by Ireland Hayes | Dec 12, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Chester Brown’s wish for a new attorney was granted in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday, but a change of venue request was not accepted for his trial on charges of murdering Doris Critzer in her Washington home in August 2023. Brown’s attorney Ryan Rakness...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
‘We are really, seriously having a problem’ he tells judge Chester Brown had his day — and say — in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Thursday, airing frustrations about his lawyer and how the murder case against him is being handled. Brown, 65, a former Washington...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 16, 2024 | Art, Crime and Courts
Chester Brown stepsChester Brown arrives for a January court hearing. Multiple potential jurors struck from pool Chester Brown’s first jury trial was postponed today after the jury pool became too small to proceed. Brown, 63, appeared Thursday morning in Rappahannock...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 7, 2023 | Art, Politics
donehey rapp cellarsWakefield District Supervisor Debbie Donehey greets supporters during an August event at Rappahannock Cellars in Huntly. Donehey’s campaign has raised the most With Election Day fast approaching on Nov. 7, Rappahannock candidates have raised a...
