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Fredericksburg man wanted for murder in Prince William
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Fredericksburg man wanted for murder in Prince William

Tyrus James Terrell, a 27-year-old Fredericksburg resident, is wanted for the murder of Quatrail R. Smalls of Big Stone Gap, Prince William Police Department announced. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at around 8:40 p.m., police responded to the 3700 block of Wharf Ln. in Triangle to investigate a shooting and reported finding Smalls lying on the ground. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area where the 26-year-old was shot, the Police Department stated. And they found shell casings in the road and discovered a residence in the Linden Park Apartment complex was also hit by gunfire. Officers provided first aid to Smalls, who arrived at the hospital alive, but later died, according to police. Terrell was identified as the suspect the following day and police obtained warrants for hi...
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Mechanicsville woman leads Stafford police chase in a Rogue
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Mechanicsville woman leads Stafford police chase in a Rogue

Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported a vehicle-to-vehicle maneuver was used to stop a Mechanicsville woman that led police on a high-speed chase in a Nissan Rogue. Just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, a Rogue passed Deputy M.A. Holub on I-95 North driving on the shoulder going over 100 mph, said SCSO Major Shawn Kimmitz. At that point, the suspect vechicle and deputy were near Warrenton Rd. Holub, who was also moving northbound, activated his emergency equipment and attempted to make a traffic stop. “But the Rogue refused to stop, accelerating to over 118 mph and weaving through traffic,” SCSO explained in an update on the situation. “A pursuit ensued,” said Kimmitz. Deputies attempted to interrupt the pursuit using a spike strip near Courthouse Rd., but that was reportedl...
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Man appears to have mental issues, dies in Greensville police chase
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Man appears to have mental issues, dies in Greensville police chase

Police on Ivor Rd. at the scene of the crash (Photo: VSP) A 48-year-old “who was appearing to be suffering from mental issues,” was killed in a crash in Southampton County, Virginia State Police announced. On Friday, Nov. 10, VSP was called out at about 7:21 a.m. to assist the Greensville Sheriff’s Department with a disturbance at the Simmon’s Travel Center in Emporia. At the scene, VSP reported finding Lashone Antonio Butler doing things, including urinating in the roadway and climbing on vehicles. After he was identified, police say, he ran away from Simmon’s Travel Center, got into a Kia Optima, and drove off. Greensville Sheriff’s Office pursued Butler, VSP stated, and the chase went through the City of Emporia, onto Rt. 58 and then Rt. 35. The pursuit ended on Ivor Rd in ...
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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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Abduction call leads to Loudoun-Fairfax police chase
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Abduction call leads to Loudoun-Fairfax police chase

A Leesburg man is facing a list of charges in Loudoun and Fairfax after an abduction call led to a police chase went from Ashburn to the Tysons Corner area. On Oct. 30, just before 2 p.m., Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said a citizen called and reported what was believed to be an abduction in progress. When deputies arrived, the suspect drove away in a black Hummer and headed north on Loudoun County Parkway. Despite officers having their emergency equipment activated, the driver disregarded the deputies attempts to stop him and continued into Fairfax, LCSO stated. At that point, Fairfax and Virginia State Police joined the pursuit. Overhead footage from Fairfax PD shows a portion of the pursuit, including a segment where the Hummer is driving on the wrong side of the road amid o...
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27 Years for Northumberland Man Who Kidnapped & Killed Store Clerk
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27 Years for Northumberland Man Who Kidnapped & Killed Store Clerk

Tyrone Samuel The 7-day trial of Tyrone Samuel, the Northumberland man now convicted of kidnapping and murdered 28-year-old Ahreal Smith was scheduled to begin this week, but trial wasn’t necessary because he pled guilty to both offenses. As previously reported, Smith disappeared from her job at the Little Sue convenience store in Claraville on the night of January 12 after she headed behind the building toward the dumpster with a bag of trash. At the Oct. 23 plea hearing, Northumberland Commonwealth’s Attorney Jane Wrightson explained that at around 5 a.m. on the January 13, the morning after Smith went missing, a co-worker found her car outside of the Northumberland County convenience store still running and called police. Evidence that implicated Samuel included an ana...
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27 years for Northumberland man who kidnapped, murdered store clerk
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27 years for Northumberland man who kidnapped, murdered store clerk

The 7-day trial of Tyrone Samuel, the Northumberland man now convicted of kidnapping and murdered 28-year-old Ahreal Smith was scheduled to begin this week, but trial wasn’t necessary because he pled guilty to both offenses. As previously reported, Smith disappeared from her job at the Little Sue convenience store in Claraville on the night of January 12 after she headed behind the building toward the dumpster with a bag of trash. At the Oct. 23 plea hearing, Northumberland Commonwealth’s Attorney Jane Wrightson explained that at around 5 a.m. on the January 13, the morning after Smith went missing, a co-worker found her car outside of the Northumberland County convenience store still running and called police, the Rappahannock Record reported. Evidence that implicated Samuel...
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5 days: New Castle former nurse sentenced in federal drug conspiracy
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5 days: New Castle former nurse sentenced in federal drug conspiracy

Debra Kay Shaffer’s involvement in a white-collar drug conspiracy earned her less than a week of jailtime. Under a plea bargain, Shaffer, a 71-year-old New Castle woman, pled guilty to one count of using the DEA Registration number of another for prescribing substances. An XDEA number is a unique identifier assigned to a medical provider who is approved to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid addition. In court documents, Shaffer admitted that while she was working as a nurse practitioner for L5 Medical, which operated a chain of pain clinics, she would use the XDEA number of doctors associated the clinics to write prescriptions for Suboxone under their name. She “regularly” saw opioid addiction patients and doled out prescriptions on days when no one authorized to write prescrip...
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