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Deputy Attacked Inside Virginia Hospital While Assisting Patient, Suspect Arrested: Sheriff Deputy Attacked Inside Virginia Hospital While Assisting Patient, Suspect Arrested: Sheriff
Deputy Attacked Inside Virginia Hospital While Assisting Patient, Suspect Arrested: Sheriff A sheriff's deputy was injured after being attacked inside Mary Washington Hospital by a man police say he recognized from prior encounters. The attack happened around 12:15 p.m. on Monday, March 10, while the deputy was assisting someone who voluntarily sought mental health resources at the hospital on Sam Perry Boulevard, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. While handling that case, the deputy noticed 39-year-old Darrell Jackson, of Fredericksburg, in the lobby. Moments later, Jackson allegedly rushed toward the deputy and attacked him, officials said. The situation e…

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'Reckless' Teen Leaves Truck Driver Fighting For His Life In I-95 Crash: State Police 'Reckless' Teen Leaves Truck Driver Fighting For His Life In I-95 Crash: State Police
'Reckless' Teen Leaves Truck Driver Fighting For His Life In I-95 Crash: State Police A Stafford County teen is facing charges after causing a crash that left a truck driver from Dumfries with critical injuries in Spotsylvania, according to Virginia State Police officials. Investigators are probing a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and 18-year-old driver that was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 on I-95.  Police say that Stafford resident Ashton Faircloth was driving a 1997 Lexus ES300 south on the interstate when he swerved to avoid slower moving traffic, losing control, and striking a Kensworth tractor-trailer being driven by Frank T…

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Smiling Suspect Making Homicidal Statements At Virginia Hospital Assaulted Officers: Sheriff Smiling Suspect Making Homicidal Statements At Virginia Hospital Assaulted Officers: Sheriff
Smiling Suspect Making Homicidal Statements At Virginia Hospital Assaulted Officers: Sheriff Timing was everything for a 23-year-old Stafford man who went on a tirade at Mary Washington Hospital on Wednesday night and landed himself behind bars. Philip Erikson is facing charges after putting on a show that caught the attention of a deputy who was at the hospital on Sam Perry Boulevard for an unrelated matter. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, a deputy was alarmed when he heard a man "screaming homicidal statements," before observing Erikson threw a metal tray toward a nurse. When the deputy attempted to detai…

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by Zak Failla