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 Mechanicsville man arrested for distribution of cocaine, possession of firearm Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com Investigators with the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Lawrence T. Abernathy, 33, of the 7400 block of Brook Way Court in Mechanicsville for distribution of cocaine and possession of a firearm while in the possession of a controlled substance. He is being held without bond at the Pamunkey Regional Jail. Abernathy was arrested at his residence on Thursday, April 26, without incident as a result of a narcotics investigation, which is ongoing. A search of his residence resulted in the seizure of a large cache of weapons… Read more... Mar 01, 2012 Six arrested on drug and child endangerment charges By Jim Fields jfields@mechlocal.com Six people have been arrested by the Ashland Police Department on a variety of drug and child endangerment charges, wrapping up a three-month investigation about narcotics activities around the Apple Garden Inn at 99 South Carter Road in Ashland. Seventeen counts of distribution of narcotics and conspiracy to distribute narcotics were filed, along with six counts of child endangerment. “A total of five individuals were picked up Friday, Feb, 24,” Lt. J.F. Shelhorse of the Ashland Police Department said today. “One individual turned herself… Read more... Feb 16, 2012 No foul play suspected in hanging at jail By Reed Williams Media General News Service Hanover County authorities believe that the hanging death of an inmate at the Pamunkey Regional Jail was a suicide and that foul play was not involved. Sgt. Chris Whitley of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were summoned to the jail about 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, and found jail officers trying to resuscitate Michael Edward Watson, 48. He was taken to Memorial Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead that day. Whitley said jail personnel found him unconscious in a one-man cell. A Sheriff’s Office investigation… Read more...  Beaverdam homicide victim identified By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Sarajane M. Hakopian of the 17600 block of Beaverdam Road has been identified as the victim involved in Monday evening’s homicide. Sgt. Chris R. Whitley of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office also said that investigators are working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine the official cause of death. Brian S. Mallory, 42, of the 15100 block of Dunn Road in Hanover County, was arrested in Florida just before 1 a.m. today by the Jacksonville (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office for grand larceny of an automobile belonging to Hakopian.… Read more... Jan 26, 2012 Court records detail Hanover teen’s slaying By Bill McKelway Media General News Service Brett A. Wells, the 16-year-old Atlee High School student shot to death Saturday night, interrupted a pool game with friends to negotiate a marijuana sale over his cellphone and later was shot to death by one of two men he had allowed into his home, court records show. The new details about his death are part of a search warrant obtained by authorities who searched the Mechanicsville Turnpike home in Richmond of Da’von T. Byars, 19, early Monday morning. Byars is charged with murder, malicious wounding and a firearm charge, as are two other young men, one… Read more... Jan 24, 2012 No bond for 3 arrested in 16-year-old’s slaying By Bill McKelway Media General News Service Three young men arrested in the weekend shooting death of a Mechanicsville 16-year-old were ordered held without bond today. Da’von T. Byars, Kevin M. Drayton Jr. and Xavia X. Highsmith all made initial appearances this morning in Hanover County General District Court via a video hookup from the Pamunkey Regional Jail. A judge ordered all three defendants held without bond and scheduled their next hearings for Feb. 10. Byars, 19, of the 1400 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike; Drayton, 18, of the 8300 block of Rollins Lane and Highsmith, 18, of the… Read more...  Three charged with first-degree murder By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com Three men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the weekend shooting death of 16-year-old Brett A. Wells of Mechanicsville. According to Sgt. Chris R. Whitley of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Da’von T. Byars, 19, of the 1400 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike in the City of Richmond; Kevin M. Drayton Jr., 18, of the 8300 block of Rollins Lane in Mechanicsville; and, Xavia S. Highsmith, 18, of the 2000 block of N. 28th Street in the City of Richmond were arrested on Monday. They also were charged with use of a firearm… Read more... Jan 12, 2012 Woman’s plea deal refused in fake cancer case By Bill McKelway Media General News Service A Hanover County judge refused to accept a plea agreement in what prosecutors say was a cancer scam, saying the agreement calling for no jail time undermines the credibility of legitimate charitable causes. The unusual decision from substitute Hanover General District Judge Robert D. Laney on Wednesday, Jan. 11, resulted in a continuance of misdemeanor charges against Martha Ann Nicholas, a Mechanicsville-area woman who allegedly solicited donations because of her “terminal” cancer. The two charges stem from two donations of less than $200 obtained… Read more... Jan 11, 2012 Judge rejects plea agreement in fake cancer case By Bill McKelway Media General News Service A judge this morning rejected a plea agreement that would have resulted in no jail time for a Mechanicsville woman who investigators said faked a serious cancer condition to collect money. After the ruling in the case of Martha Nicholas, defense and prosecution lawyers conferred and told the judge they had agreed to continue the case to Feb. 17. Under the agreement that was rejected by General District Judge Robert Laney, Nicholas would have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of obatining money by false pretenses and made restitution. Nicholas,… Read more... Jan 05, 2012 Attorney: Hanover teen’s death occurred while filming rap video By Bill McKelway Media General News Service The shooting death of a Lee-Davis High School senior was accidental and occurred as four school friends were filming a rap song, the lawyer for 17-year-old murder defendant Franklin E. Robertson III said Thursday. But John Luxton, the lawyer, failed to convince a juvenile judge during a brief hearing in Hanover County juvenile court that Robertson should be freed on bond. A prosecutor said she “adamantly opposed” setting bond for Robertson, who has been held since his arrest Dec. 18 for fatally shooting Jyreffe Clark, also 17, in the head the… Read more... |
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