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Fugitive From Maryland Wanted For Abduction In Virginia Facing Fresh Charges: Police Fugitive From Maryland Wanted For Abduction In Virginia Facing Fresh Charges: Police
Jaiden Riddick Arrested Following Failed Attempt To Hide: PD A wanted 23-year-old Maryland man who has a checkered criminal history is facing new charges in Virginia after attempting to flee from deputies in Stafford County. Clinton native Jaiden Riddick, who was already wanted in Fredericksburg for abduction, malicious wounding, preventing the summoning of law enforcement, and fleeing from law enforcement, is back behind bars following an incident that played out on Wednesday morning, authorities announced. At approximately 10:52 a.m. on May 29, deputies were tipped off that Riddick was in an area shopping plaza, prompting an investigation that…

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by Zak Failla
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Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say A second man from Virginia is in custody amid an ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland earlier this month, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Caimon Harrell, 21, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree m…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say A Virginia man is in custody following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland early on Sunday morning, authorities announced. Stafford resident Raheem Adams, 22, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle over the weekend, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree murder. …

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Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says
Grant Egan Arrested For Stafford Pursuit A Stafford driver with a history of run-ins with the law has been arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit, police said. A man later identified as Grant Egan, 19, was spotted in a Toyota Sienna using a right-turn only lane to go straight through traffic by Sergeant G.A. Haney near Richmond Highway and Port Aquia Drive around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, May 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Having witnessed the clear traffic violation,Haney activated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop. Instead the Sienna continued to accelerate, kicking off a pursuit, police sa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says
Marvin Schaeffer Jr. Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Child A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a child under 13 years old came forward with horrifying allegations, authorities in Stafford said. The victim told a social services worker that Marvin Schaeffer Jr. forced them into sex acts at his home in South Stafford, County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim reported the alleged incidents earlier this month, the sheriff said. Schaeffer was arrested on 18 total sex offense warrants including six counts of forcible sodomy, six counts of object sexual penetration, and six counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under the age of 13. H…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says A drunken Wawa customer's own clumsiness landed him behind bars over the weekend in Stafford, authorities said. Xavien Washington caught the attention of people inside the Wawa store on Butler Road in Fredericksburg around 4:35 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, after dropping his firearm on the floor while stumbling around in the business, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The 19-year-old Manassas man then tried buying tobacco without an ID, police said. When staff refused to sell him the product, he asked to buy drugs from them, Decatur said. Deputies quickly found Washington and, wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Rips Utility Pole From Ground, Overturns Car In Stafford, Police Say DUI Driver Rips Utility Pole From Ground, Overturns Car In Stafford, Police Say
Juan Hernandez Rodriguez DUI Arrest Stafford A DUI driver miraculously escaped injury after knocking down a utility pole in Stafford last week, authorities said. Juan Hernandez Rodriguez, 41, of Dumfries, was found inside of his overturned vehicle at Telegraph Road and Barnwell Drive following the crash just after 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. When Deputy Suh arrived, he saw a communications pole completely destroyed and blocking the street. The road was shut down as Deputy Suh was able to help safely remove Hernandez Rodriguez from the vehicle, who was not seriously injured, police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Blames Failed Brakes For DUI Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Driver Blames Failed Brakes For DUI Crash In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Juan Hernandez Rodriguez Charged For DUI After Crash An allegedly intoxicated driver who smashed into a pole in Stafford County overnight tried to blame equipment failure, not the four Coronas he had just drank, for the crash, officials say. Deputies were called shortly before 10:15 p.m. on Thursday night to the area of Telegraph Road and Barnwell Drive when Dumfries resident Juan Hernandez Rodriguez drove his truck into a utility pole, which was pulled from the ground, blocking the roadway. The crash scene in Stafford County. Stafford County Sheriff The 41-year-old's vehicle came to rest  on its side near the downed pole. The c…

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Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops
Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops A Stafford woman was found with fentanyl after sending her car into a ditch this week, authorities said. Nevaeh Richins, 18, escaped injury when her blue Dodge Avenger went off the roadway and down an embankment, partially in a ditch around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur's office said. Deputy McCaulley conducted an inventory search of the vehicle and found a stuffed moose bag, filled with fentanyl. Richins admitted that the bag contained fentanyl and did not show any signs of being under the influence. The cause of the crash was determined to be speed-…

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Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff
Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff A 66-year-old woman was drunk when she struck a sheriff's deputy head-on in northern Virginia this week, police said. Patricia Wilson, of Manassas, was heading west in the eastbound lanes coming directly at a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy on the Jessica Chaney Bridge just before 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, the sheriff's office said. The deputy activated his emergency equipment to get Wilson to stop, however, she instead collided with his vehicle head-on, authorities said.  While no injuries were reported, Wilson said she couldn’t remember what happened or how she ended up…

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Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police
Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police A 56-year-old Stafford was jailed for a shooting involving an innocent victim: His neighbor. The female victim, a resident of a home in North Stafford, said she was not sure what happened, but that she was bleeding profusely from her stomach around 12 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, the county sheriff's office said. Arriving officers noticed a bullet-sized hole in the wall that directly lined up to where the victim was standing in her kitchen when she was struck. As the victim was taken to a nearby hospital, officers launched their investigation. Deputies made contact with a neighbor, Derek A…

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Serial Bank Robber Arrested In String Of Northern Virginia Incidents: Cops Serial Bank Robber Arrested In String Of Northern Virginia Incidents: Cops
Serial Bank Robber Arrested In String Of Northern Virginia Incidents: Cops Police have announced the arrest of a bank robber wanted in incidents in both Stafford and Prince William County. Bobby Winstead III, 34, of Lorton, has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and using a mask with the intent to conceal his identity in connection with the series of incidents dating back to early February, authorities announced. According to police, Winstead was involved in the following incidents: Feb. 6, 10:45 a.m. at Carter Bank and Trust on Worth Avenue in Stafford: The suspect involved demanded cash and i…

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by Cecilia Levine