Press Releases
Release Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 4:15 p.m.
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Robert Allen Swanson, 51 years old, previously residing in the 4000 block of Roebling Lane, Virginia Beach,Virginia, was found guilty by a jury of Custodial Indecent Liberties and Aggravated Sexual Battery. The jury recommended that Swanson serve one (1) year for Custodial Indecent Liberties, and four (4) years for Aggravated Sexual Battery, along with a $2500 fine, for a total of five (5) years in the Virginia State Penitentiary. The Honorable A. Bonwill Shockley accepted the jury verdict and will pronounce a final sentence at a hearing scheduled for January 5, 2011. The defendant’s bond was revoked and he was taken into custody at the request of the Commonwealth.
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Release Date: Monday, August 30, 2010 5 p.m.
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Dorek Emanuel Hayes, 30 years old, previously residing in the 800 block of Pencil Box Way, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was found guilty on June 14, 2010, and sentenced today on charges of D.U.I. Reckless – Victim Permanently Impaired, Hit & Run – Personal Injury and D.U.I. Second Conviction Within 5 Years. Circuit Court Judge H. Thomas Padrick sentenced the defendant to a total of sixteen (16) years to serve in the Virginia State Penitentiary with five (5) years suspended. The defendant’s period of active incarceration is eleven (11) years. Also, his operator’s license was revoked. “Shockingly, the guidelines promulgated by the Virginia Sentencing Commission called for a sentence of one day to six months,” Bryant said. “This victim’s quality of life and lifestyle has been drastically altered, as has that of her husband.”
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Recent Events
Release Date: Friday, September 3, 2010 4:00 p.m.
Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Harvey L. Bryant filled in Thursday night, September 2nd, for Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Marla G. Decker as the keynote speaker at the annual law enforcement awards dinner sponsored by Mothers’ Against Drunk Driving and the Chesapeake Bay and Southeastern Virginia ASAP organizations.
Secretary Decker asked Bryant to take her place so that she could attend to her responsibilities associated with the Governor’s declaration of an emergency based upon hurricane Earl.
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Release Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 2:25 p.m.
WHO: Commonwealth’s Attorney Harvey L. Bryant
WHAT: Witness Recognition Ceremony
WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Jury Assembly Room, Judicial Center Bldg. 10, Ground Floor
WHY: To recognize Hector Diaz, David Tobin, William Sheehan IV, Kimberly Green and a juvenile for their outstanding contributions in the fight against crime in Virginia Beach.
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