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Apr 07, 2010
Goochland doctor’s license suspended
by Ken Odor

The Virginia Board of Medicine has summarily suspended the license of Manakin-Sabot based family practitioner Dr. Ralph D. Hellams Jr.

The suspension, dated March 23 in a letter to Dr. Hellams, sets a hearing date of April 30 to hear evidence on allegations of unprofessional conduct.

Ina Statement of Particulars attached to the letter, Dr. Hellams is alleged to have entered into a romantic and sexual relationship in 2008 with a female patient whom he has served as primary care physician for approximately 11 years.

In addition, Dr. Hellams is alleged… Read more...



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Mar 26, 2010
Man charged with soliciting sex from a minor in Goochland
Amy Condra

A note offering oral sex to young Goochland boys led to the arrest of a Powhatan man yesterday.

Vernard Jefferson Kirby, 47, of Old River Trail in Powhatan, was charged with using a cell phone to solicit oral sex from someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy, said Goochland Sheriff James L. Agnew.

Agnew said that a resident found the note last week under the U.S. 522 bridge crossing the James River at Maidens and delivered it to the sheriff’s office.

“This was a graphic note soliciting specific acts with young boys,” said Agnew.… Read more...



Mar 17, 2010
Charges filed against Goochland’s Pet Rescue Foundation operator Annette Thompson
By Ken Odor
jodor@goochlandgazette.com
New: Read the Animal Control investigation notes

Two Class IV misdemeanor charges against Pet Rescue Foundation operator Annette Thompson stem from a months-long investigation by animal welfare advocate Eileen McAfee.

In an interview last week with The Gazette, Henrico resident McAfee said that more than 60 additional cases had been presented to the Goochland Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for possible action.

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Jul 29, 2009
Former school employee gets suspended sentence in drug case
By Michael Copley
news@goochlandgazette.com

Former Goochland County Public Schools employee Glenn Worrell was sentenced on July 22 to three months in jail, all time suspended for five years.

Last May, Worrell, who was an HVAC technician for the schools, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, a class five felony.

Worrell was arrested Sept. 4, 2008, after the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) found marijuana in a common room of his home as well as in other locations on the property. 

DEA agents based the search on a warrant targeting an individual known to… Read more...



Jun 04, 2009
Goochland student shot and killed in Richmond
Media General News Service reports
news@goochlandgazette.com

From Media General reports — A man died early yesterday after being shot in the vicinity of 14th and Hull streets, according to Richmond police. Officers patrolling that area yesterday heard gunshots and started searching the area. About 4:40 a.m., in the First block of East 14th Street, they found a male with gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Darius Alphonzo Athey, 19, of the 2200 block of Chapel Hill Road in Goochland County, was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.

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May 27, 2009
C&F Bank robbed in Goochland
Staff Reports

On the morning of May 27, the C&F Bank Branch in Goochland County was robbed by two males.

The men were driving an older model dark green Buick with rust on top of the vehicle and a “Support the Troops” sticker over the right rear passenger wheel.

As one man stood lookout at the front doors of the bank, a second man approached the teller and presented a note demanding cash. He lifted his jacket to display a handgun tucked into his belt. The men left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A dye pack exploded inside the vehicle as it… Read more...



May 26, 2009
C&F Bank Robbed in Goochland
Contributed Report

At 10:05 this morning, the C&F Bank Branch in Goochland County was robbed by two black males. .

The men were driving an older model dark green Buick with rust on top of the vehicle and a “Support the Troops” sticker over the right rear passenger wheel.

As one man stood lookout at the front doors of the bank, a second man approached the teller and presented a note demanding cash. He lifted his jacket to display a handgun tucked into his belt. The men left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A dye pack exploded inside the vehicle as… Read more...



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May 12, 2009
Escapees found in Northern Virginia
Melody Kinser
Media General News Service

Two escapees who made their way out of a low level security correctional facility in Goochland over the weekend were captured Tuesday afternoon.

David Michael Corbin, 25, and Joseph Troy Gray, 21, fled from the James River Work Center, which is located off Route 6 in Goochland, around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.

The two were taken into custody without incident in the Springfield area of Northern Virginia by the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Larry Traylor, director of Communications for the Virginia Department of Corrections, said the first apprehension… Read more...



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Apr 02, 2009
Bank robber caught after chase
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A Chester man is in custody for the robbery of the Bank of Goochland April 2 at 1:45 pm.

Cecil Justin Barker, 28, was apprehended after a high-speed chace from Goochland County to Albemarle County.

According to Sheriff James Agnew, the incident began this afternoon when a man wearing a hooded gray sweat shirt burst through the front door of the Bank of Goochland in Goochland Courthouse.  After displaying what appeared to be a semi automatic handgun, the man ordered bank employees to lie on the floor.

He then jumped the counter and rifled the… Read more...



Feb 25, 2009
Three students at GHS charged in drug searches
by Amy Condra

Three students at GHS charged in drug searches
By Amy Condra

The Goochland County Sheriff’s Department credits heightened scrutiny by teachers and sheriff’s deputies for the arrests of three Goochland High School students during three different incidents this week:

On Feb. 18 a 16-year-old male student was discovered by a teacher in a vacant classroom preparing to light a pipe holding what appeared to be marijuana. This evidence was turned over to the School Resource Officer (SRO).

The next day, on Feb. 19, after receiving a tip,… Read more...


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