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Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police
Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police A special education teacher in Virginia has been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting multiple students, police say. Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a teacher at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, is facing charges after investigators received a referral in April regarding an educator who was caught assaulting a student at school. According to investigators from the Fairfax County Police Department, the investigation found that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nagagata allegedly assaulted three students on separate occasions. The nature of the assaults were not …
Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27
Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Mary Catherine Fannon of Alexandria died on Monday, Oct. 30 in her sleep, according to her obituary. She was 27 years old. Catherine played basketball and lacrosse at West Potomac High School and went to to earn her bachelor's degree in sociology from East Carolina University, her obituary reads. She had been working as an enhanced autism teacher at Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, simultaneously working toward her Masters in Special Education from George Mason University. Catherine is survived by her parents, Jack and Kelly; siblings Kristen Fannon, Matthew Fannon, Jak…
'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery 'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery
'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery For a moment, Amanda Kicker thought her life was over. The 27-year-old Prince William County Schools special education teacher was putting air in her tires Saturday, April 29 at an Exxon station on Prince William Parkway, and didn't realize her vehicle wasn't in park. Kicker jumped in front of her car — she needed it. Otherwise, how would she get to school and see her kids?  But the vehicle overpowered Kicker, who is now recovering at Fairfax Hospital with multiple broken ribs, a broken pelvis, broken shoulder blade, knee. "After the first tire ran me over, I thought I was gone …
Special Ed Teacher Sodomized Teen Student, Gave Her Pot: PWC Authorities Special Ed Teacher Sodomized Teen Student, Gave Her Pot: PWC Authorities
Special Ed Teacher Sodomized Teen Student, Gave Her Pot: PWC Authorities A 31-year-old Virginia teacher has been arrested on accusations he gave a teenage student pot before taking her to his house where sodomized and sexually abused her, authorities said. Tavon D'Andre Town, of Dumfries, arranged to meet the victim outside of school on March 30, Prince William County police said. That morning, he brought her marijuana and then together they drove to his home, where the sex assault happened, authorities said. He then dropped her off near the school, authorities said. Town's LinkedIn page shows he is a special education teacher in Woodbridge, and a varsity footb…
Kevin Iglesias Of Falls Church Dies, 28 Kevin Iglesias Of Falls Church Dies, 28
Kevin Iglesias Of Falls Church Dies, 28 Kevin Iglesias, 28, of Falls Church, tragically died after a fall, DCNewsNow.com reported. Iglesias was not just the centerpiece of his family, but he was also a special education instructor at a Fairfax County middle school, the website said. Although his passing was tragic, friends and family remember Iglesias as a man with a big heart, who carried mementos from his students wherever he went, DCNewsNow.com said. A visitation for Iglesias will take place on September 1 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at National Funeral Home, his obituary detailed. Click here to read Kevin Iglesias' full obituary.…
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…