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Horse Farrier Accused Of Taking Indecent Liberties While Working On Virginia Farms 40 Years Ago Horse Farrier Accused Of Taking Indecent Liberties While Working On Virginia Farms 40 Years Ago
Horse Farrier Accused Of Taking Indecent Liberties While Working On Virginia Farms 40 Years Ago An 81-year-old man in Virginia who made his name working as a horse farrier at multiple farms in Stafford County and Northern Virginia has been apprehended for taking indecent liberties decades ago, authorities announced. Edward Shelton, now living in Fredericksburg, has been arrested and charged with two counts of indecent liberties for alleged crimes that happened more than 40 years ago in Great Falls. In June, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department received a report from a woman who said she was sexually assaulted repeatedly at a horse farm between 1980 and 1983, leading inve…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams' Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams'
Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams' Support is on the rise for the family of a 26-year-old Reston woman struck and killed by a vehicle on Leesburg Pike earlier this month. Giomarie Davila-Ocasio walked into the westbound lanes of the roadway when she was struck by a 2016 Ford Explorer around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in Great Falls, Fairfax County police said. The driver of the vehicle initially left the scene but returned shortly after and Davila-Ocasio was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe that alcohol was a factor in the crash for Davila-Ocasio, and alcohol does not appear to be a factor for the d…

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by Cecilia Levine