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Zak Failla

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zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Pregnant Girlfriend’s Decomposing Body Leads To Historic 3-Life-Term Sentence In Maryland Pregnant Girlfriend’s Decomposing Body Leads To Historic 3-Life-Term Sentence In Maryland
Pregnant Girlfriend’s Decomposing Body Leads To Historic 3-Life-Term Sentence In Maryland He killed his pregnant girlfriend, her unborn baby, and a store clerk. Then he lived in the apartment with their decomposing bodies.  Now, a 34-year-old man will die behind bars after receiving three life sentences in a case Montgomery County prosecutors call historic. Silver Spring resident Torrey Damien Moore has officially been removed from society after being sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 80 additional years for two separate, but connected murders — including what officials say is the first-ever conviction for the murder of a viable fetus in Montgomery County h…

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Police & Fire
Man Groped Women, Flashed Himself, Then Fought Cops In DMV, Police Say Man Groped Women, Flashed Himself, Then Fought Cops In DMV, Police Say
Man Groped Women, Flashed Himself, Then Fought Cops In DMV, Police Say He groped multiple women, exposed himself in public, and then fought with officers at his home. Now Gigssa Bekele Bengessa is behind bars without bond, police say. The Fairfax man is facing a slew of charges after a disturbing string of sex offenses and assaults unfolded over the span of just a few hours in the Fair Lakes area, according to Fairfax County Police. Bekele Bengessa, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, May 28, after allegedly groping multiple women, masturbating in a vehicle, and later attacking an officer who tried to take him into custody. It started around 5:04 p.m., when t…

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Plastic Bag Left At ‘Brazen’ Maryland Gas Station Heist Leads Cops To Gunman Sent To Prison Plastic Bag Left At ‘Brazen’ Maryland Gas Station Heist Leads Cops To Gunman Sent To Prison
Plastic Bag Left At ‘Brazen’ Maryland Gas Station Heist Leads Cops To Gunman Sent To Prison Jeremiah Terrell Bryant walked into a Waldorf gas station with a plastic bag and a loaded gun. Now he’s walking into prison with a 9-year sentence. The 26-year-old Beltsville resident is heading to prison after being convicted in a brazen armed robbery at a Sunoco Gas Mart in Waldorf, where he held a cashier at gunpoint and stole nearly $500 — plus the victim’s phone. On Thursday, May 29, Charles County Circuit Court Judge William Greer Jr. sentenced Bryant to 9 years in prison, including 5 years without parole, followed by 5 years of supervised probation, according to State’s Attorney…

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Maryland Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say Maryland Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say
Maryland Man Produced, Watched Child Porn Before Arrest, State Police Say A Prince George’s County man is behind bars after Maryland State Police say they found disturbing images on his phone during a months-long child pornography investigation. A Beltsville man is facing a stack of felony charges after state police troopers arrested him in connection with the production, possession, and viewing of child pornography, authorities announced on Friday, May 30. Edwin Antonio Valdez Olivar, 41, was taken into custody without incident at his home in Beltsville following a coordinated operation by state and federal law enforcement, officials said. He is charged with: …

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Weather
Tornado, Flood Watches Issued Across DMV As Severe Storms Approach Tornado, Flood Watches Issued Across DMV As Severe Storms Approach
Tornado, Flood Watches Issued Across DMV As Severe Storms Approach A powerful storm system is sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic, prompting tornado watches and flood alerts across the DMV region on Friday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tornado watch effective until 8 PM for parts of central Virginia, the eastern West Virginia panhandle, and surrounding areas, authorities announced.  Severe storms are expected to roll through the region on Friday. National Weather Service A flood watch is also in effect for the entire region, with forecasts predicting up to five inches of rain and the potential for flash flooding. There…

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Lifestyle
Maryland’s Newest Millionaire Credits Mom, Tradition After Lucky Scratch-Off At Gas Station Maryland’s Newest Millionaire Credits Mom, Tradition After Lucky Scratch-Off At Gas Station
Maryland’s Newest Millionaire Credits Mom, Tradition After Lucky Scratch-Off At Gas Station She bought a drink. She bought a few scratch-offs. She became a millionaire. Just another day in Maryland. A Randallstown woman is officially living the dream — and it all started with a pit stop at a gas station in Annapolis and a family tradition that’s finally paid off in a big way. The Baltimore County resident, who chose to remain anonymous, claimed the $1 million top prize on a Lucky 777 scratch-off this week, the Maryland Lottery announced on Friday, May 30. For her, scratching tickets isn’t just a hobby. It’s something she grew up doing with her mom — and her mom was no stranger to…

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Police & Fire
Mystery Man Spits On Everyone He Sees In Virginia — And Police Still Have No Idea Who He Is Mystery Man Spits On Everyone He Sees In Virginia — And Police Still Have No Idea Who He Is
Mystery Man Spits On Everyone He Sees In Virginia — And Police Still Have No Idea Who He Is He spat on a 7-Eleven worker. He spit on a road crew. He spit on the cops who tried to stop him. And days later — nobody even knows his name. Prince William County Police are trying to figure out who a man is after he allegedly went on an unhinged spitting spree in Woodbridge — targeting strangers at a 7-Eleven, a Wendy’s, a construction crew, and even officers before getting tackled and arrested. The trouble started around 10:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, when police were called to the 7-Eleven on Old Bridge Road after a man “spat on an employee before leaving the business.” Moments later…

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Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say
Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say A Virginia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly elbowing a woman in the face — while she was driving — during a violent incident that played out in front of three children, authorities said. Jawid Sakhizada, 42, of Manassas, was arrested in Woodbridge after officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to a call for a domestic dispute along Minnieville Road near Delany Road shortly before p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. According to investigators, Sakhizada and the 32-year-old woman — who is a family member — were arguing when the confrontation suddenly turned physi…

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Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds
Maryland Man Back To Prison After Robbing 6 Banks In 2-Day DC Crime Spree: Feds He passed notes, made death threats, hit six banks in two days — and now, he’s going back to federal prison. Jonathon Brown-Murphy, 44, of Upper Marlboro, is heading back behind bars after launching into a wild two-day bank robbery spree across Maryland and DC, authorities announced. The previously convicted felon, already with two robbery sentences under his belt, tried to rob or successfully robbed six banks in May 2022 using threatening notes — including messages like "Give Me The Money Don’t Get Killed!!" — that sent terrified tellers scrambling for cash. Brown-Murphy started the spree…

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Man Killed In Maryland Parking Lot Fight, DC Suspect Arrested After 2 Weeks: Police Man Killed In Maryland Parking Lot Fight, DC Suspect Arrested After 2 Weeks: Police
Man Killed In Maryland Parking Lot Fight, DC Suspect Arrested After 2 Weeks: Police A District man has been apprehended after a two-week manhunt for allegedly stabbing a man to death during a fight outside a Maryland apartment complex, police say. Guy Tyrell Johnson, 42, is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 31-year-old Emmanuel Bisudu Sesay on Thursday, May 15 in White Oak, the Montgomery County Police Department announced on Friday afternoon.  According to detectives, Johnson got into a fight with Sesay around 10:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the 11400 block of Lockwood Drive.  During the altercation, Johnson stabbed Sesay and ran, police said. …

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