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115 MPH Pursuit Crosses 3 County Lines In Virginia; Stolen Handgun, Drugs Recovered: Police
A 24-year-old North Carolina man who led a 115 mph pursuit that crossed three county lines in Virginia has been taken into custody, and two of his passengers treated for injuries, authorities said.
Marquilis T. Boyd, of Charlotte, NC, was behind the wheel of a Ford Taurus with an expired tag when Virginia State Police tried to stop the vehicle on Interstate 81 at the 245-exit ramp in Rockingham County, around 11:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, VSP Sgt. Brent Coffey said.
Boyd failed to stop for police, and a pursuit was initiated. Boyd led authorities into Shenandoah County then into Warren Co…
Army Vet Kyle Payne Of Fredericksburg Dies, 38
Fredericksburg native Kyle Payne died on Thursday, July 6, at VCU Hospital in Richmond, according to his obituary. He was 38 years old.
Kyle was born in Fredericksburg and would go on to serve in the US Army. He worked private security guard for Admiral Security Company in Warsaw, his obituary says.
Kyle is survived by his wife, Tiffany Payne; mother, Barbara J. Hamilton; step-father, Jeffrey Redding; and father-in-law, Ron Wise of Fredericksburg, VA.
Services are set for Tuesday, July 18 at the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, with interment at Qu…
Details, Motive Emerge In Mass Shooting That Killed Father, Graduate In Richmond
Support is surging for family members grieving the loss of the father and son killed in the Richmond mass shooting Tuesday, June 6.
A memorial fund for those surviving Shawn Jackson, 18, and Renzo Smith, 36, had been launched overnight.
The suspect, Ameri Ty-John Pollard, and Jackson apparently had an ongoing dispute, Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference.
Pollard allegedly watched the graduation ceremony and then went to his car and pulled out a handgun, firing as crowds filed out of the Altria Theater around 5:15 p.m., police said.
Five other victims were struck…
