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Dump Bed Detaches From Garbage Truck, Lands On Virginia Sheriff's SUV On I-81 Dump Bed Detaches From Garbage Truck, Lands On Virginia Sheriff's SUV On I-81
I-81 Dump Truck Crash A 71-year-old dump truck driver was charged with reckless driving after he accidentally engaged the dump bed on his vehicle, causing it to detach and land on a Frederick County Sheriff's SUV on I-81, authorities said. Gaylon Miller was heading north on I-81 when he engaged the dump bed of the 2005 Kenworth dump truck by mistake, raising it, causing it to hit the Route 46 bridge overpass around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, May 3 in Shenandoah County, Virginia State Police said. The collision at milepost 292 caused the dump bed to detach from the truck, slide backwards, and land on a northbound …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Undercover Agent Busts Virginia Man Who Drove To Maryland For Sex With A Minor, Sheriff Says Undercover Agent Busts Virginia Man Who Drove To Maryland For Sex With A Minor, Sheriff Says
Undercover Agent Busts Virginia Man Who Drove To Maryland For Sex With A Minor, Sheriff Says A Virginia man who crossed over state lines for sexual acts with what he thought was a teen girl in Frederick County is behind bars. Brian Brooks, 43, of Stephens City, has been charged with multiple counts of sexual solicitation of a minor after being busted by an undercover officer he believed to be a teenager, a Frederick County Sheriff's spokesperson announced on Monday. In October, a detective performing an online investigation began posing as a 14-year-old girl, and the two began talking thorough a messaging apps, and despite being warned that he was speaking to a minor, Brooks allege…

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by Zak Failla
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Civil War Reenactor Who Brought Pipe Bomb To Fake Gunfight Admits Guilt In VA Civil War Reenactor Who Brought Pipe Bomb To Fake Gunfight Admits Guilt In VA
Civil War Reenactor Who Brought Pipe Bomb To Fake Gunfight Admits Guilt In VA A Civil War reenactor who brought a pipe bomb to a fake gun fight is facing a decade behind bars after admitting to a nefarious scheme to further some questionable causes, federal authorities announced. Winchester resident Gerald Leonard Drake, 63, pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters and planting a pipe bomb at the Cedar Creek Battlefield in Middletown during a reenactment event in 2017. Prosecutors said that in the correspondence that was sent to multiple victims and at least two newspapers, Drake purported to be a member of Antifa and threatened harm, including referencing the v…

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by Zak Failla
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VA Man Took Buick For Wash, Set It On Fire After Running Over Ex-Wife In MD: State's Attorney VA Man Took Buick For Wash, Set It On Fire After Running Over Ex-Wife In MD: State's Attorney
VA Man Took Buick For Wash, Set It On Fire After Running Over Ex-Wife In MD: State's Attorney A Virginia man has been convicted in Maryland for what prosecutors described as “(the) brutal 2020 stabbing death” of his ex-wife, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 16. Winchester resident Lemuel Lee Roberts, 34, was found guilty by a judge for the first-degree murder of Kaitlin Nichole Roberts in the early hours of Jan. 11, 2020, whose body was found in a roadway near English Muffin Court and English Muffin Way in Frederick. Prosecutors say that the investigation into Roberts’ murder determined that she had traveled with her ex to Frederick, during …

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by Zak Failla
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No Horsin' Around: Police In Virginia Help Family Rescue 1,800-Pound Horse From Swimming Pool No Horsin' Around: Police In Virginia Help Family Rescue 1,800-Pound Horse From Swimming Pool
No Horsin' Around: Police In Virginia Help Family Rescue 1,800-Pound Horse From Swimming Pool Police in Virginia came to the rescue of a massive horse that found itself in a precarious position when it went for a swim in a nearby pool. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia was called to a residence on Green Springs Road regarding an 1,800-pound Draft horse that had fallen into a swimming pool after accidentally plowing through a fence. Police say that responding deputies determined that the horse knocked over the top rail of the fence surrounding the pool, jumped the fence, and walked out onto the nylon pool cover, causing it to fall into the frigid water, though its hea…

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by Zak Failla
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AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Region AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Region
AG IDs Victim, Deputies Involved In Fatal Police Shooting After Double Stabbing In Region Authorities have identified the Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a 23-year-old man who fatally stabbed his father and hospitalized his mother earlier this week. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General has identified the shooting victim as Frederick resident Aaron Mensah, who was shot and killed by deputies after making a sudden move toward them early on Tuesday, Nov. 29. According to the IID, the deputies involved have been identified as: Deputy First Class Casey Boetcher, who has been with the agency for two-and-…

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by Zak Failla
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Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff Night Of Terror Leads To Host Of Charges For Fireworks-Wielding Maryland Man: Sheriff
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…

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by Zak Failla
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Felon From VA Busted With Meth, Crack Cocaine, Gun During Maryland Speeding Stop: Sheriff Felon From VA Busted With Meth, Crack Cocaine, Gun During Maryland Speeding Stop: Sheriff
Felon From VA Busted With Meth, Crack Cocaine, Gun During Maryland Speeding Stop: Sheriff A sheriff's deputy in Frederick County got an assist from a police K9 to make a massive drug and weapons bust of a convicted felon and Virginia teen during a speeding stop in Maryland, authorities said. Michael White, 55, of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, and Rebecca Lorey, 19, of Stephens City, Virginia, are both facing multiple charges after being stopped at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 for speeding near I-70 and Route 180. Rebecca Lorey and Michael WhiteFrederick County Sheriff's Office During the stop, a spokesperson for the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said that…

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by Zak Failla
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School Threat In Area Extended To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim: Sheriff School Threat In Area Extended To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim: Sheriff
School Threat In Area Extended To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim: Sheriff A second teen in Maryland is facing charges after being busted making bomb threats, this time on social media targeting a senior citizen bus, the Frederick County Sheriff advised. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, officials said that a concerned citizen contacted the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office regarding a threat in the Urbana Community posted to social media. The complaint came days after a bomb threat against Urbana High School was made by a teen student just days into the new academic year. Several of the images posted were with a picture of the graffiti posted at the sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia
Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia A man wanted in connection to a vicious assault that left his victim with life-threatening injuries in Virginia was apprehended with an assist by investigators in Maryland, authorities announced. Ever Cruz, 24, has been apprehended and charged following an elaborate investigation into an alleged assault, which left his victim - whose name has not been released - hospitalized in critical condition. At approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, deputies from the Frederick County and Loudoun County sheriff's offices executed a search and seizure warrant near the intersection of New Design Road a…

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by Zak Failla
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New Alert Issued For Missing Pregnant Teen Runaway From Virginia New Alert Issued For Missing Pregnant Teen Runaway From Virginia
New Alert Issued For Missing Pregnant Teen Runaway From Virginia A new alert has been issued for a teenage runaway reported missing out of Virginia who could potentially be staying in an RV with a Maryland registration. Kiley Elizabeth O-Neil Carter, 15, ran away from her Frederick County, Virginia home at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, according to the sheriff’s office, while officials in Frederick County, Maryland, advised that she could be staying in a vehicle with Maryland tags. She was last seen near the Apple Pie Meadows neighborhood of Apple Pie Ridge Road in Virginia. According to The AWARE Foundation, Carter “is possibly bein…

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by Zak Failla