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Warrenton Road, Stafford County, VA

Virginia Deputies Bust Suspected Dealer After Fatal Overdose: Dangerous Drugs Seized: Sheriff Virginia Deputies Bust Suspected Dealer After Fatal Overdose: Dangerous Drugs Seized: Sheriff
Virginia Deputies Bust Suspected Dealer After Fatal Overdose: Dangerous Drugs Seized: Sheriff A Fredericksburg man is behind bars after a fatal overdose investigation led to the seizure of dangerous drugs in Stafford County. On Sunday, Dec. 15, Stafford County deputies responded to a suspected overdose death in North Stafford, according to the sheriff’s office.  Detectives with the Special Investigations Unit joined the case, which soon prompted an operation involving the county SWAT Team. On Wednesday, investigators conducted a traffic stop near Warrenton Road and South Gateway Drive, where detectives seized heroin, 90 fentanyl pills, and xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer o…
Wanted Man, Woman Detained After Simple Traffic Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Wanted Man, Woman Detained After Simple Traffic Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Wanted Man, Woman Detained After Simple Traffic Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says What started as a simple traffic stop in Stafford County resulted in two wanted fugitives being apprehended on a host of charges, according to the sheriff's office. Fredericksburg resident Tahj Ford, 27, and 24-year-old Woodbridge native Michaele Simms were both detained over the weekend, despite their best efforts to evade arrest. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct .25, a deputy on patrol on Warrenton Road near Sanford Drive spotted a Jeep - driven by Simms - make a reckless lane change, causing the vehicle behind her to take evasive act…
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Temporarily Ties Up Traffic During Afternoon Commute In Stafford Overturned Tractor-Trailer Temporarily Ties Up Traffic During Afternoon Commute In Stafford
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Temporarily Ties Up Traffic During Afternoon Commute In Stafford A tractor-trailer that went off the road and crashed in Stafford County near the Fauquier County line led to lane closures in advance of the afternoon commute on Wednesday. An alert was issued by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 14, cautioning motorists that both north and southbound lanes on Warrenton Road are temporarily shut down due to the reported crash that ended with the truck on its side in a ditch. Traffic Alert:Southbound Warrenton Road near the Fauquier County line has one lane open due to a tractor trailer off the roadway. Expect delays in th…
Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says
Reckless DUI Driver Suffers Serious Injuries In Fiery Head-On Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says A driver who admitted to downing mini-bottles of vodka before causing a head-on crash in Stafford County suffered serious injures over the weekend, according to the sheriff's office. Sumerduck resident John Bruton III, 31, is facing multiple charges after being arrested in connection to a crash on Sunday night.  Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the intersection of Warrenton Road and Cardinal Forest Drive to investigate what was described as "a really bad" crash that left the suspect vehicle on fire. Witnesses told inve…
Motorcyclist Forced To Swerve Into Shoulder Fired Shots At Driver's Car In Stafford: Sheriff Motorcyclist Forced To Swerve Into Shoulder Fired Shots At Driver's Car In Stafford: Sheriff
Motorcyclist Forced To Swerve Into Shoulder Fired Shots At Driver's Car In Stafford: Sheriff A road-raging motorcyclist popped off and took shots at another driver following an incident that played out in Stafford County early on Sunday morning, officials say. Deputies were called at around 12:15 a.m. on July 21 to the intersection of Warrenton Road and Village Parkway, where there reports of shots fired with a vehicle struck at least twice. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the driver was on Warrenton Road near the intersection, when he noticed a motorcycle in front of him. The driver said that he merged into the left lane, forcing the motorcyclist to swerve onto…
Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff
Fentanyl, Suspected Drug Dealers Arrested Following Traffic Stop In Stafford: Sheriff A pair of suspected drug dealers are off the streets of Stafford County — along with their fentanyl — following an investigation by the sheriff's office. Justin Cauley, 34, of Clinton, MD, and Stafford resident Jessica Bigler, 37, were recently apprehended in connection to the distribution of drugs in the Warrenton Road area. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, detectives spotted a vehicle wanted as part of the investigation, prompting a fateful traffic stop for the pair in the area of Banks Ford Parkway. Bigler, who was already was …
DUI DoorDash Driver Arrested When Deputies Spot Something Off During Virginia Delivery: Sheriff DUI DoorDash Driver Arrested When Deputies Spot Something Off During Virginia Delivery: Sheriff
DUI DoorDash Driver Arrested When Deputies Spot Something Off During Virginia Delivery: Sheriff A DoorDash driver was stopped by keen-eyed Stafford County deputies who noticed something was awry. Sergeant B.U. Demirci and Deputy A.J. Charoenthep stopped a Mazda with a license plate belonging to a Volkswagon just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21 at Warrenton Road and Olde Forge Drive, Sheriff David Decatur said. Demirci and Charoenthep stopped the vehicle and made contact with the driver, 44-year-old Michael Parnell II, of Bumpass. Parnell said he was trying to make a DoorDash delivery, but the order would need to wait considering Parnell had a revoked license due t…
Karate-Kicking DUI Driver Jailed In Stafford County: Sheriff Karate-Kicking DUI Driver Jailed In Stafford County: Sheriff
Karate-Kicking DUI Driver Jailed In Stafford County: Sheriff A drunken driver trying to prove his sobriety with karate ended up behind bars in Stafford County, authorities said. Hugo Lucero Albeno, 43, was spotted swerving on Richmond Highway by another motorist around 8:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, according to Ryan Wilbur, spokesperson for the county sheriff's office. First Sergeant A.I. Assur found him at the Warrenton Road intersection. Lucero Albeno had clear signs of intoxication and admitted to consuming one beer, Wilbur said.   "In an attempt to prove his sobriety, the driver without being prompted, imitated the classic Ralph Macc…
Spider Web Neck Tattoo Helps ID Stafford Man Running From Police: Authorities Spider Web Neck Tattoo Helps ID Stafford Man Running From Police: Authorities
Spider Web Neck Tattoo Helps ID Stafford Man Running From Police: Authorities Police were pointed in the direction of Aa 42-year-old man running from them by civilians who noticed his unique neck tattoo, ultimately leading to his capture, authorities in Stafford County said. On Saturday, Jan. 27 at 5:15 p.m., deputies were tipped off that Jermaine Johnson was at the Americas Best Value on Warrenton Road, the sheriff's office said in a release.  Johnson was wanted out of Stafford County for violation of a court order with underlying possession of controlled substances charge, as well as, out of Spotsylvania County for a capias.  When deputies arrived t…
Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff
Drunken Fredericksburg Man Terrorizes Stafford Deputies, Wawa, Hotel Staff: Sheriff A man cursing and screaming at hotel and Wawa employees is behind bars, police in Stafford County said. A man later identified as Michael Fauntleroy, 55, of Fredericksburg, brought police to the Excel Inn & Suites on Warrenton Road around 1:50 a.m. Jan. 18, for cursing and screaming at an employee, the county sheriff's office said. Fauntleroy was removed from the property, and authorities hoped that was the end of that. It wasn't. Ten minutes later, Fauntleroy went to the Wawa on South Gateway Drive and did the same, authorities said. There, Fauntleroy threatened d…
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff A pair of brothers from Woodbridge led Stafford County Sheriff's deputies on a chase along Interstate 95 after a theft at Walmart, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at about 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to Walmart, at 11 Village Parkway, for a larceny, the Sheriff's Office said. Walmart workers told deputies that two suspects had left the store with multiple stolen electronic devices. The suspects smashed into another vehicle and fled, deputies said. Sgt. A. Dupree Jr. spotted the vehicle at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive before it fled onto I-95 northbound,…
Wanted Car Burglar Busted Littering In Stafford: Police Wanted Car Burglar Busted Littering In Stafford: Police
Wanted Car Burglar Busted Littering In Stafford: Police A man wanted for failure to appear and car break-ins was arrested when authorities in Stafford County caught him dumping trash at a motel, they said. Jared Beacham, 37, of Goochland, had apparently dumped trash at the Super 8 Motel on Warrenton Road around 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Beacham told a responding deputy he was “pretty sure” there were warrants out for his arrest. He was right: Beacham had failure to appear warrants from Hanover County, Stafford County, and the city of Richmond, authorities said. The preexisting charge for the Hanover …
Wanted Pair Won't Be Home For The Holidays After Christmas Eve Traffic Stop In VA: Sheriff Wanted Pair Won't Be Home For The Holidays After Christmas Eve Traffic Stop In VA: Sheriff
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…
Woman Who Had 'Half A Shot' Before Driving Children In Virginia Busted For DUI: Sheriff Woman Who Had 'Half A Shot' Before Driving Children In Virginia Busted For DUI: Sheriff
Woman Who Had 'Half A Shot' Before Driving Children In Virginia Busted For DUI: Sheriff An allegedly intoxicated driver made things worse for herself in Stafford County after being busted by sheriff's deputies with kids in the car, police say. Chaizika Gadson couldn't keep her Camaro in the roadway, drawing the suspicions of members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, who didn't make it easy on them during a subsequent traffic stop. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Monday morning, a deputy on patrol on Warrenton Road began tailing Gadson, which continued to drift off the roadway before she overcorrected and wound up  veering into a divider in the left lane and drifting ba…
DUI Driver Leads 118 MPH Pursuit Before Crashing On I-95 In Virginia: Sheriff DUI Driver Leads 118 MPH Pursuit Before Crashing On I-95 In Virginia: Sheriff
DUI Driver Leads 118 MPH Pursuit Before Crashing On I-95 In Virginia: Sheriff A 30-year-old DUI driver didn't seem too upset about her arrest in Virginia this week. Shannon Beck is in custody after leading the I-95 police pursuit that ended in a crash into the highway barrier on Monday, Nov. 6, around 1:10 p.m., Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Deputy M.A. Holub was heading north on I-95 near Warrenton Road in his marked patrol car when a Nissan Rogue, operated by Beck, sped past him on the shoulder, the sheriff said.  Holub activated his emergency equipment, but the Rogue refused to stop, accelerating to more than 118 mph and weaving through tr…
'Evil Energy' To Blame For Pepper Spray Assault At Virginia Motel, Assailant Says: Sheriff 'Evil Energy' To Blame For Pepper Spray Assault At Virginia Motel, Assailant Says: Sheriff
'Evil Energy' To Blame For Pepper Spray Assault At Virginia Motel, Assailant Says: Sheriff A New Yorker was arrested in Virginia after some “evil energy” took him over and he assaulted a person at a Stafford County motel. Garrett Chaudhri, 23, was arrested by members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Aug. 15, following an incident that played out at the Super 8 Motel on Warrenton Road. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies were called to the motel to investigate a reported assault involving a person who had been pepper sprayed during a verbal dispute that rapidly escalated to physical violence. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, Chaudhri cla…
Police Stop I-95 Traffic To Capture DC Felon Running Across Highway In VA: Sheriff Police Stop I-95 Traffic To Capture DC Felon Running Across Highway In VA: Sheriff
Police Stop I-95 Traffic To Capture DC Felon Running Across Highway In VA: Sheriff A Washington DC man wanted out of Fairfax County on 18 charges was apprehended on I-95 in Stafford County — then tried to flee again, authorities said. A Stafford County Sheriff's deputy was driving on Warrenton Road near the Olde Forge neighborhood when he saw a stolen vehicle in the Exxon parking lot around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, Sheriff David Decatur said. While the car was empty, a man matching the description of a fugitive, later identified as Job Coffer, was spotted inside of the Exxon station, police said. Coffer asked employees if he could leave through the back door, but …
'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says 'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says
'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says A pair of jokesters made the job easy for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend. Investigators didn’t have to work hard to bust two men who first made prank calls to the sheriff’s office while having a party at Motel 6 and were initially given a slap on the wrist and reminder to only call 911 in the event of an emergency before going back to the well one too many times. The deputies were first called at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Friday, April 21 to the hotel on Warrenton Road, where there were reports of a suspicious call that came from one of the rooms. Two ca…
Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff
Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff An April Fool with the need for speed is facing serious charges in Stafford County after literally driving the wheels off his car during a police pursuit overnight. Caleb Cooney, 18, was allegedly intoxicated when he attempted to elude members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office by speeding through the area and taking questionable evasive maneuvers, authorities say. The incident began shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. A sergeant from the sheriff’s office was driving north on University Boulevard when he spotted a Honda Civic speeding toward him before slamming on the brakes…
Botched Drug Deal With Minor Leads Stafford Sheriff To Two Shooting Suspects Botched Drug Deal With Minor Leads Stafford Sheriff To Two Shooting Suspects
Botched Drug Deal With Minor Leads Stafford Sheriff To Two Shooting Suspects Two men are in custody days after the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting involving a minor over the weekend. Logan Garrison, 20, and Nathan Thompson, 21, are both facing charges after an investigation into a shooting and subsequent assault at Wawa on Warrenton Road, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office announced on Monday, March 13. The investigation began shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10, when the sheriff’s office was advised of a juvenile shooting victim who checked into Mary Washington Hospital after an incident in England Run. Officials…
'I'm Going To Jail:' Wanted Candy Shoplifter In Stafford Predicts End Of Sheriff's Pursuit 'I'm Going To Jail:' Wanted Candy Shoplifter In Stafford Predicts End Of Sheriff's Pursuit
'I'm Going To Jail:' Wanted Candy Shoplifter In Stafford Predicts End Of Sheriff's Pursuit A Virginia woman will be trading Valentine’s Day pink and red for prison blues after stealing boxes of chocolates and taking police in Stafford County on a pursuit. Spotsylvania resident Dawn Lewis, 57, is behind bars after being busted by members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office stealing boxes of candy from a local Walmart and attempting to evade arrest, according to investigators. At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, deputies were called to Walmart on Village Parkway to investigate reports of a woman - later identified as Lewis - who stole several hundred dollars of candy…
Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen
Minor Held Without Bail After Identifying Herself As Dead Man, Possessing Vape Pen A woman was arrested after falsely identifying herself as a dead man at a Virginia hotel, authorities say. Police responded to the Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road on the morning of Monday, Dec. 12 for a report of vandalism after a staff member said that a woman had broken a window before arguing with guests and fleeing the scene, Stafford County police say. The woman was found at the Exxon across the street, where a deputy asked her for identification. The woman then identified herself as a deceased male. It was discovered that the woman had illegally entered one of the hotel rooms and was …
Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police
Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police Police arrested a Fredericksburg man for robbing a local Stafford County bank, officials said. At around 3:30 p.m. on August 18, officers responded to the Truist Bank on Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive, to find the bank had been robbed and the suspect was no where to be found, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  While law enforcement and a K-9 searched the scene, an officer got word of an intoxicated man entering vehicles in a nearby Target parking lot, police said. Jeremy Peters, 40, who had fled the bank on foot  and who was believed to be armed in the …
Divine Intervention? Wanted Man Crashes Through Stafford County Church Ceiling During Service Divine Intervention? Wanted Man Crashes Through Stafford County Church Ceiling During Service
Divine Intervention? Wanted Man Crashes Through Stafford County Church Ceiling During Service Rumblings heard in the ceiling of a Stafford County church on Saturday, June 11, weren't the Holy Spirit but a wanted criminal playing a game of hide and seek with deputies.  Troy Longwell, 52, was arrested after he dropped out of the roof during a church service around 7:30 p.m. He crawled into the sanctuary from an adjoining business, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  Deputies received a tip that Longwell was hiding in a beauty shop at a shopping center on Warrenton Road, the Sheriff's Office said. He had warrants from four other jurisdictions, officials noted. Th…
Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police
Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police A suspected intoxicated driver made it easy for police when they found him asleep behind the wheel in the middle of an intersection over the weekend. Jowan Edwards' Honda Accord was stopped at the Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive just before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 27, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The car was still in drive, the hazard lights were blinking, and the front-right tire was nearly torn off, deputies reported. There was damage to a nearby curb, and deputies believe he may have crashed into it before passing out, they said.  Deputies woke Edwards up and took h…