by Ireland Hayes | Mar 26, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Victim: ‘It’s stayed with me’ Defendant: ‘I’m sorry for everything I’ve done’ A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge last Thursday sentenced a Washington man to 105 years in prison with all but six years suspended on charges related to an inappropriate relationship...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 25, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Health issues — ‘wiggy hormones’ — led to arrests, he says Attorney James William “Bill” Fletcher III pleaded guilty last Thursday to two counts of reckless driving over the 2024 Christmas holiday for which he received suspended jail time, fines and a year of...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 17, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Fairfax County man was indicted by a Rappahannock County grand jury Monday for eluding, reckless driving and other charges related to a 120 mph chase on Route 211 that resulted in a three-vehicle crash. Virginia State Police Trooper Eric Smith attempted to pull...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 8, 2026 | County, Crime and Courts, Local Government, Sidebar
Flock cameras stay, privacy worries persist Rappahannock’s three Flock Safety cameras will continue to record the movement of cars as they traverse county roads, and notwithstanding widespread public unease, a fourth will soon be installed. As a Board of Supervisors’...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 7, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Williams Tree Service of Amissville has been dismissed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, ending the company’s efforts to reorganize. The dismissal, which the business did not contest, is set to take...
