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Armed Felon Arrested Following Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff
A 33-year-old felon wanted on multiple warrants was captured after authorities performed a high-risk stop, ending a Stafford pursuit, the sheriff's office said. Markus Collins, a convicted felon, had been wanted on drug and firearms charges when a sheriff's deputy spotted him getting into a vehicle on Wwarrenton Roadand Banks Ford Parkway around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said. Collins got into a vehicle at one of the motels on Warrenton Road motels. As the vehicle traveled on Warrenton Road, Sergeant B.U. Demirci and Deputy C.M. Sterne responded to…
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Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During Stafford Stop, Sheriff Says
What started as a routine traffic stop in Stafford County landed a 19-year-old behind bars after an eagle-eyed sergeant spotted the driver acting suspiciously with the center console of his vehicle. Stafford resident Alijah Robinson Goodley was arrested following a search after being stopped on Monday morning because the registered owner has a suspended license, investigators say. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on March 18, Goodley was traveling on Warrenton Road when he was stopped by the sergeant, though while speaking to him, he said that Goodley made several unusual movements in the area…
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Stafford Man Arrested At Store Before Cops Raid Home In Child Internet Crimes Investigation
A 34-year-old Virginia man is facing charges in Pennsylvania for chatting with juveniles online and soliciting explicit images from them, authorities said. The tips regarding Jesse Abercrombie, of Stafford, came in to the Stafford County Sheriff's Computer Crime Unit in October 2023, Sheriff David Decatur said. "The tips involved a possible Stafford man communicating with juveniles over social media in an attempt to solicit explicit images from them," Decatur said. "These tips continued into January 2024. Through their combined efforts, ICAC and Detective Martin were able to ide…
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Possible Amber Alert Crack Leads To Capture Of NJ Assault Suspect In Stafford: Cops
Police initially responding to reports of a child thought to have been missing led to the arrest of a New Jersey man in Virginia. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office in Virginia were called to Mr. B's. on Warrenton Road in Stafford just before midnight Feb. 24, where a man later identified as Gucci Horvath, 36, was fixing a flat tire, police said. The person helping him had called police saying the child with Horvath looked almost identical to a juvenile from a Wisconsin Amber Alert. Considering the child did look similar to the missing child, First Sergeant A.I. Assur and S…
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Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Stafford, Sheriff Says
A 21-year-old man was too fast and too furious and ultimately led to his own demise during an ill-fated police pursuit that saw his tires fail him, leading to his arrest in Stafford County. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jordan Childs was reportedly driving a Dodge Durango recklessly in a car with an expired inspection on South Gateway Drive in Stafford, prompting a traffic stop by local law enforcement. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Childs initially complied, but when a deputy was checking on the status of his driver's license, the deput…
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O'Clock: DC Driver Who Couldn't Tell Time Busted For DUI In Stafford County: Sheriff
It's 5:00 somewhere. Unless it's 6:00. Or 7:00? Just don't ask an allegedly drunk driver from DC who lost track of time - literally - before being stopped by members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Samuel Ordonez Alvarado 42, was arrested overnight by sheriff's deputies following a strange scene that played out on "National Beer Appreciation Day" when the District man got behind the wheel and things fell off the rail for him. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, the sheriff's office received a complaint about a reckless driver in a gray Chevy van with Washington, DC pla…
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Fredericksburg Driver Arrested In Stafford Pursuit: Sheriff
A 23-year-old Fredericksburg driver was being held without bond after leading a police pursuit at more than twice the speed limit through Stafford, authorities said. Jhonattan Varela Rangel was spotted going faster than the traffic around his Dodge Charger around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, south on Warrenton Road near Olde Forge Drive, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Rangel passed another vehicle using a dedicated turn lane and proceeded to accelerate, Decatur said. By the time a sheriff's deputy turned on his emergency equipment, the Charger was traveling 80 MPH in a 45 …
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Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets Multiple Arrests At 2 Hotels Stafford: Sheriff
Fugitives were among five people arrested in an undercover prostitution sting at two motels in Stafford County this week, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's Detective RJ Grella met a woman online on Dec. 12, and met up with her at the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway after a brief text exchange, Sheriff David Decatur said. Grella and patrol deputies made contact with the woman and found drugs in the room, Decatur said. Then, they learned that three floors up, there was another potential prostitution incident, the sheriff said. The female involved in the first incident has not…
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Juvenile Leads 100 MPH Pursuit-Crash During Joyride In Family's Car: Stafford Sheriff
A juvenile was jailed after leading a high-speed police pursuit then crashing during a joyride in a family member's vehicle, authorities in Stafford said. Deputy D.S. Jett was on Cambridge Street when he saw a vehicle traveling 63 MPH in a 35 MPH zone around 11:40 p.m. on Nov. 10, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Jett turned on his emergency equipment and almost immediately after, the suspect vehicle began to accelerate. Like a "Fast & Furious" scene, the suspect vehicle drifted as it turned onto Warrenton Road continuing to gain speed. The vehicle would reach speeds above 10…
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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…
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Stafford Bank Robber, Conspirators Nabbed At Spotsylvania Pawn Shop
A bank robber in Stafford County is being held in jail without bond. Jail records show John Kenneth Zinno was charged with robbery, contempt of court, grand larceny, failing to stop for police and more, on Monday, July 17. Zinno was being sought by police for robbery at Atlantic Union Bank in the 1000 block of Warrenton Road, after showing a teller the note demanding cash around 12:20 p.m., Stafford County Sheriff's Major C. Shawn Kimmitz said. Authorities circulated Zinno's photo on social media, which helped identify him. Police learned he left the bank without getting the cash, and tha…
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Half-Naked Assault Suspect Captured After High-Speed Stafford Pursuit: Sheriff
A 25-year-old shirtless man wanted for assault out of Prince William County was captured after a high-speed pursuit in Stafford County, police said. A woman called police around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, June 11, saying a shirtless man — later identified as Dawayntay Giles — was threatening to "take her out" in the parking lot of the Plantation Drive Dollar General in Stafford, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. When Stafford County Sheriff's Deputy Sypolt arrived on scene, he saw Giles standing near a vehicle. Before Sypolt had a chance to get out of his vehicle, Giles swiftly got into hi…
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Stubborn Motel Guest Finds New Accommodations In County Jail After Stafford Pursuit: Police
A motel guest who got a little too comfy come time to leave had help from authorities finding new accommodations — these at the regional jail. Police were called to the Motel 6 on Warrenton Road on reports that a man later identified as Terry Palmer, 24, of Stafford, was refusing to leave come 11 a.m. checkout on Saturday, April 15, county police said. Palmer, who was still at the hotel at 12:20 p.m. when police arrived, had been wanted out of Fredericksburg for a felony probation violation, police said. Palmer told deputies his mother was on the way to pick him up, but deputies e…
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Woman Clocked Going 100+ MPH During Separate Police Pursuits In Custody: Stafford Sheriff
A woman with a proclivity of taking police on high-speed pursuits in Stafford County was finally tracked down in a Virginia hotel and taken into custody without incident, authorities announced. Chelsea Geraghty, 29, of Stafford, is facing charges after putting police officers through the ringer earlier this month when she refused to stop for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The long month for the sheriff’s office began shortly after noon on Friday, Feb. 10, when a deputy attempted to stop a driver with a revoked license on Warrenton Road near South Gateway Drive; however, ra…
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Stafford Sisters Arrested After Police Pursuit
A pair of sisters, one of whom had been wanted on warrants, are facing charges after a police pursuit in Stafford, authorities said. Both Sharlynia and Kelzy Young, 21 and 19, appeared nervous when a deputy stopped their gold Nissan Maxima on Warrenton Road for failing to yield on Friday, Feb. 17 around 3:20 p.m., Stafford police said. Kelzy, the driver, told the officer she was nervous since she'd never been pulled over, and gave him a fake as he realized she had active warrants out for her arrest, authorities said. That's when Kelzy shifted the car into gear and initiated a pursuit,…
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Doubling Down: Duo In Stafford Busted After Taking Police On A Pair Of Pursuits
Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office pulled out all the tricks in the book to apprehend a pair who took deputies on a pursuit that started on I-95 and went awry, authorities say. Stafford County residents Erin Brack, 37, and 38-year-old Derek Primes - who was already wanted in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Stafford - are both facing multiple charges following an incident that played out beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. According to police, a deputy stopped Brack in a black Chevy Monte Carlo at the intersection of Warrenton Road and I-95, during which Primes provided a…
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Moped Gets Stuck In Truck Bumper During Stafford Crash: Police
A Stafford moped driver had a scary encounter with a semi-truck, police said. At around 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers arrived at the scene of a crash in the 1400 block of Warrenton Road, where they saw a moped stuck in the bumper of a Mack truck, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the truck driver was driving closely behind the moped and rear-ended the bike, officials said. The moped driver was not harmed, but was taken to a local hospital to …
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Stafford Auto Shop Employee Shots Man In Self Defense After Heated Fight: Police
An altercation in Stafford forced an auto shop employee to shoot a man in self defense, police said. On August 30, at around 11:45 a.m., an officer, who was driving near Tires and Wheels Unlimited on Warrenton Road, saw a man bleeding from his abdomen coming toward her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Timothy Greenage, 33, told the officer that an employee of the auto shop had shot him, but there was more to the story, officials said. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that Greenage threatened the auto shop over the phone because the business supposedly …
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Bystander Heroically Chases Down 20-Year-Old Walmart Robber In Stafford
Stafford police have one brave Good Samaritan to thank for helping them bring a 20-year-old robber into custody, officials said.At around 1:30 p.m. on August 29, Shai-an Winslow snatched a fellow customer's purse in the Walmart located at 11 Village Parkway, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. As Winslow grabbed the victim's purse, she fled from the store, mildly injuring the victim and knocking over a Walmart employee, authorities said. A witness decided to chase after Winslow, following her through the parking lot, past a nearby McDonald’s…
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Stafford Deputy Breaks Pickup Window To Save Driver Suffering Medical Episode
A Stafford Deputy sprung into action on Wednesday, July 6 to save a driver suffering a medical emergency, police said. Deputy J.W. McAlister was driving near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Warrenton Road when he noticed a Ford F-150 had crashed into the side of a Virginia State Trooper, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The Ford was still in drive and Deputy McAlister could tell something was wrong with the driver, whose foot was still on the accelerator, officials said. Deputy McAlister broke the passenger side window with his baton so he could put the car in park and…
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Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder
Authorities have identified the man killed at a Red Roof Inn in Stafford County over the weekend. Deputies said Leo Franklin, 47, of Maryland, died at the Warrenton Road motel in Stafford just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 19. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, reportedly shot him and then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with the handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. A Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with Pearson on FaceTime in an attempt to get him to turn himself in. He told them he wouldn't be taken alive, deputies said. However, when offic…
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FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …
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