Crime and Public Safety
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UPDATE: On June 21,2020, The Bedford County Sheriff’ Office obtained warrants on and arrested the following:
Dustin R. Holdren 34yoa of Roanoke Va. for:
Aggravated Malicious Wounding
18.2-51.2
Aggravated Malicious Wounding in Virginia (Va. Code §18.2-51.2) is the malicious shooting, stabbing, cutting, or wounding of another person with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill resulting in severe injury and permanent and significant physical impairment.
Holdren is being held at the BRRJA under no bond.
This incident is still under investigation and more charges may be pending.
PREVIOUS: On Saturday, June 20, 2020, at 1:53pm, the Bedford Emergency 911 Dispatch Center received a call from a person stating they had been assaulted.
The victim was a Realtor showing an open house at Mariners Landing Subdivision [along Smith Mountain Lake] in Huddleston VA.
Victim was transported to the hospital.
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Retired Radford University professor of criminal justice and former police officer Dr. Tod Burke says the executive order signed by President Trump regarding police reforms yesterday was a “good start.” Burke said live on WFIR this morning that much of the change needed must happen however at the local community level – he called it “shared governance.” Hear the complete conversation below:
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NEWS RELEASE: The Exchange Milling Company, located at 1380 Franklin Street in Rocky Mount, Virginia was broken into over the weekend. Surveillance footage shows a white male entering the store at approximately 10:00pm. Male subject stole clothing, boots, and other items totaling to over $6,600.
- Incident: Business Breaking and Entering / Stolen Property
- Incident Reported: June 13, 2020 – June 14, 2020
- Location of Incident: Exchange Milling Company, 1380 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount VA
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this incident and is asking for anyone with possible information to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (540) 483-3000.
On June 15, 2020 at 16:36pm the Martinsville/Henry County 9-1-1 Center received a call in regards to someone shot at the Dollar General, 3874 Stones Dairy Rd., Bassett, VA. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Henry County Department of Public Safety and Bassett Volunteer Rescue responded to the scene.
Upon arrival deputies found an unresponsive female with a gunshot wound in the parking lot. Citizens on scene were doing CPR on the victim at that time. The victim was transported to Sovah Health – Martinsville, where she was later pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as Adrianne Ruth Martin, 37, of 7 Blue Spruce Dr., Snow Creek, VA.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Western District of Virginia has determined the cause of death to be gunshot wound and the manner of death is pending the conclusion of the investigation.
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid.
Rep. Morgan Griffith
9th District Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith says he generally agrees with calls to reduce the flow of military equipment to local police departments. The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security have provided many state and local law enforcement agencies with billions of dollars’ worth of new and used military equipment. The original intent was to combat domestic terrorism, but there is no requirement that the equipment be primarily used that way. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones:
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a North Carolina man who threatened to burn down a black church in Virginia.
John Malcolm Bareswill, 63, was arrested Friday on a charged related to his alleged threat to burn down a Baptist church in Virginia Beach, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said.
Court records said Bareswill, who lives in Catawba, North Carolina, called the church earlier this week and made racist remarks and threatened to set the church on fire after one of the church leaders took part in a public vigil for George Floyd.
Floyd died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for more than eight minutes even after he pleaded for air and stopped moving. Court records did not immediately identify an attorney for Bareswill.
If you’ve been to a protest, you might have noticed a person wearing a lime-green hat on the sidelines recording what’s happening. WFIR’s Ian Price has more about certified Legal Observers:NEWS RELEASE: On June 11, 2020 at approximately 23:49pm, the Martinsville/Henry County 911 Center received a call in reference to a gunshot wound at South Creek Mobile Home Park, Collinsville, Virginia. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and located a male victim in the roadway of the mobile home park with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the chest.
Jose Lorenzo Justice, 28, of 106 South Creek Ct., Collinsville, VA, was air lifted to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he is being treated.
Through the course of the investigation illegal narcotics were seized inside the residence of the victim where the incident is believed to have occurred.
Anyone having information pertaining to this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at (276) 638-8751 or the Crimestoppers Program at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward
UPDATE: Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspect who reportedly barricaded himself inside a home after an exchange of gunfire that lead to a lengthy standoff that ended early this morning. The situation began last night when deputies responded to the home in the 37 hundred block of Childress Road in the Riner area for a domestic situation. 45-year-old Jammie Duncan is charged with attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer.
Previous:From Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office: On June 11, 2020, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 3700 block of Childress Road in the Riner area of the county for a domestic situation. When deputies entered the residence, they encountered gunfire and subsequently returned fire during. No deputies were injured during the exchange.Currently there are negotiations underway with a male who is baricaded in the home. At this time, there is no threat to the public. Additional information will be released later this morning.