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Speeding ticket makes it all the way to jury trial — Guilty verdict returned in 10 minutes

Speeding ticket makes it all the way to jury trial — Guilty verdict returned in 10 minutes

by Ireland Hayes | Sep 2, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

After just a little over 10 minutes of deliberation, a Rappahannock County Circuit Court jury found a Potomac, Md. man guilty of speeding 74 mph in a 55 mph zone after he appealed his case from District Court.  “Look, no one likes to get a speeding ticket … I can...
Court updates, Chester Brown, Bill Fletcher cases move forward

Court updates, Chester Brown, Bill Fletcher cases move forward

by Ireland Hayes | Jul 21, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

From what appeared to be a classroom in the Lunenburg Correctional Center in Victoria, Va., accused murderer Chester Brown, 64, appeared by video call in Rappahannock County District Court Tuesday for a less than three-minute hearing — one his attorney, Ryan Rakness,...

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