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Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Reports Multiple Incidents
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Reports Multiple Incidents
**Stafford, VA** – The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office has released details of several incidents from Wednesday’s daily report, including DUI arrests, fraud investigation, larceny, and public intoxication.
Two separate DUI incidents occurred on Richmond Highway on Tuesday. The first happened at 6:26 a.m. around Hospital Center Boulevard, where Deputy R. Tully stopped a vehicle with missing rear lights that drifted into another lane. The driver, reportedly intoxicated, was taken to Rappahannock Regional Jail on charges of DUI, lane violation, and defective equipment with a $2,000 bond. Later, at 10:13 p.m., Deputy R.T. Philippsen stopped a driver entering the I-95 exit ramp against traffic at Aquia Towne Center Drive. The driver admitted to beer consumption and was also charged with DUI.
At 12:56 p.m., a fraud case took place at Dollar General, 20 Plantation Drive. Detective H.D. Young identified a skimmer device on a card terminal, which was seized, and the investigation is ongoing.
Additionally, a larceny incident at Target, 25 South Gateway Drive, was reported when
Stafford Woman Arrested for Second DUI in Two Months
Stafford Woman Arrested for Second DUI in Two Months
**Stafford, VA** – A traffic stop on Wednesday led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Stafford woman for driving under the influence for the second time in two months.
On Wednesday at around 9:50 p.m., Sergeant A.T. Leckemby noticed a vehicle with expired registration traveling north on Richmond Highway. The driver did not initially stop, continuing onto Bells Hill Road and then Oak Drive before eventually pulling over.
The driver, Erina Cabral Morales, exhibited signs of intoxication, and her vehicle displayed an inspection sticker that had expired in 2022. She admitted to having consumed alcohol before driving, which she stated was her usual routine prior to going home, a destination she ambiguously referred to as being “two weeks” away.
Field sobriety tests led to Morales’s detention. A search revealed numerous empty or nearly empty liquor bottles in her vehicle, and records showed a prior DUI charge in October. Morales now faces charges of driving under the influence second offense within five years with a blood alcohol content above .2, drinking while driving, and having expired vehicle inspection and registration. She is currently held without bond at Rappahannock Regional Jail
Lignum Man Faces Felony Charge After Arrest
Lignum Man Faces Felony Charge After Arrest
**Stafford, VA** – A man from Lignum, aged 36, has been charged with a felony for possessing controlled substances following an incident at a local inn.
On Tuesday at around 10:30 p.m., Sergeant B.U. Demirci and Deputy C.R. Newman were called to America’s Best Value Inn on Warrenton Road. Reports indicated a shirtless male acting erratically, leading officers to find him near the I-95 interchange. The man was identified as Bennie Smith.
Smith admitted to being at the inn but claimed he was headed to a different motel on Warrenton Road. Showing signs of intoxication, Smith was consequently arrested and taken to Rappahannock Regional Jail.
At the jail, Smith dropped a small object with a white powder while changing into jail attire. Officers and Smith scrambled for the object, which Smith attempted to ingest. Deputy Newman intervened to secure both Smith and the substance. Smith has been charged with public intoxication, felony evidence destruction, and obstruction of justice. His initial hold was replaced with a $5,000 secured bond.
Stafford Man Faces Fourth DUI Charge
Stafford Man Faces Fourth DUI Charge
**Stafford, VA -** A 34-year-old man from Stafford was arrested on Saturday night for his fourth DUI offense following multiple reports of dangerous driving.
Deputies S.A. Edwards and R.W. Stamm responded to Garrisonville Road around 8:10 p.m. after a call about a suspected drunk driver. Reports described a Honda Civic crossing the center line and nearly hitting several vehicles. Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office had already issued a be-on-the-lookout report detailing similar behavior with the same vehicle. The deputies found the car traveling east on Garrisonville Road, swerving and slowing to 15 MPH in a 40 MPH zone, before stopping the vehicle in the area of Garrisonville and Eustace roads.
The driver, identified as Marvin Sorto Guillen, showed signs of intoxication. Guillen admitted to drinking four Coronas, and deputies found a nearly empty bottle of Corona in clear view and two additional bottles in the vehicle. Officers learned Guillen had three previous DUI convictions, two in Stafford County, and that his license had been revoked.
Guillen was charged with a fourth DUI offense within ten years with a blood alcohol level over .2, driving while