Military academy graduate, 21, charged with murder of married DC lawyer in his hotel room
Woman charged with murder in stabbing of D.C. lawyer at hotel Thursday April 2 nd , 2015 at 11:38 AM 1 Share Kim Vuong, the wife of David Messerschmitt, fights back tears during a news conference in Washington on March 25 as she pleads for assistance from the public. (Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post) D.C. police said Wednesday that they have arrested a 21-year-old woman in the killing of an intellectual-property lawyer who was found fatally stabbed in February at a downtown hotel. Jamyra Gallmon of Southeast Washington has been charged with first-degree felony murder in the slaying of David Messerschmitt, police said. According to two law enforcement officials, investigators think the motive in the killing was robbery. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither was authorized to discuss the case. On Feb. 9, Messerschmitt sent a text to his wife, Kim Vuong, at 7:34 p.m. saying he would be home in about a