A Prince George’s man who was arrested this week and charged in his mother’s killing has been linked to at least three other homicides in the District over several decades, authorities announced in a news release Thursday night.

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       John Frederick Carrington, 53, was taken into custody on Wednesday in the District, police said. Carrington had been wanted in the slaying of his mother, 71-year-old Johnetta Wormley, who was found dead in her Temple Hills home on Sunday, police said. Police had been called to her home for a welfare check.

       In announcing on Monday that a warrant had been issued in his arrest, authorities said Carrington also was facing charges in a recent domestic-related stabbing and an attempted robbery, both in Clinton, Md.

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       But late Thursday night, D.C. police announced he was charged in three other homicides: the fatal stabbing of Charles Boulware, 29, on T Street in Northwest Washington in 1992; the fatal shooting of Reginald Gaither, 42, at North Capitol and Evarts streets NE in 2008, and the fatal shooting of James Campbell, 25, in the 2900 block of Southern Avenue in Southeast Washington in 2010.

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       All of the cases were classified as “cold case homicide” offenses by D.C. police.

       In the 1992 case, officers arrived just after 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 for the report of a stabbing on T Street in Northwest Washington, police said.

       Police found Boulware, of Northwest, with stab wounds. He was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

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       The second killing occurred on March 15, 2008, about 10:30 p.m., police said. Police arrived in response to a “trouble call for service” at North Capitol and Evarts streets NE. Officers found Gaither, of Alexandria, with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

       In the third case, police responded to a shooting in the 2900 block of Southern Avenue SE in Washington about 8 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2010.

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       Officers found Campbell, of Bladensburg, Md., with gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to a hospital for lifesaving treatment and was pronounced dead, police said.

       Carrington faces charges of two counts of first-degree murder while armed and one count of felony murder, as well as the murder charge in the killing of his mother and the domestic-related stabbing and attempted robbery.

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