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2015, 2016 MDDC News Organization of the Year! Celebrating 162 years of service! Vol. 163, No. 36 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 March 1 - March 7, 2018 TODAY’S GAS PRICE “Almost a psycopath” $2.57 per gallon Judge holds high school student without bond following disturbing journal entry made public Last Week ing his arrest. Assistant State’s Attor- Glock 19 handgun to school. $2.59 per gallon By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 ney Frank Lazzaro said Chen includ- A student told school security ed sentiments about shooting evil Feb. 15, the day after the deadly A month ago ROCKVILLE — A Mont- $2.64 per gallon people in the journal. Lazzaro said school shooting in Parkland, Fla., gomery County District Court judge Chen wrote more than once in a jour- that Chen talked about guns often A year ago ruled Tuesday that authorities will nal entry dated May 2, 2017 he wants and that he may have a loaded gun on $2.34 per gallon continue to hold an 18-year-old high to kill criminals such as serial killers campus. school student without bond after he or gang members. “Every student at Clarksburg AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN brought a loaded handgun to school. Chen in a journal entry dated High School was placed in danger MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA District Court Judge John C. ACCORDING TO AAA April 24, 2016 “compared himself to and the defendant continues to pre- Moffett said defendant Alwin Chen, a vigilante comic book hero known sent a danger to the public today,” 18, of Clarksburg High School as the Punisher “because I am almost Lazzaro said in his response to the INSIDE would remain in jail without bond to a psychopath.’ Later in the entry, he defense’s motion for modification of ensure the safety of the community. writes ‘someone ought to put a bullet Chen’s bond. Moffett said information found COURTESY PHOTO in my head for my wrong doings and Alwin Chen Chen’s trial is scheduled for the in Chen’s private journal helped him thoughts,’” Lazzaro wrote. end of March. Editor’s to make the decision. Police arrested Chen at school firearm by a person under age 21 and Lazzaro said in a document dat- Police found Chen’s journal Feb. 15 in connection with posses- possession of a firearm on school ed Feb. 23, Chen following his arrest when they searched his home follow- sion of a handgun, possession of a property after he brought a loaded Notebook See “Student,” page 8 by Brian J. Karem New Metro cars blamed Before you judge me for continuing problems said, “because signals go in and out – By Kathleen Stubbs the train will sit at the signal for no ap- Death threats will not @kathleenstubbs3 stop us from doing the job we parent reason.” WASHINGTON — A Washing- must do. In November, WMATA chief ton Metropolitan Area Transit Admin- Page 4 spokesperson Dan Stessel had no in- istration rail technician says the in- formation about rail car power re- creased power needs of Metro’s 7000- quirements. series cars – the system’s newest rail “If a train uses more voltage – stock – is damaging the system that and I’m not sure what you’re talking transmits electric power to trains, re- about – that would put more strain on sulting in problems – including fires – the power system,” Stessel said Nov. that can cause delays. 16. “The fires are caused by these When specifically asked whether current draws by the 7000s,” Metro the 7000-series cars draw more power Automatic Train Operation technician than older models, Stessel claimed not Jack to be aware of whether that was the Bounthong said in October. “We case. never had a fire incident before we got “I never said that. Who said the 7000s.” that?” Stessel asked, later adding, “I Champions! COURTESY PHOTO Bounthong explained how trains think you read it on Twitter.” A 1916 copy of The Montgomery County Sentinel was found at Dietle’s after a made up of 7000-series cars are caus- But a look at WMATA’s pro- Take a look at who won recent fire. the high school hockey ing track fires and other damage to the posed FY 2019 budget, released in championship. propulsion system that powers the December, shows that officials have trains. The 7000-series’ increased been aware that the 7000-series cars power needs are also responsible for require more power than their prede- History found at Dietle’s Page 24 delays because the increased power cessors, as evidenced by their request use can generate so much heat that for an additional $5.8 million in ener- old copy of the Montgomery Coun- sensors located near crossover tracks By Neal Earley gy costs. @neal_earley ty Sentinel. (where a train can switch from one The FY 2019 budget proposal ex- “When I saw that, I said ‘wow track to the other) can erroneously plains that the increase “is driven by While clearing debris after a that’s something interesting,’” said sense a non-existent train on the oppo- projected increase in propulsion usage Feb. 14 fire the nearly destroyed John Bennaman, a regular at Di- site side of the tracks and send incor- as more 7000 Series railcars are added Hank Dietle’s tavern on Rockville etle’s who has volunteer to help rect signals to other trains, as well as to service.” Pike, volunteers who have donated the Rail Operations Control Center. time over the last two weeks to “Now you got trains backing up – See “New Cars” clean up the damage to the beloved See “History,” that’s why you get those delays,” he page 8 102-year-old bar found a 102-year- page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL MARCH 1, 2018 EFLECTIONS The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- R ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson March 17, 1988 Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Drug case causes problems for local paramedic Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week the Sentinel visits a day, after being the defendant for torney swore Harding was framed. medics use the morphine to ease nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. seven days in a drug case that was Other colleagues, enemies and pain in serious injury cases and to thrown out of court in January but the prosecutor swore he was guilty. treat heart attack victims.Harding Bernard Kapiloff PUBLISHER E MERITUS Chuck Harding studied law en- left him in debt and his future in After hearing the state’s case says he is the victim of a vindictive forcement in college, but wasn’t pre- doubt, Charles D. Harding Jr. wants against Harding, the judge ruled him colleague who wanted him out of the Lynn G. Kapiloff CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ pared for the legal education he to be awarded back pay and to regain innocent before the defense even be- county’s Emergency Medical Ser- PUBLISHER would receive over the months lead- his status as a paramedic. gan its arguments. vices and a prosecutor who was so [email protected] ing to his week in court. “You think of the Police De- What is clear, fire and police of- eager to convict him that she ignored Mark Kapiloff A year ago Harding, 28, was an partment and you think of the prose- ficials agree, is that someone the gaping holes in her case. And al- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER award-winning paramedic working cutor’s office as professional people swapped a look-alike medication for though Harding was technically [email protected] for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue that investigate things thoroughly morphine in 10 plastic syringes, or cleared in court and then promoted Squad and looking forward to be- before they try and ruin someone’s “tubexes,” that were stored in locked three weeks ago to the rank of EDITORIAL coming a father in a few months. life,” Harding said in an interview boxes inside the two rescue squad sergeant as a firefighter, he is still the Brian J. Karem But last June, police charged last week. vehicles. subject of an internal investigation EXECUTIVE EDITOR [email protected] Harding with stealing morphine “…They just went off half- What isn’t clear, in the wake of by the county’s Department of Fire- from syringes in two different cocked. Or maybe the mistake is that the judge’s finding of Harding’s in- Rescue Services. That investigation, Brandy L. Simms Bethesda-Chevy Chase rescue vehi- they allowed the Fire Department to nocence, is who placed Bethesda expected to be concluded this week, SPORTS EDITOR cles last spring and replacing the do an investigation and tell them area residents in danger last April may determine whether Harding can [email protected] pain-killing drug with a look-alike what the story was,” he said. and May by tampering with the sta- work here again as a paramedic, a MARK ROBINSON fluid to cover up the theft. And to- Colleagues, friends and his at- tion’s supply of morphine. Para- status he lost following his arrest. [email protected] CITY EDITOR ANDREW FEINBERG NEWS COPY EDITOR NEAL EARLEY Takoma Park considers abolishing inventory tax Write us [email protected] ASSIGNMENTS many businesses find it difficult to anything that would potentially help By Nickolai Sukharev David Wolfe pay due to its confusing nature and the city,” he said.

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