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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.

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Police & Fire

Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Fairfax County police say they've arrested the man responsible for a June 26 shooting that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries. Isaiah Johnson, 27, of Alexandria, was arrested Wednesday, July 13, during a traffic stop and faces many charges related to the shooting and having a ghost gun, Fairfax County Police said. Investigators believe Johnson and another man confronted two people in an apartment on Lockheed Boulevard in Groveton just before midnight, police said. During the altercation, Johnson and the other man drew guns and opened fire. Only one of the targeted m…

07/14/2022

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Spider-Man Spin-Off 'Madame Web' Swings Into Boston For Filming Fans will have to stretch their patience if they want to see the long-awaited next "Spider Man" spin-off, which won't hit theaters until next year. However, if they take a trip to Boston soon, they can get a sneak peak because the Sony-Marvel co-production started filming there this week, according to an article from Boston.com. "Madame Web" stars Dakota Johnson as a blind psychic hooked up to a life-support system whose tubes look like a spider's web. Emma Roberts, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, and Tahir Rahim will join her in the cast, according to Deadline. Prod…

07/14/2022

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Herndon Chiropractor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Patients In California: Police Seven patients of a chiropractor with offices in Annandale and California recently told police that he sexually assaulted them during treatments, authorities said. Police in Herndon arrested him last week and extradited him to face two dozen charges in California, officials said. Lincoln Esguerra Carillo, 60, is accused of preying on his patients who came to him for help, police in Irvine, Calif., said. Carillo worked at Twins Chiropractic in Irvine for four years. He also had an office at 7601 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, according to online records. It's unclear how long…

07/14/2022

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Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country A family bound for an Ethiopian vacation lost a day of their trip and more than $27,000 after they failed to disclose that they were carrying enough cash to buy a new Hyundai Santa Fe in their luggage. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said the family didn't disclose the cash as they went through a pre-flight screening. The father — a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Ethiopia — told agents he was carrying $8,000 on him, the agency said in a news release. The man's eldest son also admitted to having $8,000 in cash. But customs agents found an additional unreported $1…

07/14/2022

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Second Leesburg Teen Arrested In Gang-Related Assault With Machete: Police Loudoun County authorities arrested a second teenager they say attacked a man with a machete in an apartment's parking lot. Marcos Sorto Argueta, 18, of Leesburg, turned himself over to police on Wednesday, July 13, after they put out a warrant for his arrest earlier this week, the Leesburg Police Department said. Police arrested an underage teen on Tuesday in connection with the attack. Officials are not releasing that juveniles name because of their age. Witnesses called officers to a parking lot on Fort Evans Road just after 10 p.m. on Monday. They found a man sprawled out on…

07/14/2022

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Alexandria Court Sentences Woman To 15 Years For Producing Child Porn: Feds A 22-year-old Ohio woman convicted of producing and distributing child pornography of an infant girl will spend 15 years in federal prison, the Department of Justice said. Ashley N. Kolhoff of Port Clinton, Ohio, was convicted in a federal court in Alexandria earlier this year and was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, a U.S. Attorney said. Kolhoff produced sexually explicit images of an infant girl and posted them on a website dedicated to exploiting children, the Department of Justice said. She shared the photos with nine people on the website and had sexually explicit chats with …

07/13/2022

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Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police A 30-year-old Lawrence man had a ghost gun in his backpack when he attacked two construction workers for no reason at an MBTA station earlier this week, police said. Jose Lara was trespassing at a construction site near South Station just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, MBTA Transit Police said. When two workers asked him to leave the garage where they were working, Lara lashed out and punched them before running away, police said. He threw down his book bag as he fled. MTBA officers tracked him down to Keeland Street shortly after the attack. When they searched that b…

07/13/2022

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Pump It Up!: Arlington Ranks As Nation's Fittest City In New Study Arlington doesn't skip leg day — or any day in the gym. That's one reason why it was named America's Fittest City by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Elevance Health Foundation. And Arlington wasn't the only city in Virginia on the list. The annual study ranks cities based on their commitment to health. That includes everything from the percentage of people who have gone to the gym in the past month to air quality. Arlington led in several categories, including the percent of people in excellent or good health (70%), the lowest number of stroke victims (0.4%), and the lowest p…

07/13/2022

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Increased Speed Limit, Cameras OK'd Near 2 Two Manassas Schools: Report Speed limits around two Prince William County schools are going up, but so are the chances that speeders will get caught. The Manassas City County approved a measure on Monday, July 11, that will raised the speed limit on Wellington Road near Metz Middle School and along Hastings Drive near Round Elementary from 15 to 25 MPH during school hours, WTOP reported. These were the lowest speed limits around schools in the city. The board also approved a resolution to install speed cameras in those areas to target drivers who drive faster than they think, the report said. City leaders hope t…

07/12/2022

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Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism A video that shows two Fairfax County police officers pointing their weapons at a man as he tries to film them during an investigation has gone viral on social media. Many online say it's proof of police overreach, but the department says the video doesn't tell the entire story. Officers were called to IHOP at 6655 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, after three teenagers got into an argument with an employee. One of the teens lifted his shirt to show what looked like a handgun sticking out of his waistband, the Fairfax County police said in a statement. …

07/12/2022

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