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Courts

  • Prisoners facing drug charges

    By LARRY CHAMBERS, Staff

    INDEPENDENCE — Sealed indictments have been opened against five prisoners at River Ridge Correctional Center in Independence.

    A Grayson County Circuit Court grand jury returned the drug indictments, which were sealed, on July 22.

    Prisoners indicted included:

    • Gregory Griffin, 37, one count of conspiracy to deliver drugs to a prisoner (suboxone).

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  • Public record for 9/14/16 edition

    Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  
    The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
    For information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

    Land Transfers

    These land transfers were recorded Feb. 19-March 7 in the office of Gerald R. Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

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  • Clontz remembered, suspect in court

    MARION ― As John Randolph Lewis was arraigned for a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Heather Copeland Clontz, the woman’s family is remembering her.

    Clontz, 35, of Fries, was a graduate of Grayson County High School and worked as a waitress at Porky’s restaurant in Galax.

    Following the news, family and friends have shared heartfelt tributes and posted messages of love on Clontz’s Facebook page.

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  • Federal judge accepts Nofsinger's plea agreement

    ABINGDON — At a brief plea hearing on Wednesday afternoon in Western District of Virginia U.S. Court in Abingdon, Richard Denny Nofsinger Jr. pleaded guilty to three counts of producing child pornography.

    He faces between 15 and 90 years in prison, according to prosecutors.

    “The actions this defendant took were perverse and obscene and his punishment will be severe, but just,” said U.S. Attorney John Fishwick in a statement after the hearing.

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  • Public record for 9/7/16 edition

    Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  
    The listings are complete. The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
    For information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

    Land Transfers

    These land transfers were recorded Oct. 29-Nov. 30, 2015, in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

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  • Court unseals Nofsinger search warrant

    A search warrant issued by the Galax Police Department in May contains a list of items apparently possessed by double homicide suspect Richard Denny Nofsinger Jr.

    Among the array of items cataloged are a rubber clown mask, baby clothes, women’s underwear and red-stained men’s clothing.

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  • Murder suspect's record includes violence

    Staff Reports

    WYTHEVILLE — John R. Lewis is expected to appear in Wythe County General District Court on Thursday to be arraigned on charges including first-degree murder in the death of a local woman.

    No hearing date has been set, according to court records.

    Court records also reveal Lewis, 34, of Wytheville, has a criminal history that includes violent offences.

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  • Public record for 8/31/16 edition

    Editor’s Note: This information is taken from open court records and is a matter of public record.  
    The listings are complete.
    The newspaper, as a matter of fairness, will not honor requests to omit any listing.
    For additional information on this column or questions, call 236-5178, ext. 213.

    Land Transfers

    These land transfers were recorded Jan. 5-Feb. 19 in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

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  • Nofsinger pleads guilty to child porn charges

    ABINGDON — Richard Denny Nofsinger Jr. of Galax has pleaded guilty to three of the eight federal counts of producing child pornography leveled against him by federal prosecutors, according to a plea agreement logged in the federal court system.

    According to the plea agreement, which was signed by Nofsinger on Aug. 23, the suspect agreed to plead guilty on the three counts in exchange for dismissal of the other five, and for the United States to grant him a two-level reduction in his offense level.

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  • Dog mauling case sent to grand jury

    INDEPENDENCE — The felony cases against John Terry Underwood and Terra Lynn Connell, both charged in the Jan. 6 dog attack death of 15-month-old Payton Lyrik Sawyers, will move on to consideration by the grand jury, following a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the Grayson County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.

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