STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of dragging a woman out of her car after their vehicles collided in northern Virginia last week and sexually assaulting her. The Stafford County Sherriff’s Office said in a statement Friday that 26-year-old Roberto Carlos Flores Sibrian was arrested Thursday at a construction site in … Continue reading
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — Three men charged with hazing in the alcohol-related death of a Ferrum College student have been given jail time, while three other defendants had their charges dismissed. News outlets report that the six men were charged following the April death of Michael Anthony Walker. All were members of the college’s … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Swimmer Ryan Lochte is expected to appear at a comic convention in Richmond. Organizers for the Wizard World Comic Con say the 12-time Olympic medal winner will greet fans, sign autographs and pose for selfies with fans at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Sept. 10. Lochte’s visit comes as he … Continue reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A volunteer football coach and six players for a small town Oregon high school team face criminal charges for a hazing initiation in which 11 freshmen at a summer training camp had intimate parts of their bodies “aggressively targeted,” a prosecutor said Tuesday. The Philomath High School volunteer coach, Cooper Kikuta, … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Mexican national charged with fatally shooting a young San Francisco woman walking on a city pier is seeking dismissal of his criminal case, which added to the national debate over illegal immigration. Juan Francisco Sanchez-Lopez and his lawyer Matt Gonzalez are expected to ask a judge Friday, Jan. 29 to drop … Continue reading
BEDFORD, Va. (AP) — Three people charged with impeding the investigation of the 1975 slayings of two Maryland sisters have obtained legal representation in Virginia. Leslie Engleking is charged with perjury. Gladys Stangee and Amy Johnson are charged with obstruction of justice. Stangee was arraigned Thursday in Bedford General District Court. A public defender was … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Navy captain has received a 30-day sentence after pleading guilty to a pornography charge. A military judge also ordered Capt. Richard Frey to forfeit $18,000 in pay over the next year. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1GRsujF ) reports that the 48-year-old Frey was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to charges of downloading … Continue reading
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