December 1969
Events that took place in Fairfax County in December, 1969:
- December 7 – 25-year-old Army Specialist Charles R. Harris is fatally shot by 30-year-old Sergeant Leonard L. Malenovsky to settle a dispute between the two soldiers in Ginn's Restaurant in Engleside.[1]
- December 10 – Fairfax County School Board chairman Dr. William S. Hoofnagle is appointed Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors by Circuit Court Judge Arthur W. Sinclair.[2]
- December 13 – Following a high speed chase from the City of Alexandria into Fairfax County that ended in a crash, Alexandria Police Private Robert T. Osborne shoots 27-year-old Floyd A. Byrd once in the back of the head after arresting him on Route 1 near Fort Hunt Road in Alexandria. Osborne claims his revolver went off accidentally when both men stumbled and fell on muddy ground.[3][4]
- December 23 – 12-year-old Patrick J. McCaffrey drowns when he falls through the ice while skating on a pond at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield. His corpse is recovered by divers about two and a half hours later, 15 feet from shore.[5]
- December 24 – On his way to join his wife at a holiday party, 22-year-old Kenneth Ball is killed by 33-year-old Robert C. Plummer when he T-bones Ball's car on Route 50 at Westmoreland Road in Falls Church. Ball is taken to the Fairfax Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.[6]
References
- ↑ "Soldier Arrested in Fatal Shooting." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): C4. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Dec 09 1969. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "School Unit's Hoofnagle Named Chairman of Fairfax Supervisors." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): A1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Dec 11 1969. Web. 19 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Police Shooting Held Accident." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Dec 15 1969. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Police View of Slaying is Backed." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Dec 31 1969. ProQuest. Web. 26 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Boy Is Drowned, Second Skater Saved by Girl" The Evening Star, 24 Dec. 1969, p. B-2. NewsBank. Accessed 27 Aug. 2017.
- ↑ "Man Dies on Way to Party." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Dec 26 1969. ProQuest. Web. 9 July 2017.
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