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Assault By Mob: Third Suspect Arrested For Violent Attack At Haymarket Home, Police Say
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a violent assault at a Prince William County home in February, authorities said.
Eric Yovany Melara, 33, of Manassas, had been wanted in connection with the Feb. 12 assault in Haymarket, Prince William County police said. He was arrested on Wednesday, June 5, and charged with assault by mob, aggravated malicious wounding, and abduction.
Jasmine Denisha Garcia, 36, also of Manassas, and Anthony Agguire were both previously arrested.
At approximately 12:45 a.m. on Feb. 12, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were call…
US Marshals Capture NJ Man In VA For Attempted Murder, Sex Assault Of 2 Victims: Prosecutor
A 46-year-old New Jersey man was arrested by US Marshals in Virginia on Wednesday, June 5 for attempted murder and accusations he sexually assaulted two people including a juvenile, authorities said.
Caream Davis, of Irvington, NJ was arrested in Richmond, VA following the assaults on an adult and a juvenile on Monday, June 3, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracy Bowers said.
Additional details are being withheld to protect the victims, authorities said.
Stephens was charged with with two counts of aggravated sexual a…
Spotsy Triple Murder Victims Identified
Police have released the identities of the three people believed killed by their roommate in Spotsylvania this week.
Alyssa Venable, 23, remains at large in connection with the deadly shooting of her three roommates, who were found dead in their White Street Court home on Tuesday, June 4.
The sheriff's office identified the victims as Robert John McGuire 77, Gregory Scott Powell, 60, and, Carol Anne Reese, 65. They were found by deputies performing a welfare check having suffered upper-body trauma, authorities said previously.
Venable is wanted on charges of second-degree mu…
Loudoun County Arsonist Sets Two Fires, Causing $4K In Damages, Fire Marshal Says
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two recent arson fires in Leesburg, authorities announced.
Jose Hernandez set two different fires on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE, one on Sunday, June 2, and the other on Tuesday, June 4, totaling $4,000 in damage, the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office announced.
Firefighters were called to the home for a dryer fire on the first floor of a residential building around 3:40 p.m. Sunday, June 2, the LCFMO said. The cause was determined to be incendiary in nature. Damages were estimated at $1,500. No civilian or firef…
Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced
A Rochester, NY man whose dog bit a Loudoun County deputy after leading a reckless pursuit that landed four people in the hospital has been sentence to prison time.
Justin Connor, of Rochester, NY, who was 27 at the time of the July 2023 incident, was sentenced on May 23, 2024 to seven years and three months in prison by Judge Matthew P. Snow, the county sheriff's office announced.
Connor was found unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. July 22, 2023, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies…
Quadruple Shooting Kills 15-Year-Old Killed Triangle, Police Say
A 15-year-old died and three other people were wounded in a quadruple shooting late Monday, June 3 in Prince William County, police said.
A group of people had been gathered on the 3700 block of Masthead Trail in Triangle around 10:30 p.m., behind homes in the area, when gunfire rang out, count police said.
The parties dispersed as officers arrived on scene. Police found the first two victims, a 15-year-old boy and a man, and rendered aid. The boy ultimately died of his injuries, police said.
While checking the area, a second boy was found nearby suffering from a graze wound and was t…
Axe-Wielding Robber Arrested After Arlington Pursuit, Police Say
An 18-year-old Arlington man has been arrested for trying to rob a business he'd been banned from, authorities said.
Daryl Palmer broke into a business he'd been banned from on the 4200 block of Fairfax Drive around 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, the sheriff's office said.
He went behind the counter, at which point an employee called police, the office said. Palmer walked toward the exit, pulled out an axe hidden in a backpack, struck a display case and fled on food, police said.
A description of Palmer was broadcast to officers, who arrested him after a foot pursuit on N. Stuart Street.&n…
