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Commonwealth v. Olivia Danielle Mercedes Weir; Commonwealth v. Mytisha Delynn Warmack; Two of Four Sentenced for Robbery Spree; Getaway Driver to Serve 16 Years

Commonwealth v. Henry Donald Peterson; 25 Years for Murder of Girlfriend

Commonwealth v. Angel Luis Arroyo; Gang Member Recruiting from Jail to Serve 24 Years for Home Invasion

Commonwealth v. Wykeen Revel Long; Serial Purse Snatcher to Serve 15 Years

Commonwealth v. Tyrone Carone Jones; Men in Town for Church Gathering Robbed at Gunpoint; Defendant to Serve 13 Years

Commonwealth v. Marquis Eric Brown; Commonwealth v. Jordon Deron Pridgen; Men Sentenced to 10 Years for Role in Robbery, Carjacking

Commonwealth v. James Lee Henley; No Bond for the Next 12 Years; Awaits Additional Sentencing in Chesapeake

Commonwealth v. Randall John Pilon; Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 6 Years for Internet Solicitation of Minor

Commonwealth v. Santiago Jimenez; Commonwealth v. Carlos Hernandez; Two Illegal Immigrants Sentenced for Oceanfront Rape, Abduction

Grand Jury Returns 74 Indictments: Mother and Boyfriend Charged with Murder of 5-Year-Old Boy

Commonwealth v. Sheldon Andre Swilling; Jury Recommends 33 Years in 2009 Killing of Beach Teen

Commonwealth v. Angelica Michelle Lee; Mother Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Son

Commonwealth v. Mason Montrell Thomas; Carjacking, Robbery Draws 9 Years to Serve for Get-away Driver

Commonwealth v. Robert Lee Sadler III; Killer of Navy Wife Guilty of Capital Murder, Sentenced to Life without Parole

Commonwealth v. Sterling Theodore Carrington; Shooting outside Barbershop Draws 10 Year Sentence

Commonwealth v. George Alberto Maldonado; The Other Shoe Drops: Another 10 Years Added to Robber’s 18-Year Sentence

Commonwealth v. Stephen James Franklin; Twelve-Time Convicted Felon to Serve 24 Years

Commonwealth v. Jeffrey Leon Seery; Pedophile Deemed “Moderate-High Risk” Receives Suspended Sentence

Commonwealth v. David Lee Stephens; Armed Robbery of Two Walgreens Pharmacies Draws 10 Years to Serve

Commonwealth v. Roy Clairmont Burkett Jr.; Sentence Reduced by Judge, Twice Convicted Drug Dealer Gets Best of Both Worlds

Commonwealth v. Malcolm Omarr Richards Jr.; Convicted Felon to Serve 110 Years for Crimes Committed as a Juvenile

Commonwealth v. Vincent Michael Barrett; Guilty Plea to Sexual Assault of Child and Burglary

Commonwealth v. Winston James Blanke; 23 Years to Serve for Stabbing Death of Father

Busy Session for August Grand Jury: 85 Indictments Returned

Commonwealth v. Preston Robert Walcker; Former out of State Sheriff’s Deputy Turned Local Bank Robber Sentenced to 16 Years, 7 Months

Commonwealth v. James Ralph Woods; Guilty Plea in Murder of Girlfriend at Hotel

Commonwealth v. Jacob Alan Loughlin; 18-Year-Old to Serve 2 Years for Arson at Library, Explosions at Mt. Trashmore

Commonwealth v. Joshua Reid McCulloch; Habitual Drunk Driver to Serve 5 Years after Accident Injures Four Teens

Commonwealth v. Edward Aaron Powell; 20 Year Old Sentenced to Serve 75 Years 8 Months for Deadly Home Invasion; Committed Offense as a Juvenile

Commonwealth v. Kindale Keith Moore; Rapist Sentenced to Two Life Terms Plus Twenty Years, Victims Were 77 and 88 Years Old

Commonwealth v. Mark Richard Tietjen; Guilty Plea in Hit and Run of 11-Year-Old

Commonwealth’s Attorney Finds Use of Deadly Force Justified

Commonwealth v. Ray Daniel Galloway Jr.; Juvenile Moved to Penitentiary for 20 Years after 2 Years of Misconduct in Juvenile Facility

Commonwealth v. Malcolm Omarr Richards Jr.; Juvenile Felon Guilty of 14 Additional Charges in Robbery, Sexual Assault

Grand Jury Returns 70 Indictments: Two Defendants Indicted for Murder

Commonwealth v. Tony Bryan Smith; Calling Defendant “Vile, Wicked and Evil,” Judge Imposes Jury’s 50 Year Sentence for Fatal Attack on Sister’s Girlfriend; Sister Indicted by Grand Jury for Credit Card Fraud

Grand Jury Returns 76 Indictments: Roommate of 2008 Murder Victim Indicted for Credit Card Fraud; Roommate’s Brother Serving 50 Years for His Role in the Murder

Commonwealth v. Richard Richardson Jr.; Calling Crimes “Sickening,” Judge Imposes Jury’s Sentence of 360 Years

Commonwealth v. Michele Moeser Roberts; Embezzlement of $287,678 from Church Draws Four Years to Serve

Commonwealth v. Stephen James Franklin; Guilty Plea in Beach Attack

Grand Jury Returns 91 Indictments: Seven Indicted for Welfare Fraud

Commonwealth v. Isidro Loredo Amaya; Jury Recommends 48 Years for Double Shooting

Commonwealth v. Mark Richard Tietjen; Bond Revoked After Multiple Trips to ABC Store

Commonwealth v. David Ray Smith; Robbery Spree Draws 30 Year Sentence

Commonwealth v. Ervie Lee Smith; 7-11 Robber to Serve 20 Years

Commonwealth v. Jason Lewis Coker; Dealer to Serve 2 Years for Drug Deal that Led to Two Teen Deaths

Grand Jury Returns 101 Indictments: Man Indicted for 2 Counts of Capital Murder in Death of Navy Wife

Commonwealth v. David Allen Zimmerman; President of Plaza Little League Bingo Indicted for Embezzlement

Commonwealth v. Edward Aaron Powell; 2nd Man Acknowledges Role in 2008 Deadly Home Invasion

Commonwealth’s Attorney Presents 16th Annual Consumer Award

Commonwealth v. Philip Charles Bay; Judge Hands Out 12 Years to Serve in School Terrorism Plot

Commonwealth v. Natasha Renee Herzog; Drunk Driver who Killed One Pedestrian, Permanently Injured Another, to Serve 5 Years

Commonwealth v. Kindale Keith Moore; Guilty Plea in Sexual Assault, Burglary

Commonwealth v. Ted Vincent Carter; Remorseless Killer Spared Execution, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Commonwealth v. Matthew R. Nash; Judge Gives 7 Years, 1 Month Sentence for Carjacking and Infant Abduction; 7 Years, 3 Months Added for Violating Suspended Sentence for Drug Dealing

Commonwealth v. Terrece Dion Lawson; Get-Away Driver Sentenced to 15 Years

Commonwealth v. Antwone Linn Jackson; Judge Imposes Jury’s Sentence of Life Plus 241 Years for Violent Home Invasion

Commonwealth v. Angelo Lamont Treadwell; Jury’s Sentence of 73 Years, 6 Months for Bank Robber who Shot at Witnesses Confirmed

Commonwealth v. Santiago Jimenez; 2nd Illegal Immigrant Formally Acknowledges Role in Oceanfront Rape, Abduction

Commonwealth v. Nathaniel James Evans Jr.; Two Armed Robberies a Year Ago Draws 17 Years to Serve for 41-Year-Old

Grand Jury Returns 120 Indictments; Commonwealth’s Attorney Warns Pharmacists of Prescription Fraud Trend

Commonwealth v. Allen Jerome Tripp; Jury Recommends 9 Years in Stabbing of Boss

Commonwealth vs. Damon Phineas Jordan; Judge Imposes 24 Year, 6 Month Sentence for Armed Carjacking by Convicted Felon

Commonwealth v. Carlos Hernandez; Illegal Immigrant Pleads Guilty to Oceanfront Rape, Abduction

Commonwealth v. Deandre Jaquan Gordon; Guilty Plea in 2008 Deadly Home Invasion

Commonwealth v. John Wesley Carter III; Felon on Probation Gets 25 Years, 3 Months to Serve for Second Carjacking and Robbery

Commonwealth v. Mark Edward Brooks, Jr.; Vicious Attack with Baseball Bat Draws 11 years to Serve

Commonwealth v. Tyvonte Antonio Lawton; 45 Years to Serve for Role in Home Invasion, Sexual Assaults

Grand Jury Returns 58 Indictments: Amount in Alleged Welfare Fraud Cases Exceeds $78,000

Commonwealth v. Tony Bryan Smith; Jury Recommends 50 Years for 2008 Aggravated Malicious Wounding of Sister’s Girlfriend

Commonwealth v. Jermaine Dean Morgan; 10 Years to Serve for Manslaughter and Abuse of Two-Year-Old Child

Commonwealth v. Yarnel Desean Harris; 18 Years to Serve for Robbery and Malicious Wounding by Convicted Felon

Commonwealth v. Marvis Antonio Whitley; Juvenile to Serve 33 Years for String of Armed Robberies, Rape

Commonwealth v. Gerry Warren Jr.; Convicted Felon Imprisoned for 35 years for Stabbings, Robbery

Commonwealth v. Ted Carter; Guilty Plea to Capital Murder of Undercover Police Officer

Gambling Indictments from October 14th Unsealed Today

Commonwealth v. Kendelle Marquise Smith; Juvenile Runaway to Serve 13 Years for String of Armed Robberies

Grand Jury Returns 83 Indictments: Former Beach Attorney, Middle School Teacher among Them

Protecting the Children: Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Addresses Child Abuse Forum

Commonwealth v. George Alberto Maldonado; 18 Years to Serve for Carjacking and Robbery by Convicted Felon

Commonwealth v. Brandan Wayne Meck; Drunk Driver to Serve 4 ½ Years for Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter

Commonwealth v. Matthew R. Nash; Guilty Plea in Carjacking and Abduction of Infant

Commonwealth v. Philip Charles Bay; Jury Rejects Insanity Defense in School Terrorism Plot

Commonwealth v. Shawn Webber; Hit and Run of Bicyclist Draws 18 Month Sentence

Commonwealth v. Robert Larry Guillory, Jr.; Commonwealth v. Keith Antoine Johnson; Two Sentenced for Role in String of Bank Robberies

Commonwealth v. Christopher Dockiewiz: 15 Years to Serve in DUI Manslaughter of Visiting Couple

Rapist in 1999 “Cold Case” Among 62 Indicted by Grand Jury

Commonwealth v. Whitney Wheeler Orrel Gray; Teacher Pays over $22,000 Restitution in Welfare Fraud Case

Commonwealth v. Brandon Keith Jarvis: Gang Member Sentenced to 22 Years for Role in Oceanfront Stabbing

Commonwealth v. Robert Victor Moller; Judge Imposes Jury Recommended Sentence of Life Plus 70 Years for Sex Offenses Against Juvenile

Commonwealth v. James Burnell Simmons; Fleeing Murderer to Serve 15 Years in Death of Girlfriend

Commonwealth v. Christopher Lee Joyner Jr.; Armed Robber Gets 83 Years

Commonwealth v. Alvin Lorenzo Evans, Jr.; The Other Shoe Drops: Another 18 Years Added to Murderer’s 38 Year Sentence

Beach Prosecutor Honored at MADD National Conference

Commonwealth v. Roy Clairmont Burkett Jr.; Marijuana Dealer Convicted, Again; Jury Recommends 15 Years to Serve

Commonwealth v. Romonte Ceon-Bryan Britt; 20 -Year-Old Burglar with Prior Record to Serve 10 Years

Commonwealth V. Rashodd Louis Walton; Younger Brother of Capital Murderer to Serve 15 Years 11 Months for Armed Robbery

Drug Charges Dominate Bi-weekly Grand Jury Session

Commonwealth v. Angelo Lamont Treadwell; After 28 Minutes to Determine Guilt, Jury Recommends 73 Year Sentence for Bank Robber

Commonwealth v. Alvin Lorenzo Evans Jr.; Jury Sentence of 38 Years for Murder-Robbery Imposed, Defendant Faces Additional Time for Probation Violation

Commonwealth v. Natasha Renee Herzog; Guilty Plea to Manslaughter & 2nd Offense DUI

Commonwealth v. Michael Ryan King; Drug Store Robber to Serve 12 Years

Commonwealth v. Joseph Salvatore Balducci; Housesitter to Sit in Penitentiary for 10 Years for Looting Homeowner

Busy Session for September Grand Jury: 105 Indictments Returned

Commonwealth v. Swanson; Jury Recommends Five Years for Child Molester

Commonwealth v. Dorek Emanuel Hayes; 11 Years to Serve for Hit & Run DUI Conviciton-72 Year Old Victim Seriously Injured

Commonwealth v. Newsome; 20 Year Old to Serve 9 Years for Role In Home Invasion

Commonwealth vs. Cary; Judge Sentences 25 Years for Stabbing Death

Former HRT Employees Indicted by Virginia Beach Special Grand Jury

Commonwealth v. Jorge Alberto Fuertes Loredo; Jury Recommends Four Year Sentence for Getaway Driver in Fatal Shooting

Commonwealth v. Christopher Dockiewicz; Guilty Plea in DUI Manslaughter of Visiting Couple

Commonwealth v. Rogers Foster; Armed Robber’s Probation Violated by Indecent Exposures; 10 Year Sentence Imposed

Grand Jury Returns 58 Indictments: Jail Inmate Indicted for 5 Felony Offenses

Guilty of Armed Carjacking, Jury sets Sentence at 24 years and 6 months; Commonwealth vs. Damon Phineas Jordan

Commonwealth v. Donnell Donmonic Norfleet; Robber to Serve 11 Years

Commonwealth v. Moore; Virginia Beach “Special Prosecutor” Completes Murder Prosecution

Commonwealth v. William Edward Gibson; Drug Dealing While on Bond Brings 10 Years to Serve

Commonwealth’s Attorney Paralegal Selected for National Certification Board

Commonwealth v. Randell Loren Thigpen-Knight

Commonwealth v. Andrews; 18 Year-Old Robber to Serve 25 Years; 3 Children and Mother Forced into Closet at Gun Point

Commonwealth v. Beverlyn Marie Johnson; Woman to Serve 10 Years for Role in Fatal Robbery

SOME CONSUMER PROTECTION TO CONTINUE DESPITE BUDGET CUTS

Commonwealth’s Attorney Concurs with Fatal Crash Team Investigation of Beach Fatality

Commonwealth’s Attorney Donates Portion of Drug Dealers’ Assets to Combat Drunk Driving

Commonwealth v. Tabibi: Drug Dealer on Bond and Awaiting Sentence Who Continued to Sell Drugs Sentenced to 11 Years

Commonwealth v. Pope; Driver of Getaway Car to Serve 18 Years: Four Robbers Broke Into Wrong House

Commonwealth’s Attorney Instructs VBPD Youth Academy

Commonwealth v. Jackson; Guilty of 34 Felonies, Jury Sets Sentence at Life Plus 241 Years after 5 Day Trial

Commonwealth v. Baker; 26 Year Old to Serve 26 Years for Carjacking, Robbery and Eluding Police

Commonwealth v. Mayfield; Cocaine, Gun Charges and Effort to Have Police Officer Killed Results in 14 Years to Serve

Commonwealth v. Epps; 18-Year Old Robber to Serve 12 Years: 3 Children and Mother Forced Into Closet at Gun Point

Commonwealth v. Osman

Felony Drug Charges Comprise a Fourth of Indictments Returned by the Grand Jury

Commonwealth’s Attorney and City Councilman Address Distracted Driving Issues at Ocean Lakes High School

Commonwealth v. Frick; Jury Finds EMT Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse, Sets Sentence at 17 Years

Commonwealth v. Hess; Arsonist to Serve 10 Years in Prison

Commonwealth v. Huber; Oceanfront Robber Sentenced To Serve 12 Years

Commonwealth v. Riden; Planner of Robbery and Burglary to Serve 10 Years, 3 Children and Mother Forced into Closet at Gun Point

Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office to Participate in Official for a Day Program

Molester of Four Year Old to Serve 12 Years 10 Months

State Public Safety Director to Keynote Virginia Beach’s Victim Rights Ceremony April 19

Grand Jury Returns 123 Indictments: High Number of Welfare Fraud Charges

Commonwealth v. Gordon; Robber of 12 Year Old Girl Gets 10 Years

Commonwealth v. Johnson; Kids Locked in Bedroom, Mother Shot…Husband to Serve 18 Years

Commonwealth v. Soto; Defendant to Serve 15 Year Sentence for Sexual Assault of 2 Minors

Commonwealth v. Moller; Life Plus 70 Years for Sex Offenses Against Juvenile

Commonwealth’s Attorney Addresses Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association

Commonwealth v. Huffman; Sunday School Teacher Sentenced to 50 Years for Molestation

Commonwealth v. Ford & Jacobs; 15 Years & 10 Years to Serve for Home Invasion Robbery

Commonwealth v. Evans; Jury Finds Gunman Guilty In Murder-Robbery; Sets Sentence at 38 Years

Commonwealth v. Cary; Jury Recommends 25 Year Sentence for Stabbing Death

Beach Police Add a Scam Alert Link for Citizens to Protect Themselves

Commonwealth v. Butler; Three Years After Arrest, Guilty of Murder

Commonwealth v. Joyner; Armed Robber Gets 83 Years

Commonwealth’s Attorney Participates in “Every 15 Minutes” Program

Commonwealth v. Scialdone; Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Possession of Cocaine

Commonwealth v. Paris Mitchell Whedbee; Career Robber Sentenced to Serve 10 Years for his 9th Offense

Commonwealth v. Breaux; Ocean’s Cabaret Shooter Sentenced to 93 Years

Commonwealth v. Collins; Volunteer Baseball Coach Sentenced for Sexual Abuse

Commonwealth v. Barnes; Out of 2nd Chances, A Multi-Convicted Felon Will Not Commit Another Crime for 33 Years

Grand Jury Returns 133 Indictments: Burglaries and Larcenies Dominate