by Ireland Hayes | Aug 21, 2024 | Crime and Courts
Found near Chester Brown’s former home Less than 24 hours before his final sentence was to be decided, a loaded gun allegedly stolen from Doris Critzer’s Washington home was found by Rappahannock County detectives Tuesday — right where Chester Brown said it would be. ...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 21, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, People, Politics
Guilty plea entered, bond denied in another case Two men accused of internet crimes against children — Scott Hale and Sanjay Sugay — appeared in two separate cases in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday. Scott Hale of Washington entered into a plea deal with the...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 24, 2024 | Crime and Courts
• Will serve 2.5 years of 20-year sentence • Prosecutor Art Goff fights back tears: ‘These are rough ones’ An emotional day in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Tuesday ended in a plea deal for Jeffery Dwyer, who will serve 2.5 years of a 20-year sentence for the...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 25, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Health, Local Services, People, Politics
William McGinnisWilliam McGinnis leaving Rappahannock County Circuit Court. • Resident’s sentence suspended • Judge: ‘I think you pose a danger’ A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge “with some reluctance” accepted a plea deal Friday between William McGinnis, a...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 23, 2024 | Art, Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, People, Politics
Prosecutor, judge remove themselves from case A special prosecutor has been appointed to try the cases of James William “Bill” Fletcher III, who is charged with speeding and driving while intoxicated, after Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff recused himself due to a...
