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Crimes and Arrests » Homicide Report
 Beating of neighbor nets man 10 years BY CALVIN R. TRICE Media General News Service A man accused of beating a Goochland County woman nearly to death last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Sept.30. Irvin Leroy “Chubby” Martin, 47, was convicted in July for an attack that fractured the skull of former Gum Spring neighbor Missy Riley the morning of Feb. 5, 2007. In a non-jury trial, Circuit Judge Timothy K. Sanner also convicted him of stealing Riley’s van, setting it on fire and stealing another vehicle in an escape that eventually led him out of state as a fugitive for months. The relationship between the two… Read more... Oct 01, 2008 Charge certified against lawyer BY CALVIN R. TRICE Media General News Service On Sept. 22 a local judge certified to a grand jury the embezzlement case against a lawyer accused of stealing from the Virginia Farm Bureau while he was working there. Lawrence H. Bidwell, 49, appeared in Goochland County General District Court and agreed to a statement read by the prosecutor saying that he used a $30,000 check to the Farm Bureau to pay an $18,000 personal debt. The theft charge against Bidwell, who lived in Farmville, is slated to go before a Goochland grand jury scheduled to meet Oct. 14. He admitted to a gambling problem during… Read more...  Richmond man shot dead in Goochland BY AMY CONDRA acondra@mechlocal.com An intruder was shot and killed in Goochland County after he allegedly entered into an unlocked house trailer and struggled with the homeowner The dead man has been identified as Joseph Clifford Johnson, 36, of the 900 block of North 30th Street… Read more... Jul 03, 2008 Man guilty in attack in Goochland By Reed Williams news@goochlandgazette.com A man accused of beating a woman nearly to death in her Goochland County home was convicted June 24 of unlawful wounding, grand larceny and arson. Irvin Leroy “Chubby” Martin had faced a charge of aggravated malicious wounding, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, but Goochland Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner judge found him guilty of a lesser charge of unlawful wounding in the February 2007 attack on Missy Riley. He also found Martin guilty of stealing Riley’s van and setting it on fire. “We were very… Read more... May 06, 2008 Ferguson sentenced; Miller facing arraignment BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com A Goochland man who plead guilty in February to the aggravated sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Craig Allen Ferguson, 35, was indicted in December by a Goochland grand jury on a single count of rape accomplished by using the victim’s mental incapacity or helplessness. Ferguson, employed with the City of Richmond’s child protective services, entered an Alford plea of guilty to the lesser offense through a plea agreement on Feb. 8, which Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner… Read more... Mar 19, 2008 Martin arraignment continued again BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com Irvin Leroy “Chubby” Martin was supposed to be arraigned in Goochland Circuit Court Friday morning. Instead, he’ll wait another 39 days. Martin, 46, is charged with seven felonies, including three which, if he is ultimately convicted, could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. The former fugitive, who was on the run for eight months until being apprehended in Arkansas last October, appeared last week briefly before a joint motion for the continuance was granted by Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner. The hearing was scheduled… Read more... Feb 20, 2008 Scott trial continued until April BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com A Bumpass man who authorities believe is behind a rash of burglaries in Goochland and Hanover counties last fall had his trial continued last week. Christopher Michael Scott, 24, was indicted in December by a Goochland grand jury on six felony charges, including two counts each of breaking-and-entering, grand larceny, and possessions of a firearm by a felon. His trial, which will be judged from the bench, was scheduled for Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m. But a continuance in the case was granted last week, pushing the trial to April 4 at 2 p.m., according… Read more...  Agreement leads to plea for Ferguson BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com Posted: Feb. 8, 2008 A Goochland man employed with the City of Richmond’s child protective services pled guilty Friday to aggravated sexual battery involving a 15-year-old girl. Craig Allen Ferguson, 35, was indicted in December by a Goochland grand jury on a single count of rape accomplished by using the victim’s mental incapacity or helplessness. Ferguson entered an Alford plea of guilty to the lesser offense through a plea agreement and Circuit Court Judge Timothy K. Sanner amended the indictment.… Read more...  Martin gets lawyer, arraignment date BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com It took several tries but an attorney has finally been appointed for Irving Leroy “Chubby” Martin. Martin, 46, is charged with seven felonies, including three which, if he is ultimately convicted, could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. The former fugitive, who was on the run for eight months until being apprehended in Arkansas last October, was in court last Tuesday to have the issues surrounding his defense counsel settled. His former attorney, Paul Gregorio, asked to be removed from the case last month, a request granted… Read more...  Martin still without a trial date, representation BY BRAD FRANKLIN bfranklin@goochlandgazette.com A Gum Spring man charged with six felonies, including rape, saw his court-appointed lawyer removed from his case this week in Goochland County Circuit Court. Irvin Leroy “Chubby” Martin, 46, was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning on six felony counts including breaking and entering with intent to commit rape, rape, and forcible sodomy. Originally, he was being defended by Paul Gregorio but the lawyer filed a motion to be taken off his case. Martin has been trying to get Carlotta B. Thompson to be named as his defense attorney… Read more... |
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