anthony mcintosh did not harm, kill or cause the death of ronnie white. with today's resolution mr. mcintosh has accepted responsibility for his false statement. the past 4 1/2 years have been very painful for mr. mcintosh. he looks forward to trying to rebuild his life. >> reporter: two days after 19- year-old ronnie white was accused of killing prince george's county police officer richard finley he was found unconscious in his jail cell. paramedics performed cpr, but he was pronounced dead a little over an hour after he was found. the initial thought by some including the county executive was white may have been the victim of vigilante justice. in fact, the medical examiner ruled white's death a homicide, but no one has been charged with murder. according to a motion filed in federal court, anthony mcintosh contacted a prince george's county homicide detective after the medical examiner's ruling and admitted he found white unresponsive in his cell but left to perform other duties at the jail instead of calling for help. the document says 15 minutes went by before another correcti

ronnie white's death was tragic, but anthony mcintosh did not kill or cause the death of him. mr. mcintosh has accepted responsibility for his false statement. the past four and a half years have been very painful for mr. mcintosh. he looks forward to rebuilding his life. >> reporter: two days after 19-year-old ronnie white was accused of killing prince george's police officer richard finley he was found unconscious in his jail cell. paramedics performed cpr but he was pronounced dead a little over an hour after he was found. the initial thought was white may have been the victim of vig lanty justice. in fact, the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide but no one has been charged with murder. according to a motion filed in federal court anthony mcintosh contacted a prince george's county homicide detective after the medical examiner's ruling and admitted he found white unconscious in his cell but left to perform other duties at the jail instead of calling for help. 15 minutes went by before another corrections officer found white and called for help. the document goes on to s

mcintosh in ronny white's death. >> reporter: today anthony mcintosh entered a guilty plea for one of the three federal charges he faced in connection with the death of prisoner ronny white. >> ronny white's death was tragic, but anthony mcintosh did not harm, kill or cause the death of ronny white. >> reporter: in judge of 2008 white was found did ed in his cell shortly after being incarcerated. his death was first ruled a homicide, then later ruled a possible suicide. >> anthony mcintosh pleaded guilty to a crime called obstruction of justice the the justice was his false statement to a police officer on the day white died. >> reporter: he hid from cameras today. his attorneys say he is pleading guilty to lying about being the first to find white dead, but he is not pleading guilty to the federal charges that he violated white's civil rights by not trying to get him medical care or that he obstructed justice by filing a false report about the incident. mr. mcintosh represented he was not the first person to find him unresponsive. when in fact he did find him unresponsive >> reporter

anthony mcintosh said that another officer found white that was a lie. >> mr. mcintosh represented that he was not the first person to find ronnie white unresponsive, when he was. he thought he was dead and to not call for help. >> the medical examiner said that white had been strangled, a homicide, but the state police investigation found the 19-year- old could have killed himself. mcintosh pled guilty to obstruction of justice because he lied in a statement to the p.g. county police officer. >> ronnie white's death was tragic, but anthony mcintosh did not harm, kill or cause the death of ronnie white. with today's resolution, mr. mackintosh has accepted responsibility for his false statement. >> mcintosh pled not guilty to a second obstruction of justice charge and a civil rights violation. he is free on his own recognizance but is due back in court in april facing possibly 2.5 years in prison. live in greenbelt, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> time for a look at the other top stories. a man accused of killing his estranged wife and stepson in montgomery county

anthony mcintosh was scheduled to go to trial next week. however, looks like a deal will be entered today. ronnie white was accused of killing a police officer. corrections officers insist that white actually killed himself. >> more federal assistance is on the way for victims of superstorm sandy after a delay that outraged some lawmakers. today some much needed money is going to get to flood victims. danielle nottingham has the latest from championship. >> reporter: the house -- passed a bill top send money to victims of superstorm sandy. >> these are human beings, human beings, children. >> emergency bills like this should not come to the floor without offsets to pay for it. >> reporter: lawmakers from new york and new jersey where sandy hit hard were eying are for today's votes. >> funds for katrina passed this house in less than two weeks. we have been waiting for 11 weeks. >> reporter: earlier this week house speaker john boehner outraged lawmakers. now speaker boehner has scheduled a january 15th vote for the house to vote on the reco

he's 49-year-old anthony mcintosh. he was working at the county jail in june, 2008 when he found 19-year-old ronnie white hanging from a sheet in his cell. white had been charged with running over and killing a county police officer with a stolen car. >>> another plea today from the man accused of killing his estranged wife and her 11-year- old son. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in montgomery unty circuit court. curtis lopez displayed not a hint of remorse as prosecutors went ahead and detailed the incredibly strong case against him. dna, videotape, photographs, cell phone records, the murder weapons. he was the little boy who captured our hearts across the area vigils and prayers that 11- year-old william mcquain would be found alive after police discovered his mom bludgeoned to death in her germantown apartment, but after days searching they found william's battered body dumped in the woods and his mom's husband has now pleaded guilty to murdering both mother and son. >> it's about money. it's about things. it was ab

anthony mcintosh who was the corrections office officer at the time was accused of trying to cover up the death. he was supposed to go on trial next week, but we have learned a plea hearing is now scheduled for tomorrow. >>> d.c. is strict by becoming one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. with more bike lanes -- more troubled for cyclists. >> our cameras caught several running red lights and breaking a number of other traffic rules. everyone to whoa we ahead agreed it's a problem that needs to be fixed quickly. >> it's teaching adults and children house to bike and pedestrian safety. >> there are plans to offer free bike safety classes, and the department of transportation is going to add stickers with bike safety tips to all of their red capital bike share bicycles. >>> d.c.'s new costco store could get another big -- lowe's home improvement tore will open up shop nearby, d.c.'s first lowe's, located at 33rd and south carolina in northeast. the journal reports that construction could start as early as this summer. >>> dan is having a look at what's coming up in sports?

today jail employees anthony mcintosh pleaded guilty to falsification of records in a federal investigation. he was released on probation. ahead tonight on "news4 at 6," tracee wilkins has the latest from the courthouse on what the officer says happened that day. >>> now to some breaking news out of fairfax county. the chopper 4 over the scene of a car that slammed into a building. police have the area shut down for a gas leak this afternoon. just moments ago officers told us that the leak has been capped but it could take a while before traffic gets back to normal. >>> still ahead a pilot accused of trying to fly a plane while drunk. what tipped off the police. >>> flu season is hitting us hard in our regions. the. >>> and nancy pelosi finds herself in a photoshop controversy. what was added to a photo of female members of congress. ♪ >>> stri >>> gerald christian son was taken into custody around 6:00 this morning at the mind miss airport. tsa agent said they smelled alcohol on the pilot. officers confronted him while doing preflight checks. he was arrested for failing a breathalyzer --

anthony mcintosh found ronly white unresponsive in his jail cell in 2008 and never told anyone. he was in jail accused of killing a police officer. his death was first ruled a homicide but later said he may have strangled himself. he was charged with lying to law enforcement investigating the death and a trial was exposed to start next week, today hearing is scheduled to begin at 3:00. >>> a virginia man formerly on death row will have to wait longer before becoming a pree man. yesterday an appeal's court stop plans to release justin wolf convicted of murder in 2002 and sentenced to death bus his conviction was overturned after allegations were overturned after allegations of coercing a key witness. the case will be heard later this month in richmond. >>> u.s. employers added 155,000 jobs. the junction sector created the most jobs, $30,000, due to sandy. manufacturing gained 25,000 jobs. the most in nine months. the labor department said the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8%. >>> in a little more than 48 hours until the redskins return to the field for the layoffs. and this time,

anthony mcintosh was scheduled for trial next week, but we've learned a plea marrying is scheduled tomorrow. mcin -- hearing is scheduled tomorrow. mcintosh is accused of failing to alert emergency workers when he found ronnie white unconscious in his jail cell in 2008. he'd been arrested hours early in the hit and run death of a county police officer. >>> another big story tonight, the drop in the district's murder rate, it's at its lowest level in more than a half century. 88 murders were committed in 2012. police say 82% of those murders were solved. d.c. mayor vince gray and police chief cathy lanier say they are proud of the progress made in a city that was once dubbed murder capital of the u.s. fox 5's matt ackland has the story tonight. >> this is channel 5 10:00 news. >> reporter: the video on the evening news was hard to watch in the '80s and '90s, gun violence usually over drugs led to widespread murder. >> so far this year 434 people have been murdered in the district. >> reporter: there were so many homicides police had a hard time investigating all of the cases. residents didn'

anthony mcintosh is accused of failing to seek medical help for ronnie white. the 19-year-old inmate was found hanging in his cell in june, '08 after allegedly killing a county police officer. initially corrections officers insisted white killed himself, but mcintosh was later charged with altering or falsifying records in a federal investigation. his trial has been scheduled for -- had been scheduled for next week. >>> police are investigating a possible 15th assault by the so-called springfield groper. the latest one happened yesterday in the 4400 block of briarwood court near patriot drive. police say a man grabbed a 30- year-old woman while she was jogging. she yelled. he fled. police say the suspect meets the same description as the previous one. >>> a bill that delivers some much needed aid to the victims of superstorm sandy is now ready for the president's signature. this is just a fraction of the money lawmakers from the lev stated region had asked for -- devastated region had asked for, but congressional leaders are promising more aid later in the mont

anthony mcintosh is accused of ignoring a dying inmate ronnie white who was accused of killing a prince george's county police officer. the death was ruled a homicide, but corrections officers insist white killed himself. the washington post reports a plea hearing for mcintosh is scheduled tomorrow. >>> the 113th congress is officially underway. leaders of both the u.s. senate and the house were swearing in their members today. there are nearly 100 new members in this new congress and it is one of the most diverse in history, got a record number of minorities and women taking the oath of office. democrats still control the senate, republicans the house, with the very same leaders of both houses coming back for the brand-new term. >> we're standing here not to be something but to do something. >> nice sentiment. the new congress faces the same budget challenges that produced the stalemate in the last one and in the first few months lawmakers face a looming government shutdown, the battle over the debt ceiling and automatic spending cuts. >>> surae chinn joins us live from capitol hill wi

prosecutors say anthony mcintosh found ronnie white unresponsive in his jail cell in 2008 and he never told anybody. white was in jail accused of killing a police officer. a medical examiner ruled white's death a homicide but later said he may have strangled himself. mcintosh was charged with lying to law enforcement investigating that death. a trial on on strux charges was supposed to start next week. >>> a virginia man will have to wait longer before coming a free man. yesterday an appeals court stopped plans to release this man, yus continue wolfe. he was convicted of murder in 2002 and sentenced to die. it was overturned after -- a federal appeals court will hear the case in richmond later this month. >>> 6:04 now. funeral services set for a prince william county police officer killed in a crash. last night, fellow police honored officer chris young with a line of motorcycles outside a woodbridge chapel. young was a motorcycle officer killed in an accident monday while responding to a call in bristow. a private funeral ceremony is set to begin at 10:00 this morning. >> pnc bank is

anthony mcintosh found ronnie white unresponsive in his jail cell in 2008 and never told anyone. white was in jail accused of killing a police officer. a medical examiner initially ruled the death a homicide but later said he may have strangled himself. mcintosh was charged with lying to law enforcement investigating the death. a trial on on strurks charges was supposed to start next week. >>> and the traffic alert now. all lanes of wisconsin revenue are back opened temporarily after a water main broke in chevy chase, maryland and crews finished repairing the eight-inch main yesterday afternoon and plan to finish repairs to the road after this morning's rush hour. we'll go to mike cremedas for more on traffic, mike? >>> still looking great on the beltway and 95 delays have eased up an and earlier accident is gone, a little delay in woodbridge. a live look at the camera north slight delay, things look better once you get to the springfield interchange. a 25-minute ri >>> good morning, teens and 20s throughout ouch f much of the region. a clear sky over washington with a few clouds