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 | Aug 15, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
After hearing nearly a dozen witnesses lay out the prosecution’s case against Chester Brown in the murder of Washington resident Doris Critzer — including new DNA evidence — a Rappahannock County District Court judge on Tuesday found enough probable cause to send the...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 7, 2025 | Business, Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, People, Politics
Washington resident Robbie Critzer, charged with embezzling more than $300,000, appeared for a bond hearing last Thursday in Rappahannock County Circuit Court where she was released on a $25,000 secured bond. Critzer, 48, was indicted by a grand jury on eight counts...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 5, 2024 | Crime and Courts
chester brown 3-21-24Chester Brown arrives at the Rappahannock County Courthouse Thursday morning, March 21, 2024. Found guilty last week on two others Chester Brown, who was found guilty of two firearm charges in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last Thursday, is...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 12, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Politics
Chester BrownChester Brown Retired Circuit Court Judge Dennis Lee Hupp deferred ruling on a motion Monday to relocate Chester Brown’s two upcoming jury trials from Rappahannock County to a different venue after a jury could not be selected for his first trial on Feb....
