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DUI Driver Who Intentionally Struck Motorcycle, Pick-Up Arrested In Virginia: Stafford Sheriff
A DUI driver from South Carolina is behind bars in Virginia after intentionally setting off a series of crashes on Richmond Highway overnight, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Rome Washington, 40, of Columbia, is facing a host of charges that include attempted murder after striking a BMW motorcyclist from behind on Monday night in a Subaru SUV without provocation on Richmond Highway. The motorcyclist - who suffered non-life-threatening injuries - was sent onto the hood of the SUV before being thrown to the pavement while Washington continued south down the highway. Invest…
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Frederick Powell Convicted Of Hiding Weapon In DC Building
The District man with a well-known rap sheet who took police on a wild chase before attempting to hide an illegal weapon inside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission building in DC has been convicted, federal authorities announced. Frederick Powell, 29, was found guilty by a jury for the unlawful possession of a weapon with a prior conviction and other offenses after attempting to hide his pistol inside the building following a Friday-night vehicular flight from police through the H-Street corridor in September last year. According to court documents, at around 9:40 p.m. on Sep…
Traffic
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Admits To Having 'Tall Drinks' Before Crashing In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A wanted man didn't argue with members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office who said he had too much to drink after the wrong-way driver crashed into a light pole over the weekend. A deputy on patrol shortly after midnight on Sunday morning was caught off guard when he spotted 64-year-old Stafford resident Scott Cartledge driving south in the northbound lanes of Garrisonville Road when he blew through a red light. Suspecting the driver was possibly not sober, the deputy began to follow Cartledge and attempted to stop him, but not before he could, the driver lost control, …
Police & Fire
DC Man Among Three Busted With Meth, Loaded Weapon After Police Pursuit In MD, Sheriff Says
Three people are in custody in Charles County after putting police through their paces before ultimately being thwarted by stop sticks during a pursuit, officials say. Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Crain Highway and Talbot Street in La Plata after a computer check determined that the plates belonged to a different vehicle, leading to an unfortunate series of events for three suspects. According to officials, the driver refused to stop and instead sped away in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen from a n…
Police & Fire
Wanted Pair Won't Be Home For The Holidays After Christmas Eve Traffic Stop In VA: Sheriff
They say "there's no place like home for the holidays." Antonio Wright and Ashleigh Sullivan are living proof of that in Virginia. Wright and Sullivan, both 31, traded pajamas and Christmas dinner for a prison jumpsuit and plastic silverware in Stafford County after being busted and readily admitting that they were wanted for previous offenses during a Christmas Eve traffic stop. A driver was stopped near the intersection of Warrenton Road and Sandford Drive at around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday night, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson, leading to a series of unfortunate events fo…
Police & Fire
Fleeing Spotsy Driver Made Mistake That Led Deputies To FXB Hiding Spot
A 24-year-old Spotsylvania man wanted for fleeing a traffic stop was found hiding in a Fredericksburg apartment, authorities said. Tyrone Wilson was spotted going nearly 70 mph in a 45 mph school zone on July 22, in Stafford County, the sheriff's office said. A Stafford County sheriff's deputy initiated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop; however, the vehicle sped up instead. A pursuit was kicked off as Wilson swerved into oncoming traffic on Richmond Highway, authorities said. The pursuit continued onto Truslow Road, Havenwoods Way, and eventually back to Richmond Highway w…
Police & Fire
Sleeping DUI Driver Found Passed Out Near US Capitol With Weapons, Ammo: Police
An allegedly drunk driver who fell asleep at the wheel blocks away from Capitol Hill is facing multiple charges after being busted with an illegal weapon and ammo, US Capitol Police announced. Maryland resident Angelo Day, 31, is facing a host of charges after passing out in the crosswalk in Southwest DC on Tuesday morning, prompting further investigation by officers on patrol in the area who found a disturbing scene in the driver's seat. Police say that at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday, a US Capitol Police officer spotted a blue Honda Accord that was stopped in the 500 block of South Cap…
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Driver Charged With Murder Of Lyft Driver, Passengers In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
New details have emerged after members of the United States Park Police apprehended a driver who was implicated in a triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway earlier this year in Northwest DC. Washington, DC resident Nakita Marie Walker, 43, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Monday, May 22, for her role in the fatal crash that took the lives of three people in March. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash. All three occupants of…
Police & Fire
Booze On Board: Driver With Baby Seat Full Of Unopened Alcohol Busted For DUI In Stafford
Investigators say that a wrong-way driver from Prince William County was drunk with a baby seat full of booze when he was arrested in Stafford County making a questionable U-turn along a sidewalk near an area middle school. Woodbridge resident Alejandro Tranquilino Hernandez, 40, was held overnight in Stafford County after being arrested for alleged intoxicated driving near the Rodney Thompson Middle School on Walpole Road, according to officials. Shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office are called to Walpole Road, where there was a ca…
Police & Fire
Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says
The holidays were a little too happy for a driver in Virginia who was busted for alleged impaired driving on I-95 in Virginia on Tuesday afternoon. Caroline County resident Dino Davies, 31, of Ruther Glen, was busted for a DUI in Stafford County after he was apprehended for drunkenly driving and spreading holiday cheer out of his window on Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, the agency received multiple calls regarding a drunk driver shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon as Davies was allegedly shouting “happy holidays!” out of his c…
Police & Fire
Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff
A Maryland man did his best Terminator impression to avoid being arrested after allegedly shooting illegal fireworks at people and homes in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Police had to go through extreme measures to apprehend Emmitsburg resident Aaron Dove, 43, who is facing a slew of charges following an early morning spree of mayhem, officials said. At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office responded to separate incidents in the 15600 and 15800 blocks of Old Frederick Road where there was a reported hit-and-run and…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike Lands In Jail: Police
A 22-year-old motorcyclist faces a mountain of charges in Stafford after someone crashed into his bike last week, authorities said. Austin Reeder, of Fredericksburg, was riding along U.S. 1 when a Lexus SUV pulled onto the highway from Coachman Circle and into his path just before 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Reeder was seriously injured in the crash, deputies said. But when deputies arrived, Reeder began acting nervous, the Sheriff's Office said. That's likely because deputies found what they believed were fentanyl pills in his book…
Police & Fire
Chase In Stafford Ends After Driver Crashes Into Stopped Truck: Police
A driver trying to escape a ticket wound up in a lot more trouble after he crashed his car while trying to get away from police, authorities said. Deputies clocked Jefferson Melendez Duran, 19, of Sterling at 20 miles per hour above the posted 45 mph along Cool Springs Road in south Stafford on Sunday night, but when they went to pull him over, Melendez Duran picked up the pace, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Though, he didn't make it far. Melendez Duran passed several cars on a curve in an attempt to get away from deputies, but the chase ended less …
Police & Fire
Stafford Firefighters Rescue First-Time ATV Driver Who Crashed Into Ravine: Police
A 39-year-old man's first ATV ride was about to end tragically until emergency crews saved his life earlier this week, authorities said. Wilber Rodriguez, of Woodbridge, decided to take the vehicle out for a spin along Brafferton Boulevard when he lost control and crashed into a ravine on Monday, May 30, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The heavy vehicle tumbled down the steep embankment and landed on top of him, the office said. Firefighters subsequently had to pull the ATV off Rodriguez before they took him to a nearby hospital for treatment, deputies said. Deputies charged …
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