Monday, June 4, 2012
Judge sentences James E. Biddinger to 10 years, The Washington Post reports
A man convicted of stabbing his roommate’s son to death — a conflict sparked by a clogged toilet — was sentenced to 10 years in prison, The Washington Post reports. James E. Biddnger, 27, was sentenced Friday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. A jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing Kevin A. Mbayo at a Germantown townhouse, the final conflict amid brewing tensions between the men. Mbayo, 22, was not on the lease but was living at the house to care for his sick father, Patch reported during the trial. Using state sentencing guidelines as a guide, Biddinger’s attorney’s reportedly told The Washington Post that they anticipated a sentence range of between two and seven years, while prosecutors put the range at between …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Reston, Va., man receives 10-year first-degree assault sentence for shooting another man's car following a fight over a gas pump.
ROCKVILLE — A Virginia man was sentenced Thursday for firing a gun toward a man at a Germantown gas station shortly after they got into a fistfight over an available gas pump. Dmytro Solomatin, 27, of Reston, Va., was sentenced to 10 years for first-degree assault, but Solomatin’s time behind bars could amount to five. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin suspended half the sentence. "I do find the defendent has accepted responsibility for his actions," Rubin said. The judge also rendered concurrent sentences for Solomatin’s weapons offenses: a mandatory five-year sentence for a charge of using a handgun in commission of a felony and a one-year sentence — which Rubin suspended in its entirety — for illegally carrying and …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Fight over a gas pump at Freestate gas sparked initial conflict
(Updated 8:48 a.m) A Virginia man who stood trial for firing a gun at a man at a Germantown gas station — an escalation of an argument over an available gas pump — is scheduled for sentencing Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Dmytro Solomatin, 27, of Reston, Va., was convicted Jan. 19 of first-degree assault and weapons offenses; he was acquitted of fist-degree attempted murder. Judge Ronald B. Rubin presided the three-day trial. During the trial, Solomatin testified that he fired a 9 mm gun in the direction of Michael Rickley after they got into a fistfight at Freestate gas station Aug. 6, 2011. Solomatin said he thought Rickley was trying to butt in front of him as he waited for an available gas pump. Rickley said that he …
Monday, March 26, 2012
James E. Biddinger, 27, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years.
A Germantown man on trial for stabbing and killing his roommate’s son was found guilty of a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. The jury returned a verdict at around 3 p.m. Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, ending 12 hours of deliberations that carried over from Friday. James E. Biddinger appeared to take a deep sigh, sinking back into his chair as the forewoman read the verdict: not guilty of first-degree murder and not guilty of second-degree murder. Biddinger, 27, was tried for killing Kevin A. Mbayo, 22. The men fought in the living room of a Germantown townhouse on May 3, 2011, after an alleged dispute over a clogged bathroom toilet devolved into a knife fight, according to court testimony during the trial. Mbayo died …
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10:48 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Bye, bye Solo... Enjoy your time in jail and give some thought before you decide to use deadly force next time. People like you give guns a bad name. more ›