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Tazewell County man charged with killing parents
WDBJ7 ReporterAfter hundreds of leads and tips, a son in Tazewell County is charged with murdering his parents. Tazewell County Sheriff Brian Hieatt said, "Yesterday, Christopher Dean Looney who is age 32 from the Belfast area of Russell County, was taken into...Tags: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Roanoke man sentenced in murder of security guard
A judge has sentenced a Roanoke man to 43 years in prison for the fatal shooting of security guard. The Roanoke Times reports that Gene Anthony Brown was sentenced Wednesday in Roanoke Circuit Court. He was convicted of first-degree murder and weapons...
Tags: Shootings, Punishment
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UPDATE: Charges against Bassett man accused of killing his wife upgraded
Charges against David Leon Mitchell have been upgraded. After consulting with the Commonwealth's Attorney, Mitchell is being charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of murder. Both are felonies. Mitchell, 64, is charged...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Prosecution, Shootings
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Crime down in Danville, murders reach two decade low
WDBJ7 ReporterCrime is decreasing in Danville. City police released last year's crime statistics that show a dip in murders not seen since two decades ago. The announcement came this week as police unveiled preliminary crime statistics from 2012. Murder,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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Firearm-related homicides, injuries decline in Virginia
State figures show firearm-related homicides and injuries are declining in Virginia. Figures from the state's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner show firearms-related homicides fell 32 percent, from 357 in 2005 to 242 in 2011. Virginia Department of...
Tags: Firearms, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Federal appeals court won't block Amherst killer's execution, which is set for Wednesday
Attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block Wednesday's execution of a Virginia man who strangled two inmates and vowed to keep killing unless given the death penalty. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to intervene on...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges
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Lynchburg police try to ease fears in murder victim's neighborhood
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefPolice are still looking for the person who killed an 86-year-old woman in Lynchburg last month. In the meantime officers are trying to ease fears in the neighborhood where the murder happened. The Lynchburg Police Department is holding a seminar...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell says he won't stop next week's execution of Amherst killer
Governor McDonnell says he will not stop the execution next week of a man convicted of murder in Amherst. Robert Charles Gleason was convicted of killing Michael Kent Jamerson in 2008. While in prison, Gleason killed two inmates. He is set to be...
Tags: Prisons, Death Penalty, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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Former Franklin County deputy expected to enter no contest plea to Montgomery County capital murder charges
Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee has asked that his capital murder court case in Montgomery County be moved from March 4 to Tuesday so that he can enter a no contest plea, according to the Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office....
Tags: Trials, Memorial Day
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Former Franklin County deputy pleads no contest to ex-wife's murder
Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee pleaded no contest in Roanoke City Court on Friday to killing his ex-wife. Agee now faces life in prison, plus three years. Agee was accused of killing Jennifer Agee in a Roanoke gas station parking lot on...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Montgomery County (Virginia), Lawyers
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Lynchburg Police name person of interest in December murder
Lynchburg Police are naming a person of interest in a murder that happened less than a week before Christmas. Lynda Slocum was found dead in her home on December 20th. Investigators are looking at her estranged son-in-law, Scott Miles, as a person...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Two suspects charged in killings at Virginia Beach restaurant
Virginia Beach police say two suspects are being held without bond on charges related to the slayings of two siblings at a fast-food restaurant where one of them worked. Police say the men were arrested for their involvement in the murder of 19-year-old...
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