(276) 935-6519
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…
Jury Recommends a 22 ½-Sentence for Bradley Hurley for Breaking & Entering, Conspiracy, Felony Petit Larceny, and Destruction of Property On June 3, 2015, a Buchanan County Circuit Court jury recommended a sentence of 22 years 6 months for convicted felon, Bradley Dewayne Hurley, 45, of Vansant, Virginia. According to Commonwealth’s Attorney, Gerald Arrington,…
Hurley Resident, Who Shot His Own Son, Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Malicious Wounding On June 4, 2015, Scotty Whitt, 48, of Hurley, Virginia, pled no contest in the Buchanan County Circuit Court to the aggravated malicious wounding of his son, Josh Whitt, in June of last year. Whitt also entered pleas to charges of…
METH COOK TO SERVE LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCE On May 26, 2015, Jonathan Michael Duty, 32, of Hurley, Virginia was sentenced to serve 9 years in a Virginia prison following a sentencing hearing in the Buchanan County Circuit Court. In March, the 32 year-old Buchanan County man pled guilty to Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Conspiracy…
THE 2015 “SO, NOW YOU’RE 18” PROGRAM KICKS OFF On April 23rd, Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington kicked off his annual So, Now You’re 18 program. This year, Arrington’s program kicked off at Grundy Senior High School, and included multiple topics ranging from financial responsibility to the legal issues facing adults. Arrington began working…
C.O.P.E. HOUSE CONSPIRATOR SENTENCED TO JAIL On March 19th, 2015, Marshall Lineberry, 44, of Wytheville, was sentenced in Buchanan County Circuit Court after he pled no contest to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement over $200 and four counts of Embezzlement over $200, on July 7th, 2014. Lineberry was sentenced to 15 years of incarceration with…
WISE COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS On March 4th, 2015, Terry Church, 32, of Big Stone Gap, Virginia was sentenced for malicious wounding and child endangerment. On December 10th, 2014 Church pled guilty to both charges in Wise Circuit Court. Church was sentenced to 30 years in prison with 19 years suspended on…