Court waives limit for preliminarion in Coomes arson case
Brandon Coomes 29 of Lashmeet waived the 10 day time limit for a preliminary hearing in his third degree arson case after a Friday morning meeting with defense and prosecution. The Matoaka fire Aug 8 destroyed four buildings on Barger Street and damaged a fifth. Coomes is held on a 1 million dollar bond at Southern Regional Jail, with no new hearing date set.
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Princeton
Mercer County
James Dent
Brandon Coomes
Coomes
Lashmeet
Barger Street
Matoaka
John Sommers
R.L. Akers
Sommers
Mercer
Mercer County Magistrate Court
Southern Regional Jail
Beaver
Two transported after rollover wreck near Ada plant
Two men injured in a single vehicle rollover beneath the Norfolk Southern overpass on Country Girl Road near the Ada Water Treatment Plant. A white Lincoln Continental left its lane, rolled onto its roof, and blocked the westbound lane as responders from Athens Police and Bluefield Rescue transported one victim to Bluefield Regional Medical Center. A third man returned to the scene and was placed in a squad car as traffic control was maintained.
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Norfolk Southern Railroad
Country Girl Road
Ada
Luefield
Community Baptist Church
J.R. Tupper
J.L. Morris
PM. Hepner
C.T. Lowe
Athens
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Hepner
Judge denies McDonnells' bid to dismiss corruption case
A Virginia judge rejected the McDonnells request to throw out charges in their ongoing corruption trial. Prosecutors argued the evidence already supports the charges and potential penalties could reach decades. the defense urged a narrow interpretation of the law. The judge promised a written explanation and set the defense to present its case Monday.
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McDonnells
Richmond
Bob McDonnell
MccDonnells
James R. Spencer
Jonnie Williams
McDonnell
Williams
Ryan
Newman
Spencer
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