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Commonwealth Takes Tough Stance Against Rogue CI; Results In 3 Year Prison Sentence On April 15, 2013, the Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office went after a former C.I. (confidential informant) who had gone rogue with both barrels blazing. Melissa Ranae Osborne’s case had originally been set for a jury trial, but at the last…
Last week Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington unveiled his “So Now You’re 18” program at two area high schools. He began his tour of the four county high schools on Monday with a stop at Hurley High School followed by a visit to Twin Valley High on Thursday. Arrington began the program by telling…
On February 4, 2013, a Buchanan County Circuit Court judge sentenced Hassell Gibson, 27, to 126 years in the Virginia penitentiary for his role in the theft and illegal use of another’s credit card. The Court suspended 123 years of this sentence on the condition that Gibson serve 3 years in prison and upon his…
A Buchanan County woman will likely serve eight years and 10 months in a Virginia prison after being convicted by a Buchanan County jury Thursday evening in connection with the destruction of evidence that was material to a 2011 murder. According to Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington, Donna Sue Justus, 56, of Hurley,…
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…