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Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia
Baton-Wielding Robber Gets Life For Role In Murder Of Delivery Driver In Virginia A man who killed a food delivery driver at a Denny's restaurant during an attempted robbery will be spending the rest of his life behind bars. Ryan Walker was sentenced by Judge Carroll A. Weimer, Jr. to 50 years and two life sentences in the Virginia state penitentiary, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Weimer suspended 35 years and all but two years of the life sentences for a total active term of incarceration of 17 years and placed Walker on probation for a period of five years following his release from prison. The sentence is conditioned upon Walker…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted
Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted A Prince William County man has been convicted in connection with a horrifying incident in May 2023, authorities announced. On Thursday, Jan. 4, Frederick Pierce has been found guilty on charges of animal cruelty and arson following an investigation by the Prince William County Police Department and the Prince William County Fire Marshall’s Office, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Pierce, 18, was left to watch the 3-month-old Siamese and Maine Coon, Misty, at one of the Stone Point Apartments in Woodbridge for just a few hours on Friday, May 26, 202…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade
Man Who Tried To Run Down GF, Child Before Ramming Family In VA Parking Lot Gets Decade A Virginia dad who tried mowing down his former partner and a family trying to help her escape from him was sentenced to a decade behind bars. Enoc Espinal Estrada, 44, was sentenced by Judge Robert P. Coleman of the Prince William County Circuit Court to serve 30 years in prison with 20 years suspended, giving him an active sentence of 10 years in prison, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announced. He also received a 5-year suspended sentence on the unlawful wounding charge and 12-month suspended sentence on a hit-and-run charge. Upon release, he will su…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA
Spotsylvania Man Sentenced For Murdering Friend, Aspiring Rapper From VA Justice has been served for a Virginia father whose son, an aspiring rapper, was murdered by a friend during a planned trip to Washington, DC. Spotsylvania resident Robert Coltrain, 27, has been sentenced in Virginia for his role in the death of Prince William County native Brian Trotter, whose remains were found in the trunk of a vehicle that crashed in Florida in 2020 after he had been reported missing, authorities announced. Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth announced on Tuesday, July 11 that Coltrain was sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Convicted In Fatal Valentine's Day PWC Wreck Speeding Driver Convicted In Fatal Valentine's Day PWC Wreck
Speeding Driver Convicted In Fatal Valentine's Day PWC Wreck A Prince William County jury found a speeding driver guilty for charges filed in a fatal Valentine's Day wreck in 2022. Marvin Anton Cabrera Martinez was convicted of one count of involuntary manslaughter, one count of reckless driving by speed, and one count of driving without an operator’s license last month, Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Cabrera Martinez was going 84 mph in a 35 mph zone without a license, in a Jeep SUV seconds before he swerved to avoid another car that had partially turned into his lane of travel on Feb. 14, 2022 in Woodbridge, Ashworth said. He struck th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain
Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Thousands of Prince William County voters are petitioning for the recall of Board Chair Ann Wheeler.  After taking office, Wheeler invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in technology companies tied with data centers, as first reported by WUSA-9.  Many citizens are opposed to the data centers, citing newly released data that reveals their negative impacts on waterways and national parks. However, elected officials favor them for their proposed financial gain, apparently including Wheeler.  Wheeler was elected as Chair in 2019, but has been active on community boards for …

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by AJ Goldbloom