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Drunk Driver Injures Spotsy Sheriff's Deputy In Head-On Crash, Investigators Say
Sheriff's deputies in Spotsylvania didn't have to go far to track down a suspect drunk driver, in fact, he came straight for them.
A midday call came into the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Dec. 1 regarding a possibly drunk driver who was in the area of Orange Plank Road near the Orange County Line, officials said on Wednesday.
A deputy responded to the area, near the intersection of West Catharpin Road and Dulin Lake, at which point the driver, Spotsylvania resident John Anthony Fields, 57, lost control of his SUV and struck the police cruiser head-on.
The deputy was take…
7-Year-Old, Mom Touched By Nurse During Spotsy Exam: Sheriff
A nurse practitioner from North Carolina working at a clinic in Virginia is facing charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a child, and 35-year-old woman in Spotsylvania over the past year, the sheriff's office announced on Tuesday.
Keith Allen Henry, 55, of Lewisburg, NC, has been charged for the alleged inappropriate touching of patients during consultations at a medical clinic in Spotsylvania.
In early November, detectives were alerted that a 7-year-old patient advised her mother that she had been touched, leading to the initial charges for Henry, who was arrested for aggravated s…
Spotsylvania Murder: Husband Shot Wife Multiple Times, Sheriff Says
A man killed his wife on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in Virginia, authorities said.
Patsy C. Howard, 85, was found having suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body around 10:30 p.m. in a home on the 4000 block of Bonnie Brae Court in Spotsylvania, the county sheriff's office said.
Patsy was pronounced dead at Mary Washington Hospital and her husband, David C. Howard, 85, was charged with second-degree murder and use of use of firearm in the commission of a felony.
David Howard was lodged in the Rappahannock Regional Jail under no bond.
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Trio Of Teens Busted With More Than 1,000 Fentanyl Pills In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl never made it to the streets in Virginia after a group of 19 year olds attempted to flee from police in Spotsylvania, authorities announced on Sunday.
The three tried to pull a fast one on officers, officials said, when members of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office sought to conduct a traffic stop when they were speeding on an interstate without a proper front license plate.
The incident was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7.
D’Shon Mims, Jada Sales-Perez, Francisco Chavarria, all of Woodbridge, then played a game of wha…
