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Pastor extradited from SC to Warsaw, VA to face 30 felonies against minors
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Pastor extradited from SC to Warsaw, VA to face 30 felonies against minors

After a 15-month investigation, Albert Benjamin Wharton was extradited from Pickens County, SC to Richmond County, VA to face 30 felonies for crimes against children. According to Richmond County Sheriff Steve Smith, the investigation involved Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit, and it resulted in charges for 22 counts of indecent liberties with a child under age 13 while in a custodial position and 8 counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The alleged crimes occurred between 1981 and 1997 at the Berachah Christian Academy in Warsaw, said the Sheriff. According to Victory Baptist Church, that academy was one of its ministries and “provided the community with the choice of a Christian education in grades K-12.” “Dr. Ben Wharton” was the...
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Missing NYC 3-Year-Old found, Vehicle Involved in Her Snatching found in Virginia Beach
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Missing NYC 3-Year-Old found, Vehicle Involved in Her Snatching found in Virginia Beach

The 3-year-old who was taken from Staten Island and believed to possibly be in the Virginia has been found, but the person accused of kidnapping her has not.   On Monday, Virginia State Police issued an alert on behalf of the New York City Police Department advising that Kadence France was missing, was possibly in Virginia, and there was a credible threat of health and safety. The child was last seen on Saturday, December 16, with 26-year-old Randalae Rhodes, the alert added. After two days missing, NYPD confirmed that France was returned to a police precinct in the city by a family member Monday. France’s father, who reportedly didn’t want to provide his name, explained to PIX11 News that Rhodes is France’s mother, but he has custody. On the day the girl was taken, he was sc...
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Virginia shutting 4 prisons & taking control of privately-run Lawrenceville
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Virginia shutting 4 prisons & taking control of privately-run Lawrenceville

Citing staffing shortages, safety, and maintenance costs, VADOC announced four Virginia prison facilities will be officially closing, effective July 1, 2024. The facilities include Augusta Correctional Center in Craigsville and Stafford Community Corrections Alternative Program (CCAP). At the other two facilities, Sussex II State Prison in Waverly and Haynesville Unit #17 in Richmond County, the staff have already been temporarily reassigned to neighboring facilities, Sussex I State Prison and Haynesville Correctional Center, VADOC said. The department said it has begun working with staff to identify job placement opportunities within the agency to ensure the opportunity for continuous employment and career advancement. And VADOC said it will work diligently to ensure that everyon...
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Plans for $2 bn Alexandria Entertainment District unveiled
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Plans for $2 bn Alexandria Entertainment District unveiled

Plans are in the works to develop a 9 million sq. ft. entertainment district at Potomac Yard in Alexandria. The project is a public-private partnership between the City of Alexandria, the Commonwealth of Virginia, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, and JBG SMITH. According the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP), the entertainment district will include hotels, retail, residential, restaurants, conference, and community gathering spaces. Other standout elements include: The global headquarters for Monumental Sports & Entertainment and its more than 650 employees An arena for the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards A state-of-the art Monumental Sports Network media studio The Wizards practice facility An expanded e-sports facility A perf...
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Nurse wanted in Spotsylvania for sex offense against minor was working in Hanover
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Nurse wanted in Spotsylvania for sex offense against minor was working in Hanover

A 55-year-old nurse practitioner has been charged and arrested for inappropriately touching patients during their medical consultations. Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office explained that the initial charges against Keith Allen Henry, listed as a Lewisberg, NC resident, were related to a 7-year-old patient. The child alerted her mother about the incident, which reportedly occurred on Nov. 7 at a medical clinic. SCSO said detectives in the Child Victim Unit conducted “a lengthy investigation” and charged Henry with felony aggravated sexual battery of a child under 13. An arrest warrant was issued but Henry couldn’t be found locally so federal assistance was requested, and he was arrested in Hanover on Nov. 28 with the assistance of Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and the United St...
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Arlington home explosion: suspect had contacted FBI for years
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Arlington home explosion: suspect had contacted FBI for years

Remains recovered from the duplex in the 800 block of N. Burlington Street are believed to belong to 56-year-old James Yoo, who is believed to be the suspect involved in the events leading up to the home explosion. According to Arlington P.D., police were dispatched to the residence for a report of possible shots fired at around 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 4. The preliminary investigation found that a male had fired a flare-style gun from inside out into the neighborhood over 30 times, Arlington Police Chief Andy Penn stated. After attempts to engage with suspect were unsuccessful, police obtained a search warrant “to allow our officers to secure any weapons to ensure there would be no ongoing threat to the community,” Penn continued. Police attempted to execute the warrant through vario...
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Augusta Sgt. arrested, charges stem from case of hospitalized suspect
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Augusta Sgt. arrested, charges stem from case of hospitalized suspect

An Augusta County deputy, Sgt. William Mikolay, was arrested and charged for offenses that occurred amid a September 29 police chase that ended with the suspect hospitalized. Sheriff Donald Smith’s Office released a statement about the September 29th pursuit after it happened explaining that it was about 3:30 a.m. and an unnamed deputy was on patrol near Three Notched Mountain Hwy. A black Infinity “caught the attention of the Deputy as being the vehicle involved with multiple pursuits over the past several weeks with The Virginia State Police and numerous other law enforcement agencies.” The deputy ran the registration, which allegedly came back to a different vehicle. The deputy then tried to stop the vehicle, which didn't comply, and a pursuit ensued, according to the Sheriff...
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Northumberland’s fatal Browns Store Rd. stabbing: suspect was ‘visiting family’
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Northumberland’s fatal Browns Store Rd. stabbing: suspect was ‘visiting family’

Rishon Winkler, the 20-year-old Baltimore man accused in the previously reported fatal stabbing on Browns Store Rd. last Saturday was caught within miles of the crime scene, according to an update from Northumberland Sheriff’s Office. When dispatch received the report of a stabbing in the 2700 block of Browns Store Rd., deputies arrived within minutes, NCSO reported. One victim, an unnamed woman, was in the driveway suffering from multiple stab wounds, but she was able to tell police that there was another victim in the house, and she provided a description of Winkler. Rishon Winkler (Mugshot: NNRJ) The other victim, Richard E. Jacks, age 58, was already dead and appeared to have succumbed to multiple apparent stab wounds, NCSO stated. Multiple agencies worked with No...
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Weapons, drugs, & other contraband seized at Greensville Correctional
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Weapons, drugs, & other contraband seized at Greensville Correctional

Virginia Department of Corrections announced an operational plan is being developed specifically for Greensville Correctional Center after an array of contraband was discovered including drugs and weapons. From October 30 to November 14, Greensville staffers and members from a statewide Special Response Team conducted “intensive searches” in a “comprehensive shakedown of inmate housing,” VADOC announced. A large number of substances and drugs were seized during the effort, including: (Photo: VADOC) Heroin Cocaine Buprenorphine strips THC and THC Wax Possible crack cocaine Possible spice Steroid tablets A white, powdery substance A white, crystalline substance A brown, powdery substance A brown, liquid substance A grey, powdery substance A bl...
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Loudoun charges former deputy with sexual battery of an inmate
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Loudoun charges former deputy with sexual battery of an inmate

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced one of its former correctional deputies, 43-year-old Yesenia Jusino Ramos of Mount Wolf, PA, has been charged for touching an inmate inappropriately and delivering contraband to that inmate at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center (ADC). LCSO stated that the charges follow a comprehensive investigation and consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney. The inmate explains In an interview with The Epoch Times, the inmate at the center of these allegations claims Ramos subjected her to “sexually invasive pat-downs” when pat-downs weren’t required. She alleges Ramos tried to entice her into a relationship and gave her a vape pen. The inmate, whose name was withheld, said Ramos offered to bring in anything she wanted as long as she...
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