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Predator Who Made Child Porn For Boyfriend May Spend Life In Virginia Prison: Sheriff Predator Who Made Child Porn For Boyfriend May Spend Life In Virginia Prison: Sheriff
Predator Who Made Child Porn For Boyfriend May Spend Life In Virginia Prison: Sheriff A Virginia woman who produced sexually explicit videos of children for her boyfriend may spend the rest of her life in prison, authorities announced. Bealeton resident Anna Grace Layher, now 28, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison for sexual offenses against children, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Sept. 16.  Specifically, Layher was convicted of rape of a child under 13 years of age and object sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13. She pleaded guilty in June. According to the sheriff's office, in 2023 and 2024, Layher produced sex…

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Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed, Two Injured In Crash Caused By Teen Driver In DMV: Police Motorcyclist Killed, Two Injured In Crash Caused By Teen Driver In DMV: Police
Motorcyclist Killed, Two Injured In Crash Caused By Teen Driver In DMV: Police A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in a violent three-vehicle crash caused by an 18-year-old driver in Virginia, police said. The crash happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, at Aden Road and Parkgate Drive in Nokesville, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators said 18-year-old Luke Alexander Altman, of Fairfax, was driving a 2012 Mazda 5 south on Parkgate Drive when he tried to make a left turn onto eastbound Aden Road.  In doing so, police say Altman turned directly into the path of a 2015 Honda CRF250L motorcycle traveling east. …

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Police & Fire
Fugitive Busted With Drugs After Dramatic Manhunt In DMV, Sheriff Says Fugitive Busted With Drugs After Dramatic Manhunt In DMV, Sheriff Says
Fugitive Busted With Drugs After Dramatic Manhunt In DMV, Sheriff Says A wanted man who ran from deputies was captured in Virginia after an hours-long manhunt — and now he's facing even more charges. Christopher Stanley, 41, of Bealeton, was spotted by a Fauquier County Sheriff’s deputy on Thursday, July 10 around 10:22 a.m. in the Country Wood Estates Subdivision, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Stanley was wanted out of Culpeper County for extortion, using threatening messages, and contempt of court, authorities said. But when Stanley saw the deputy, he took off on foot, kicking off a manhunt in the neighborhood. Deputies set up a perime…

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Amtrak Train Slams Into Pickup Truck In DMV—Driver Charged With Reckless Driving: Police Amtrak Train Slams Into Pickup Truck In DMV—Driver Charged With Reckless Driving: Police
Amtrak Train Slams Into Pickup Truck In DMV—Driver Charged With Reckless Driving: Police The driver who caused a violent train strike in Virginia is now facing charges following an investigation into the crash, police say. Bealeton resident John Edward Bates, 54, was charged with reckless driving following a serious crash that caused chaos for some in Bristow last month. The strike was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, at a private crossing near Milford Road and Bristow Road in Bristow, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say Bates was driving a 2019 Ford F-350 with a trailer westbound on Milford Road when he crossed the t…

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