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Spotsy Teacher Had Drugs Classroom, Husband Arrested High With 2-Year-Old In Car, Sheriff Says
A Spotsylvania teacher and her husband were both arrested for DUI and child neglect, as both were under the influence in the presence of a 2-year-old child and drugs were found in the woman's classroom, authorities said.
Candyce Leigh Carter, 35, and her husband, Kristopher Donald Carter, 34, were both lodged in the Rappahannock Regional Jail following their arrests on May 16, a spokesperson for the Spotsylvania County Sheriff said.
A resource officer at the Spotswood Elementary School in Fredericksburg noticed that Candyce Carter, a second-grade teacher, appeared to be under the influence …
Two Dead In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash Identified: State Police
Two people died in a fiery crash early Monday, March 11 in Spotsylvania County, authorities said.
A 2023 Jeep Compass was heading east on Route 636 when the driver, Henry L. Minor, of Fredericksburg, crossed a double solid yellow centerline, ran off the left side of the roadway, and collided with a tree around 7:25 a.m., a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police said.
The Jeep then went up in flames, killing Minor and his 45-year-old Locust Grove passenger, Kathy A. Watkins, police said.
The crash happened just before the One Iron Boulevard intersection.
Neither Watkins nor Minor…
Most Wanted: Spotsy Abductor Being Sought After Fleeing Stafford Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
They almost had him.
A man wanted out of Spotsylvania county for strangulation, abduction and malicious wounding has made the list of Stafford County's most wanted felons after fleeing a traffic stop, authorities said.
Deric Lacey Stokes, 23, of Spotsylvania, was pulled over near the Auto Zone on White Oak Road by Stafford County deputies around 7:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Stafford County Sheriff's Public Informations Officer Ryan Wilbur said.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, Stokes got out and ran towards South Pointe Lane, Wilbur said. Deputies set up a perimeter and utilized both drones…
Hours-Long SWAT Standoff With Wanted Subjects Ends In Two Arrests In Fredericksburg: Police
Two wanted suspects were arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Fredericksburg, authorities said.
Mickel Brown, 31, and Jacqueline Pinnock, 35, of Remington, were taken into custody without incident on Wednesday, Sept. 20, after barricading themselves in a home on the 1700 block of Lafayette Boulevard around 9 a.m., Fredericksburg police said.
It began around 9 a.m., when officers responded to the home for a wanted subject through Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties. Once officers made contact with Brown and Pinnock, but they refused to leave the apartment and barricade…
Carjacking Brothers Wreck Stolen Vehicle In I-95 Pursuit With Baby, Loaded Guns (Details)
Two carjackers and brothers were arrested after leading an Interstate 95 pursuit through Spotsylvania County with an 18-month-old child in the stolen vehicle, police said.
Larique E. Leach, 18, of Maryland, and Larry Leach, 22, of Washington DC, were both being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Major Troy J. Skebo said.
Trouble began on Saturday, Sept. 2 around 3:20 p.m., when a citizen reported he was carjacked at gunpoint by two men in the 11100 block of Salem Station Boulevard in Fredericksburg, Skebo said.
The suspec…
Virginia Driver High On Fentanyl Sentenced In Fatal DUI Crash On Jersey Shore
A Virginia woman was sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for causing a fatal crash after taking fentanyl in 2020, authorities said.
Michelle Roselli, 36, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 24, as a result of her previously entered guilty plea to vehicular homicide. The Garden State Parkway crash on Jan. 26, 2020, resulted in the death of Tri Nguyen, 66, of Berkeley Township.
About 8.6 nanograms of fentanyl were found in Roselli's system at the time of the crash, the prosecutor said. According to the DEA, two milligrams of fent…
Trash Compactor Death: Manslaughter Charge Filed In Spotsylvania Tragedy
A Virginia man has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of a worker crushed to death by a trash compactor last year.
Michael Lee Gorham, 57, was indicted on Monday, July 17, with manslaughter in the July 7, 2022 death of 28-year-old Brandon Nutter, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office confirmed.
Brandon Nutter, of Mineral, was just weeks into the job as a heavy equipment mechanic for the Solid Waste Collections Division on July 7, 2022, when the incident occurred at the Chancellor Convenience Center, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.
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Stafford Bank Robber, Conspirators Nabbed At Spotsylvania Pawn Shop
A bank robber in Stafford County is being held in jail without bond.
Jail records show John Kenneth Zinno was charged with robbery, contempt of court, grand larceny, failing to stop for police and more, on Monday, July 17.
Zinno was being sought by police for robbery at Atlantic Union Bank in the 1000 block of Warrenton Road, after showing a teller the note demanding cash around 12:20 p.m., Stafford County Sheriff's Major C. Shawn Kimmitz said.
Authorities circulated Zinno's photo on social media, which helped identify him. Police learned he left the bank without getting the cash, and tha…
Virginia Woman Used Fentanyl Before Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old woman from Virginia has admitted driving under the influence during a fatal crash in Ocean County, authorities said.
Michelle Roselli, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 26, to vehicular homicide, assault by auto and DUI, they said.
The January 2020 crash on the Garden State Parkway resulted in the death of Tri Nguyen, 66, of Berkeley Township, as well as serious injuries to Thuy Duong, 51, also of Berkeley Township.
On Feb. 22, 2020, Nguyen succumbed to his injuries. Duong remains in a Rehabilitation Facility r…