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Attempted Capital Murder Charge For Teen Who Ran Over Sheriff's Deputy In Virginia, Police Say Attempted Capital Murder Charge For Teen Who Ran Over Sheriff's Deputy In Virginia, Police Say
Attempted Capital Murder Charge For Teen Who Ran Over Sheriff's Deputy In Virginia, Police Say Authorities say that a teenage driver who intentionally drove through a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy rather than get a ticket was apprehended by US Marshals after fleeing into Maryland. Kimora Fagbewesa, 18, is in police custody and faces a host of charges following a wild scene that began shortly before 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, and lasted well into the following day as law enforcement attempted to take her into custody. A member of the sheriff’s office on patrol spotted a reckless driver - later identified as Fagbewesa - who was driving recklessly and speeding in the area of Gar…

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by Zak Failla
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Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting
Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Nearly two dozen members of the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club have been indicted on multiple charges related to a quadruple shooting that took place in Maryland in October 2020. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 22, that 21 members of the club have been identified and apprehended for their roles in a shooting at Room 301 on Crain Highway in Waldorf. Those charged, and their affiliation to the gang: Eric Gerard Davis, 32, of Fort Washington (Unseen Kingz); Kentrel Jerome Dorsey, 33, of Front Royal (Virginia Chapter); Shawn Everett Fleming, 32, of Centerville …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder
Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Authorities have identified the man killed at a Red Roof Inn in Stafford County over the weekend.  Deputies said Leo Franklin, 47, of Maryland, died at the Warrenton Road motel in Stafford just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 19.  George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, reportedly shot him and then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with the handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. A Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with Pearson on FaceTime in an attempt to get him to turn himself in. He told them he wouldn't be taken alive, deputies said. However, when offic…

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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine
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FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …

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by Cecilia Levine