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Arrest Made In 2017 Disappearance, Murder Of Virginia Mother, Infant: 'Long Time Coming' Arrest Made In 2017 Disappearance, Murder Of Virginia Mother, Infant: 'Long Time Coming'
Arrest Made In 2017 Disappearance, Murder Of Virginia Mother, Infant: 'Long Time Coming' After nearly eight years of unanswered questions, authorities in Virginia have made an arrest in the 2017 cold case murder of a young mother and her infant daughter, officials announced. Carlos A. Johnson Jr., 46, of Newport News, was taken into custody around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, in connection with the deaths of 34-year-old Keir Johnson and her 8-month-old daughter, Chloe Johnson, according to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. The mother and child were last seen on April 30, 2017.  God bring them home!...It's been way too long!!! Why?!? @crimeonlinenews @NancyGrac…

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by Zak Failla
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Braided Murder Suspect Known As 'Goo-Goo' At Large Following Fatal Shooting In Virginia: Police Braided Murder Suspect Known As 'Goo-Goo' At Large Following Fatal Shooting In Virginia: Police
Braided Murder Suspect Known As 'Goo-Goo' At Large Following Fatal Shooting In Virginia: Police Seen him?  A man in Virginia accused of murdering a 38-year-old man remains at large more than a week after a fatal shooting, police say. An alert was issued by the Newport News Police Department as they attempt to track down Paul Joseph Mulleano, 39, who is wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of Jave Irvin Edwards in late January. Shortly after 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, officers from the agency were called to the 1100 block of 35th Street to investigate reports of shot fired, where they found Edwards suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was rushed to an ar…

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Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect
Mother Of VA Boy Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Indicted, Charged With Child Neglect The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia and left her with serious injuries has been indicted on a pair of charges, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn announced. On Monday, April 10, officials said that a grand jury has returned two indictments related to the January shooting of 25-year-old educator Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a possibly disturbed student at Richneck Elementary School. Specifically, Deja Taylor, 25, has been charged with with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. The charges came foll…

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Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports
Student Who Shot VA Teacher Wanted To Set Another On Fire, Watch Her Burn: Reports The elementary school student who shot his teacher in Virginia reportedly told others that he wanted to set another educator on fire and watch her burn to death. Last month, Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot and hospitalized by a 6-year-old student at Recheck Elementary School in Newport News in what appears to have been a premeditated attack against the educator. According to reports, the child, who was known to cause chaos in the classroom, once wrote a note stating that he hated a different teacher and wanted to set her on fire to kill her, though administrators dismissed the letter and told h…

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by Zak Failla
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VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report
VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report A 41-year-old Virginia man has been found guilty killing of a police officer originally from Massachusetts during a traffic stop almost three years, Daily Press reports.  Vernon Green II, of Newport News, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Newport News Police Officer Katherine "Katie" Thyne on Thursday, Nov. 17, the outlet reports.  The 24-year-old got stuck between the driver's door and frame of Green's car while officers tried pulling him out during a marijuana investigation on January 23, 2020, the outlet reports. Thyne died when the car crashed into a tree about a block a…

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by David Cifarelli
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Suspected Drug User Who Escaped From Virginia Police Back In Custody Suspected Drug User Who Escaped From Virginia Police Back In Custody
Suspected Drug User Who Escaped From Virginia Police Back In Custody A wanted man who gave the slip to police officers attempting to arrest him in Prince William County earlier this month is back in custody, according to authorities. The Prince William County Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 18 that Woodbridge resident Isaiah Dimitri Hall, 25, has been apprehended again after escaping from officers earlier this month taking him into custody for alleged illegal drug use in a Bayside Avenue apartment complex. Officers were called to the Bayvue Apartments complex in the 1400 block of Bayside Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct…

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by Zak Failla
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Victim, Suspect ID'd In Newport News Fatal Shooting That Stemmed From Road Rage Victim, Suspect ID'd In Newport News Fatal Shooting That Stemmed From Road Rage
Victim, Suspect ID'd In Newport News Fatal Shooting That Stemmed From Road Rage A suspect was arrested for shooting a 51-year-old woman to death in a Newport News parking lot, officials said.  On August 26, at around 1:30 p.m., officers arrived to a parking lot in the 300 Block of Oyster Point Road, where they found Crystal Mittelstadter, 51, suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Newport News Police Department. Mittelstadter was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities reported. Law enforcement's initial investigation revealed that the incident actually began during a road rage incident between Mittlestadter and the suspect, officials said.  Wit…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Newport News Police ID Victim In Early Morning Five-Vehicle Crash Newport News Police ID Victim In Early Morning Five-Vehicle Crash
Newport News Police ID Victim In Early Morning Five-Vehicle Crash On Tuesday, August 30, Newport News police identified the victim who died in a recent five-vehicle crash, officials said.  Two days prior, just after midnight, Jefferson Avenue was shut down in both directions after multiple cars were involved in a crash near Habersham Driver, according to the Newport News Police Department. A 26-year-old man was taken to a hospital for life threatening injuries and a juvenile was also taken to the hospital with non-life threatening, authorities reported. The victim was identified as Omarye Watford of Newport News, officials said. 

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Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas
Special Education Teacher In Virginia Sentenced For Importing MDMA Into The US From Overseas A high school special education teacher in the region will spend years behind bars following his sentencing for importing MDMA into the United States from Europe. Virginia resident Andrew Myers, 39, of Newport News, has been sentenced to two years in prison after being busted bringing the drug, more commonly known as ecstasy, into the country from Spain and German. In February 2020, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations and detectives with the Newport News Police Department received a tip that a package containing MDMA was entering the US and was addressed to Myers, officials…

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by Zak Failla