The Norfolk, Virginia top city attorney is facing drunk driving charges after he was stopped and arrested by a Virginia state trooper at about 8:30 p.m. The defendant was also charged with a firearms infraction and stated that he planned to contest the pending charges.
Woman accused of theft from elderly patient
A 51-year-old home care nurse from Front Royal, Virginia, is facing theft charges. She is accused of using a bankcard without permission that belonged to an 89-year-old woman under her care.
Motorist facing DUI charges in fatal crash
A 52-year-old male motorist is facing drunk driving charges as well as an accusation of aggravated involuntary manslaughter in connection with an accident that resulted in the death of a couple who were residents of Ashburn, Virginia. The couple was riding together on a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the early hours of a Sunday morning when they were hit by the motorist, who was driving a BMW sedan.
1 found guilty and 1 acquitted on assault charges
In a trial of two ex-Culpepper County, Virginia, public school workers, one was found guilty of assault charges arising out of an incident involving a 5-year-old autistic male student on a school bus. The second defendant was found not guilty of a verbal and physical assault on the kindergarten student.
Two men get 17 year prison sentences for theft
Convictions for the theft of prescription medicine from a pharmacy located in Boones Mill, Virginia, has resulted in 17-year prison sentences being meted out to two men. The defendants, a 31-year-old resident of Raven and a 29-year-old resident of Richlands, entered guilty pleas to a number of charges.
