Thursday, August 02, 2007

Scales, John Hester, III, 36

(Updated 8 Oct 2008)

John Hester Scales, III, 36.
Suspect
  • Terris Terrell Luckett, 39
  • Charge: First Degree Murder
  • Suspect's Address: Lanham Lane, 7300 block, 20744
  • Arrested after jumping in front of a Metro train
  • Sources:
    • Police, 3 Aug 2007
    • Gazette, 6 Aug 2007 (McDermott).
      The Fort Washington man police suspect of fatally shooting his wife and another man is in critical condition at an area hospital after trying to take his own life by jumping onto the tracks of an oncoming Metro train according to Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Police.

      Terris Terrell Luckett, 39, had to have his legs amputated because of serious trauma from jumping in front of a train at the Southern Avenue Metro Station in Temple Hills.
Update: Pr. George's man convicted in double-murder (Post, Castenada, 7 Oct 2010)