D.C. Man Faces Prison After Holding Case Worker Hostage With Axe Over Bitcoin And Bedbugs
Mar 15, 2026
A Superior Court jury delivered a guilty verdict Friday against 59-year-old Thomas Venable of Washington, D.C., following a violent standoff with his case worker last fall. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the conviction, which includes charges of armed kidnapping, two counts of assault with a
dangerous weapon, and threatening to kidnap or injure a person. […]
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