Former councilman agrees to plea

Posted by on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Former Waynesboro City Councilman DuBose Egleston pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual-battery charge in Waynesboro General District Court on Monday, avoiding a jury trial on felony charges related to a reported Sept. 25 incident in Waynesboro.

Egleston, 55, who served on City Council from 1998-2002, and ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the city governing body a total of six times dating back to 1994. Continue reading “Former councilman agrees to plea” »

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Daily Rant | What If …

Posted by on September 29, 2009 · 11 Comments 

As in, what if it hadn’t been the likable DuBose Egleston at the centerpiece of a criminal-justice firestorm in Waynesboro, but another politician who was perhaps more of a lightning rod politically? Would the news coverage be as generally positive as it has been of Egleston in recent days? AFP editor Chris Graham ponders the situation in today’s Daily Rant. Facebook Video. Length: 2:38. Continue reading “Daily Rant | What If …” »

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Chris Graham | Cesspool

Posted by on September 28, 2009 · 4 Comments 

Talk about troubling. That’s what the chatter involving the allegations against former Waynesboro City Councilman DuBose Egleston is. Troubling.

Want to know how ridiculous this has gotten? “DuBose has already confessed on video tape,” a commenter on the News Virginian blog who goes by the handle TakeMeSerious wrote this morning, before clarifying that the information came from “the victim and her family.”

“(T)hey say he’s confessed,” TakeMeSerious wrote, before further clarifying that the information about the “confession” came from “a friend of a friend of a friend of the family of the victim.” Continue reading “Chris Graham | Cesspool” »

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Daily Rant | Grow Up, Waynesboro

Posted by on September 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The reaction on local news blogs to the news that a former Waynesboro City Council member is facing attempted-rape allegations has exposed something about the River City. Not only are people anonymously attacking the alleged perpetrator, but the accuser herself is fodder for the gristmill. AFP editor Chris Graham wonders aloud where we’ve come to in today’s Daily Rant. Facebook Video. Length: 3:43. Continue reading “Daily Rant | Grow Up, Waynesboro” »

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Former councilman faces attempted-rape charges

Posted by on September 26, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Former Waynesboro City Council member DuBose Egleston is free on secured bond after being charged with attempted rape on Friday.

A 27-year-old woman reported to police at 5 p.m. that she had been sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in her home in Southwest Waynesboro. Continue reading “Former councilman faces attempted-rape charges” »

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