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Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges
Virginia Puppy Mill Owner Found Guilty Of 60 Animal Cruelty Charges A Northern Virginia dog breeder was found guilty of 60 counts of animal cruelty following a years-long investigation, authorities announced. The Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Irina Barrett's home in January 2020, after learning about the gross neglect of an eight-month-old doberman puppy, Attorney General Jason Miyares said. The puppy, named Yeva, had been deprived of food and veterinary treatment, the AG said. After searching Barrett’s home, authorities found 75 other dobermans and French bull dogs living in deplorable conditions, with serious health is…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac
New Details Released In Fight That Sent Stafford Student To Hospital Via Medevac Police in Stafford have released some new details in a fight that sent a high school student to the hospital via helicopter. The incident Wednesday, Nov. 8 began around 9:25 a.m. in the gym of Stafford High School as two students were arguing about a previous incident, the sheriff's office said. Thing escalated and one student was assaulted, officials said. That student collapsed in the nurse's office and was flown to a hospital, having not suffered major injuries, the sheriff's office said. Meanwhile, the suspect was detained at the Juvenile Detention Center for malicious wounding. I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Drank Half Gallon Of Vodka Before Being Found Outside Court: Stafford Sheriff DUI Driver Drank Half Gallon Of Vodka Before Being Found Outside Court: Stafford Sheriff
DUI Driver Drank Half Gallon Of Vodka Before Being Found Outside Court: Stafford Sheriff A planned court appearance for a DUI suspect in Stafford County did not go as planned for a boozy man who put down a few too many drinks before attempting to stand in front of the judge. King George resident Eric Zeigler, 36, appeared too intoxicated to stand early on Thursday, March 9, as he was scheduled to appear in Stafford County court, leading to additional charges for the man who was already wanted. A spokesperson for the Stafford Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy assigned to one of the county’s Juvenile Courtrooms received a report at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning, ab…

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by Zak Failla
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Barricaded Fugitive Delays Arrest By 90 Whole Minutes In Stafford County: Sheriff Barricaded Fugitive Delays Arrest By 90 Whole Minutes In Stafford County: Sheriff
Barricaded Fugitive Delays Arrest By 90 Whole Minutes In Stafford County: Sheriff A 31-year-old Stafford fugitive delayed his "inevitable arrest" when he barricaded himself in the basement of a home for 90 minutes over the weekend, authorities said. Stafford deputies were serving Christopher Smith warrants out of Patrick and Henry counties for felony vandalism, assault of a family member and threats over the phone, when they spotted him in the backyard of a home on Fallsway Lane in Shadow Woods around 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, the sheriff's office said. Deputies ordered Smith to stop, but instead, he fled into the basement of the home and locked the sliding glass door be…

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by Cecilia Levine