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DRUG DEALER TO SERVE SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON On December 18, 2012, Michael Allen Keen, 54, of Maxie, Virginia received a twenty two year prison sentence as a result of his distribution of drugs and violation of probation. Keen had previously pleaded guilty to distribution of hydrocodone on two separate dates in June and…
BUCHANAN COUNTY DRUG DEALER TO SERVE 12 YEARS IN PRISON On December 3, 2012, a Buchanan County Circuit Court judge sentenced Johnny “Smoke” Dotson, 59, of Hurley, Virginia to fifty years in a Virginia prison for distribution of a schedule II controlled substance. Dotson will serve twelve years of this sentence before being released on…
BUCHANAN COUNTY MAN TO SERVE 10 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR CREDIT CARD FRAUD On October 1, 2012 Anthony Allen O’Quinn was sentenced to 140 years in prison for the fraudulent use of a Dickenson County man’s credit card. The Court suspended 130 years of this sentence on the condition that O’Quinn serve 10 years of…
BUCHANAN COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS FOR MURDER On October 2, 2012, Michael Harold Justus was sentenced to serve 20 years in a Virginia prison following a brief sentencing hearing in the Buchanan County Circuit Court. In June, a Buchanan County jury convicted the 37 year-old Raven, Virginia man of murder and the use…
On August 28, 2012, B.J. Dennis Keen, 25, of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in the breaking and entering of three Buchanan County homes. Keen was also convicted of stealing guns, televisions, tools, and other items with the intent to sell the stolen property. After serving his…
JURY RECOMMENDS LIFE SENTENCE FOR BUCHANAN COUNTY MAN A Buchanan County man will likely serve a life sentence in a Virginia prison after being convicted by a Buchanan County jury Thursday evening in connection with the 2011 murder of a Hurley, Virginia man. Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington said Donald Martin Young, 62, of…
Linda Keen To Serve 7 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution On June 25, 2012, Linda Marie Keen, 58, of Maxie, Virginia received a thirty three year sentence as a result of her distribution of drugs and violation of probation. Keen had previously pleaded guilty to distribution of hydrocodone on two separate dates in June…
A Buchanan County man will likely serve 20 years in a Virginia prison after being convicted by a Buchanan County jury on Thursday in connection with the 2011 murder of a 37 year-old Raven, Va., man. Buchanan County Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Arrington said Michael Harold Justus, 46, of Hurley, Virginia was convicted of second degree…
On May 31, Verdie Channing Compton, 29, of Council, Virginia was sentenced to 31 years of imprisonment following a legnthy sentencing hearing in the Buchanan County Circuit Court. In March, Compton pled guilty to DUID, Aggravated Involuntary Manslaugter, Maiming, and Hit and Run arising from his June 2011 collision with two motorcycles in the Council…
On May 22, 2012, Everett Leo Ward, 58, of Grundy, Virginia received a fifty year prison sentence as a result of his sale of drugs and guns to an undercover informant. On five separate occasions, Ward sold Opana, which is a very potent pain medication, and hydrocodone to an informant for the local narcotics task…