at the time he had been driving tricia mccauley's toyota scion. court records show her body was found on the floorboard between the front and rear seats with items concealing her body. her body was bruised and her legs were tied together with a seat belt. johnson tells police he had sex with mccauley and she threatened to kill herself. she claims she had done so. but prosecutors definitive saying that tricia mccauley was sexual assaulted, strangled and murdered. >> tricia was the most peace-loving, happy, joyous, giving and generous person imaginable. because of some senseless, insane act and completely random, we will never see her eyes again. we will never hear her voice again. we will never see her smile again. jeff: johnson does have a history of mental illness and a long criminal record, mostly of nonviolent crimes. he was in jail in d.c. in the past two weeks for a theft charge. he was let out last week. he was supposed to have an ankle bracelet installed but it never happened. tricia mccauley's friends are furious about the situation saying

he is now charged with the murder of tricia mccauley. mccauley was last heard from on christmas day. tonight her friends are honoring her life and her talents. we have team coverage for you tonight. we start off with jeff goldberg who has details on how the police caught up with this >> a tip last night in the police that led to the arrest. this is adrian johnson also known as duane johnson. he was arrested last night. charged with first degree murder in the killing of 46-year-old tricia mccauley. tricia mccauley pound murdered in the trunk -- found murdered in the trunk of her car. >> we know this will be painful from the family and friends. >> she was last heard from 4:30 on christmas day but did know show up for dinner at a friend's house and was not on a flight out of town from the reagan airport. that same morning johnson robbed a c.v.s. in southwest d.c. and assaulted employees. later they

this is the type of day that is like tricia. there's no way to put this, folks here are torn up over this. this gathering is about to get underway at 56789. 15 because that is the timeime where tricia usually hell herher yoga class here. folks will gather here at the studio. they will then march a couple ol blocks away from here. d.c. police are out in force to help escort the people who have come here to pay their respects to the live and spirit of tricia mack cull i.. we're live in northwest, fox5 local news.ne we'll send it back in to you.yo. we are staying in the district tonight where police aral investigating a deadly shooting that happened on cedar street northwest. this shortly before 8:00 lastlat night. a group of people gatheredgath outside a convenience store and some type of fight broke out.ou. there was an altercation thattht occurred out in front of the 7/eleven. it appears that there were at least three people involved in the altercation. one of suspects pulled out a handgun, shot the decedent at least one time. t

tricia went missing christmas night. food she prepared for the party was left on the counter in her apartment. and policeappeared say it showed up, involved in a robbery monday morning at a cvs and southwest. >> the suspect was involved in a theft at the cvs. he assaulted employees at that location. sam: police connected the dots and they released the critical missing's persons -- critical missing persons alert with the suspect' suspect chose tricia randomly. he did not know her. we are learning more about tricia and the investigation. rapidly developing. we will have that this afternoon. jummy: thank you. we want to get to another developing story. d.c. police investigating a deadly hit and run. it happened this morning on 14th street in northwest. amy is live this morning. what we are on learning about this one. spoke to a witness who saw everything. it happened on 14th street as the woman was trying to cross the street. a woman was struck and killed near the crosswalk. take a look at this video. around 6:25. in woman'

tonight a large crowd gathered to remember tricia mccauley. police found her dead inside her car early this morning after sha went missing on christmas day. police have arrested aidry andir duane johnson charging him with her murder. fox5's marina maracco is more on the case. the details coming d out of theet investigation arenr truly disturbing, the medical examiner's office saying that death and according to police sources she was also sexually assaulted. tonight we're also learning details about the suspect's past. he was just arrested before mccauley went missing. police say this is 29 year old duane aidry and johnson.hnso mpd says he's from asher marlboro oh, maryland. court records show he has multiple recent addresses thates show him to be a d.c. resident,n along with a long rap sheet that dates back to 2011 filled with shoplifting incidents, the majority of which johnson pled guilty. just five days before tricias mccauley went missing, johnsonos went before a judge yet again on theft charges, a judge finally ordering he enroll in gps m

people sharing pictures of tricia and her car. and just before midnight on monday her car was spotted. >> there was the car and there was the guy sitting there in the car and he was smoking something, seemed like a large kind of cigar something substantial. he had the music cranked up like full volume and he's bouncing around in the car. >> the suspect appeared edgy and sped off. he called police though and they found the suspect at this cvs. outside the store they found tricia's car and then her body inside it. police aren't calling this a homicide but they do say tricia had trauma to her upper body. mccauley's brother confirmed the tragedy and as news spread so did the heart break. >> i felt like i couldn't get warm and i don't know -- and i just felt scared and i don't know, i just woke up feeling kind of this beautiful energy of she's okay. >> reporter: the 46-year-old graduate of american university had lived in dcf nearly 30 years. she was an entrepreneur, a yoga teacher, herbalist and actress. >> she loved the idea of makin

charged with first degree murder in the killing of 46-year-old tricia mccauley. tricia mccauley pound murdered in the trunk -- found murdered in the trunk of her car. >> we know this will be painful from the family and friends. >> she was last heard from 4:30 on christmas day but did know show up for dinner at a friend's house and was not on a flight out of town from the reagan airport. that same morning johnson robbed a c.v.s. in southwest d.c. and assaulted employees. later they driving mccauley's scion at the time of the incident. >> we don't believe that the suspect knew the victim. >> after 11:00, jonathan padgett who had seen johnson's face and the car on social media walking the dog in northwest d.c. when he spotted him in the car bouncing up and down to loud music. he called 911, the tip that led to johnson's arrest. >> it was frightening. a moment that you know i'm here to do something. i have to do something and mike sure it's effective. >> she was an actress and a beloved yoga teacher. >> she was a very inspiring person. i feel like she lived her best

tricia mack cull i's small car was loaded onto a police towpoli truck overnight. earlier jonathan paget was walking his doing when hehen spotted a car after seeing aing friend of tricia's post onst social media. i see the car. he post office to the man in the driver's seat and then called police. i was really scary. i'm so glad that i was there toe see that and relay thee information and help get some closure. police announced later found mccauley dead inside her car. there appears to be trauma to her body. we'll know more when the autopsh is completed. at an early morning press conference they askegd for the public's help saying the last contact with mack cull i was 4. 30 christmas afternoon. they release a timeline of places they believe the suspecte traveled yesterday in mack cull i's car. first early yesterday morningng from 126789.from 30 to 3:00 a.m. they believe hev was along georgia avenue in the parkview avenue.enue then a few hours later there wae an assault and theft at this cvs at fourth and mass northwest. officials say they think they may have been c

what happened to tricia has really thrown me for a loop. i don't even know what to think to tell you the truth. it's just frightening and i think there's a lot of things happening in our community that we. rehab and in the most recent of the theft cases dating backto december 17, the judge ordering that he wear a gps monday or, but also that he appear the court yet again next week. live tonight in northwest d.c., marina maracco, fox5 local news. > during this morning's press conference both the interim police chief and d.c. mayor muriel bowser asked for the public's help in the investigation. they release a timeline of places they believe johnson traveled through throughout the day driving in mccauley's vehicle. the list included an assault and theft at a cvs in northwest. investigators believe johnson may be connected to that incident. the chief mentioned all of the different locations we believe the suspect was after. he took possession of miss mccauley's car and everything that you can provide us in fleshing out this story will be helpfu

last contact with tricia was on december 25th at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 2,000 block ofo north capital street northwest.. we currently have a suspect incn custody in the case. case. but we do need the public's help.he we have a timeline that we would like the public to pay p particular attention to. >> reporter: and that timeline d the reason police say they needd help is they say this man was spotted several times ines i tricia's car during the hoursou she was missing.e wa they mentioned several locations in this press conference innatei clueing a cvs off fourth streete they say around 9:30 yesterday morning, this man tried to steaa some items from that cvs and assa they are urging the public to to come forward if you think youhiu saw this man or that car any any time yesterday to please contact police. police. now of course there are still many questions that remainrse to what happened. police do say they don't believe that this man in custody and tricia new each other, at thist point they are not releasing how she may have died but they dohed say

outside the store they found tricia's car. inside it, her body. she was beaten and strangled to death. johnson has been charged with first-degree murder. >> we're forever changed for the better for having her. we are still looking into johnson's crimin they're asking anyone who happened to see johnson anywhere in the district on monday to give them a call. live on m street, nikki burdine, wusa9. >> thank you. still struggling to make sense out of this tonight. many of her friends and colleagues are showing their love and support. a vigil is being held inside of yoga districts where tricia caught a class. at 6:15 there's going to be a candle light procession to a nearby park where a second vigil will be held at 7:00. before the vigil we spoke with close friends about her legacy. >> there's going to be a lot of people who are going to come together and do things in her name and i think she would be really happy and proud of that. >> tonight's vigil is be held at the park on 3rd and elm streets in northwest. >>> tonight a columbia heights community i

death of tricia mccauley is expected in court. sam sweeney will have all the details on his court appearance and his charges coming up at 6.. meanwhile mccauley's loved ones are still trying to come to grips with her sudden death, after she went missing on christmas day. the details surrounding her death-- weighed heavily on mourners who gathered to remember her life last night. tim barber has more. breaking overnight -- police in alexandria, called out to an old town. and right now, two men, armed with guns -- are on the loose. john gonzalez is there live. john this is a pretty quiet neighborhood. an update on a story we have been all undergrround stations will offer free wi-fi by the end station, gallery place, judiciary square, metro center, archives and l'enfant plaza -- already have wifi as part of a pilot program launched in august. metro says 60-percent of underground stations should have wi-fi by this time next year. the remaining 40-percent will have it within two years. metro says it's working with the four major cell ph

at the time he was driving tricia mccauley's toyota scion. they looked in vehicle and found her body on the floorboard between the front and the rear seat with items covering her. she was badly bruse seat belt. >> it's one of the worst cases i have seen in a long time. it's harrowing. jess after his arrest, johnson told police that mccauley offered him a ride somewhere in d.c. but he couldn't remember where. he claimed claimed the two had d afterwards the decedent became emotional and acted like she wanted to kill herself. johnson adding he was standing outside the car when she hung herself in the car. authorities say she had been sexually assaulted, strangled and murdered. johnson had been in jail in d.c. on theft charges and after being released last week was supposed to have an ankle bracelet installed. but he never showed up to have it done and it never happened. >> we feel the justice system is broken and we pray to god that our loss is not something anyone else will have to go through again. jeff: now because duane johnson's claims in n

as crowd gather to remember ther live of tricia mccauley. we're live with the very latest and more ottoman now charged with her murder.urd we're hearing more present the family of a d.c. man shot and killed by police back on christmas day.s what they're now saying about that altercation.terc as we prepare to ring in the new year, temperatures reached the mid 60s across our area. we'll take a look back at all the crazy weather 2016 brought a with it.th the news at 11 starts right now. we thank you for joining us tonight at 11, i'm tony perkins and i'm sarah simmons in for shawn. friends and family gathered tonight to remember tricia mccauley, the yoga instructor and actress was last seen on christmas. her body was discovered lastcove night inside her car in northwest. d.c. police announced earlierar today a man found near the vehicle has been arrested and charged in connection with her murder. fox5's marina maracco is liveo s tonight in northwest with more. that we're learning from the investigation are truly disturbing, the medicalcal examin

friends and family gathered to remember tricia mccaully the yoga instructor and discovered e her car in northwest >> anjali hemphill is live with the good morning. >> reporter: we're learning the suspect not only had long criminal rap sheet five days before tricia m cc auley he was ordered to enroll in gpsmonitoring. 29-year-old dwayne adrian johnson is from upper marlboro but has multiple dc addresses an criminal rap sheet dated back to 2011. most shoplifting where he plead guilty. less than a week before she disappeared, our judge order stones wear a gps monitoring device. he was supposed to show up next morning but there's no record he ever while johnson was me in possession of mccaully's car after he disappeared. he once again stole from a dc cvs store. the medical examiner's office says 46-year-old tricia mccauley was strangled and last night friends and family gathered at a vigil to insure memories and say good-bye. >> what happened to tricia has really thrown me for a loop. and i don't even know what to think. to tell you the truth. it's frightening, and i think there's a lot

all of this as her family and friends the 46-year-old are still trying to come to tricia mccauley's death over the christmas holiday. good afternoon a very sad story to mike hydeck. as hillary lane tells us this is not adrian johnson's first brush with police. >> reporter: there are still many unanswered questions in this case. what we do know the suspect 29- year-old adrian johnson of upper marlboro will be here in front of a judge in this courthouse later today. he is facing charges of first- degree murder. >> yes, it has happened to people in the community. >> reporter: today a memorial at bloomingdale grows. in memory of 46-year-old yoga teacher and actress tricia mccauley. >> she was a marvelous person. >> reporter: police arrested adrian johnson in the early morning hours on monday. after police say he strangled mccauley some time between christmas day and december 26. police caught up with him on the 22nd block of m street northwest. he was driving mccauley's car. her body was inside. police do one another, but johnson is well known to police. he has been charged with theft, robber

>> a woman missing we're live with the disapiece ever ai local actress tricia mccauley. >> and what the current xhapdner chef said that had donald trump saying no way. >> live look outside on tuesday morning, december 27, warm and traffic on the fives it will be mild today. enjoy. it changes on the way. we're talking weather and traffic on the fives 6:05. good morning to you i'm maureen umeh in for allison today. >> i'm steve chenevey welcome to fox news morning. >> first at 6:00 breaking news coming from laurel maryland right now police on the scene of pedestrian struck by kara long route 1 happened on the 4:00 hour and parts of route 1 shut down powder mill hod and icc and so far there is no word on the condition or driver of striking car and erin como has more on traffic impact in a couple minutes. >> the other big morning new developments in the case of missing d.c. yoga instructor and actress. >> family members say her body was found. anjali hemphill in northwest with the latest. anjali. >> incredibly sad news. friends and familiar live tricia mccauley are waking up to news they ne

in the hearing a friend of tricia mccauley yelling out, "he is an animal. he stole my friend from me." 29-year-old duane johnson faces first-degree murder charges in brew stall killing of tricia mccauley. but her friends are at a loss of what to do next. >> we can't get her back. that is the reality. that is where we >> johnson was arrested midnight on monday. he had been driving mccauley's sign sign. they later found her dead in the car. her stocking and underwear torn. >> there is no indication she knew the suspect prior to the them coming together. >> after the arrest, johnson said mccauley offered him a ride somewhere in d.c. but he couldn't remember where. he claimed the two had sex and afterwards mccauley became emotion and killed herself. johnson claims he drove around d.c. in mccauley's car for a period of time with a prostitute. making purchases on her credit card. investigators saying she had been sexually assaulted and murdered. >> we need to honor her and celebrate her life. do things for her. he as a history of men call illness. he recently was

. >>> friend and family gathered to remember tricia mccauley. her body was discovered inside her car in northwest. >>> anjali hemphill is here with more on the story. >> reporter: we're learning even more disturbing details of this case. the suspect not only had a long criminal rap sheet here in dc, five days before tricia mccaul ey he was here in dc superior court where he face add judge and ordered to enroll in gps monitoring. police say 29-year-old duane adrian johnson is from upper marlboro but court records show he has multiple dc addresses and a criminal rap sheet dating back to 2011. incidents where johnson plead guilty. less than a week before tricia mccaul disappeared, a judge ordered him to wear a gps device and supposed to show up the next morning but no record he did. while johnson was in possession of mccaul's car. johnson once again stole from a dc cvs store, the medical examiner's office says 46-year-old tricia mccauley was trang he willed to death and they gathered at a vigil to share memories of her >> she was the type of person

they talked about tricia. people here are determined to make sure her memory he never fades. >> family is stronger than your biological family. >> she brought out the best in all of us. >> that's the woman i am going to remember, my neighbor, my friend. >> now, someone called police last suspect in the victim's car. police say they arrested johnson shortly after that call, around midnight. they found the car and mccauley's body inside of it. >> thank you, and the man charged in mccauley's murder, will have his first court appearance tomorrow. we have been digging into his background and joins us with what he's learned. >> johnson knows this courthouse well. he's been in and out half a dozen times just within the last few years. his last was last week when he stood in front of a judge that gave him orders to return the next day. >> show an unremarkable crime. a cbs store on, age 29, left his store on december 17th without paying for 4 electric toothbrushes. a judge held him in jail but signed off on a deal to r

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friends and neighbors of tricia mccauley had planned to hold a candle light vigil at 7:00. that said to happen at 3rd and elm street northwest. >>> news 4's dustin sanchez is tracking developments on the story for us. also go to the washington app. we are constantly updating this information there. >>> now to this developing story in the tacoma area of the district. a man was shot around 8:00 last night. the victim's identity has not been released. >>> we are also working to learn more about a grim discovery in a crystal city rest room. members of a cleaning crew found a man's body inside a he was discovered around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. police have not identified him but they say he was not an employee at the restaurant. investigators do not suspect foul play in his death. >>> new details in the investigation of a deadly police involved shooting in the district. police records say gerald hall stabbed a woman inside a home in northeast before his deadly confrontation with police. that was on christmas day. they say an officer shot hall when he refused repeated orders to

however, less than a week before tricia disappeared, a judge ordered johnson to wear a gps monitoring device. he was supposed to show up the next morning here but there's no record he ever did. police say while johnson was in possession of mccauley's car the day after she went missing, johnson once again stole from a dc cvs store. meanwhile, the medical examiner's office says the flicks-year-old was strangled to death. family and friends gathered together to say good-bye >> what happened to tricia thrown me for a loop. i don't know what to think. there's a lot of things happening in we need to pay attention to. >> reporter: records show the court has requested johnson undergo multiple mental health screenings to determine competence in those previous cases he's been ordered to attend drug rehab, a series of times. live in northwest, anjali hemphill fox news. >>> police are on the hunt for two robbers. those men pulled out their guns and stole cash. this happened in the 500 block of the car likely street. no one was injured. >>> also a northeast family asking for justice that i say pol

tricia mccallie actually killed herself. ♪ >>> shock this morning after the mother of carrie fisher dies one day after her daughter. how the world is remembering debbie reynolds. >>> it is 6:00. good morning. i'm aaron gill crest. >> and i'm erica gonzalez along with amelia draper. people actually stunned over the breaking news last night. >> debbie reynolds, just the latest in a string of notable people who have died in the last week. we heard about her daughter, george michael, alan thicke, zsa zsa gagabor. >> first we want to get to amelia because we're in a wea a >> i just have new updates in about the winter weather adviso advisory. a lot of the counties trimmed out. but frederick, washington and carol counties continue to be under a winter weather advisory. if you're leaving within the next hour head's up if you live in the purple areas you could be dealing with slick spots this morning. i can't rule out freezing rain but i'm mainly getting reports of light snow right along the maryland-pennsylvania border. here's a check of radar. most of us know it's a rainy chilly start this mor

it came from a friend of tricia mccauley who yelled out, "he is an animal, he stole my friend." that friend was outraged that ande johnson was arrested was supposed to have an ankle monitor but never had it installed and was released four days before the murder. loss pray to god that our is not something anyone else will have to go through again. jonathan: adding to the frustration was the fact johnson was released and supposed to be fitted with the ankle gps monitor. he skipped that appointment. johnson is due back in court january 13. michelle: serious crash, a woman faces a long recovery after she was hit or a car just feet from her front door. she was taking her 11-month-old daughter out of the car when she was struck yesterday afternoon. because the child was still in the car seat, she was not injured. and the car screech impact. then it sounded like the engine was accelerating again. then i heard a woman screaming. it was terrible. michelle: doctors had to andtate part of ortiz's leg repair broken bones in the other leg. they say the driver appeared to be driving erratical

nick watt with another look at choreographer tricia miranda. ♪ >> reporter: jade. and casey. dancing teens in the compilation video. 44 million views. ♪ >> reporter: aidan. he's only 10 years old. solo, 11 million and counting. he goes by the handle bah. behind every great man? ♪ there has to be a great woman. ♪ go go go and swing >> i started with him when he was 8. his first huge gig was dancing on the "ellen" show. ♪ >> reporter: tricia miranda is a new breed of celebrity choreographer. holds hip master classes here at millennium in l.a. >> i really, really need you to attack the certain part out there, pulse on my instagram. pressing send, then jen is like, your class sold out. >> reporter: just one of her stable. >> i have a whole group of people that are now stars, they have their own fans just from the videos. we didn't have that. my generation. >> reporter: miranda grew up in yuma, arizona. >> i would watch these awards shows and music videos and i would learn the dances and i would just do it in my living room. >> reporter: now little bah dances for those onl

we still do not know how johnson met tricia mccauley in the first place. jeff goldberg will be inside, and we will have the latest coming up this afternoon. reporting outside the d.c. superior court in northwest washington, i am sam sweeney. jummy: last night about 100 people gathered in northwest d.c. for a candlelight for46-year-old was praised her kindness and generosity. >> those who were touched by her and got to experience her love and caring will carry that forward on her behalf. jummy: tricia mccauley was also an actress, appearing at the washington stage guild and other theaters. she was also a stand-in for jennifer tatum in "step up." virginia state police are helping in the search for a missing woman and her granddaughter. barbara briely and her granddaughter, five-year-old were last seen last evening in richmond, va. a clerk says she was asking for directions. they were headed to north carolina. barbara briely was seen driving a silver toyota rav4. prosecutors have arrested a tunisian man in connection with last week's deadly truck attack at a

they are saying on the life of tricia mccauley. a life that touched so many here around the washington, d.c., area. we understand she was an actress. she was performing in a number of productions around the region. she had worked with so many different actors here in the washington area. it was not just that. she wasn't just focused on the stage. she was also a licensed dietitian. and a person who loved to be in the garden. yes, a yoga teacher here. she taught a class at 5:15. that is why they will hold the vigil tonight at the yoga studio where they will begin with the meditation. we spoke to one of her colleagues here at the yoga studio earlier today. she says the name, the word that comes to her mind is light. the light that tricia spread to so many. >> i best life. she was a vibrant person. she was generous. she made products like herbal products and she just gave me one. i use it all the time. she led teacher meetings here. brianne: generosity and passion words we heard over and over from those who knew tricia mccauley earlier

the brother of tricia mccauley says her body has been found. it is one of several stories we're working for you this morn first, news 4's justin finch is live where the missing woman's car was found overnight. >> reporter: angie, good morning. you can still see signs of the rope where police used to block this scene and also stop traffic as they found her toyota there and also a person of interest. a sad sense of closure has begin. let's take you to facebook where her brother bryan posted to her group page a message saying she is gone. they have found her body. thank you for your work, support and love. no confirmation from police at this time. she was a popular yoga teacher and concern for her grew after she missed christmas dinner and a flight to see her family. police took in a man for questioning who said to match the description of a person of interest. and also found near the corner of 22nd and m streets now taking you now to a map, mccauley was last seen at her north capitol street northwest home. her phone was found along 4th street nor

tricia mack cull i's small car was loaded onto a police towpoli truck overnight. earlier jonathan paget was walking his doing when hehen spotted a car after seeing aing friend of tricia's post onst social media. i see the car. he post office to the man in the driver's seat and then called police. i was really scary. i'm so glad that i was there toe see that and relay thee information and help get some closure. police announced later

him an animal saying he took away his friend from him >> tricia was most person imaginable. because of someen insane act. >> reporter: according to court ments, after police discovered mccauley's car and johnson nearby he told them she was in the vehicle. they found her lifeless body between the front and rear seats. johnson told police he met mccauley somewhere in dc when she offered him a ride. he told police he was offered sex but was unable to say where. johnson also claimed mccauley was suicidal and hung herself in the car just before she gave him permission to use her credit cards, her money, even her car. the prosecutors in court weren't buying the story, telling the judge, they found mccaul's clothing was torn and that she had numerous injuries related to assault. >> we feel as though the justice system is broken in this case. and that we pray to god that our loss is not something that anyone else will ever have to go through. >> you ask what to do now? we need to honor her, celebrate her life. and do things for tricia, honor her, live her. >> remember the medical ex

authorities say he sexual assaulted, strangled and beat tricia mccauley. but last week, johnson was released from the d.c. jail on a misdemeanor theft charge. on the 20th of december a judge ordered him to get mental health treatment and have the ankle bracelet installed on the next day, 231st. johnson never showed. a hearing to find out why he didn't show set for january 24. but she went missing on christmas day. johnson left without wearing the ankle bracelet. >> could it have prevented this crime? we are not sure that it is true. but we know that it's not okay for people to be released upon conditions and then the conditions not be met prior to them being >> we tried to get answers why he wasn't placed with the ankle bracelet. they tell us action of the pretrial services agency, a different agency. it does seem like this was the case of not only court procedures working out but also court bureaucracy as well. as you can imagine and as you have heard neighbors are furious. they want answers to why this situation unfolded the way it did. we have more on w

after a search they found tricia mccauley's body and charged a suspect with first degree murder. >> but investigators still have no idea why all of this happened. abc's mara schiavocampo with the details. >> reporter: the search for answers after a yoga teacher is found dead. 46-year-old tricia mccauley's body discovered early tuesday in d.c. mccauley was a beloved yoga instructor. >> she was just a very inspiring person. >> reporter: and a longtime actor. appearing in the 2006 film account "step up." police issued an alert for the person believed to be driving mccauley's car. 29-year-old adrian dwayne johnson apprehended at a nearby car. now, johnson charged with theft, simple assault and her murder. as the community mourns. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> more on that murder mystery later on today on "gma." >>> in the meantime, there are growing questions about the death of george michael at the age of 53. his friends and fans still in mourning. now this photo of him appearing bloated in september fueling speculation the singer had been sick. his manager said he died of hear

friend and family of tricia mccauley of worst case scenario in this situation. her pod question was found and this was confirmed by her brother on facebook. look at this facebook group and she thanked all friends and family for their support during all this. this page was created ach she disappeared to friend could organize how to find her. now the title changed to in memory of trisha mng cally and several people are posting shocked and heartbroken over the news. d.c. police have not confirmed they have found tricia's body and if they have taken nine custody regarding this case. there were records they have. but they are telling us one thing they said a smul while car night that car was tow away early this morning and witnesses hearsay that police warmed nearby cvs and walgreens before de sending on white toyota scion: she never showed up for dinner at a friend and missed a flight out of ronald reagan national airport shoes a yoga teacher, activist and herblist and she was well lighted and last seep on north call toll. the man they sgloykd as 5' 9 and athletic b

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weather and traffic coming up at 7:05 >>> friends and family of tricia mccauley still in shock over the murder of the instructor and inspiring actress >> her body was discovered monday inside her car on northwest. anjali hemphill is live in northwest with the story. >> reporter: long criminal rap sheet but five days before she disappeared, the suspect went before a judge here in dc superior court when he was ordered to no, i don't in gps monitoring duane johnson is from upper marlboro but court records so he he has multiple dc addresses an criminal record here dating back to 2011. most shoplifting incidents where johnson plead guilty. however, less than a week before tricia mccauley disappeared, a judge ordered johnson to wear a gps monitoring device. she was supposed to show up. while he was in possession of her car the day after she went missing he stole from a dc cvs store, the medical examiner's office says tricia mccauley was strangled to death and friends an for her. >> i feel like she was like the word ever vest ent comes to mind. she was kind and generous. that's what made her a

they found 46-year-old tricia mccauley of northeast washington, d.c. deceased in her vehicle. >> the man that was driving that vehicle has been taken into custody and police are trying to establish a timeline of events since she was last seen at 4:30 in the afternoon christmas day. she was an actress and yoga teacher. >>> some thieves with a taste for designer clothing were able to steal thousands worth of fur coats. this video shows them throwing a brick through a front door of a store on madison avenue. they believe that they cased the store beforehand because they went directly for the most expensive itemed. >>> five jail inmates that escaped from a bathroom recall are back behind bars, but the sixth is still on the run. they removed a toilet from the wall and kicked through the concrete. they believe that it was loose from previous plumbing repairs and leaking water. >>> barricades are going up around times square ahead of the ball drop coming up on saturday night. the nypd is ramping up security and carrying rifles. there is no specific threat but

day it's a good way to have, the the type of day like tricia. >> reporter: tricia's body wasos found inside her car. car the medical examiner's office oc has ruled she was strangled to death. live in north we have, anjali hemphill, fox5 local news. n >> in the meantime the man the m accused of her murd between-year-old dwayne adrian-o ldjohnson is according to d.c..c police from upper marlboro,ar mary, although court recordsecds show he has mull pell recent rec addresses in d.c. showing him tm be a d.c. resident.esident. also a long rap sheet dates back to 2011 filled with shopliftingi incidents.in majority of which johnsonci pled guilty to. just five days before triciatria macauley went missing, thatng, a would be december 20th,th johnson went before a judge inn d.c. yet again on theft chargess a judge finally ordered that he enroll in gps monitoring and heh was supposed to show first thing the nex record that that ever actuallyy happened. happen that was just few days of courss before she went missing he's now charged with her murder. ur >>> like the kind of thing that makes you wo

tricia mccauley disappeared this weekend. we spoke to friends and family who are now devastated after learning she was killed. >> reporter: after family and friends desperately search for over 24 hours, police this morning confirmed tricia mccauley's body was found in her white car right here in front of the cbs. -- cvs. >> we know this will be extremely painful for family and friends. >> reporter: police confirming that the woman described as vivacious, loving and gentle has been found dead. >> let me express on behalf of all of us got our deepest condolences to her family. >> reporter: the last contact with loved ones was on christmas day at 4:30. friends were worried. >> thinking that somebody could have harmed her is awful. >> reporter: according to authorities, this man and can -- the man in custody and the victim did not know each other. >> this investigation is proceeding rapidly. >> reporter: they say around morning this man robin assaulted employees at a cvs. the victim's body was found that another cvs at around mid

gets released again, i can't live with it, i'll tell you that >> reporter: it began christmas day, tricia mccauley didn't show up for dinner, ended 36 hours later we police found the popular actress and yoga instructor's body inside her car. johnson is now charged with mccauley's murder. police say during the more than 24 hours mccauley was missing, johnson was driving around in the victim's car. stopping at several locations, including at least four cvs stores. at this cvs on 14th street, johnson assaulted an employee as he was trying to load up a cart with handsoap. court records show johnson has a long history of petty mosts and assaults and had been arrested as recently as one week before christmas for an incident inside another cvs store. in that case, a judge released him but ordered him to wear a gps device and undergo a mental health evaluation. johnson did not comply with that order and was not wearing a gps device when he was r system is broken in this case and that we pray to gods that our loss is not something that anyone else will ever have to go through again. >> reporter: a

jeffries didn't know tricia mccauley, but she knows her story. painfully well. police say mccauley was murdered by a man, a repeat offender, who has shipped through the cracks, but -- slipped through the cracks, but -- >> it's a large crater. if it was a crack, it would be a very small minute amount of cases that you're hearing about. this has been going on, i learned about this huge crater when my daughter was killed year-old daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting involving several repeat offenders. she said the murder is sad, but unfortunately, not surprising. >> police officers lock them up, and before they go on their shift, it's like the same offenders are back on the street street. >> reporter: maria can't make sense why her friend was killed. >> it's frustrating. this shouldn't have happened. this person obviously had mental health issues, you know, and no one flagged it. they did flag it, but it was not addressed. >> reporter: whether it's a failure to address mental health or failure to follow up with parolees, or people just falling off the radar,

between 5:30, 6:00 sunday evening when tricia mccauley left her home on north capitol street to head to the christmas party and monday at 9:40 a.m. when johnson was seen on security cameras accused of 1407 lifting at a cvs. police did confirm today that despite being ordered to wear a gps monitoring bracelet on his ankle after a shoplifting arrest 11 days ago, johnson did not do so, was not wearing one at the time of the murder. live in northwest, jackie >>> police in our area searching for the same suspected armed robber. this man allegedly robbed two 7-eleven stores overnight. one in alexandria, another in clinton. and four seven levin stores in duncan county. the suspect is young and drive as chrysler 300. >> right now, storm team 4 tracking the rain making its way our way. it's more than just rain moving on in here. let's have a look and show you what is happening right now. nothing around our immediate area. but go out just a will it to the west and you notice the rain and even some freezing rain and snow that's trying to move on in here. here's the rain that's coming in across

yoga instructor, tricia mccauley. one thing that remains a mystery is when and how she came in there's a gap in the time line. when tricia left her home to head to a party. in the next 24 hours johnson was seen in two areas of northwest d.c. on security cameras. the grim court testimony yesterday was a lot for her loved ones to bear. >> if there's any possibility that this guy gets released again, i can't live with it. >> police say that johnson had been ordered to wear a gps monitoring bracelet for a prior arrest but he never did. >>> new video this morning of a different kind of food fight. what caused this brawl in the drive through lane. >>> and rain prompting a weather alert for some of you this morning. amelia draper working on refining the forecast. another check wither right h it's all about customization. the possibilities are endless. >>> all right. it is a weather alert day for us. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper tracking. look at the pink stuff on the radar. >> so notice frederick, and now even in

the family of tricia mccauley came face-to-face with the man suspected in her murder. duane johnson was in court and a judge said he was a danger to the public. fox 5 matt ackland starts us off. you have new information here? >> reporter: as the court process began today, then we also got court documents, baffle laid out what happened here. at least what both sides are saying. it was definitely chilling. probably the moment of the afternoon was when a friend in court listening to the details yelled at the suspect calli him an animal saying he took away his friend from him >> tricia was most person imaginable. because of someen insane act. >> reporter: according to court ments, after police discovered mccauley's car and johnson nearby he told them she was in the vehicle. they found her lifeless body between the front and rear seats. johnson told police he met mccauley somewhere in dc when she offered him a ride. he told police he was offered sex but was unable to say where. johnson also claimed mccauley was suicidal and hung herself in the car just before she gave him p

police make an arrest -- in connection to the search for this woman-- 46 year old tricia mccauley. this was the scene just after 1 am, after police responded to m street in northwest. our cameras were there as polcie examined a car matching the description and license plate of mccauley's vehicle. the yoga teacher went missing on christmas day. our crews say police took one man into custody and officers began examining the we are still waiting for an official update from police-- but overnight the family's facebook page dedicated to finding mccauley was changed to a memorial page. we will bring you an update on this story later this morning. the holiday weekend continues for many travelers, but they are dealing with some hang-ups. wintry storms are wreaking havoc across several states. in minnesota, strong winds have delayed or canceled dozens of flights. janai norman has more on the people now rearranging their travel plans. treacherous travel across the country. sot mos - this is a holiday travel nightmare winter weather making going home a widespread problem. in the dakotas, over