Virginia News

RICHMOND, VA  – Attorney General Herring won the Lee statue case today when Judge W. Reilly Marchant, in the Richmond Circuit Court, found that the statue was raised against a …

BECKLEY, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Michael Darnell Ramsey, 47, of Rainelle, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a …

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A previously convicted felon pleaded guilty today to engaging in a COVID-19 related loan fraud scheme with losses of $196,000. According to court documents, Joseph Cherry, …

ROANOKE, Va.- James Robert Banks, a Roanoke man responsible for distributing between one and three kilograms of heroin throughout the Roanoke area in 2019, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District …

LEFLORE COUNTY, OK – Two men who described themselves as cannibals were arrested and charged for performing unlicensed surgery, maiming and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after traveling …

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Thursday the conclusion of a week-long targeted enforcement operation that resulted in the apprehension …

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – Officials at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center (PWMRADC) released an inmate Sept. 29, who was wanted for felony charges of illegal entry, despite …

RICHMOND (October 14, 2020) – Judge John A. Gibney, Jr. in the Eastern District of Virginia has approved Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s agreement that extends the deadline for voter registration by …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that a Huntington woman and Akron man who participated in a conspiracy that saw large quantities of methamphetamine shipped from Akron …

MYRTLE BEACH, SC  – Following an investigation by Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s animal law unit, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, has been charged with one …

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Two individuals connected with a heroin trafficking conspiracy that brought heroin from Maryland into Shenandoah County, Virginia and caused one fatal and one non-fatal overdose were sentenced …

ROANOKE, VA –  Hundreds of motorists were evacuated from the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel that connects Newport News to Roanoke, Virginia via Interstate 64.   On Sunday night, traffic was stopped …

HARRISONBURG, VA – The Justice Department today announced that Gary T. Price, a manager of rental properties in and around Harrisonburg, Virginia, together with owners of the properties, Alberta Lowery …

RICHMOND, Va. – A Mexican national recently convicted of his third Driving Under the Influence charge within the previous two years pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States. …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A New York man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his role in acquiring and using thousands of stolen payment card numbers, as well …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fairfax man pleaded guilty today to dealing in firearms without a license. According to court documents, Davud Sungur, 20, has never had a federal firearms license. …

BECKLEY, W.Va. –  A Greenbrier County man entered a guilty plea to the felony offense of breaking into a United States Post Office, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Matthew …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of about 12 white Black Lives Matter protesters harassed and bullied a woman enjoying an outdoor mean in Washington, D.C.    The exchange was caught …

FAIRFAX, VA – A three-count indictment was returned today in the Eastern District of Virginia, charging an American military contractor for her alleged role in a theft ring on a …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for leaking classified information to two journalists in 2018 and …

WARRENTON, VA  Warrenton man was arrested today for his alleged role in a sextortion scheme involving minor children. According to court documents, Filippo Parlagreco, 35, allegedly sought and obtained via a …

NORFOLK, VA –  A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help Chris Green, the BLM protester crushed by a statue in Virginia as it was toppled by other protesters.  …

RICHMOND, VA  – A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer pleaded guilty today to defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million by posing falsely as a …

RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed a notice in the Lee monument lawsuit in Richmond Circuit Court that he “intends to defend the Governor’s decision and …