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High School Player of the Week: DeMatha’s Kevin Winston Jr.

The Military Bowl Foundation and DC Touchdown Club are partnering with WTOP during the 2020-2021 high school football season to honor a Player of the Week. Read about this week’s Player of the Week below.

The DeMatha Catholic football team has a deep and talented roster, affording Coach Bill McGregor the luxury of using players exclusively on one side of the ball. Senior Kevin Winston Jr., however, is just too talented to play solely on offense or defense.

So Winston, who has accepted a scholarship offer to play football at Penn State, starts at wide receiver and at safety for DeMatha. He also plays on special teams. And in this past weekend’s 30-6 victory over Gonzaga, Winston showed once again that he excels in all three phases of the game.

Winston caught four passes for 101 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown, and he made 11 tackles on defense.

DeMatha senior Kevin Winston Jr. excelled in all three phases of the game in a 30-6 victory over rival Gonzaga, earning him the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week honors. (Jim Geiser)

He also delivered the biggest plays in the game’s key sequence, after Gonzaga blocked a punt for a touchdown, cutting DeMatha’s lead to 10-6 in the third quarter. Winston came off the edge to block the point-after kick. He then returned the ensuing kickoff 78 yards, setting up a touchdown and firmly swinging the momentum back to the Stags as they improved to 5-1 and stayed on track for a showdown against St. John’s on Oct. 22.

For his efforts, Winston was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week. The Player of the Week is honored throughout the season each Wednesday on WTOP.

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“He’s so valuable for us and done so much for us, we can’t take him off the field,” McGregor said. “He literally took the game over and changed the whole outcome of the ballgame.”

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Player of the Week High School Football Player of the Week Honor Roll:

Anne Arundel

Broadneck QB Josh Ehrlich completed 14 of 19 passes for 218 yards and threw touchdown passes to three different receivers as the Bruins beat Annapolis, 42-0. He also rushed seven times for 43 yards.

DC

Richard Wright QB Stephon Fuller completed 18 of 22 passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 25 yards and another score as the Spartans beat Cesar Chavez, 38-0.

Frederick

Frederick RB Taejon Anderson rushed 24 times for 204 yards and tied the school’s single-game record with five touchdowns as the Cadets beat Walkersville, 49-28.

Howard

Oakland Mills QB-DB Kanye Holland threw two touchdown passes and intercepted a pass on defense as the Scorpions beat Mount Hebron, 20-6.

Loudoun

Broad Run QB Brett Griffis, a Wake Forest recruit, completed 15 of 23 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 80 yards as the Spartans beat previously unbeaten Heritage, 28-0.

Montgomery

Northwest WR-LB Devon Anderson caught three touchdown passes as the Jaguars beat Sherwood, 37-14, in a meeting of previously unbeaten teams.

Northern Region

Fairfax RB-LB Tony Rojas rushed 27 times for 227 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 50 yards and a touchdown and made three tackles on defense as the Lions beat West Potomac, 34-14.

Prince George’s

Laurel RB Amary Ary rushed nine times for 133 yards and three touchdowns, caught a 45-yard touchdown pass and returned a kickoff 65 yards for another score as the Spartans beat Parkdale, 42-12.

Prince William

Freedom-Woodbridge QB Davis Bryson completed 9 of 14 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns and rushed eight times for 208 yards and five touchdowns as the Eagles beat Colgan, 84-20.

Private

Spalding RB Jordan Harris rushed 27 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns as the Cavaliers beat Malvern Prep, 31-17.

Southern Maryland

McDonough TE-MLB Makai Young made 16 tackles, had 1½ sacks, forced one fumble and recovered two fumbles — returning one 35 yards for a touchdown — as the Rams beat Thomas Stone, 19-13, for their first win of the season.

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FEDS: South Florida Resident Guilty of Threatening to Kill Derek Chauvin’s Lawyer; Faces Maximum Statutory Sentence Of Five Years In Prison

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During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham, William John Hartnett admitted that on April 6, from his location in Miami, he called the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (“MPPOA”) in St. Paul, an organization that funded Chauvin’s defense.

MIAMI, FL –  A 42-year-old Coral Gables, Florida man pled guilty Wednesday, October 6, 2021, in federal district court to threatening the defense attorney of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted earlier this year of murdering George Floyd.

During the hearing before U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham, William John Hartnett admitted that on April 6, from his location in Miami, he called the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (“MPPOA”) in St. Paul, an organization that funded Chauvin’s defense. Hartnett left an 18-second message on MPPOA’s voicemail in which he threatened to kill Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s defense lawyer.

In his message, Hartnett yelled: 

“Hey you and your whole f—— family are going to f—— die, you mother f—–, for representing Chauvin, a f—— murderer.  Now, you all are going to f—— die a worse death than Floyd, you mother f—–.  All of you piece of s—-.”    

Hartnett pled guilty to one count of transmitting a threat through interstate communications. Judge Graham, who sits in Miami, will sentence Hartnett on December 15. He faces a maximum statutory sentence of five years in prison.

Juan Antonio Gonzalez, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Miami, announced the guilty plea. FBI Miami investigated the case, with assistance from the MPPOA.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne is prosecuting the case.

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FEDS: Man Who Shot Firearm Inside West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

Larry Ray Bon, 62
According to authorities, Larry Ray Bon, 62, pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal employees, and one count of possession of a firearm in a federal facility with intent to commit a crime. Photo: DailyMail/Facebook.

MIAMI, FL – On Friday, October 8, 2021, federal district judge Kenneth A. Marra sentenced Larry Ray Bon, 62, a former West Palm Beach resident who shot a firearm inside the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Palm Beach to a federal prison term of 198 months.

According to court records, Bon brought the firearm and ammunition to the emergency room of the VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach. When he became frustrated with medical staff, Bon retrieved the firearm from his wheelchair and fired several shots. He placed VA Medical Center employees in fear for their lives, including two employees who were near Bon. An emergency room doctor attempted to disarm Bon, who fired the gun again, hitting the doctor in the neck. Despite being injured, the doctor was still able to disarm Bon. VA Medical Center staff then subdued Bon. The doctor survived the gunshot wound.

On March 13, 2020, Bon pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal employees, and one count of possession of a firearm in a federal facility with intent to commit a crime. Judge Marra originally committed Bon to the custody of the U.S. Attorney General for 25 years of mental health care and treatment at a suitable medical facility. This was a provisional sentence allowable under federal law where a judge “finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant is presently suffering from a mental disease or defect and that he should, in lieu of being sentenced to imprisonment, be committed to a suitable facility…” 18 U.S.C. §4244 (d). Bon was determined to no longer need psychiatric hospitalization, and was sentenced today.       

Juan Antonio Gonzalez, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, FBI’s Miami Field Office, and David Spilker, Special Agent in Charge, Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, made the announcement.

“When this defendant fired shots inside the West Palm Beach VA medical center, he turned a place of healing and comfort into one of violence, fear, and confusion for the U.S. military veterans and medical personnel who were present that day.  For this, he is being held accountable,” said Juan Antonio Gonzalez, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.  “We are committed to protecting our veterans, their families, and the dedicated employees of the South Florida VA medical clinics who treat them.”

“On February 27, 2019, Larry Ray Bon entered a Veterans Affairs Medical Center then fired several shots from a firearm that resulted in fear and confusion and the severe wounding an emergency room doctor,” said George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Miami.  “While this sentence cannot erase what happened, he is now being held accountable for this senseless and cowardly act of violence.”

“Today’s sentence sends a clear message that the VA OIG and our law enforcement partners remain vigilant and resolute in holding accountable anyone who commits an act of violence at a VA facility,” said Special Agent in Charge David Spilker, Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Southeast Field Office. “The VA OIG wants to ensure that VA employees have a safe environment in which they can work and veterans can receive quality healthcare.”

Acting U.S. Attorney Gonzalez commended the investigative efforts of the FBI and VA OIG.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Susan Osborne and Rinku Tribuiani prosecuted this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Croke handled the asset forfeiture aspects of the case.

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Lawyer: Two Small Children Given COVID-19 Vaccine Instead of Flu Shots

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The family – including parents Alexandra and Joshua Price and their two children, aged 4 and 5 – had reportedly gone to a Walgreens pharmacy on October 4 in order to be inoculated against the seasonal flu. File photo: Ken Wolter, Shutter Stock, licensed.

HESPERIA, CA – An Indiana family is claiming that a local pharmacy accidently gave them all – including their two young children – COVID-19 vaccine shots instead of the flu shots they asked for, according to an attorney representing them.

The family – including parents Alexandra and Joshua Price and their two children, aged 4 and 5 – had reportedly gone to a Walgreens pharmacy on October 4 in order to be inoculated against the seasonal flu.

However, the Price family were instead given shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, their attorney, Daniel Tuley, said, despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved the jab for children under the age of 12.

Pfizer/BioNTech have recently conducted trials on children between the ages of 5 and 11, and had only recently submitted their testing data to the FDA for consideration for approval for general use; however, Pfizer/BioNTech had only been using a dose of their vaccine for that age group that was one-third the amount that adults receive.

However, the family’s two children ended up receiving the full adult dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, Tuley said, who produced the vaccination cards that Walgreens had given to them as proof.

It was only after a Walgreens’ employee had called the family to inform them they had gotten the incorrect shots – after they had already received them and had gone home – did they learn of the error. Walgreens then subsequently issued the family COVID-19 vaccine cards to coincide with the shots they had been wrongly given.

“Walgreens called me to say there was a mix up, we did not receive the flu shot,” Alexandra said. “And I’m like well what did we get? And he was like we got the Covid19 shot, And instantly I was like, well what does this mean for my kids…?”

The children have since been examined by a pediatric cardiologist, Tuley said, who confirmed that both of them appear to be suffering with heart-related issues since receiving the jab, and that the 4 year-old has a fever and cough.