Crystal City Restaurant Owner Awaits Sentencing
Springfield man, 40, originally charged with rape.
A Crystal City restaurant owner who was charged with rape in September has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Tedros "Teddy" Tzehaye, 40, of Springfield, has pleaded guilty to assault and battery. A 27-year-old District Heights, Md., woman told police she was raped in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 7. She was examined at a nearby hospital soon afterward. The woman was an employee at Tagolio Pizzeria & Enoteca. Tzehaye was the owner. The restaurant had closed for the night, and no one else was around, investigators said at the time. Following police investigation, a warrant for Tzehaye's arrest was obtained on Sept. 27. Police have said alcohol factored into the incident. Tzehaye entered his plea to a lesser charge on Nov. 5. The …
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