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Travis Mozelle Poindexter is in custody. He was arrested by officers with the Charlottesville Police Department and Waynesboro Police Department at approximately 7:40 a.m. this morning at the Sleep Inn, 1185 5th Street SW, Charlottesville.
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The Waynesboro Police Department charged a city man with numerous charges when he nearly overdosed after ingesting a Fentanyl patch Monday evening. Eric Michael Shifflett, 24 years old, faces three felonies related to firearms and drug offenses.
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Larry Wayne White surrendered himself at the Waynesboro Police Department on Thursday on two felony warrants related to an Oct. 21 drug raid. White is free on bond on the two charges: possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school.
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The Waynesboro Police Department arrested a wanted Charlottesville man Tuesday afternoon after he ran from police officers but was eventually caught near an elementary school when his baggy britches caused him to trip.
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine joined Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein in introducing legislation to close a current loophole that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed after 72 hours, even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun.
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Throughout the night on Wednesday, as most of Waynesboro slept, a group of Waynesboro Police detectives, patrol officers, reserve officers and members of the SWAT and Special Operations Unit came together to deliver multiple blows to the drug trade in Waynesboro.
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The trio arrested after an Oct. 9 high-speed chase in Augusta County now face home invasion charges. Augusta County Sheriff’s Office investigators received an anonymous call reporting a male in his 60s had been a victim of a home invasion. The victim lived in the vicinity of where Charles Ramsey, Ryan Varner and Mariah Chaplin-Cash were first encountered by an investigator on Oct. 9.
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Virginia House of Delegates Republican leaders responded Thursday to Executive Order 50, released by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Virginia House and Senate Democrats offered praise for the announcement from Gov. Terry McAuliffe regarding an executive order issued Thursday aimed at preventing gun violence in the Commonwealth.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today signed an executive order directing actions to keep guns out of dangerous hands by better enforcing existing Virginia law. The governor signed the executive order at a press conference alongside U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Attorney General Mark Herring and members of the law enforcement and gun safety advocacy community.
