May 1980
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1980:
- May 8 – 25-year-old John W. Tucker fatally injures 27-year-old Craig Anteroinen when he punches Anterionen in the side of the head in the parking lot of the Fairfax City Denny's for squealing on Redskins defensive end Coy Bacon, who had been arrested for being drunk at the nearby P. J. Skiddoos minutes before. Anteroinen is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where he dies later that day.[1][2]
- May 9 – 27-year-old Douglas J. Kolb fatally shoots 22-year-old Robert F. Plowden during a botched robbery in Falls Church. Kolb dumps Plowden's corpse in a wooded area at the end of Evans Court, near the Idylwood Plaza shopping center.[3][4]
- May 23 – A group of men break into the minimum security Dormitory 16 at the Lorton Reformatory and fatally shoot 35-year-old prisoner Douglas M. Boney.[5][6] An intense police search follows, resulting in the arrests of 32-year-old Edward F. Sharrieff, 24-year-old Germain P. Stoddard, and 30-year-old John E. Landon.[5]
References
- ↑ "Man Dies After Fight in Fairfax." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. May 10 1980. ProQuest. Web. 8 Oct. 2017.
- ↑ Winner, Christopher P. "Suspect in Death At Parking Lot Pleads Guilty" Evening Star, 7 Oct. 1980, Three Star TUESDAY FINAL, p. 65. NewsBank, . Accessed 8 Oct. 2017.
- ↑ " Man, 27, is Charged in Fairfax Slaying." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. May 11 1980. ProQuest. Web. 15 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Man Charged With Murder In Falls Church Shooting" Evening Star, 11 May 1980, Four Star SUNDAY, p. 23. NewsBank. Accessed 15 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Valentine, Paul W. "4 Gunmen Invade Jail, Kill Inmate." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. May 24 1980. ProQuest.Web. 7 Nov. 2016.
- ↑ Meyers, Robert. "5 Men Took Part in Lorton Murder, Witness Testifies." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Aug 21 1980. ProQuest. Web. 7 Nov. 2016.
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