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2005

Events that took place in Fairfax County in 2005:

January

• January 21 – While standing outside the apartment building at 5600 Bismach drive in Alexandria with two other teenagers, 15-year-old Annandale High School sophomore Anthony Campos is mortally wounded when two members of the Mara Salvatrucha youth organization walk up and shoot them. All three are taken to the Fairfax Hospital, where Campos is pronounced dead.^[1]

February

• February 4 – 26-year-old Oscar Omar Ramos Hernandez is sentenced to three consecutive life terms by Judge Kathleen H. MacKay for the August 13, 2001 rape and murder of Diana Garcia in Falls Church.^[2]

March

• March 6 – 20-year-old Brendan H. Tash is shot to death at a party at 6210 Cardinal Brook Court in Springfield when 19-year-old uninvited guest Durrell M. Pretty is asked to leave and decides to break up the party by firing a handgun into a crowd of partygoers.^[3]
• March 24 – 52-year-old Kiran V. Kadian is stabbed to death in her Great Falls home by her 20-year-old son, Jayant Kadian.^[4]

May

• May 14 – Children playing with matches start a fire at 3710 North Rosser Street in the Westbriar Condominiums in Baileys Crossroads, killing 46-year-old Ross Porro and her mother, 87-year-old Estafia.^[5]

June

• June 11 – 46-year-old Richard B. Gluckstern is strangled to death in his home at 12110 Elm Forest way in the Fair Lakes neighborhood of Fairfax by Jason E. Lee.^[6]
• June 25 – 22-year-old Jack S. Cornejo is shot to death by Brandon P. Gotwalt in a courtyard of the Fair Oaks at Pender Creek apartments in Fairfax.^{[7][8][9][10]}

July

• July 8 – After 10 months in the position, Joanmarie I. Davoli resigns as the head of the Fairfax public defender's office, citing inadequate resources from the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission.^[11]
• July 27 – Following a contempt of cop incident, Fairfax County Police Lieutenant Lance E. Schaible uses the "touch a cop, go to jail" gambit as an excuse to arrest Fairfax County Planning Commisioner Ronald W. Koch at the Sully District Station.^[12]

August

• August 4 – 24-year-old Jamel D. Rush stabs 30-year-old Christian A. Green to death near Green's home on Hagel Circle in Lorton when Green intervenes in an argument between Rush and a young woman.^[13]
• August 15 – The burned body of Hak Bong Kim, a 55-year-old carpenter from Burke, is found in a wooded area near the Saint Michael Catholic Church in Annandale.^[14]
• August 25 – 20-year-old Brendan Klos fatally shoots his frenemy, 20-year-old Anthony Sherbaf, in the face with a .22 caliber pistol in the home at 6107 Beech Tree Drive in the Wilton Woods neighborhood of Alexandria.^[15][16]
• August 29 – 46-year-old Dana E. Moro beats 45-year-old Alexandria attorney Eric N. Miller to death at the Alexandria Motel.^[17][18]

September

• September 23 – Nelson Noe Moreno is convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing his girlfriend, 27-year-old Maria J. Alvarenga, to death in her home in Alexandria on November 18, 2004.^[19]
• September 23 – 31-year-old Judy J. Coate is raped, beaten and stabbed to death by 40-year-old Matthew M. Dowdy in Falls Church.^[20][21]
• September 26 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes to grant a non-exclusive 15-year franchise to Verizon Communications to sell cable television service in the county.^[22]

October

• October 2 – 48-year-old investment adviser and radio host Rick Malone dies in a fall at his home at 6319 Cavalier Corridor in the Lake Barcroft neighborhood of Falls Church.^[23]
• October 21 – 19-year-old Durrell M. Pretty is sentenced to 13 years in prison by Judge Jane Marum Roush for the fatal shooting of Brendan H. Tash on March 6.^[24]
• October 29 – A failed suicide by cop attempt by 56-year-old Joseph D. Oliver at the Archstone Sussex Commons apartment complex in Kingstowne ends when Oliver shoots and gravely injures Fairfax County Police officer Pete Feigleson and nearly hits officer Scott McKaskill. Police return fire, seriously injuring Oliver.^[25]

November

• November 3 – Anthony L. Burdis fatally shoots and stabs 53-year-old John M. Shirley at his girlfriend's condominium at 12731 Fair Crest Court in Fairfax.^[26][27][28]
• November 10 – 49-year-old Samuel K. Hamlett fatally stabs 41-year-old Lynda A. Meagher to death in his ex-wife Betty L. Talbott's Alexandria apartment at 8436 Graves St #102 to settle an argument.^[29][30]
• November 24 – 18-year-old J. Tyler Bentley is killed when the 1993 Honda Accord in which he is a passenger is hit by a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by drunk driver Pablo A. Cruz at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Annandale Road in Falls Church.^[31][32]
• November 26 – An early morning fire in a garage at 3423 Charles Street in Falls Church kills a man.^[33]

December

• December 8 – Darius T. Hicks is sentenced to life in prison for murdering Shawndre N. Fulton.^[34]
• December 14 – 28-year-old restaurant manager John M. Serumgard unintentionally kills himself in an early morning crash on Leesburg Pike in Falls Church when he loses control of the 2000 Ford Focus he is driving and strikes a tree, a light pole, and another tree.^[35]
• December 14 – The Herndon Official Worker Center opens amidst protests in Herndon.^[36]
• December 15 – 32-year-old Jairo F. Hernandez, his 3-year-old daughter Casandra, and her 6-year-old sister Maria Isabel Cruz die in a fire in the townhouse at 8064 Saint Annes Court in Alexandria.^[37]
• December 16 – 27-year-old Alirio Reyes is sentenced to life in prison by Federal judge T. S. Ellis, III for murdering 17-year-old Jose Sandoval on May 16, 2004.^[38]
• December 25 – Nathan Cheatham shoots his mother Sheila to death at their shared home in McLean, then drives to Great Falls, where he shoots Adam S. Price, Janina C. Price, and Christopher J. Buro before committing suicide.^[39][40]

References

1. ↑ Glod, Maria. "Family Says Slain Va. Teen Was Not Involved in a Gang." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2005. Web. 8 Apr. 2014.
2. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "MS-13 Man Sentenced to 3 Life Terms." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2005. Web. 17 May 2014.
3. ↑ "House Party: Community Tragedy." The Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 25 Oct. 2005. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
4. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Great Falls Woman found Slain in Home; Police Searching for Son After Stabbing; Neighbor Describes Tension in Family." The Washington Post: B.03. National Newspapers Core. Mar 25 2005. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
5. ↑ "Condominium Fire Claims Two Lives." Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department News Releases. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 16 May 2005. Web. 16 June 2016.
6. ↑ "Lee Pleads Guilty: 2nd-Degree Murder." The Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 2 May 2007. Web. 17 Apr. 2012.
7. ↑ Brulliard, Karin. "Police Not Alarmed Fairfax Homicides." The Washington Post: 0. Jun 28 2005. ProQuest. Web. 7 June 2014 .
8. ↑ Hobbs, Bonnie. "Man Shot, Killed at Fair Oaks Apartments." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 29 June 2005. Web. 7 June 2014.
9. ↑ McKenna, Dave. "Soccer Star’s Killer Finally ID’d." Washington City Paper. CL Washington, Inc., 5 Mar. 2007. Web. 07 June 2014.
10. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Prosecutor Shelves Case of 2005 Fatal Shooting." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 31 July 2008. Web. 07 June 2014.
11. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Fairfax's Chief Public Defender Quits." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 08 July 2005. Web. 06 Oct. 2012.
12. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "3 Fairfax Officers Sued for Assault; Planning Official was at Sully Station to Give Subpoena." The Washington Post: B.1. National Newspapers Core. Jul 24 2007. Web. 11 Feb. 2012.
13. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Lorton Man Stabbed to Death while Trying to Break Up Fight." The Washington Post: B.02. National Newspapers Core. Aug 06 2005. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
14. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Va. Day Laborer Held in Slaying of Contractor." The Washington Post: B.01. National Newspapers Core. Aug 31 2005. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
15. ↑ "CRIME & JUSTICE: Fairfax Slaying." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2005. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
16. ↑ "Tragedy Among Friends." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 17 Apr. 2007. Web. 23 Aug. 2014.
17. ↑ "Man, 46, Charged in Va. Lawyer's Slaying; Suspect Killed Miller in Motel Days before Body was found in Burning Car, Police Say." The Washington Post: B.03. National Newspapers Core. Sep 09 2005. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
18. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Va. Man Convicted of Killing Lawyer." The Washington Post: 0. Jul 20 2006. ProQuest. Web. 21 June 2014.
19. ↑ "Family Tragedy." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 22 Sept. 2005. Web. 23 Nov. 2014.
20. ↑ Fehr, Steve. "Falls Church Area Murder Victim Identified as Jamie Coate." Washington Post: Focus on Fairfax. The Washington Post, 28 Sept. 2005. Web. 13 May 2014.
21. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "2002 Sniper 'Witness' Convicted of Rape, Murder." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2007. Web. 13 May 2014.
22. ↑ Silverman, Elissa. "Verizon Wins Approval to Sell Cable in Fairfax County." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 27 Sept. 2005. Web. 01 Sept. 2014.
23. ↑ Silverman, Elissa. "Richard Malone, 48; Investment Adviser." The Washington Post. WP Company, 05 Oct. 2005. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
24. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Fairfax Teen Gets 13 Years in Fatal Party Incident." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2005. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
25. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Suicidal Man Guilty In Officer's Shooting." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 08 Nov. 2006. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
26. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Man Charged in Fatal Shooting; Suspect's Ex-Girlfriend Wounded in Incident, Police Say." The Washington Post: 0. Nov 05 2005. ProQuest. Web. 22 Sep. 2014.
27. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Attacker Pleads Guilty to Murder." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 13 June 2006. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
28. ↑ "Burdis Pleads Guilty: Fair Lakes Murder." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 14 June 2006. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
29. ↑ "Mount Vernon Witnesses Fifth Murder." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 17 Nov. 2005. Web. 01 Jan. 2013.
30. ↑ Jackman, Tom. "Man Convicted in Fatal Stabbing During Quarrel." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2006. Web. 01 Jan. 2013.
31. ↑ Londono, Ernesto. "Fairfax Teenager Is Killed In Crash." Washington Post: Post Now. The Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2005. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
32. ↑ "Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Drunken Driving Crash; Judge Exceeds Guidelines, Calls Death of 18-Year-Old a 'Horrible, Horrible Thing'." The Washington Post: 0. Oct 07 2006. National Newspapers Core. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.
33. ↑ Salmon, Jacqueline L. "1 Killed, 2 Burned in Garage Fire at Fairfax County Residence." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2005. Web. 19 June 2016.
34. ↑ "Man Gets Life Sentence For Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend" The Washington Post: Focus on Fairfax. The Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2005. Web. 09 Nov. 2011.
35. ↑ "Great Falls Man Dies in Car Accident." The Washington Post. WP Company, 15 Dec. 2005. Web. 04 June 2017.
36. ↑ Aizenman, N. C., and Timothy Dwyer. "Words Fly at Day-Laborer Center in Herndon." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2005. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.
37. ↑ "Three Fires, Three Deaths, Two Injuries." Connection Newspapers. Connection Newspapers, 21 Dec. 2005. Web. 17 June 2016.
38. ↑ "MS-13 Member Gets Life in Prison." Washington Times. The Washington Times, 17 Dec. 2005. Web. 13 May 2014.
39. ↑ Turque, Bill, and Maria Glod. "Before Va. Rampage, Mother Feared Son would Kill Self." The Washington Post: A.01. National Newspapers Core. Dec 28 2005. Web. 9 Nov. 2011
40. ↑ McNeill, Brian. "McLean Man Kills Four, Self." McLean Connection. Connection Newspapers, 5 Jan. 2006. Web. 26 Nov. 2011.

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