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Most Wanted: Spotsy Abductor Being Sought After Fleeing Stafford Traffic Stop, Sheriff Says
They almost had him.
A man wanted out of Spotsylvania county for strangulation, abduction and malicious wounding has made the list of Stafford County's most wanted felons after fleeing a traffic stop, authorities said.
Deric Lacey Stokes, 23, of Spotsylvania, was pulled over near the Auto Zone on White Oak Road by Stafford County deputies around 7:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Stafford County Sheriff's Public Informations Officer Ryan Wilbur said.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, Stokes got out and ran towards South Pointe Lane, Wilbur said. Deputies set up a perimeter and utilized both drones…
Would-Be Burglar Busted Before He Could Change Clothes: Stafford Sheriff
A man who tried to burglarize a Stafford business was arrested in the same clothes he wore to the scene, police said.
Surveillance footage showed a man alter identified as Saddam Rafat, 23, trying to open the door of Neighbor Mart on 2983 Richmond Highway, around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
When Rafat couldn't open the doors himself, he ran into them and kicked them, damaging the doors beyond repair.
Eventually, he realized he was not getting into the business and left, police said.
Not only did cameras record the crime, but it recorded th…
Fugitives Found With Drugs In Nighttime I-95 Stop: Cops
A pair of fugitives were found with drugs in a weekend traffic stop on I-95 in Northern Virginia.
Deputies pulled over the vehicle driven by 42-year-old Leonard Braxton on the northbound side of the highway in Stafford around 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, after the driver changed lanes without signaling multiple times, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Braxton, of Richmond, was wanted out of Prince William, Lancaster, and Fairfax County, while his passenger, Monica Reed, was wanted out of Stafford, police said.
A search of the vehicle turned up numerous drugs, Decatur said. Reed said t…
Drugs Fall Out Of Walmart Thief's Shirt While Talking To Off-Duty Deputy: Stafford Sheriff
Police arrested two people after one was caught shoplifting at a Stafford Walmart, authorities announced.
Walmart workers caught a woman later identified as Natalie Hardee, 40, of Woodbridge, stuffing items into a duffel bag at the Village Parkway store in Stafford on Saturday, Aug. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Hardee left the store after being confronted by employees, and left in a vehicle driven by Brian Padgett, 36, of Annandale, Decatur said.
A deputy was heading home after work when he spotted the vehicle, and stopped it on Warrenton Road. While talking to…
Attempted Murder For Pair Nabbed Nine Months After Mysterious Virginia Shooting: Sheriff
Nearly nine months after a Virginia shooting, authorities have made two arrests.
Stafford residents Markus Collins, 33, and Jayden Jones, 19, were charged with attempted murder, aggravated malicious wounding by mob, and weapons offenses in the Nov. 28, 2022 incident, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
An investigation unfolded following the 4 p.m. incident on Elkton Drive in the England Run North Apartments, where two people had been shot. A sheriff's deputy found a red sedan tied to the incident on Enon Road.
The driver refused to stop for police and instead, increased …
