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No Mercy For Manassas Dealer Who Learns Fate For Cocaine, Fentanyl Deals In Virginia No Mercy For Manassas Dealer Who Learns Fate For Cocaine, Fentanyl Deals In Virginia
No Mercy For Manassas Dealer Who Learns Fate For Cocaine, Fentanyl Deals In Virginia A Manassas man who was caught red-handed dealing drugs to undercover officers in Loudoun County received a harsh sentence and will spend more than a decade in prison, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Brian Alexander Snyder, 27, was sentenced to 14 years in prison with no time suspended - above the recommended sentence - after arranging deals with an undercover officer. In March 2024, members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office arranged a "controlled buy" of fentanyl and cocaine, prosecutors said, arranging to meet with him at a set location to pick up the product. Inve…

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Three Arrested For Fatal Abduction Of Virginia Man Found In Own Vehicle: PWC Police Three Arrested For Fatal Abduction Of Virginia Man Found In Own Vehicle: PWC Police
Three Arrested For Fatal Abduction Of Virginia Man Found In Own Vehicle: PWC Police The 43-year-old man found handcuffed and shot to death in the backseat of his own vehicle in Virginia was abducted after a drug deal gone bad, police say. New details have been released by the Prince William County Police Department following the "suspicious" death of Woodbridge resident Jason Thomas Blake, whose body was found in a secluded area in Triangle over the weekend. Three people have been arrested in the past two days in connection to the grisly murder after a friend found Blake's body in the 18500 block of Triangle Street on Sunday, Oct. 27. Those charged:  Jerrome Thomas…

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Drug Dealer Selling Crack Cocaine To Stroke Victim Gets Time For Killing Man's Son In DC: DOJ Drug Dealer Selling Crack Cocaine To Stroke Victim Gets Time For Killing Man's Son In DC: DOJ
Drug Dealer Selling Crack Cocaine To Stroke Victim Gets Time For Killing Man's Son In DC: DOJ The drug dealer who fatally shot a man in the back over a confrontation about drug sales to his father will spend years behind bars. It will be 24 years in prison for 24-year-old District resident Shaka Haltiwanger, who was convicted of murdering Anthony Kelley in 2021 in Southeast DC over money he believed his victim's family owed him, federal officials announced. On Sept. 10, 2021, Kelley, 39, arrived at his father's apartment building to take him to the grocery store after he suffered a stroke and was unable to drive. However, when he got to his father's apartment, he found Ha…

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Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates
Gunman Gets Maximum Sentence For Killing Two Fairfax High School Classmates A Northern Virginia man who was found guilty of killing two teens at a Springfield home in 2021 has received the maximum sentence, much to the chagrin of some in the community. Zachary Burkard, now 20, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitted to shooting South County High School classmates Ersheen Elaiaiser, 17, and Calvin Van Pelt, 16, in April 2021, according to multiple reports. He received 10 years each for voluntary manslaughter for the deaths of the teens. When he is released, Burkard will face an additional three years of post-release supervision. Burkard, who was 18 …

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