Home Richmond man indicted by grand jury, charged in homicide, four robberies during holidays
Local

Richmond man indicted by grand jury, charged in homicide, four robberies during holidays

firearm courtroom gavel bullets
(© cherylvb – stock.adobe.com)

A 60-year-old Richmond man has been charged for multiple incidents including a fatal robbery.

A grand jury indicted Mark Palmer in a homicide that occurred at a business on Richmond Highway on Dec. 13. He has also been charged in three additional robbery incidents that occurred between Nov. 26 and Dec. 11.

Palmer has been charged with homicide, attempted robbery with a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony x2 for the homicide on Dec. 13.

Palmer has also been charged with attempted robbery and use of a firearm in an attempted robbery for the attempted robbery of an employee of a business in the 5200 block of Hull Street Road on Dec. 11.

Palmer has been charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for a robbery of an employee of a business in the 1200 block of Westover Hills Boulevard on Dec. 8.

Palmer has been charged with robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for a robbery of an employee of a business in the 5100 block of Hull Street Road on Nov. 26.

Detectives have been working on several robbery and attempted robbery cases and connected Palmer to those crimes and the homicide.

Multimedia

 




Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

Latest News

college football
Football

ACC Football: Four games on Friday night slate in Week 2 action

michael vick
UVA Football

Tony Elliott fanboys over dogkiller Michael Vick: Shame ain’t even the word here

The last pit bull to escape the dogfighting operation run by Michael Vick, the Virginia Tech and NFL alum who is in Year 2 as the head coach at Norfolk State, crossed over to the other side of the rainbow bridge in 2021.

usps united states post office mail carrier mailbox
Trump's America

Warner, Kaine sign on to effort to challenge USPS takeover of mail-in ballots

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have joined a large group of lawmakers in the filing of a legal brief with the Supreme Court in a case challenging the legality of a U.S. Postal Service effort to control the flow of mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms.

school classroom
Local

Waynesboro gets small, almost nothing, grant from state for school security

beth macy ben cline
Trump's America

Ben Cline goes solo, as planned, at Salem Rotary Club event: Where’s the beef?

uva football entrance
UVA Football

UVA Football: Breakdown of the depth chart for Week 2 game with Norfolk State

Isiah D. Crawford
Local

Waynesboro: Teen held on charges related to shooting at Sunset Park