Gun Discharges In Third Grader's Backpack At Lee Hill Elementary School, Sheriff Says Gun Discharges In Third Grader's Backpack At Lee Hill Elementary School, Sheriff Says Gun Discharges In Third Grader's Backpack At Lee Hill Elementary School, Sheriff Says
Gun Discharges In Third Grader's Backpack At Lee Hill Elementary School, Sheriff Says A gun went off inside a third grader’s backpack at a Virginia elementary school, prompting a full classroom evacuation and an ongoing sheriff’s investigation, officials announced. The incident happened around 10:50 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Lee Hill Elementary School in Fredericksburg, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. The student’s backpack discharged a handgun while inside a third-grade classroom. According to preliminary interviews, deputies say there was no intent to harm anyone. No students or staff were injured. The teacher immediately evacuated all 26 students an…
‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says ‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says ‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says
‘I’m Screwed’: Fredericksburg Busted For DUI Near Stafford McDonald’s, Sheriff Says A Fredericksburg man who missed a McDonald’s turn got more than a wrong order—he got a return trip to jail after racking up another DUI charge in Stafford County, authorities said. Deputies responded to a call about a suspected drunk driver around 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, on Chatham Heights Road, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The caller told dispatch that the driver of a Ford F-150 appeared to miss a turn near the McDonald’s and ended up “in a weird location,” slumped behind the wheel. The deputy arrived to find 34-year-old David Shoun, who showed “signs of intoxicatio…
Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says
Fredericksburg Hoops Star Drowns Trying To Save Son On Spotsy Fishing Trip, Sheriff Says New details have been released after former college basketball star Danny Sumner and his young child drowned during a family fishing trip. Sumner, a Fredericksburg resident, and his 6-year-old son Donovan were enjoying a father-son fishing trip at around 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at a local boat landing just off Legacy Lane in Spotsylvania, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators say that Sumner's wife became concerned when the pair did not return by 9:45 p.m. that night, so she contacted the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office. Deputies arrived in the area and searched the ar…
Man Exposed Himself To Girl Scouts, Masturbated In Fredericksburg Coffee Shop, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Girl Scouts, Masturbated In Fredericksburg Coffee Shop, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Girl Scouts, Masturbated In Fredericksburg Coffee Shop, Police Say
Man Exposed Himself To Girl Scouts, Masturbated In Fredericksburg Coffee Shop, Police Say A man is behind bars after police say he flashed a group of Girl Scouts, groped a restaurant employee, and was caught masturbating in public — all within a short span Saturday in downtown Fredericksburg. The suspect, Terrence Graham, 28, who has no fixed address, was arrested nearby and positively identified after officers responded to two indecent exposure reports and one sexual battery on March 29, the Fredericksburg Police Department said. All three incidents involved the same man, described at the time by witnesses only as a Black man with a beard and long hair, riding a bicycle. In th…
Fredericksburg Woman May Have Broken Attacker’s Arm During Violent Home Invasion, Police Say Fredericksburg Woman May Have Broken Attacker’s Arm During Violent Home Invasion, Police Say Fredericksburg Woman May Have Broken Attacker’s Arm During Violent Home Invasion, Police Say
Fredericksburg Woman May Have Broken Attacker’s Arm During Violent Home Invasion, Police Say A masked man who broke into a Fredericksburg home and strangled a woman until she passed out is on the run, according to police. It happened around 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, in the 1000 block of Hotchkiss Place, officials said. According to Fredericksburg Police, the suspect — described as a heavyset man, about 6-foot-2, wearing all black and a black balaclava — forced his way through the rear basement door of a townhome and attacked a woman inside. Police say the suspect strangled the woman until she lost consciousness. After she came to, another struggle broke out — and she may h…
‘Two Peas In A Pod’: Tributes Pour In For Fredericksburg Dad, 6-Year-Old Son Killed In Drowning ‘Two Peas In A Pod’: Tributes Pour In For Fredericksburg Dad, 6-Year-Old Son Killed In Drowning ‘Two Peas In A Pod’: Tributes Pour In For Fredericksburg Dad, 6-Year-Old Son Killed In Drowning
‘Two Peas In A Pod’: Tributes Pour In For Fredericksburg Dad, 6-Year-Old Son Killed In Drowning A former college basketball star and his young son are being remembered across Virginia and beyond after they were killed in a devastating drowning accident during a father-son fishing trip. Fredericksburg resident Danny Sumner and his 6-year-old son Donovan were found dead Saturday evening, March 22, according to loved ones and a GoFundMe launched to support the family. Sumner — a William & Mary standout and Fredericksburg Grizzlies alum — was a devoted husband, father, and former high school coach known for living his faith on and off the court. "Danny was truly a great man of faith,…
Teen Trespasser Who Shut Down Fredericksburg Schools Captured In New Jersey: Police (UPDATED) Teen Trespasser Who Shut Down Fredericksburg Schools Captured In New Jersey: Police (UPDATED) Teen Trespasser Who Shut Down Fredericksburg Schools Captured In New Jersey: Police (UPDATED)
Teen Trespasser Who Shut Down Fredericksburg Schools Captured In New Jersey: Police (Updated)  A 16-year-old from Fairfax County who triggered school closures in Fredericksburg after he was spotted trespassing on school grounds and fled from police was apprehended in New Jersey, authorities say. Fasihullah Safar had last been seen at James Monroe High School on Wednesday, March 19, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. A School Resource Officer approached him, but Safar ran and disappeared before officers could locate him. Officials say the missing teen’s mental state raises “potential safety and security concerns,” prompting Fredericksburg City Public Schools to c…
School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police
School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police  A 16-year-old from Fairfax County triggered school closures in Fredericksburg after he was spotted trespassing on school grounds and fled from police, authorities say. Fasihullah Safar was seen at James Monroe High School on Wednesday, March 19, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. A School Resource Officer approached him, but Safar ran and disappeared before officers could locate him. Officials say the missing teen’s mental state raises “potential safety and security concerns,” prompting Fredericksburg City Public Schools to cancel classes on Friday, March 21, out of “a…
Man Brings Skateboard To A Machete Fight—And Loses Outside Fredericksburg Courthouse: Police Man Brings Skateboard To A Machete Fight—And Loses Outside Fredericksburg Courthouse: Police Man Brings Skateboard To A Machete Fight—And Loses Outside Fredericksburg Courthouse: Police
Man Brings Skateboard To A Machete Fight—And Loses Outside Fredericksburg Courthouse: Police A bizarre street fight in Fredericksburg involving a skateboard and a machete landed one man in jail and another in the hospital, authorities said. Fredericksburg police responded to a fight near the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courthouse on Wednesday, March 19, where they found two men who had gone at it in an unusual way. According to police, 20-year-old James Taah was armed with a machete when he got into an altercation with another man wielding a skateboard.  The skateboarder accused Taah of following him while knowing he was armed, police said. Things escalated when the skate…
Five Pounds Of Pot, Illegal Guns Seized In Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Police Five Pounds Of Pot, Illegal Guns Seized In Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Police Five Pounds Of Pot, Illegal Guns Seized In Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Police
Five Pounds Of Pot, Illegal Guns Seized In Fredericksburg Traffic Stop: Police Two Fredericksburg men are behind bars after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of guns, fentanyl, and marijuana—one of them even tried to make a run for it, but officers were quicker, authorities said. Fredericksburg Police say an officer on patrol pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation, and what started as a standard stop quickly escalated when an investigation revealed the two occupants were illegally carrying firearms. A search of the vehicle turned up a third loaded gun, fentanyl pills, marijuana, and evidence of drug distribution, officials said. The recovered …
Fredericksburg Mom Attacks Two During Custody Exchange At Sheriff’s Office, Authorities Say Fredericksburg Mom Attacks Two During Custody Exchange At Sheriff’s Office, Authorities Say Fredericksburg Mom Attacks Two During Custody Exchange At Sheriff’s Office, Authorities Say
Fredericksburg Mom Attacks Two During Custody Exchange At Sheriff’s Office, Authorities Say A Virginia woman is facing charges after an alleged assault during a child custody exchange in the parking lot of a sheriff’s office, officials said. The incident happened around 7:06 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the Ford T. Humphrey Public Safety Building in Stafford County, according to a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. Deputies responded after receiving reports that a woman had attacked two people during a custody exchange at the designated Safe Exchange Zone, an area meant to provide a secure space for such meetings. The suspect, a 27-year-old Fredericksburg woman, was…
Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says
Pet Python Stabbed By Fredericksburg Woman During Bizarre Virginia Break-In, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman is behind bars after she allegedly broke into a home armed with scissors and knives—with the intention of stabbing a pet snake to death, officials said. Deputies responded to a break-in in progress at a residence on Lakeview Drive around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, after being told a woman was inside the home wielding multiple weapons, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, officers found 21-year-old Nina Zarin, of Fredericksburg, still inside the home. During a search, deputies found suspected controlled substances on Zarin. But what sho…