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MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Life Term for Baseball Bat Slaying
A Hyattsville man was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for his role in the slaying of a Silver Spring man who was bludgeoned with a baseball bat, Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy said.
Nelson Noel Ventura, 24, was one of two men convicted in the slaying of Luis Jovel, who was attacked in the 1000 block of University Boulevard in Takoma Park on Sept. 1, 2006.
"This is the most brutal murder I have ever seen in over 40 years as a lawyer and judge," Circuit Court Judge William J. Rowan III said in announcing the sentence, according to a statement McCarthy issued.
-- Ernesto Londo¿o
Shower-Curtain Burns Prove Fatal
A 60-year-old Hillandale area man died last night from severe burns he suffered Tuesday night when a shower curtain ignited and fell on him in his bathroom, Montgomery County fire officials said.
Firefighters found William McFarland with second- and third-degree burns over half his body in his apartment in the 1500 block of Heather Hollow Circle about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, said Pete Piringer, a fire department spokesman. McFarland's wife suffered minor burns trying to help remove the burning shower curtain from her husband.
