Archive for June 2010


Full acquittal for all 3 defendants in Wone trial

June 29th, 2010 – 5:50pm

The Washington Examiner

By Emily Babay

It is “very probable” that the three men accused of covering up Robert Wone’s death conspired to mislead police, a D.C. judge ruled, but prosecutors still did not present enough evidence to warrant a conviction.

Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz found Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky not guilty of conspiracy and obstruction of justice Tuesday.

Price was also acquitted of tampering with evidence in connection with Wone’s Aug. 2, 2006, stabbing death in the trio’s Dupont Circle town house. Ward and Zaborsky had previously been acquitted of that charge.
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Nearly half of captured ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives already back out

June 17th, 2010 – 5:52pm

The Washington Examiner

By Emily Babay

A convicted killer wanted for a parole violation. Two sex offenders who failed to register with authorities. A mugger on the run after violating probation.

Those are some of the “Most Wanted” fugitives that authorities took into custody over the past two years, thanks to readers of The Washington Examiner.

But of the 20 fugitives who were apprehended after having been profiled in The Examiner’s “Most Wanted” feature, nearly half are already out on the street. Six have been released, one is slated to be let go within weeks, and two others are out on bond awaiting trial.

The others are being held in various local, state and federal detention facilities.
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