Townhouse Fire Displaces Family Two-Alarm Blaze “Everything Is Gone Causes $200,000 — They Couldn’T in Damage
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Chantilly ❖ Fair Oaks ❖ Fair Lakes ❖ Oak Hill NORTHERN EDITION MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2009 "Giving Back" 25 CENTS Newsstand Price Volume XXIII, NO. 12 Townhouse Fire Displaces Family Two-alarm blaze “Everything is gone causes $200,000 — they couldn’t in damage. save anything.” — Amber Monroe, fire victim By Bonnie Hobbs Centre View Department units responded to the blaze March 22, around 5:10 two-alarm townhouse p.m., at 4101 Chantilly Lace Court fire, Sunday evening, in the Chantilly Mews community. /Centre View /Centre Acaused an estimated First-arriving firefighters encoun- $200,000 in damage tered flames coming from the rear and displaced a single mother and of the two-story structure. her four, young children, plus five A second fire alarm was struck, other people. bringing approximately 60 Steve Hibbard Steve “Now the house is all boarded firefighters to the scene. They up and condemned and we can’t came from both Centreville fire live in it, anymore,” said the mom, stations, Chantilly, Fair Oaks, Amber Monroe, 22. “We have to Fairfax, Frying Pan, Oakton and Photo by Photo start again from scratch.” Some of the members of Moms for a Cure gather at Ari Jones’s home in the Cen- Fairfax County Fire and Rescue See Fire, Page 4 tury Oak community. Supporting Leukemia Research Two Years in Prison So this wife and mother of two children — a For Robbing Bicyclist Moms For a Cure is boy, 8, and girl, 6 — wants to do her part to help raising research money. others. In addition, because of her volunteer work By Bonnie Hobbs Stanley Klein sentenced him to and the money she’s raised for LLS, she’s been Centre View two years, three months in prison. nominated as one of the organization’s 18 Wash- “The victim is a hardworking By Bonnie Hobbs ington Metropolitan area candidates for Woman iding his bicycle in his immigrant who was just trying to Centre View of the Year. R neighborhood, the 32- go home,” said Assistant Jones received the nomination two months ago year-old Chantilly man Commonwealth’s Attorney Casey oms for a Cure, comprised of 44 local and will find out at the end of the campaign if she had just finished work and was Lingan. “He’d just cashed his $277 Mmoms from all walks of life, is doing won. But even if she doesn’t, she’ll still feel like a headed home around 12:15 a.m. paycheck, and [Yimam] and the whatever its members can to raise winner because of whatever amount of money she Next thing he knew, four people others tried to take than away money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the other Moms for a Cure are able to raise. drove up in a Jeep and three got from him.” (LLS). Among them is Ari “It’s a 10-week campaign, out and robbed him at gunpoint. The incident occurred Nov. 12, Jones, 36, of Fair Oaks’ Century with every dollar raised count- Now all four have been sen- 2006. The victim was in the Mead- Oak community. “I wanted this ‘Little ing as a vote,” she said. “There’s tenced, the last one being ows of Chantilly community, She’s marshaled the group to also a community award with Kebrebeal M. Yimam, 20, of 2425 riding his bicycle on Airline Park- raise as much money as pos- Engine That Could’ recognition for the person do- Merrybrook Drive, No. 303 in way near Lufthansa Circle, when sible toward a cure for blood ing the best job of promoting Herndon. On March 5 in Fairfax cancers. Their fund-raising team of moms to the society’s mission — to cure County Circuit Court, Judge See Robbing, Page 4 campaign begins April 1 and create something leukemia, lymphoma, runs through June 13. Hodgkin’s Disease and my- Said Jones, “I decided it tremendous.” eloma and improve the quality 03-26-09 home would be wonderful if we of life of patients and their in Requested — Ari Jones material. could all join forces and raise families.” Time-sensitive over $100,000 for the Leuke- In Jones’s case, a Mother’s Postmaster: mia and Lymphoma Society.” And as a cancer sur- Day gift of a massage brought attention to a previ- Attention vivor, herself, she knows how devastating it can ously undetected lump in her neck. After surgery #31 PERMIT Elkton, MD Elkton, be. Four years ago, she had metastatic thyroid can- PAID cer, but is now in remission. See Moms for A Cure, Page 4 Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Centre View North ❖ March 26 - April 1, 2009 ❖ 1 News WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CENTREVILLE REAL ESTATE? Man Convicted of Raping Daughter Go to www.seln4u.com and click on The child was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital where “Market Stats” to see current statistics Jury recommends she underwent a Sexual Assault Nurse Examination. on the market. Visit our blog to read 60 years in prison. Forensic evidence was obtained from her and secured in a Physical Evidence Recovery Kit. a summary of what is happening. By Bonnie Hobbs In her affidavit, Haddix requested permission to Centre View obtain a sample of the father’s cheek lining so the IT’S GOOD NEWS! Virginia Division of Forensic Science could compare t takes a lot of courage for a child to speak up his DNA to that found on the evidence obtained from There’s lots of other information and tell authorities an adult has abused her. It his daughter. Police took the sample from the father, there as well to browse through! Itakes even more courage to do so when that the same day the warrant was written. adult is her own father. On June 30, 2008, police arrested the father and But that’s exactly what a 10-year-old Chantilly girl charged him with abduction, rape and aggravated Experience…the Difference! did. And last week in Fairfax County Circuit Court, sexual battery. He was released from the Adult De- she had to summon her courage once more, take the tention Center, July 11, on $9,000 bond. See Complete School Information and witness stand and tell a judge and jury what hap- On Aug. 1, 2008 in Juvenile and Domestic Rela- VIRTUAL TOUR at www.seln4u.com pened to her. tions Court, his charges were sent to the grand jury In the end, they all believed her and found her — which later indicted him on all counts. He then father guilty of abduction, rape and aggravated stood trial last Monday - Wednesday, March 16-18, $249,900 $389,500 sexual battery. The jury then recommended he spend in Circuit Court. CENTRE- CABELLS VILLE MILL the rest of his life in jail. Following the attorneys’ closing arguments on Sun-filled, GREAT The incident occurred last summer, and the man March 18, the jurors deliberated about five hours neutral 3 LOCATION/ is now 38. However, Centre View is not revealing his before returning with a verdict of guilty. They then CONDITION/ fin lvl PRICE! Cul- identity or address to protect the identity of his child. spent some 45 minutes considering his punishment TH. de-sac. Near major routes, Metro Police Det. Thea Haddix, of the Criminal Investi- and ultimately recommended the father receive 60 Immaculate, clean, bright & park/ ride, Fair Lakes shops & park. gations Bureau, Child Abuse Section, explained the years in prison and pay a $50,000 fine. move-in ready! Finished walk- Original owners/ former model. New case against the father in an Aug. 1, 2008 affidavit The jury specifically recommended he serve 25 out bsmnt w/FP & full BA. paint/flooring. Newer kit. to obtain forensic evidence from his person. She years for abduction, 25 years for rape and 10 years Rear deck. Master BR w/full appls/Corian. Updated BA’s. 2-car gar. Sep. storage rm. Almost 1/3 acre. wrote that, on June 30, 2008, the girl “reported a for aggravated sexual battery. Judge Bruce White BA. Eat-in Kitchen w/updated Landscpng, stone walls, brick porch/ rape that occurred on June 28. The victim advised then set his sentencing for June 5. He also revoked appliances & Pergo floor. walk/patio. [that] her father called her into his bedroom and the father’s bond and ordered him remanded to the FX6700811 FX7005299 forced vaginal intercourse on [her].” custody of the sheriff until then. $719,900 $474,900 ARLINGTON ROCKY To Be RUN Feature Lovely, d on upgraded HGTV! 5 BR, 3 BA Wooden Sentenced to 15 Months Great home. By Bonnie Hobbs from him, grabbed it and ran. Mitchell was wait- Location! Minutes to D.C. and Bright & airy 2-story LR w/vaulted Centre View Metro! Professionally remodeled ceiling. Gracious room sizes. Tons ing, and they drove off. and repainted. Hardwood floors. of storage space! Updated kit. On Dec. 22, 2008 in Fairfax County Circuit 2-car detached garage. Extended Master Suite w/walk-in closet & f the three people involved in a Chantilly Court, Wooden entered an Alford plea of guilt to driveway. Lots of storage space. full BA. Finished walk-out robbery last fall, 21-year-old Dontay conspiracy to commit robbery. He didn’t admit Rear deck. Fenced yard. basement. Rear deck. Corner lot O Wooden is the first to be sentenced. He guilt, but acknowledged the existence of enough Immaculate. You’ll love this one! w/large fenced backyard. NO HOA. AR6985234 FX6902907 didn’t participate in it, himself, but helped set the evidence to convict him. He returned March 6 for $1,750,000 $899,900 wheels in motion.