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SENTENCED: Williamsburg Man Threatened Cop w/ Child Sex Abuse Images
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SENTENCED: Williamsburg Man Threatened Cop w/ Child Sex Abuse Images

A 22-year-old Williamsburg man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting he sent images of child sexual abuse to a Williamsburg police officer in a threatening email. On February 14, while on duty, “Police Officer 1” asked Xavier Stafford to move his vehicle off private property. The following day, the officer again requested that Stafford move his vehicle. Police-Grade Pepper Spray | Belt Clip Included Case documents reveal that, on February 15, Officer 1 received an email from “GoodnightPig@protonmail.com.” In addition to racist ranting, the email stated: “We’re an organization that deals with pigs like you. The ones that want to step out of line. The ones that like to harass innocent people for a lousy paycheck.” Another email from the same account followed on Fe...
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Identity released for man killed by James City County Police
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Identity released for man killed by James City County Police

The man shot and killed by James City County Police officers on March 30 was identified as 57-year-old James Andrew Evans of Dehaven Court in Williamsburg. According to JCCPD, around 4:30 p.m. that day, patrol officers responded to a report of a fight involving a potentially armed male suspect in the 100 block of Dehaven Court, but the suspect was gone before they arrived. Boost Your Security w/ Byrna: A Non-Letal Self-Defense Weapon JCCPD said they determined the suspect was in a green Nissan truck and used the Flock camera system to identify the vehicle traveling toward Olde Towne Road. Two patrol officers spotted the vehicle and followed it into the Food Lion parking lot on Richmond Road. Evans allegedly “exited the vehicle with a long rifle.” JCCPD didn’t say whether Evans ...
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Murder charges announced for James City County suspects
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Murder charges announced for James City County suspects

Second degree murder has been added to the list of charges for the man and woman accused of killing 67-year-old Jose Medellin in James City County. On January 31, shortly after 2 p.m., JCCPD officers responded to Diascund Reservoir Road for a report of an assault in progress and reportedly found a woman outside the residence with visible injuries. Inside they found Medellin unresponsive. JCCPD said officers immediately began lifesaving measures until medical units arrived, but by 3 p.m., Medellin was pronounced dead. Less than four hours later, JCCPD said investigators determined the death was linked to a robbery and assault that occurred the night before, January 30, in the same vicinity, and Harley James McClure Hutchins, 29, and Amber Nicole Johnson, 28, were arrested. Both...
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Fugitive with 20 warrants found & arrested in Charles City County
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Fugitive with 20 warrants found & arrested in Charles City County

A wanted man with 20 outstanding warrants was caught and arrested in Charles City County. On January 28, James City County Police Department released a wanted poster for 22-year-old Tyler Kwan Wallace and announced he had 20 warrants issued between August and December 2024. The charges included abduction, assault and battery, strangulation, and child abuse, JCCPD said. “Despite exhaustive efforts to locate him, Wallace remains at large,” said JCCPD. Although the department asked the public to provide information, the public was advised not approach him and said he should be considered armed. JCCPD announced that on Feb. 10, its SWAT Team, Specialized Response Team, and Crisis Negotiations Team partnered with Charles City County Sheriff's Office to execute a high-risk search wa...
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Williamsburg man sentenced for impersonating cop while detaining children
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Williamsburg man sentenced for impersonating cop while detaining children

Cody Hardin, a 31-year-old Williamsburg man, was sentenced Wednesday for impersonating law enforcement while detaining children. James City County Police Department issued a statement explaining that Hardin was arrested last October after the office received a call from a person claiming to be an off-duty police officer, and he said he had two juveniles in the Fenwick Hills neighborhood for suspicious activity. JCCPD said when a real officer arrived on the scene, Hardin was there with juveniles “posing as a law enforcement officer and using a Dodge Charger that shared a resemblance to a police vehicle.” “The responding officer promptly released the children to their parents,” said JCCPD. But initially, the responding officer didn’t know Hardin called the police and claimed to b...
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VDOT backtracks on decision to cut Jamestown-Scotland ferry service
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VDOT backtracks on decision to cut Jamestown-Scotland ferry service

VDOT backtracked on its plan to cut service for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry starting July 8. As previously reported, VDOT planned to reduce service for the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, which runs 24/7 every day of the year, citing staffing problems. Today, VDOT said the reduced schedule would no longer be implemented. “As staffing and vessel resources allow, the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry will remain operating under the summer schedule that went into effect May 27 to accommodate the increase in ferry passengers during the summer travel season,” the department stated. With the summer schedule, a boat crosses the James River about every 20 – 30 minutes, depending on the time of day. Meanwhile, VDOT said it’s actively recruiting to fill vacancies on the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry tea...
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1 killed, 1 med-evaced in York County crash
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1 killed, 1 med-evaced in York County crash

A 76-year-old Williamsburg woman was killed and her husband hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in York County. Christine Trena Meeske was driving east on E. Rochambeau, according to Virginia State Police. At a point west of Rt. 143, she was traveling “at a high rate of speed” and hit a 2020 Toyota Camry that was also traveling east. VSP said the preliminary investigation revealed that when the two vehicles collided, Meeske lost control, ran off the road into a ditch, and hit a culvert. That collision caused the SUV she was driving to flip over onto the roof, entrapping the occupants. Meeske died upon impact, VSP said. Her husband, Richard Meeske, once extracted from the vehicle was flown to VCU in Richmond. The driver of the Toyota driver was injured, but VSP described the...
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