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Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95.  A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…

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Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted
Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted A Prince William County man has been convicted in connection with a horrifying incident in May 2023, authorities announced. On Thursday, Jan. 4, Frederick Pierce has been found guilty on charges of animal cruelty and arson following an investigation by the Prince William County Police Department and the Prince William County Fire Marshall’s Office, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Pierce, 18, was left to watch the 3-month-old Siamese and Maine Coon, Misty, at one of the Stone Point Apartments in Woodbridge for just a few hours on Friday, May 26, 202…

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Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade
Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade A Virginia dad who tried mowing down his former partner and a family trying to help her escape from him was sentenced to a decade behind bars. Enoc Espinal Estrada, 44, was sentenced by Judge Robert P. Coleman of the Prince William County Circuit Court to serve 30 years in prison with 20 years suspended, giving him an active sentence of 10 years in prison, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announced. He also received a 5-year suspended sentence on the unlawful wounding charge and 12-month suspended sentence on a hit-and-run charge. Upon release, he will su…

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Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA
Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA Justice has been served for a Virginia father whose son, an aspiring rapper, was murdered by a friend during a planned trip to Washington, DC. Spotsylvania resident Robert Coltrain, 27, has been sentenced in Virginia for his role in the death of Prince William County native Brian Trotter, whose remains were found in the trunk of a vehicle that crashed in Florida in 2020 after he had been reported missing, authorities announced. Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announced on Tuesday, July 11 that Coltrain was sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended a…

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by Zak Failla
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Prince William County Woman Finally Convicted For 2016 Parking Lot Murder Prince William County Woman Finally Convicted For 2016 Parking Lot Murder
Prince William County Woman Finally Convicted For 2016 Parking Lot Murder A Prince William County woman was recently convicted of first degree murder from a 2016 shooting, authorities said. Roberta Brandon was allegedly fighting about custody and visitation with Cordrey Jackson in a parking lot, when she shot him in the chest, according to the Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney.  In early August 2022, she was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, officials said. There were no further details given about a prison sentence.

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