Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending August 16, 2008

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:

On August 5, 2008, Animal Control Deputy S.M. Jessee responded to Ruther Glen for a report of animal cruelty. After further investigation, Jeron L. Morris, 24, of Ruther Glen was charged with Animal Cruelty. He was arrested on August 12, 2008 by Deputy C.M. Hall. Morris was released on a $1,000 unsecured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008.

On August 5, 2008, Animal Control Deputy J.C. Heffler and Animal Control Deputy S.M. Jessee responded to an animal complaint in the Ruther Glen area. On August 11, 2008, after further investigation, Katherine H. Gaylord, 37, of Doswell was charged with five counts of Animal Cruelty. She was held on a $2,500 secured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 8, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood responded to Ruther Glen for a larceny. Upon further investigation, Upon further investigation, George A. Sansom, 51, of Ruther Glen and Cynthia K. Sansom, 42, of Ruther Glen were charged with Attempting to Obtain Drugs by Fraud, Conspiracy to Attempt to Obtain Drugs by Fraud and Obstruction of Justice. Bothe subjects were held on a $6,000 secured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 9, 2008, Deputy F.L. Brennan responded to Milford for a domestic situation. After investigating, a male juvenile was charged with Domestic Assault. He has a pending court date in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.n August 10, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood encountered three juveniles while on patrol in the Ruther Glen area. After further investigation, the three juveniles were charged with trespassing and one juvenile was charged with Possession of Marijuana. All three juveniles have a pending court date in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On August 10, 2008, Deputy P.E. Ford stopped Jamaal R. Hines, 26, of Maryland for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation and a narcotics canine alert on the vehicle, Hines was charged with Possession of Marijuana. He was held on a $1,000 secured bond and a court date of August 13, 2008 was set. Hines was also issued a summons for Unsafe Lane Change.

On August 10, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood was on patrol in the Ruther Glen area when he encountered Aaron D. Hartman, II, 23, of Aylett and Kristy M. Saunders, 22, of Aylett. Upon further investigation, both subjects were charged with trespassing. Both were released on a summons and a court date of October 1, 2008 was set.

On August 10, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood was on patrol in the Ruther Glen area when he encountered Ashley D. Davis, 21, of Glen Allen and Kristina D. Southall, 21, of Montpelier. After further investigation, both subjects were charged with Trespassing and were released on a summons. A court date of October 1, 2008 has been set.

On August 10, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood was on patrol in the Ruther Glen area when he encountered Nicolas D. Sgro, 18 of Mechanicsville, Curtis L. Carter, 19, of Mechanicsville and Chad E. Carter, 18, of Mechanicsville. After further investigation, all three subjects were charged with Trespassing and were released on a summons. A court date of October 1, 2008 has been set.

On August 11, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood encountered three juveniles while on patrol in the Ruther Glen area. Upon further investigation, the three juveniles were charged with trespassing and one was charged with Underage Possession of Alcohol. All three juveniles have a pending court date in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On August 11, 2008, Deputy G.J. Hamilton stopped Donald L. Loving, II, 23, of Woodford for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Loving was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs/Alcohol, and Possession of Marijuana, 3rd Offense. He was held on a $2,500 secured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 12, 2008, Deputy G.J. Hamilton stopped Holly R. Mullins, 42, of Maryland for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Mullins was charged with Driving Suspended, 5th Offense, Speeding and he was served an outstanding warrant out of Madison County. He was ordered held on a $4,000 secured bond and a court date of August 27, 2008 was set.

On August 15, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped a male juvenile for a traffic violation. After further investigation, the juvenile was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Underage Possession of Alcohol and Advertising Drug Paraphernalia. A passenger in the vehicle, also a juvenile, was charged with Underage Possession of Alcohol. Both subjects have a pending Court date in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On August 16, 2008, Deputy F.L. Brennan responded to Port Royal for a disturbance call. After further investigation, James W. Conley, 18, of Culpeper was charged with being Drunk in Public and Possession of Marijuana. He was released on his own recognizance and a court date of September 17, 2008 was set.

On August 16, 2008, Deputy B.N. Doucet responded to Bowling Green for a disturbance call. Upon further investigation, Raymond L. Johnson, 35, of Milford was charged with being Drunk in Public and Shoplifting, 3rd offense. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

Caroline County Sheriff’s Office Wrap Up

According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, Caroline Deputies made 11 drug arrests, 2 DUI arrests, 10 domestic violence arrests, and 83 other criminal arrests during the past week. The deputies served 252 civil papers, issued 438 traffic summonses, handled 10 motor vehicle crashes, responded to 34 alarm calls, and dealt with 17 juvenile offenders. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center dispatched 542 calls for service and handled 1,793 telephone inquiries. The CCSO also logged 46 calls assisting outside agencies and had 413 self-initiated calls.

“Which office does he go to to get his reputation back?”, Part 2

A paraphrase of something Ray Donovan, a former United States Secretary of Labor, said after he was acquitted of criminal charges. The title of yesterday’s post was a slight misparaphrase.

Some good news on this front at least (The Free Lance–Star):

The child molestation charges against Spotsylvania County sheriff’s Deputy Richard Earnest Lloyd Jr. are not being prosecuted in Caroline County Circuit Court.

[…]

But yesterday, Goochland prosecutor Nancy Oglesby, who handled the case because of a conflict of interest in the Caroline commonwealth’s attorney’s office, moved to nolle pross the charges based on a lack of evidence in the case.

[…]

Spotsylvania Sheriff Howard Smith said Lloyd would be reinstated today as a deputy.

“We’re glad to have him back,” Smith said.

[…]

According to a July 11, 2006, Virginia Court of Appeals decision, allegations that Lloyd had sexually abused his children were unfounded.

Those allegations, which came as part of a custody battle, were found to have no basis, according to the appeals decision. Lloyd was permitted at the time to keep full custody of his children.

However, when Lloyd was charged in January, his custody was taken away.

Witmeyer said yesterday that he intends to file an emergency custody appeal in Hanover County, where Lloyd lives.

If you want to read the whole monstrosity of a custody case this is: click here.

The important news out of the Caroline County BOS meeting: Golf carts!

So sayeth The Free Lance–Star: Golf carts possible for Caroline subdivision

I guess I have to handle the unimportant news from the meeting:

The county is considering spending $4,500,000.00 for a bloody park. That’s at least another cent on the tax rate to handle the debt retirement for the project.

Meanwhile, there’s still no public safety building nor a new public works workshop.

Meanwhile, Jeff Sili was whining (and boy, can he whine) about spending $61,000 to improve security at the Circuit Court so a sheriff’s deputy or someone else doesn’t get killed by a prisoner who tries to escape. And remember, this is the Circuit Court: that’s where felons are being tried.

You know, I don’t much care for Wayne Acors, but he has his moments, especially when he essentially tells Jeff to STFU.

There was the Belmont hearing with the BOS giving the developer crap after the developer has proffered millions of dollars, including a new fire station.

There was the BOS stealing someone’s subdivisions: Apparently the BOS believes that a rezoning/subdivision applicant should know every letter of the zoning/subdivision ordinance and when the Planning Commission or the Department of Planning & Community Development messes something up, it’s okay to take someone’s private property rights away. Ever funnier was after the applicant’s lawyer got up and said, “we’re going to sue your asses [the BOS]”, Jeff Sili moved to vacant the subdivision, and no one offered a second! In fact, they all gave him a look that read, “are you stupid or just crazy?”. Eventually Maxie Rozell decided it might be important to ask the county attorney before they did anything. After a closed session, they showed the great leadership of doing nothing and letting the Planning Commission handle it.

Oh, and the board finally got around to approving the six month goals “for [the] period of July to December 2008”. Isn’t it currently August or did I miss something?

By the way, if you want to watch all this unimportant news, the county has started to put video of the meetings up online (and thankfully, now I don’t have to do it). The video of this meeting isn’t up as I’m writing this, but it should be up in a day or two:

http://www.visitcaroline.com/boardmeetingsonline.html

Where does he go to get his reputation back?

The Free Lance–Star:

The child molestation charges against Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy Richard Earnest Lloyd Jr. were nolle prossed today in Caroline County Circuit Court.

Lloyd was charged in January with sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child.

But yesterday, Goochland prosecutor Nancy Oglesby, who handled the case because of a conflict of interest in the Caroline commonwealth’s attorney’s office, moved to nolle pross the charges based on a lack of evidence in the case.

[…]

“I think this is over finally,” [Lloyd’s defense attorney Carl] Witmeyer said. “I always had the utmost confidence that [Lloyd] would be exonerated from allegations he’s been facing for almost five years.”

The main evidence in the case was testimony from the child Lloyd was accused of abusing, but Witmeyer said that child had recanted since Lloyd was charged in January.

What was the origin for all this?

A bloody custody battle (Cynthia Weaver v. Richard E. Lloyd, Record No. 0224-06-2).

These charges had previously been declared unfounded by St. Mary’s Hospital, the Medical College of Virginia, the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office, the State Police Criminal Investigations Unit, and Caroline County Child Protective Services in 2004.

Consider this from the court case:

According to Dr. Fisher [a social worker], the children do not need any further active counseling or therapy regarding mother’s unfounded allegations of sexual abuse, and he opined that continued discussion of the allegations could “pathologize” the children and cause a “false positive.” He found the children were more open and communicative than when they first began seeing him and indicated they were doing better because they have not been “as exposed” to the continued allegations of abuse by mother and maternal grandmother, which abuse Dr. Fisher ruled out “within a reasonable degree of clinical certainty.”

Talk about taking vindictiveness to a new level…

Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending August 9, 2008

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:

On August 3, 2008, Deputy M.J. O’Connor responded Ruther Glen for a domestic situation. After further investigation, Darren K. Baker, 41, of Ruther Glen was charged with Domestic Assault. He was released on an unsecured bond and a court date of August 7, 2008 was set. Additionally, Marvin L. Toliver, 43, of Ruther Glen was charged with Obstruction of Justice. He was released on an unsecured bond and a court date of September 7, 2008 was set.

On August 5, 2008, Deputy P.E. Ford responded to Ruther Glen for a domestic situation. After further investigation, Maurice D. Williams, 40, of Ruther Glen was charged with Domestic Assault. He was released on a summons and a court date of August 12, 2008 was set.

On August 6, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped Angela L. Maggi, 22, of California for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Maggi was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Possession of Marijuana. She was held on a $1,500 secured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 7, 2008, Deputy J.O. Cecil responded to Ruther Glen for a report of trespassers. After investigating, Russell S. Griggs, 55, of Mechanicsville was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Stolen Property and Trespassing. He was held on a $5,000 secured bond and a court date of August 8, 2008 was set.

On August 8, 2008, Deputy G.J. Hamilton stopped William C. Haynie, 50, of Woodford for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Haynie was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Refusal to Submit to a Test. He was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 8, 2008, Investigator M.M. Ellett encountered Paxton D. Fobbs, 19 of Bowling Green. Fobbs was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Malicious Wounding. He was released on his own recognizance and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

On August 9, 2008, Deputy C.S. Wooldridge responded to Woodford for a disturbance. After further investigation, McQuinn A. Johnson, 24, of Woodford was charged with Possession of Marijuana. He was released on a summons and a court date of September 12, 2008 was set.

On August 9, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard responded to Woodford for a disturbance. After further investigation, a male juvenile was charged with Possession with the Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Underage Possession of Alcohol, Possession of a Scheduled IV Controlled Substance and Distribution of Marijuana. He was held without bond and has a pending court date.

On August 9, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard responded to Woodford for a disturbance. After further investigation Travis W. Howard, 21, of Woodford was charged with Possession of Marijuana. He was released on a summons and a court date of September 12, 2008 was set.

On August 10, 2008, Sgt. R.L. Hixson stopped Everett E. Coleman, 47, of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Coleman was charged with Driving Under the Influence, 2nd offense, Refusal to Submit to a Test, Driving Suspended and Speeding. He was held on a $1,500 secured bond and a court date of August 20, 2008 was set.

Caroline County Sheriff’s Office Wrap Up

According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, Caroline Deputies made 11 drug arrests, 2 DUI arrests, 11 domestic violence arrests, and 84 other criminal arrests during the past week. The deputies served 181 civil papers, issued 244 traffic summonses, handled 13 motor vehicle crashes, responded to 41 alarm calls, and dealt with 9 juvenile offenders. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center dispatched 616 calls for service and handled 2,134 telephone inquiries. The CCSO also logged 46 calls assisting outside agencies and had 366 self-initiated calls.

Caroline County Sheriff’s Office helps to take down 17 drug dealers in Westmoreland County.

From The Journal:

Seventeen indictments have been issued as a result of a large drug bust in Westmoreland in the Colonial Beach and the Oak Grove areas of the county. It involved 100 officers in a task force which had been in operation for the past four months.

That operation which culminated in the arrests, started Thursday morning at approximately 2:00 a.m. and involved officers from NCIS, King George, Westmoreland, Caroline, the State Police, FBI, Department of Corrections, ABC enforcement, Colonial Beach police, the state aviation med-flight helicopter, and staff from the regional jail, among other units. Arrests involved felonies and misdemeanors for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of prescription drugs and marijuana.

By 4:00 p.m. 15 people had been arrested and processed. Names were to be announced shortly, according to officers in the Westmoreland Sheriff’s office.

2-1 odds of heck breaking loose.

By “heck breaking loose”, I refer to a certain Supervisor whining and complaining.

Press release:

Dear Chamber Members,

This year, the Chamber has been on the move in many ways —– next week we’ll add another!

On August 7, the Caroline Chamber of Commerce will relocate to a new office at 18067 Jefferson Davis Highway in Ladysmith. We are doing this primarily because we needed more room for meetings and daily operations and it seemed, with the many negotiations going on right now for County space, that we would not get the Office of Economic Development’s former office on South Main Street as promised.

We are sad to leave the Town of Bowling Green — home of the Chamber for so many years — but optimistic about the new office space and its possibilities for growth. Thank all of you for your continued support in our programs and events – we’ve met so many of you at Chamber functions and hope to meet many more in the future!

Please continue to drop in and see us in Ladysmith – more details of any changes to phone and fax numbers will be sent by the Chamber office later today.

Sincerely,

L.J. Moyer
President
Caroline Chamber of Commerce

So, not only is the Department of Economic Development moving out of the county seat (Bowling Green) but also is the Chamber of Commerce!

The Department of Economic Development is going to the visitors center at Carmel Church.

So much for the whole premise of a “county seat”.

Well, at least they didn’t move the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office out of the Community Services Center, or else you would have to essentially travel to Hanover County to get there.

Of course, the Cooperative Extension Office might be getting the soon-to-be former office space of the Economic Development Department; hence the Chamber of Commerce won’t get it.

I thought the former Union Bankshares Building — the soon-to-be County Administration building — was supposed to provide the space needs of the county for the next 20 years… (The Caroline Progress)

Hell, it only cost $3,700,000.

Missing Elderly Male Sought

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:

According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, at approximately 6:36 p.m. last night the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a missing elderly person. The staff at Bowling Green Health Care Center reported that Richard Robertson, a 71 year old white male, had walked away from the facility located at 102 Anderson Avenue in the town of Bowling Green.

Robertson is described as a white male, 5′ 10″ tall, weighing 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a gray short sleeved shirt. Robertson also had rubber gloves in some of his belt loops. He was last seen about 5:00 p.m. walking away from the nursing home. There has been one report of Robertson walking west on Route 207 about 6 pm yesterday evening.

Members of the Caroline Sheriff’s Office, Caroline Fire and Rescue and Fort A. P. Hill Fire responded. Assistance was requested from the Virginia State Police aviation and canine units as well as deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office. An extensive air and ground search was conducted from 7pm last night and continued until 3am this morning. An activation page of the Caroline Alert system was sent to alert those citizens participating in the program of the missing person.

Robertson suffers from dementia and is in need of medication for a number of medical issues. If anyone has contact with Mr. Robertson, please call 911 immediately. His photograph appears below. Please be aware that when he departed, Robertson was clean shaven.

Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending August 2, 2008

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:

On July 25, 2008, Deputy C.M. Garnett responded to Ruther Glen for a domestic disturbance. After further investigation, Barry B. Briggs, 44, of Ruther Glen was charged with Domestic Assault, Abduction and Prevent Another from Summoning Law Enforcement. Deputy F.L. Brennan arrested Briggs on July 26, 2008. He was ordered held without bond and has a pending court date.

On July 27, 2008, Sgt. R.L. Hixson stopped Ernest C. Burruss, 60 of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Burruss was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, 2nd offense. He was held on a $2,500 secured bond and a court date of August 6, 2008 was set.

On July 27, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood stopped Kyle P. Yushchak, 29, of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Yushchak was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Reckless Driving and Eluding. He was held on a $2,500 secured bond and a court date of August 6, 2008 was set.

On July 27, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped Harold A. Nelson, 48, of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Nelson was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and refusal to Submit to a Test. He was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond and a court date of August 1, 2008 was set.

On July 27, 2008, Deputy D.W. Mundie encountered a suspicious vehicle in Ruther Glen. After further investigation, Justin M. Higgs, 19, of Ruther Glen was charged with Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Underage Possession of Alcohol. He was released on a summons for both charges and court dates of August 5th and 6th 2008 were set. A juvenile passenger was also charged with Underage Possession of Tobacco and has a pending court date.

On July 28, 2008, Deputy C.A. Heywood responded to Ruther Glen for a larceny. After further investigation, Patrick J. Eiken, 27, of Fredericksburg was charged with Obstruction of Justice, Giving False Statements to a Law Enforcement Officer. He was held on a $1,000 secured bond and a court date of August 8, 2008 was set.

On July 29, 2008, Deputy B.N. Doucet encountered a vehicle in the Lake Caroline subdivision. Upon further investigation, David L. Dobbins, 41, of Ruther Glen was charged with Giving False Information to Avoid a Summons, Drive Without a License, Operate an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Improper Registration, and No Vehicle Registration. Dobbins was also served an outstanding warrant out of Culpeper County for Intent to Defraud or Destroy Rental Property and an outstanding warrant out of Stafford County for Embezzlement. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of August 1, 2008 was set.

On July 30, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped Richard E. Hockaday, 22, of Ruther Glen for an equipment violation. Upon further investigation, Hockaday was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. He was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond and a court date of August 1, 2008 was set.

On August 1, 2008, Deputy W.M. Jones responded to Woodford for a domestic disturbance. Upon further investigation, Garnett E. Davis, 65, of Woodford was charged with Domestic Assault. He was held on a $1,000 secured bond and a court date of August 7, 2008 was set.

On August 1, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard responded to Woodford for a domestic disturbance. After further investigation, Vincenza E. Trum, 46, of Woodford was charged with Felony Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer (2 counts) and Obstruction of Justice. She was ordered held without bond and a court date of August 6, 2008 was set.

On August 2, 2008, Deputy T.P. Connolly responded to Milford for a domestic disturbance. Upon further investigation, James K. Young, Sr., 39, of Milford was charged with Domestic Assault. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of August 5, 2008 was set.

On August 2, 2008, Deputy B.N. Doucet responded to Ruther Glen for a disturbance. After further investigation, Kenneth M. Madison, 24, of Ruther Glen was charged with Brandishing a Firearm. He was released on his own recognizance and a court date of August 8, 2008 was set.

Caroline County Sheriff’s Office Wrap Up

According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, Caroline Deputies made 3 drug arrests, 2 DUI arrests, 14 domestic violence arrests, and 48 other criminal arrests during the past week. The deputies served 219 civil papers, issued 340 traffic summonses, handled 7 motor vehicle crashes, responded to 68 alarm calls, and dealt with 12 juvenile offenders. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center dispatched 502 calls for service and handled 970 telephone inquiries. The CCSO also logged 40 calls assisting outside agencies and had 235 self-initiated calls.

5th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday: I think McGuff is going to file an OSHA complaint.

PDF:

CAROLINE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF CAROLINE COUNTY TO OUR 5th ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

WHEN: AUGUST 5, 2008
6:00PM TO 8:00PM

WHERE: CAROLINE PARKS AND RECREATION PARK
(BEHIND CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL, DEVILS THREE JUMP ROAD)

WHY: TO PROMOTE A SAFER COMMUNITY

You can come join us in a cookout for the community. We will have hamburgers, hotdogs, snow cones and drinks. Get your children fingerprinted. The kids can come see the fun things inside of a police car, ambulance and a fire truck.

McGruff will also be onsite to visit with the kids.

Make sure you bring your whole family, to assist us in promoting a safer community.

Looks like the high tomorrow is supposed to be around 95°F according to The Weather Channel.

I feel sorry for that poor bastard McGruff.