An Augusta County man was arrested Tuesday and charged with rape and forcible sodomy, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Let’s presume there will be a civil suit in the Augusta County officer-involved shooting
Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney Tim Martin is acting more like a defense and civil attorney for the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office than he is presenting as an elected prosecutor.
Dustin Griffin case: Video evidence lacking on the shot to the back of the head
The fifth video in the Dustin Griffin shooting, the one that Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said Friday night would not be released “due to its graphic nature,” apparently doesn’t capture the moment a deputy shot Griffin in the back of the head.
Virginia State Police not done investigating Dustin Griffin shooting
A Virginia State Police contact told us Saturday that the investigation into the Dec. 17 officer-involved shooting of Dustin Griffin is still ongoing.
Augusta County sheriff releases bodycam video in Dec. 17 shooting: Case closed?
Almost everything about what happened the night of Dec. 17 in the shooting death of Dustin Griffin, 42, has been answered, with a Friday night media dump by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
Augusta County leaders vote, again, to protect the shield, at our expense
The good-‘ol boy network in Augusta County, predictably, is intent on protecting the shield, at all costs.
Dustin Griffin shooting case: More questions than answers
Fair or not, we can’t take the Augusta County criminal-justice apparatus at its word that there’s no there there with respect to the shooting of Dustin Griffin, 42, by two sheriff’s deputies on the night of Dec. 17. In this podcast, I go over where we are with the investigation, which is still ongoing, even …
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Family of Dustin Griffin: ‘We want answers,’ not ‘premature conclusions’
The family of an Augusta County man shot and killed by two sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 17 is “seeking transparency, accuracy, and basic human dignity” in the investigation into what happened that night.
Update: Previously missing Augusta County woman located safety, per authorities
A local woman has been reported missing, and the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help locating her.
Augusta County: What happened on Dec. 17 on Parkersburg Turnpike?
Dustin Griffin was shot five times in the torso by one Augusta County sheriff’s deputy, before a second deputy who had been wrestling with Griffin during the service of an arrest warrant on the night of Dec. 17 shot Griffin in the head.