In an order handed down this week, Rappahannock County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Parker has ruled against an Amissville resident who alleged, among other charges, that Rappahannock County Supervisor John Lesinski violated the state’s Conflict of Interests Act (COIA). […]
U.S. Postal Service clerk guilty of thef;t and two legal cases being watched closely by the community began their journey through the judicial system in Rappahannock County Circuit Court. […]
A three-day jury trial for Randy Smoot, charged with first degree murder in the death of Harris Hollow resident Jonas Alter, was set in Rappahannock County Circuit Court for August 15, 16, and 17. […]
The investigation, state authorities said, examined spending and procurement activities beginning in 2016, with an eye toward possible misappropriation of funds by one or more Rappahannock County employees. […]
Despite the passage of more than two decades and having pursued more than ten-thousand tips, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office is still confident that the information is still out there to solve the disappearance and murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds. […]
The scammers attempt to keep victims on the phone so they can’t verify their loved ones’ whereabouts or contact law enforcement. The callers are always in a hurry, and the ransom demand is usually a wire payment to Mexico. […]
As Goff and Smoot’s attorney Mark Williams approached the stand, Smoot pulled up the leg of his orange and white “RSW Inmate” jumpsuit to reveal that the device moved loosely around and up and down his ankle. […]
“This is a confirmed tamper,” a technician employed to monitor SCRAM compliance had alerted authorities in Rappahannock County. “The client placed an obstruction between his leg and the sensor.” Furthermore, the tech observed: “The bracelet did detect the presence of alcohol.” […]
Patricia J. Zelaya-Christman, until recently a U.S. Postal Service clerk in the town of Washington, has been arrested by the United States Postal Inspection Service on charges of stealing money from the post office on Main Street. […]
Three people were indicted on 14 charges by a grand jury in Rappahannock County Circuit Court this past Monday, Jan. 8. […]
After a preliminary hearing in Rappahannock County District Court on December 28, Judge Melissa Cupp certified the first degree murder charge against Flint Hill resident Randy Smoot to a grand jury. […]
A Rappahannock County man who was reportedly armed and kept law enforcement officers at bay for much of Monday, Dec. 11, was arraigned Tuesday in Rappahannock County District Court via video hookup from the RSW Regional Jail in Front Royal. […]
A small kitten was found bound inside two plastic bags in a dumpster at the Flatwood Refuse & Recycling Center near Washington on Monday, Oct. 30, and a reward is being offered to catch “the monster” who put him there. […]
Randy Lynn Smoot, charged in the death of Jonas “Jay” Alther, was arraigned in Rappahannock County District Court last Thursday, October 26. The arraignment was held by video conference from the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail in Front Royal, where Smoot is being held without bond. […]
A Harris Hollow resident, 60-year-old Jonas “Jay” Alther, who was discovered by law enforcement authorities last Thursday night clinging to life in the driveway of his home following an alleged assault, has died as a result of his injuries at Inova Fairfax Hospital. […]
Heidi Lesinski, a local real estate agent and wife of Hampton district supervisor John Lesinski, filed a complaint with the Rappahannock County Circuit Court on October 2 accusing her neighbor Edmund Kavanagh of malicious prosecution and defamation. […]
Woolman’s petition, which asks for a declaratory judgement and the court’s enforcement of the state Conflicts of Interest Act (COIA), also requests the appointment of a special prosecutor or grand jury and Lesinski’s removal from office. Woolman is represented by local attorney David Konick. […]
The sales associate had told the responding Stafford County Sheriff’s deputy that Judge Parker had squeezed her hand to the extent that it was painful. The deputy eventually placed the judge under arrest — even though it was Parker himself who called 911. […]
When the clerk refused to provide a receipt, Parker allegedly reached across the counter and grabbed her hand so hard that it hurt, according to the sheriff’s office. The judge was arrested by deputy J.J. Bryan, taken to the magistrate, charged with assault and battery, and released on an unsecured bond. […]
Parker told an arresting Stafford County sheriff’s deputy that he had found some jewelry in the parking lot of the Walmart located on Rt. 17 just north of Fredericksburg. Parker said he turned the jewelry into the store’s service desk and asked the clerk for written documentation. […]
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