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NEW: Teen charged with murder for fatal stabbing of coworker in Great Falls

Published August 19, 2026 at 3:45PM

Police arrest Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos (via FCPD/X)

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Reston woman at Difficult Run Park in Great Falls on Monday (Aug. 17), the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday).

Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos was taken into custody this morning in Prince George’s County, Maryland, after detectives determined he had “repeatedly” stabbed 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in her car and doused her in gasoline, intending to set her on fire, police officials said at a press conference.

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Witnesses testify to ‘odd’ behavior of suspect in fatal stabbing at Hybla Valley bus stop

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 13, 2026 at 1:15PM

Abdul Jalloh seen on a bus shortly before the killing of Stephanie Minter (photo via FCPD/X)

The man accused of killing Stephanie Minter earlier this year boarded and left a bus at the same time as her, then doubled back and stood behind her as she appeared to sit unaware at a Hybla Valley bus stop during the last minutes of her life, according to witness testimony and video footage.

Following hours of testimony and surveillance footage shown during a preliminary hearing in Fairfax County General District Court yesterday (Wednesday), the second-degree murder case against 33-year-old Abdul Jalloh was certified to a grand jury in Fairfax County Circuit Court.

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Prosecutors link fatal Woodlawn shooting to vehicle break-in gone wrong

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 11, 2026 at 12:15PM

The Fairfax County Courthouse (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

The trial of a man accused of killing an Alexandria man last year during an attempted vehicle break-in is underway in Fairfax County Circuit Court.

Tavon Tykee Ferguson is accused of second-degree murder and use of a firearm while committing a felony in the death of 21-year-old Jaylin Hartless. Prosecutors say that Ferguson and a second man, Tavon Lang of Alexandria, were trying car doors in the Woodlawn area when they came upon Hartless sitting in his car.

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JUST IN: Man sentenced to prison for raping woman, hiding her body in Springfield woods

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 24, 2026 at 3:50PM | Updated July 24, 2026 at 4:41PM

Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)

A man who pleaded guilty to raping a high school friend and then hiding her body in a wooded area of Springfield will spend the next seven decades in prison.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Frieden sentenced Terence Bridgett Jr. today (Friday) to more than two life terms in prison today, suspending all but 70 years, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced.

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Chantilly man found not guilty due to insanity in Reston gym shooting

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 22, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated July 23, 2026 at 3:00PM

Gold's Gym in the The Point at Rise apartment building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Chantilly man has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in the 2024 shooting death of a man at a Reston Gold’s Gym.

Steve Taehee Ha, 45, entered his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity in Fairfax County Circuit Court last Friday (July 17), according to court documents.

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Bailey’s Crossroads man indicted for alleged murder, abuse of infant daughter

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 20, 2026 at 1:15PM

Misael Lopez Gomez has been charged with murder after his 3-month-old daughter was found unresponsive in a Bailey's Crossroads apartment (mugshot courtesy FCPD, apartment image via Google Maps)

A Bailey’s Crossroads man accused of killing his infant daughter earlier this year is set to face trial.

Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, was indicted by a grand jury this morning (Monday) on charges of aggravated murder and felony child abuse, the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced.

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Police: Fair Oaks man charged with murder after wife was found fatally shot

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 13, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated July 13, 2026 at 3:41PM

Leland Jameson, 64, of Fair Oaks (Courtesy FCPD)

The Fairfax County Police Department has charged a Fair Oaks man in connection with his wife’s death after she died from gunshot wounds last night (July 12).

Leland Jameson, 64, has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond.

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BREAKING: Herndon man sentenced to life for double murder in ‘au pair affair’

By Mary Stachyra Lopez and Associated Press

Published June 5, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated June 5, 2026 at 3:08PM

Brendan Banfield speaks during his sentencing on June 5, 2026 (screenshot via Law and Crime video pool feed)

A Herndon man was sentenced in Fairfax County Circuit Court today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife and a stranger he lured to their home through a fetish website.

Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, claimed that he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of Feb. 24, 2023. But earlier this year, a jury convicted him of murder after prosecutors argued that Banfield and the family’s au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães, set Ryan up in a scheme to murder Christine Banfield, a pediatric intensive care nurse.

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UPDATED: Teen charged with murder for fatal stabbing at Huntington condo complex

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 11, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated May 14, 2026 at 7:04PM

Fairfax County police Capt. Chris Cosgriff provides an update on a fatal stabbing at the Farrington Place condominiums in Huntington on May 9, 2026 (via FCPD/X)

Fairfax County police believe a teenager was behind the recent fatal stabbing at the Farrington Place condominiums.

The unnamed 16-year-old boy was arrested by detectives on Wednesday (May 13) and charged with first-degree murder, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Thursday).

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BREAKING: Former LG Justin Fairfax killed wife, self in Annandale, police say

By Jared Serre and Associated Press

Published April 16, 2026 at 9:50AM | Updated April 16, 2026 at 3:40PM

Fairfax County police secure the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, in Annandale, Va., Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax is one of two people found dead early this morning (Thursday) after an apparent murder-suicide in Annandale.

Fairfax, 47, shot and killed his wife, 49-year-old Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, before turning the gun on himself inside the family’s home in the 8100 block of Guinevere Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed.