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Maryland man sues Alexandria police officer, former chief over K-9 attack

Published August 8, 2025 at 3:00PM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 1:22AM

The Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A Maryland man who says an Alexandria K-9 officer injured him during his 2023 arrest has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against that officer’s handler and former Alexandria Police Chief Don Hayes.

William Kyle III claims to be the victim of excessive force by police after he was pulled over on July 15, 2023, near a northbound entrance to Interstate 495. Kyle alleges the actions of Alexandria Police Department officer Matthew Wilson and K-9 officer Ares resulted in what he describes as a “severe and permanent” injury to his right shoulder. It was inflicted after Kyle was handcuffed and in police custody, according to the civil complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Alexandria man pleads guilty to defrauding pandemic relief programs of $1.5 million

By James Cullum

Published July 24, 2025 at 2:30PM

Outside the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria man pled guilty on Wednesday (July 23) to defrauding pandemic relief programs of nearly $1.5 million, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Dr. Muhammad Adil Quraish, 35, is a former Air Force dentist, and a financial advisor. Quraish admitted to conspiring with at least four other people to submit false Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and an Economic Injury Disaster loan, and using the funds to invest in cryptocurrency, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert of the Eastern District of Virginia.

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BREAKING: Alexandria Federal Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar from immigration detention

By Ryan Belmore and OLIVIA DIAZ, KENDRIA LaFLEUR and BEN FINLEY Associated Press

Published May 14, 2025 at 1:46PM | Updated May 14, 2025 at 8:33PM

Supporters outside U.S. District Court in Alexandria on May 14 (Staff photo by Ryan Belmore)

ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — A Georgetown University scholar from India who was arrested in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge’s ruling.

Badar Khan Suri will go home to his family in Virginia while he awaits the outcome of his petition against the Trump administration for wrongful arrest and detention in violation of the First Amendment and other constitutional rights. He is also facing deportation proceedings in an immigration court in Texas.

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BREAKING: ‘Shocking’ verdict after Alexandria Police Department officer awarded full compensatory damages in racial discrimination lawsuit against the city

By James Cullum

Published May 9, 2025 at 5:52PM | Updated May 10, 2025 at 2:34AM

Delton Goodrum (center) and his wife Lauren (on right) with the legal team after winning his racial discrimination case against the City of Alexandria, outside the Federal Courthouse in the city's Carlyle neighborhood, May 9, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria Police Department officer has been awarded full compensatory damages in his racial discrimination lawsuit against the city.

Delton Goodrum and his family erupted in tears of joy after the verdict was read. After a four-day-long trial before U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles, the jury deliberated for less than three hours to find that then-Police Chief Don Hayes, who is Black, racially discriminated against Goodrum, who is also Black, in his years-long bid to be promoted to Captain. The jury found that Goodrum’s rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were violated and ordered that he be compensated $7.25 million, although awards in discrimination lawsuits under Title VII are capped at $300,000.

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US wants to move Georgetown scholar’s deportation lawsuit from Alexandria to Texas. Judge appears skeptical

By Olivia Diaz and Ben Finley | Associated Press/Report for America

Published May 1, 2025 at 6:12PM | Updated May 2, 2025 at 3:32PM

Anita Martineau, of Arlington, Va., left, and her daughter Marisa Martineau, center, rally in support of Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, in opposition to his arrest and detention, before a news conference following his hearing outside of the courthouse, at the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Trump administration told a federal judge Thursday that a Georgetown University scholar’s lawsuit against deportation should be moved from Virginia, where it was filed, to Texas, where he’s jailed over allegations of “spreading Hamas propaganda.”

U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles seemed skeptical of the government’s request, which would involve her dismissing the case in Virginia. She raised concerns that a dismissal in her court would void her order in March to keep Badar Khan Suri in the U.S. while his First Amendment case plays out.