🌱 Patch AM: Chantilly man sentenced after terrifying cross-state kidnapping and assault

Coffee in hand, Chantilly? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Chantilly man sentenced after terrifying cross-state kidnapping and assault
• How a Chantilly linebacker could bolster Michigan State’s defense next season

Also on today's calendar: Ghost Doctors' New Year' UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look up! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 41, low: 23.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• He Told His Ex He Was Taking Her Somewhere Where 'No One Would Find Her' — Then Carried Out Horrific Attack (people.com) — A Chantilly man has been sentenced to six years in prison after kidnapping his former girlfriend in Manassas and attacking her during a terrifying overnight drive into Washington, D.C. The woman was ultimately rescued at a D.C. gas station when a passerby intervened and called 911, and prosecutors highlighted the heightened homicide risk survivors face after strangulation.
   

• Michigan State to host former Auburn, Maryland LB on visit (usatoday.com) — A former Auburn and Maryland linebacker from Chantilly Caleb Wheatland, is visiting Michigan State this weekend as the Spartans try to rebuild a roster hit hard by departures. Wheatland, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound defender with strong Maryland stats, has one year of eligibility left and could represent Chantilly on another major college stage.
   

📸 Around Chantilly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chantilly

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Saturday January 3

• Ghost Doctors' New Year' UFO Adventure At The Smithsonian Air and Space Udvar-Hazy Center...Look up!
  14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy , Chantilly
  3:15 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Rotary Lunch Mtng 1/6: "Sleeping with Snakes" at Centreville & Chantilly Club
  Olive Garden Italian Restaurant , 12980 Fair Lakes Shopping Center , Fairfax
  11:45 am

Sunday January 11

• Women and Finance: Consciousness and Wealth (A Free Event)
  Brahma Kumaris Center, 14020 Thunderbolt Pl, Suite 200, 2nd Floor, Chantilly, VA
  12:30 pm
• Winter Gear Swap
  Chantilly Regional Library , 4000 Stringfellow Rd , Chantilly
  4:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Chantilly Library Books and Brews Book Club
  Bunnyman Chantilly , 14140 Parke Long Ct , Chantilly
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Chakra Glow with Saanwee
  Saanwee Performing Arts , 43130 Amberwood Plaza Suite 100 , South Riding
  9:45 am
• Avatar: Fire and Ash 3D
  Airbus IMAX Theater , 14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy , Chantilly
  5:00 pm
• Celestial Evening
  Pinot's Palette , 12976 Highland Crossing Dr ste d , Herndon
  7:00 pm
• New Business startup and tax questions.
  OMSAI COM LLC , 14801 Murdock St STE 155 , Chantilly
  7:00 pm
• Taco Rock Comedy Tour @ Taco Rock Lorton!
  Taco Rock - Lorton , 9021 White Spruce Way , Lorton
  8:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• High Performance Training
  Full Throttle Fitness & Performance , 14810 Murdock St , Chantilly
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Heritage Commission - Land Use Subcommittee
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My Scottish Fold cat went outside and got lost last night.
  We live in the Apatite Square area. If anyone has seen her, please send me a private message. I would really appreciate it. Thank you. (Nextdoor South Village)
• A crash has been cleared on the southbound I-495 express lanes in Fairfax County.
  3:29AM on Jan 1: All southbound travel lanes on I-495S Express Lanes in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )

• Jetro Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Porter in Chantilly. Apply here.
• B. F. Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Night Auditor- Hampton Inn South - Full time in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chantilly here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centreville

• Stretch Zone Centreville Opens With a Clinical Approach to Mobility and Preventive Wellness (visiontimes.com)
• Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend January 2 (tysonstoday.com)

Herndon

• Going out to eat? Expect to pay more for your meal in Fairfax County (insidenova.com)

Reston

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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