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...searching the typically banal fall Hollywood marquee for diverting entertainment this weekend won’t be too disappointed. Though the two premiering films are a sequel and a TV-series spin-off, good laughs and good times will likely ensue, especially for those who have seen Sweet Home Alabama and My Big Fat Greek Wedding just too many times...
John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo, the prime suspects in the sniper attacks that left 10 dead and three wounded in the Washington, D.C. area, face murder charges in Maryland, Virginia and Alabama, and are also considered suspects in a February killing in Washington state. This week, the Justice Department filed 20 federal weapons and extortion charges against Muhammad. The same counts were levied against Malvo privately; his age prevents him from being charged or tried publicly. The big question: Where will they be tried first...
...events leading up to the arrest remains vague, but apparently someone called the sniper tip line Wednesday night claiming responsibility for the sniper attacks and urged police to "check out Montgomery." An investigator thought to look beyond Montgomery County, Maryland, where many of the shootings occurred, to Montgomery, Alabama, where police are still looking into a fatal robbery that took place on September 21st...
...Using fingerprints taken from a magazine about guns found the Alabama crime scene, authorities traced Malvo to a house in Tacoma, Washington, which was already under surveillance in connection with the sniper shootings, after a neighbor called police to report what he called "repeated gunshots" from the vicinity of the house. The home is also close to Ft. Lewis, where Muhammad was based during his military service. After surrounding the house and plotting out search grids in the backyard, police there removed a tree stump from the property, which they say appears to have been used in target practice...
...seems Muhammad and Malvo have had a busy few months: authorities believe they may be responsible for a fatal robbery at a Montgomery, Alabama liquor store in September. Malvo?s fingerprints were picked up on a magazine found at the crime scene...