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Third Suspect Arrested For Deadly Downtown Fredericksburg Shooting: Police (Updated)
A third person has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Tyler Lee Jones in Virginia.
Spotsylvania resident Eric Costley, 23, joined suspects Elijah Musgrove, 22, and Izaiah Jabbar Daniels, 21, behind bars after being apprehended by investigators from the Fredericksburg Police Department on Friday, Dec. 20, authorities announced.
Izaiah Jabbar Daniels (left) and Elijah Musgrove
Fredericksburg Police
Police said the shooting, which occurred early on Dec. 14 in the 400 block of William Street, stemmed from an altercation between known parties.
Officers arri…
Holiday Heist Fails: Fredericksburg Fugitive Nabbed At Stafford Target, Sheriff Says
A Spotsylvania suspect wanted out of Fredericksburg is back behind bars after a shoplifting bust at a Stafford Target.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9,, First Sgt. D.F. Purcell of Stafford's "Special Problems Unit" was conducting an anti-shoplifting patrol when he stopped by the Target on South Gateway Drive, a fateful coincidence, as store staff had just caught a shoplifter red-handed.
Using surveillance footage, Purcell observed Quinten Howard, 40, roaming the store and filling a cart with nearly $190 worth of items before bypassing all points of sale, a Stafford County Sheriff’…
Fredericksburg Man Arrested For Sexual Assault Of Minor In Woodbridge: Police
A Fredericksburg man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child in Woodbridge several years ago, Prince William County Police announced on Monday.
Detectives launched an investigation after the victim, now older, recently came forward to report the assault, which occurred between September 2016 and September 2018 when she was under the age of 13, police say.
The investigation revealed that the suspect, later identified as Anthony Bennett, 30, was known to the victim, and he turned himself in to authorities without incident on Nov. 22, police said.
Bennett has been charged with …
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who Northern Virginia Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Virginia voters leaned toward the Democratic candidate, though this time President-elect Donald Trump came out on top.
On Tuesday, Vice President Kama Harris and Gov. Tim Walz received 51.56 percent (2,226,459 total votes) of the vote versus 46.36 percent (2,002,018 votes) for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance in Maryland, according to the Board of Elections.
Four years ago, the numbers were similar, with President Joe Biden and Harris garnering 54.1 percent (2,413,568 votes) over Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence's 44 perc…
Wanted Man, Woman Detained After Simple Traffic Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
What started as a simple traffic stop in Stafford County resulted in two wanted fugitives being apprehended on a host of charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Fredericksburg resident Tahj Ford, 27, and 24-year-old Woodbridge native Michaele Simms were both detained over the weekend, despite their best efforts to evade arrest.
According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct .25, a deputy on patrol on Warrenton Road near Sanford Drive spotted a Jeep - driven by Simms - make a reckless lane change, causing the vehicle behind her to take evasive act…
