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Spotsy Shooter Accused Of Murdering Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Spotsy Shooter Accused Of Murdering Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Spotsy Shooter Accused Of Murdering Man In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A shooter from Spotsylvania has been apprehended days after a 42-year-old man was shot and killed in Stafford County, authorities announced on Friday. James Allen Wright, Jr., 42, is facing murder and other charges following an investigation into the death of Derrick Campbell, who was shot and killed in the 200 block of Streamview Drive in the Rappahannock Landing Subdivision, officials confirmed. The shooting was reported at around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Happening Now:Deputies are currently investigating the shooting of a person in the Rappahannock Landing subdivision. This …

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Fort Washington Man Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange Fort Washington Man Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange
Fort Washington Man Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…

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Upper Marlboro Woman Latest To Be Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking In DMV Area Upper Marlboro Woman Latest To Be Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking In DMV Area
Upper Marlboro Woman Latest To Be Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking In DMV Area Authorities announced that a Maryland woman has become the fifth to be sentenced to prison time for her role in a massive fentanyl trafficking conspiracy across the region. Upper Marlboro resident Ericka Oliver, 34, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute more than seven kilograms of the deadly drug, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors say that between January 2018 and February 2021, Oliver and others would obtain kilograms of fentanyl from various sources, then use a pill press to manufacture thousands of counterfeit prescri…

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Woman Accused Of Murder, Neglect After Son Dies On Mother's Day From THC Gummies, Sheriff Says Woman Accused Of Murder, Neglect After Son Dies On Mother's Day From THC Gummies, Sheriff Says
Woman Accused Of Murder, Neglect After Son Dies On Mother's Day From THC Gummies, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman has been charged with murder after her 4-year-old son overdosed on weed gummies and died on Mother's Day, authorities announced. Dorothy Annette Clements, 30, of Spotsylvania, has been charged with felony murder and child neglect following an investigation into the death of her son earlier this year. A spokesperson from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said that the child died on Sunday, May 8, after suffering a medical emergency two days earlier in a home in the 5400 block of Jamie Court. Detectives from the agency’s Child Victim Unit investigated the death, which…

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