Prosecutor Wants 1 Trial for 10 Charged in Patient's Death

1. Prosecutor Wants 1 Trial for 10 Charged in Patient's Death AP Photo Seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital workers should be put on trial together for the death of Irvo Otieno, who was pinned to the floor while being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital, a prosecutor argued Wednesday.   All 10 defendants are charged with second-degree murder in Otieno’s March 6 death. An autopsy determined the 28-year-old man died of asphyxia while he was in handcuffs and metal leg restraints and held to the floor for about 11 minutes, Dinwiddie Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill wrote in a motion seeking to try all the defendants together. READ MORE 2. Attorney Candidates Trade Attacks on Local Radio Show FFX Now - Matt Blitz The primary for Fairfax County commonwealth’s attorney may be the most cutthroat race on the ballot in a year when local voters will also choose representatives on the Board of Supervisors, school board and General Assembly. READ MORE 3. For Most of Northern Virginia, the Primary is the Election for General Assembly Seats DCist - Margaret Barthel If your allergies are going haywire, it must be almost primary season in Northern Virginia. And while there’s no big governor’s race at the top of the ticket, it’s still a consequential year: in November, voters will elect both chambers of the General Assembly in what is sure to be a close (and closely-watched) battle for the majority in the House of Delegates and state Senate. READ MORE 1. Supreme Court Seems to Favor Woman Who Got $0 in Condo Sale AP Photo The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to give a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman another day in court to try to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill.   The justices seemed in broad agreement with arguments by the lawyer for Geraldine Tyler that Hennepin County, Minnesota, violated the Constitution’s prohibition on the taking of private property without “just compensation.” READ MORE 2. Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence After Ouster from Fox, Offer 3-Word Response to Biden Officials Celebrating his Removal The Daily Wire - Ryan Saavedra Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson made his first public remarks since being fired from Fox News this week in response to a report about Biden administration officials in the Pentagon cheering his ouster. READ MORE 3. House to Vote Wednesday on Debt Ceiling, Spending Cut Bill Despite Potential GOP Holdouts Fox News - Elizabeth Elkind Senior Republican lawmakers emerged from their closed-door conference meeting Wednesday morning confident that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bill to increase the federal government's borrowing limit and cut federal spending will pass the House in a vote later today. READ MORE Download the WMAL app and listen on the go: Apple Google Play Amazon Alexa  WMAL, 4400 Jenifer St NW, Washington, DC, 20015 Follow WMAL on social media: