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Mystery lingers 25 years after Gene McPherson's disappearance
ReporterOn a hillside near New Castle, a granite headstone carries Gene McPherson's name, but there's something missing from the memorial Paul McPherson placed there. There is no casket in the soil below. "It's my job as his son, to never let anybody forget...Tags: Criminals, Murder, Montgomery County (Virginia), Craig County
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Drunk-driver gets eight years in prison for Montgomery County wreck that hurt four
A drunk-driver who seriously hurt four people when he crashed in Elliston in August will serve eight years in prison.
James Rickman pleaded guilty to the charges in February. On Tuesday he was sentenced to 25 years in prison, suspended after eight years....Tags: Substance Abuse, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Crimes
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Suspended Virginia Tech kicker pleads guilty to trespassing charge, gets probation
Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with the property of another in court Monday. Journell willl have to serve one year of probation. All jail time for Journell was suspended. "Yeah just glad it's over, glad it'...
Tags: Basketball, Sports, Football, Trials, Punishment
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Former standout athlete charts new course after 19 years in prison
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Lynchburg man is turning his life around, after throwing away a promising career. Ronald "B.B." Shavers was part of the basketball team that helped E.C. Glass High School win a state championship in 1988. That fall he was also named state football...Tags: High School Sports, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Punishment
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Martinsville group home owner convicted in 2011 death
A Martinsville caregiver has been found guilty of abuse and neglect following the 2011 death of an incapacitated adult. A jury has recommended that Richard C. Wagoner Jr. serve five years in prison. Wagoner won't be sentenced until Oct. 18. Wagoner...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Prosecution, Diseases and Illnesses, First Aid
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Martinsville adult group home owner found guilty of abuse
A jury says the owner of an adult group home in Martinsville is guilty of abuse. Richard Wagoner ran The Claye Corporation. Investigators say in February 2011, one of the residents, Joseph Tuggle, was forced under a faucet with scalding hot water. ...
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Prison ministry gives offenders encouragement not to come back to jail
WDBJ7 ReporterChurch doesn't come to mind when you think of a prison. But for prisoners in Danville their worst life experience is quickly turning around. "I'm here as a pastor inside the correctional facility. And as such we're here to certainly minister to inmates...Tags: Bernard Smith
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Woman charged in Valley Metro bid rigging sentenced to four months in jail
An interior designer who admitted to bid rigging has been sentenced to serve four months in prison. Diane Holdren was also sentenced to four months home confinement, a $3,000 fine. She also has to pay $45,728.85 in restitution. The charges stem from...
Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, U.S. Department of Transportation
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UPDATED: Murder victim had an emergency protective order against Goodview man
On Wednesday, Charles Glover was officially charged with murder by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office. Four warrants were served to Glover on Wednesday morning. Glover is currently at the Roanoke County jail in Salem. Glover is accused of killing one...
Tags: Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Murder, Human Interest
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Exclusive Interview: Inmate speaks about severe beating, says guards caused it to happen
Anchor/ReporterDewayne Cox does not want sympathy. He is currently serving sentences totaling six and a half years in prison for DUI and probation violations. But he does want justice from a brutal attack that still causes him pain one year later. He claims...Tags: Gang Activity, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Broken Bones, Punishment
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Ex-Detroit councilwoman transferred to Roanoke jail
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has transferred former Detroit Councilwoman Monica Conyers to a jail in Virginia. The Roanoke Times reports that Conyers was moved to the Roanoke City Jail from the Alderson Federal Prison Camp near Alderson, W.Va., on...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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UPDATED: Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in Amherst County killer's case
It took the Virginia Supreme Court less than 10 minutes to hear the two death penalty cases of an inmate who is not pursuing his appeals. The justices asked no questions Thursday, and lawyers for Robert Gleason Jr. offered no reasons their client...
Tags: Amherst County, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Rockbridge County
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