by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 2, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Health, Local Services, Politics
Jeffery Dwyer, 61, a Warrenton man who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of one of his nephews who came forward with allegations dating back to the 1980s — when he was a child and Dwyer was 20 in Rappahannock — was sentenced to serve 2.5 years of a 20-year sentence in...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 27, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Fire/Rescue, Local Services, Politics
Items discovered after DWI arrest A Castleton man pleaded guilty last Thursday to driving while intoxicated as well as stealing items totaling more than $67,000: two antique replica cannons worth $50,000, a $12,000 John Deere tractor and a $5,000 trailer full of...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 29, 2024 | Crime and Courts
A young driver was spared active jail time two days before his 21st birthday by a Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge who rejected prosecutor Art Goff’s recommended sentence, which included 90 days in jail. “I think I’m making the right decision today. I need you...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 29, 2024 | Crime and Courts
Zackariah G. WaylandZackariah G. Wayland was sentenced to three years in prison by a Rappahannock County CIrcuit Court judge last Thursday. Explicit messages exchanged with 14-year-old girl Sperryville resident Zackariah G. Wayland was sentenced to three years in...
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...
