Tom Jackman

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering criminal justice locally and nationally Education: University of Notre Dame, BA in English and American studies Tom Jackman has been covering crime and courts for The Washington Post since 1998, after handling similar beats at the Kansas City Star. Jackman helped lead the coverage of the D.C. sniper trials in 2003 and was the lead writer on The Post’s breaking news coverage of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings, which won the Pulitzer Prize. More recently he focused on the police killing of an unarmed man in Fairfax County, Va., which ended with the officer convicted of manslaughter and serving jail time. In 2016, Jackman launched the True Crime blog, which looks at criminal justice issues and important cases locally and nationally.

Latest from Tom Jackman

Local

Va. police can keep license plate data indefinitely, state Supreme Court rules

Devices that photograph license plates record the time and location of each photo, which privacy advocates say can be used to track the movements of people not suspected of a crime.

Oct 22, 2020

Local

Park Police officers surrender in Fairfax on manslaughter warrants in Bijan Ghaisar slaying

Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard were arraigned on an indictment handed up last week, then released on bond.

Oct 19, 2020

Local

Prosecuting Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar slaying faces significant legal hurdle

Federal officers are immune from state prosecution unless their actions were not "necessary and proper," which a federal judge will decide before a trial ever starts

Oct 16, 2020

Local

Park Police officers charged with manslaughter in 2017 slaying of unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar

After Justice Department declined to file charges last year, county prosecutor indicts Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard

Oct 15, 2020

True Crime

Coalition of prosecutors, attorneys general across U.S. vows not to enforce antiabortion laws

The prosecutors said that even if Roe v. Wade is reversed, they will not criminalize abortion.

Oct 14, 2020

True Crime

Federal prosecutors help take on unsolved homicides in Baltimore and Prince George’s County

Five Maryland slayings, dating to 2002, have involved charges or convictions since December.

Oct 9, 2020

True Crime

Woodbridge man charged with luring online juveniles into sexual assaults

Man allegedly convinced victims to send him photos, then forced them to meet him where he allegedly sexually assaulted them

Oct 3, 2020

True Crime

Judge rules federal law enforcement commission violates law, orders work stopped as attorney general prepares to issue report

Oct 1, 2020

True Crime

College student pleads guilty to dealing untraceable ‘ghost guns’ and automatic trigger devices

Davud Sungur, 20, also sold pistols, rifles and lots of ammunition to police

Sep 29, 2020

True Crime

Mother of Bijan Ghaisar, the unarmed man slain by Park Police officers, calls on Congress to require body cameras

Park Police do not use body-worn or in-car cameras, but park rangers do. Park Police did not participate in Tuesday hearing on cameras.

Sep 29, 2020