Montgomery Village

Montgomery County Resident Brings Home Two Gold Medals at US National Karate Championships

By Patrick Herron

Fabianna Herrera, instructor/Sensei at Senshi Karate Do in Montgomery Village, won the National Gold Medal in two categories – Women’s 16-34 Kata and Style Specific, at this year’s USANKF Karate Championships, which was held July 13-16th in Richmond, VA. Seventeen of Fabiana’s students also competed in junior divisions, bringing home a Total of 22 Medals – 7 Gold, 8 Silver, and 7 Bronze. The USANKF Karate Championships saw competitors from across the United States, including several who have represented the country at the Olympic Games. It is considered the most significant event on the Olympic circuit for karate.

Fabianna is a 2020 graduate of Clarksburg High School and started her karate journey at the age of seven, when she began training with her parents, David Abraham and Karla Flores, owners of the Senshi Karate dojo.  Over the past decade she has participated in numerous competitions, including a Gold Medal win at last year’s US Open in Las Vegas. In 2019, Herrera earned a spot on Team USA’s roster.

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Watkins Mill’s Nebi Tsarni Wins Third National Championship

By MCS Staff

Nebi Tsarni of Maryland, a rising senior at Watkins Mill High School was named Outstanding Wrestler after defeating returning Junior Nationals champion Sydney Perry of Illinois.

Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling described the match as “a wild, back-and-forth battle at 144 pounds, 12-10.” He wrote, “With the score tied at 10-10, Tsarni scored a takedown in the closing seconds to capture an intense match. Tsarni was a 2022 16U Nationals champion.”

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Hit Netflix Series ‘Quarterback’ is Directed by Watkins Mill Alumnus Tim Rumpff

By MCS Staff

The new series, Quarterback, that follows NFL quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), Kirk Cousins (Minnesota Vikings), and Marcus Mariota (Atlanta Falcons) for the entire 2022 season, debuted on Netflix last week and has quickly become one of the most talked about shows on television. The show’s director, Tim Rumpff, is a 2002 graduate of Watkins Mill High School in Montgomery Village.

Rumpff has been with NFL Films for over 15 years and has worked on the hit HBO series Hard Knocks for just about as long as he has been with since the company. He has worked as a producer or director on the NFL’s Hard Knocks, All or Nothing, and more. Rumpff even helped produce the viral Eli Manning video “Chad Powers.” He graduated from Watkins Mill High School in 2002 and went on to study journalism at the University of Maryland, graduating in 2006.

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40-Year Sentence in Rare No-Body Murder Case

By Patrick Herron

According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, “Today, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Kevin Hessler sentenced defendant, Jean J. Pierre, 50, of Montgomery Village, to 40 years in prison. This is the maximum penalty for second-degree murder, the charge on which the defendant was convicted by a jury.

The jury deliberated for just two hours after a five-day trial in May 2023, prosecuted by Deputy State’s Attorney Ryan Wechsler and Assistant State’s Attorney Gabe Carrera.

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Concern for Missing 16-Year-Old

By Patrick Herron

The Special Victims Investigations Division is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old.

Benito Mabilo, 16, was last seen on Sunday, June 11, 2023, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., leaving his residence on Lea Pond Place in Montgomery Village He 5’8″, 130 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black jacket and grey sweatpants.

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(Located) Montgomery County Department of Police Special Victims Investigations Division Is Looking For Missing 10-Year Old Boy

By MCS Staff

UPDATE: Aiden Offutt has been located safe and unharmed. The Montgomery County Department of Police Special Victims Investigations Division is looking for a 10-year-old missing from Montgomery Village.

10 year-old Aiden Offutt was last seen on Stedwick Road and Watkins Mill Road in Montgomery Village on Thursday July 13, 2023, around 6:45 P.M. He is 4-feet, 10-inches tall, 90 lbsx with short black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white t-shirt, black/yellow sneakers and carrying a red hooded sweatshirt.

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Montgomery Village Dunkin’ to Celebrate Grand Opening with Free Coffee for a Year Giveaway for First 100 Guests This Saturday

By Patrick Herron

Dunkin’ Donuts at at 20000 Goshen Rd. (former Capital One Bank building) in the Goshen Crossing Shopping Center, which opened on June 7, will hold its grand opening celebration this Saturday, July 8. Starting at 9, the restaurant will reward the first 100 customers with “Free Coffee for a Year” and from 9-11am, Dunkin’s mascot Cuppy will be on hand to give out free merchandise to guests from the Dunkin’ Prize Wheel.

Additional information courtesy of Dunkin’: At 10:00 a.m., Dunkin’ franchisee network Luis Group will host the store’s official ribbon cutting. Following the ribbon cutting, the Luis Group, in partnership with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, will award local nonprofit Driven to Cure a $3,000 grant. Based in Silver Spring, Driven to Cure works to raise funds and awareness for children and young adults with rare kidney diseases.

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Police and Family Concerned for Missing 13-Year-Old Last Seen June 29

By Patrick Herron

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Angely Johana Alvarez Cajas, a missing 13-year-old from Montgomery Village.    

Angely was last seen on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at her residence on Dockside Terrance in Montgomery Village.  Angely is approximately 5-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has brown eyes and black shoulder length hair. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, white pants with black vertical stripes and aqua blue Crocs. Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

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New 6th District Police Station in Gaithersburg Will Be Montgomery County’s First Renewable Energy-Designed Public Building

By Patrick Herron

Per Montgomery County: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich was joined by County Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz and Sidney Katz for the groundbreaking of a new 6th District County Police Station in Gaithersburg on June 29. The project represents County Executive Elrich’s commitment to renewable energy as it will be the first public NetZero, sustainably designed energy-efficient building in the County.

Serving the Upcounty, including the Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village communities, the new 6th District station will be constructed at the northeast intersection of I-270 and Watkins Mill Road, near 222 Paramount Park Drive. Scheduled to open in spring 2025, the new 6th District Police Station will replace an outdated facility. It will have space to accommodate up to 178 department staff and volunteers and has been sized to meet the needs projected in the Police Chief’s Staffing Plan.

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