. Spencer Green / AP

Christopher Chamblin was convicted of 10 counts of rape and sexual offenses and will face 19 to 20 years behind bars. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://wapo.st/ZYbFhq'>Read our coverage. </a>

Christopher Chamblin was convicted of 10 counts of rape and sexual offenses and will face 19 to 20 years behind bars. Read our coverage.

/ Courtesy of Montgomery County Police

Aaron Thomas, known as the East Coast Rapist, was sentenced on March 15 to two life terms in prison for a May 2001 attack in Loudoun County. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/thomas-set-to-be-sentenced-in-loudoun-for-east-coast-rapist-attack-in-2001/2013/03/14/406e6ebe-8d0d-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Aaron Thomas, known as the East Coast Rapist, was sentenced on March 15 to two life terms in prison for a May 2001 attack in Loudoun County. Read our coverage.

Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post

Ex-District police officer Richmond Phillips was sentenced to life in prison without parole on March 22 for murdering his mistress and leaving their 11-month-old daughter to die in a parked car. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-officer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-his-mistress-and-daughter/2013/03/22/315eea9c-92fe-11e2-a31e-14700e2724e4_story.html'>Read our coverage.</a>

Ex-District police officer Richmond Phillips was sentenced to life in prison without parole on March 22 for murdering his mistress and leaving their 11-month-old daughter to die in a parked car. Read our coverage.

Courtesy of Prince George's County Police Department

Raymond Edward Bradshaw Jr. was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of solicitation of murder. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-man-who-used-voodoo-to-try-to-kill-his-wife-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison/2013/03/26/31770ad0-962f-11e2-8b4e-0b56f26f28de_story.html'>Read our coverage</a>.

Raymond Edward Bradshaw Jr. was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of solicitation of murder. Read our coverage.

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