He can be reached at. Thirteen of the defendants are current or former employees of the county sheriff's office. A Henry County grand jury indicted 44 people on 123 felony charges. Grand jurors in Henry County handed down 105 indictments on Monday, according to records in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. According to the indictment, since 1998 some sworn officers, employees and associates of the sheriff's office allegedly engaged in a continuous scheme to steal narcotics, firearms and other contraband from the seized evidence property room. A Virginia State Police officer checks his equipment while at watch outside the Henry County Sheriff's Office Thursday. Vaught hunted and fished, hanging his trophies around the house, and loved loading up his camper with his family, said Jimmy Craven, 47, who rents from the Vaughts next door. Joseph Wayne Beamer, 33, on or about May 22, possession of fentanyl, possession of methamphetamine. HARDSHIP IS NOT UNCOMMON IN VIRGINIA'S RURAL HENRY COUNTY. They stormed into the sheriff's house in Axton, guns drawn, to arrest him. Terrence (NMN) Hairston, 26, on or about Feb. 7, assault and battery on a family/household member-third or subsequent offense. Jennifer R. Ashworth Phone/Fax Phone: (276) 634-4880 Fax: (276) 634-4898 Clerk's Office Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Deed recording hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. He maintains he has nothing to do with the killings. Strother Talbert Fulcher, III on or about July 23, felony failure to appear. They hauled him to court in shackles. Daniel Joseph Gagne Jr., 32, on or about Jan. 2, grand larceny. window.dQ = window.dQ || {}; Cassell, whose portrait hangs in headquarters opposite those of deputies killed in the line of duty, announced his retirement Monday from his $90,000-a-year post. BUT THE INDICTMENTS OF THE SHERIFF AND 12 DEPUTIES HAVE SHAKEN RESIDENTS WHO WANT LESS BAD NEWS. The Virginia State Police closed off the Henry County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning, blocking all access. Floyd Valdez Dillard, 48, on or about Feb. 17, felonious violation of the habitual offender act-second or subsequent offense. Mar 11, 2022 0 Two men indicted Monday by the Henry County grand jury on sex crimes are behind bars after being arrested on warrants Thursday morning by Henry County sheriff's deputies.. According to Brownlee, Sampson claimed to be an eyewitness to the slaying, and claimed he witnessed a man come out of the Short's home that he later identified as Gary Storm Bowman of Stoneville, N.C., the only "person of interest" in relation to the case ever publicly named by authorities. Henry County, hard against the North Carolina line in Virginia's southern Piedmont region, is perhaps best known for the Martinsville Speedway, where NASCAR races are held twice a year. The regular indictments are as follows: Along with his imposing height, Cassell had a cool, unflappable style that gave an impression that the former Virginia state trooper ruled his office with a sure hand. It is the grand jury's determination that enough evidence. RegExp.$1 : ''; In April 1996, Cassell had his first brush with national exposure when U.S. News & World Report ran a lengthy article about Sandy Level (pop. Indictments are not an indication of guilt. Maranda Lynn Goss, 29, on or about July 22, possession of methamphetamine. window.dQ.participants = ["iab_banner","softwall"]; As a result of this drug operation, a Henry County Grand Jury issued indictments on May 17, 2021. ", Oliver said it upset her that southern Virginia is home to more misfortune, adding that Henry County is "too small for something like this to be happening here.". Federal agents went after Vaught next. The canine handler for the sheriff's office, Walter R. Hairston, periodically received drugs to train drug-smelling dogs, the release states. MARTINSVILLE, Va. - A special grand jury in Martinsville has returned more than 100 drug-related indictments. "I didn't know where the house was," he said when told of Sampson's alleged statement to police. He bought several pieces of heavy machinery and owned dozens of rental houses, according to neighbors and transcripts. Indictments made in slaying of Short family. Juan Manuel Silva, 53, between Feb. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2019, aggravated sexual battery of a child less than 13 years old. Steven Fitzgerald McRae Jr., 35, on or about Sept 7, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of heroin with intent to distribute-third or subsequent offense, possession of acetaminophen and hydrocodone, possession of a firearm while possessing schedule I/II controlled substances, possession of buprenoprhine and naloxone, possession of clonazepam and felon carrying a concealed weapon. 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He and his wife, Tammy, a registered nurse at Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, N.C., live in a brick house on a wooded hilltop in Ridgeway. There were 26 direct indictments and they are as follows: 31-year-old Mason Tyler Brown was indicted for possession of a firearm by felon within 10 years, reckless handling of a firearm on . Simple assault was the second most reported offense and accounted for 12.8% of the index crimes at 334 incidents. btw21.com 26 arrested, 18 still wanted after huge drug bust in Henry County HENRY COUNTY - 26 people were arrested and 18 people are still wanted after an undercover drug operation in Henry County. Two Martinsville residents and a Bassett man were indicted by a Henry County Grand Jury on Monday for the shooting death of a man found inside the doorway of an apartment in Bassett. In transcripts filed by federal authorities, Vaught appeared to treat Cassell like family. Nicholas Eric Cahoon, 23, on or about May 26, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, greater than 10 grams, possession of fentanyl. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Vaught resigned from the department soon after Reed's arrest and, a few months later, agreed to cooperate with investigators. Follow him @billdwyatt. Registration open for 3rd Annual Miss Henry County Fair Pageant The Henry County Sheriff's Office has concluded an undercover narcotics operation. You have permission to edit this article. Mailing AddressP.O. Cassell then counseled Vaught to deposit small amounts of cash into a checking account to pay off the loan, the indictment charges. if (typeof window.registerDisplay !== "function") { Eric Devon Ross, 34, on or about Nov. 2, 2019, eluding police, possession of ammunition by felon. HENRY COUNTY, VA Monday, a Henry County grand jury returned 65 indictments. ", A Martinsville Circuit Court grand jury handed down 56 certified indictments against 34 people on Monday.There were 74 direct indictments that, EDITORS NOTE: The Martinsville Bulletin reports arrest reports in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties, except some juvenile cases and tr, The New College Institute (NCI) had applied for $175,000 in state funding to begin a new lab school, but earlier this month the Department of . Michael and Mary Short were found slain in their home on Aug. 15, 2002. Danny Lee Utt, 61, on or about June 3, malicious wounding. Jada Rache Baker, 22, on or about Dec. 6, malicious wounding. At the center of the scandal are Cassell and sheriff's Sgt. ROANOKE, Va. 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