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Gerald Arrington Elected to the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys On August 9, 2015, Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Gerald Arrington was elected to the Board of Directors for the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys (VACA). The VACA is divided by Congressional District, with Buchanan County lying within the…
Greenbriar Drug Dealer Sentenced to 40 Years In Prison With 7 Years To Serve On August 26, 2015, Melena Deel, age 40, of the Greenbriar area, pled guilty in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to one count of Distribution of Schedule I/II Controlled Substance, and one count of Distribution of Schedule III Controlled Substance. …
Keen Mountain Inmate Sentenced to 5 Years for Procuring Drugs While in Prison On August 26, 2015, Thomas Durham, age 34, pled guilty in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to one count of procuring, selling, secreting or possessing a chemical compound which he did not lawfully receive. Thomas Durham was an inmate at Keen Mountain…
Vansant Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Elude Police and Assaulting a State Trooper On August 26, 2015, James Caperton, age 41, of Vansant, pled guilty in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to Assault and Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Felony Elude (Attempted), Property Destruction greater than $1,000, Driving under the Influence of Alcohol…
Big Rock Man to Serve Three Years for Theft and Attempted Sale of a Weedeater On August 26, 2015, Christopher Ramey, age 21, of Big Rock, pled guilty in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to charges of Grand Larceny, Possession Stolen Property with the Intent to Sell, and a Violation of his Probation. Following…
DRUG DEALER CONVICTED FOR GROWING MARIJUANA & SELLING PILLS WHILE ON BOND On June 16, 2015, Charles Ryan Fuller, 32 years old, of Grundy, Virginia appeared before the Buchanan County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing arising from his convictions of Manufacturing Marijuana, 4 counts of Distribution of a Schedule I/II Drug, and 2 counts…
SEX OFFENDER TO SERVE TEN YEAR SENTENCE FOR FIREARM POSSESSION On June 24, 2015, James Randall Matthews, age 47, of Hurley, pled guilty in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Violent Convicted Felon. Matthews was sentenced to serve ten years in prison, the statutory maximum…