🌱 Patch AM: Why a Herndon hotel shooting ended in a 10-year sentence

What's up Herndon! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a Herndon hotel shooting ended in a 10-year sentence
• How a Herndon home became central to a shocking murder plot

Also on today's calendar: Taproom Theology; Craving Connection: Addiction & the Search for the Authentic Self and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: I am on a seafood diet. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 47, low: 25.
• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man sentenced to 10 years in killing of 14-year-old Michai Malave (fox5dc.com) — A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison plus probation for the 2024 shooting that killed 14-year-old Michai Malave outside a Herndon hotel on Coppermine Road. The outcome followed a plea deal after a hung jury and a key witness’s unavailability, with the family reluctantly agreeing to avoid more painful delays.
   

• VA v. Brendan Banfield: Au Pair Affair Murder Trial (courttv.com) — A high-profile murder trial tied to a 2023 killing at a Herndon home is set to begin Tuesday, with defendant Brendan Banfield facing life in prison. Prosecutors say Banfield and an au pair lover plotted a deadly encounter that left his wife and another man dead, following a months-long investigation and a prior manslaughter plea from the au pair.
   

📸 Around Herndon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Herndon

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 13

• Taproom Theology; Craving Connection: Addiction & the Search for the Authentic Self
  Lake Anne Brew House, 11424 Washington Plaza W, Reston
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Book Signing & Free Raffles With Award-Winning Author
  Meanwhile Coffee, 2309 Woodland Crossing Dr, Herndon
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday January 15

• Lead Mission-Critical Programs – 1 Day Training in Herndon, VA
  Regus - Northern Virginia - Dulles Corner , 13800 Coppermine Road Dulles , 1st , Herndon
  12:00 pm

Friday January 16

• Standup Comedy at Aslin Beer Co! (Herndon, VA)
  Aslin Beer Company - Herndon , 767 Elden St , Herndon
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday January 11

• Experience Group Reiki
  OrthoPelvic Physical Therapy , 14 Pidgeon Hill Dr Suite 400 , Sterling
  11:00 am
• Budget-Friendly Cooking
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 380 Old Waterford Road NW , Leesburg
  1:00 pm
• Living with Intention & Magic
  Prana Health Yoga & Wellness , 1406 Northpoint Glen Ct , Herndon
  1:00 pm
• Into The Woods
  Workhouse Arts Center , 9518 Workhouse Wy , Lorton
  2:00 pm
• Cocktail Making Class
  La Prensa Tacos & Tapas , 21305 Windmill Parc Dr Ste. 140 , Sterling
  4:00 pm
• Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Japanese Ghost Stories
  Crooked Run Fermentation , 22455 Davis Dr #120 , Sterling
  5:30 pm
• Monet's Sunset
  Pinot's Palette , 12976 Highland Crossing Dr ste d , Herndon
  7:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Beginner Crafts: Fun With Stencils
  Central Rappahannock Regional Library Cooper Branch , 20 Washington Ave , Colonial Beach
  11:00 am
• Ready, Set, Go to the Job Fair Workshop (VIRTUAL)
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Veganuary: Plant Forward Eating
  Loudoun County, VA Calendar , 22330 S. Sterling Blvd , Sterling
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Northbound Hunter Mill Road in Oakton was closed due to a single-vehicle crash into an electric pole, but the roadway is now open.
  3:17PM on Jan 9: Northbound Hunter Mills Rd in Oakton is closed due to a single-vehicle crash into a power pole, with the adult male driver… (Nextdoor )
• Hi Neighbors, I'm writing this post today to find out who's very loud barking dog in the Moneys Court neighborhood, as soon as you turn off of Lawyers/Reston Parkway.
  It has to be between the first couple of houses on the left as we live a street over on Seskey Glen Ct. Our backyards are directly behind each other,… (Nextdoor Oak Hill)

• NTT DATA Corporation posted a job opening for Graphic Design Senior Specialist in Herndon. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser & Display Installer in Herndon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Herndon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Reston

• Reston's real estate future is looking up for 2026 (therestonletter.com)
• Matchbox closes, leaving void at Reston Station (ffxnow.com)
• DC Restaurant Week Winter 2026: Tysons & Reston Area Participating Restaurants (tysonstoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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