Virginia

Murder
May 1, 2022

‘Suspicious Event’ Leads to Arrest of Virginia Man for the Murder of His Father

A 21-year-old northern Virginia man has been arrested and charged with murder of his father, a popular brewer in Loudoun County. The Leesburg Police Department said its officers responded to a call about a “suspicious event” at a home south of downtown at about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. They found the body of 57-year-old Dean …

Child sex crimes
April 16, 2022

Virginia School Employee Charged With Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girls

A Virginia elementary school employee has been charged with sexually assaulting several children on the school grounds. Jonathan George Skocik, the information technology specialist at John Jenkins Elementary School in Woodbridge, was arrest on riay after a month-long investigation by Prince William County Police and Child Protective Services. The victims, four 8-year-old girls, told a …

Murder
March 26, 2022

Body Found in Maryland Park Believed That of Virginia Woman Missing Since March 5

Police say they’ve found a body believed to be that of a 35-year-old woman who was last seen at her Alexandria, Virginia, home on March 5. The Fairfax County Police Department said they’ve issued arrest warrants for Hannah Choi’s ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Joel Mosso Merino, charging him with second-degree murder and felony disposal of a body. …

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Shooting
March 19, 2022

Deputies Fatally Shoot Woman Who Stabbed Woman and Teen Girl Before Lunging at Them

Virginia sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 36-year-old women armed with a knife after responding to a domestic incident Friday morning in Loudon County. The Virginia State Police said Loudoun County deputies got a call about 4 a.m. about a domestic argument and were met at the door by Faubricia Virtaux Gainer, who came out …

Codi Bigsby
Missing
February 3, 2022

Missing Virginia Toddler’s Dad Charged With Child Neglect; Search Continues for the Boy

Police searching for  a missing 4-year-old Virginia boy have arrested the toddler’s father on child neglect charges. Hampton Police Chief Mark Talbot said on Tuesday that both of Codi Bigsby’s parents were persons of interest in their son’s disappearance, as CrimeOnline previously reported. “The evidence doesn’t match what we’ve been told. So we need to …

Kidnapping
January 29, 2022

Virginia Man Barricades Himself in House After Failed Attempt To Abduct 9-Year-Old Girl

Virginia authorities arrested a man they say tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl on Friday afternoon. The Office of the Stafford County Sheriff said that Steven Randall Williams, 34, stopped the girl just before 3 p.m. as she was walking home from a bus stop in Stafford and initially asked for directions, then grabbed her …

Shooting
December 26, 2021

Suspect Opens Fire During Domestic Dispute at Virginia Highway Rest Area

A domestic dispute at an interstate rest area in Virginia left four people — including three good samaritans who intervened — hospitalized with gunshot wounds on Sunday morning. Hours later, investigators found the suspected shooter in his car with a gunshot wound, the Washington Post reported. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he …

Murder
September 9, 2021

Missing Virginia Dad Found Buried in Backyard

A Virginia man reported missing on Monday was found dead, buried in his own backyard two days later. Fairfax County police said they had arrested 19-year-old Philip Nguyen, the victim’s son, and charged him with second-degree murder, WTOP reported. Truman Nguyen, 78, was last seen on Sunday, the station said. Then police got a tip …