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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 2002

Page

2

Online sting leads to Roanoke man’s arrest in sex case

A Roanoke man, Frank George Bonds, 53, was arrested in Beckley on federal charges after an undercover postal inspector posed online as a 13 year old girl in an AOL chat. Bonds arranged to meet at a Best Western on I-77 and was taken into custody by a joint task force. Bonds faces crossing state lines with intent to engage in sexual relations with a minor and was ordered held with a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 21 in Beckley.

Bluefield Virginia Frank George Bonds Roanoke Beckley Harper Road I-77 America Bonds Lear Salem Ashley Fredericksburg Dom Washington Area FBI West Virginia U.S R. Clarke VanDervort Federal Public Defender’s Office Larry Ellis VanDervort Beaver US District Court Bill Archer Barcher Bottonline

Residents debate role of Tazewell animal control officer

In Tazewell County residents push the Board of Supervisors to address the shooting death of Brady, an 18 pound Cairn terrier killed Sept. 30 by a local animal control officer. The board offered no action while Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee said state police are investigating.

Azewell Thompson Valley Tazewell County Board of Supervisors Commonwealth Dennis Lee J.E. White Richlands Brady White Geraldin Lester Lester Lee Donna Pruitt Raven Pruitt Bonnie Buchanan North Tazewell Humane Society Buchanan Little Brady Earl Griffith Virginia State Police Charles Owens Cowens Bottonline

Would-be firefighter asks to serve despite felony record

A convicted felon, Charles W. Benfield, asked the Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Company to allow him to serve, saying he has paid his debt to society and is certified. The request was deferred to County Attorney Dennis Simmons, who cited local procedures barring felons from volunteer fire roles unless ordinances are amended, and noted state code forfeits office after felony conviction. Simmons will prepare a report and supervisors may review the matter later.

Tazewell Pocahontas Dennis Simmons Charles W. Benfield Boissevain Benfield Tazewell County Pocahontas High School Commonwealth Dennis Lee Earl Griffith Griffith Simmons Emergency Services Committee Board of Supervisors

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