VIRGINIA BRIEFING

Saturday, February 3, 2007

FAIRFAX COUNTY

Woman, 71, Killed in Collision Near Mall

A Fairfax County woman was killed yesterday morning when the car she was in turned into the path of another vehicle near the Springfield Mall, Fairfax police said.

Ok Suk Yun, 71, of the 5400 block of Montgomery Avenue in Springfield was in the front passenger seat of a car driven by her 79-year-old husband, whose name was not released. It was southbound on Loisdale Road about 8:45 a.m. when it tried to turn left into the mall parking lot near Spring Mall Drive, police said. A Ford heading north on Loisdale hit the passenger side of the car, knocking it into a bus, police said.

Yun was pronounced dead at Inova Healthplex. Her husband was taken to another hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The driver of the Ford was not injured.

-- Tom Jackman

STABBING

Man Stabbed While Thwarting Robbery

A man was stabbed last night in the Lorton area of Fairfax County when he went to the aid of two women who were being robbed, police said. He was taken to a hospital, and his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Police said the incident occurred about 9:15 p.m. in the 8300 block of Accotink Road.

-- Clarence Williams and Martin Weil

COURTS

Man Gets 10 Years for Fatal '06 Stabbing

A Herndon man was convicted of manslaughter Thursday in the stabbing of another man in Herndon last May and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

William Green, 34, of Reston was stabbed in the 1100 block of Clarke Street after an altercation with Donald Lee Caison Jr., 24. Caison testified that Green punched him in the face and that he ran from Green who pursued him with a knife. Caison said he struggled, got the knife, swung and ran. Caison called police and surrendered that day.

A Fairfax County jury could not reach a verdict last week, and the case was retried this week.. After learning that Caison had been convicted of maiming in 2003, the jury recommended the maximum penalty for manslaughter. The term could be reduced but not increased at an April 27 hearing.

-- Tom Jackman

ROBBERIES

Man Charged in Five Incidents at Banks

A Fairfax County man who allegedly tried and failed to rob three banks in 45 minutes Thursday was arrested later Thursday and charged with those attempts, as well as with two successful robberies last month.

Police said a man entered the SunTrust Bank branch in Kingstowne Town Center at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, passed a note and fled without money. At 4:05 p.m., at the BB&T branch at 7000 Bland St., a note again resulted in no cash. At 4:25 p.m., an effort at the BB&T branch at 7509 Huntsman Blvd. was fruitless as well.

Later, police arrested Brian C. Johnson, 39, in his home in the 8600 block of Bent Arrow Court in the Springfield area.

Police allege he robbed a SunTrust branch at 9596 Old Keene Mill Rd. on Jan. 27, again passing a note, and a Chevy Chase Bank in the Giant Food store at 7501 Huntsman Blvd. on Jan. 29. Johnson was charged with three counts of attempted robbery and two counts of robbery, police said.

-- Tom Jackman