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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

Police & Fire

Missing Maryland Teens Could Be Traveling Together, Police Say Concerns are mounting in Montgomery County for a pair of missing teens who could be on the road together. An alert has been issued by the Montgomery County Police Department for Damary Hernandez, 15, of Silver Spring, and Rockville resident Allison Espinales, 14, who have both been reported missing by friends and family and neither has been seen since Wednesday, Jan. 4. Hernandez was last seen at approximately 6:50 p.m. in the 20 block of Valleyfield Court, and Espinales was last seen at approximately 7 p.m. in the 14200 block of Canterbury Lane. Hernandez was described as being 5-foot-1…

by Zak Failla

01/06/2023

Police & Fire

Murderer Who Spat On Woman After Road-Rage Killing In Maryland Gets Life Without Parole A man who spat on his victim after fatally shooting her during a road-rage incident in Maryland will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for murder, the Baltimore State's Attorney announced. Ricky Raheem Charles, 32, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 5 to life in prison without parole after being convicted on in September last year of first-degree premeditated murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence following an incident in September 2019. The Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office said that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2019, …

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

News

Drug Distributor From Maryland Cops To 'Expansive' Drug Trafficking Conspiracy: Feds Federal officials say that a Maryland man has admitted to his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned several states in the region and now faces a million-dollar fine. Daniel “Danny” Inoa-Rodriguez, 23, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base, and cocaine hydrochloride in West Virginia, according to federal investigators. In July 2021, a 30-count indictment was levied against 34 people from West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the Dominican Republic. According to prosecuto…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

News

Life In Prison For Second Man Convicted Of Murder During THC Vape Cartridge Robbery In MD A 21-year-old Maryland man is the second suspect who will spend the rest of his life behind bars for a fatal THC drug robbery of a high school student in Charles County in 2020. Waldorf resident Mikayle Tahed Qawwee has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted by a Charles County jury on a host of charges, including murder, following an eight-day trial and less than 24 hours of deliberation over the murder of Bradley Brown in 2020, the Charles County State's Attorney announced. Specifically, Qawwee was charged and convicted of: First-degree murder; Thee counts of use of…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports A Metro employee who blew past a stop in late December was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, according to multiple reports. On Friday, Dec. 23, the conductor - who has not been named - was operating a Blue Line train when it bypassed the Van Dorn Street station in Alexandria and then stopped for approximately a half-hour before passengers were let out. The operator didn't communicate with the Metro’s control center for nearly an hour after missing the station, according to a Greater Greater Washington report. It was later determined that the operator was allegedly under the influen…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

News

Disgraced Former Baltimore City Assistant State's Attorney Ordered Disbarred: Report Embattled former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry has reportedly been disbarred as he faces years in prison for using his power to stalk two former romantic partners. Chaudry, 43, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records, admitting that he committed the crime knowing the information could be used in furtherance and with the intent to commit stalking. This week, the Supreme Court of Maryland ordered that Chaudry be disbarred, saying that he “engaged in misconduct that violates the Maryland Attorn…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Schools

Grown Man Who Brought Gun To HS Altercation In VA Apprehended, Police Say Authorities in Prince William County arrested a 35-year-old man who was busted with a handgun by officers at a Woodbridge high school as he sought to intervene during a fight. Woodbridge resident Giovanni Alexander London was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 4 by members of the Prince William County Police Department who were called in to investigate an altercation at Freedom High School. According to police, London went to the school after being informed of an incident involving students at the high school. At one point, it is alleged that London entered the school illegally while in possessio…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Schools

Teen Accused Of Maliciously Wounding Student During Brawl In VA School Cafeteria, Police Say A Virginia teenager may spend decades in prison after being charged with assault for his role in a fight at Heritage High School in Leesburg last year, police announced. Leesburg resident Pradeep Bagri, 18, has been charged with malicious wounding and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center for an altercation at the school on Nov. 9, 2022. The charge comes following a report from the Leesburg Police Department's School Resource Officer assigned to Heritage High School regarding the altercation between two students in the cafeteria of the building, prompting…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Lifestyle

Family Ravaged By Deadly Virginia Shooting Was Mourning Mom's September Death A well-liked Prince William County family has suffered its second heartbreaking loss in less than four months after a verbal argument in Dumfries turned into a fatal quintuple shooting. The community is rallying support around the Carroll-Gatling family, whose lives have changed drastically in the past few months following the passing of Portia Carroll in September and the murder of her 3-year-old daughter Journee this week in a mass shooting that left four others in the ICU. Earlier story - Gunman Murders GF's 3-Year-Old Sister In Dumfries Mass Shooting, Police Say A GoFundMe fundraiser w…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

Police & Fire

Montessori Worker Accused Of Taping Toddler To Chair In Virginia: Police Police say that a daycare worker tasked with taking care of young children has been arrested for allegedly restraining a toddler using tape at a Herndon facility. The Fairfax County Police Department's investigation into the alleged assault of a child last month led to the apprehension of Herndon resident Wesal Hood Abu Issa, 42, who is facing charges for alleged assault at the Little Oaks Montessori Academy, officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 5. It is alleged that on Thursday, Dec. 8, Abu Issa was caught by an employee at the daycare center in Herndon retraining an 18-month-old child to…

by Zak Failla

01/05/2023

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