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Courts

  • Driver who hit police chief's parents' home sentenced

    Staff Report

    HILLSVILLE ― A New York woman has pleaded guilty to three charges related to a police chase in March that ended when she crashed into the home of the Hillsville police chief’s parents.

    Anedra Yolanda Pace, 22, of Kenmore, N.Y., reportedly fled from police at a traffic stop on March 22 and lead officers on a chase into Hillsville. Pace’s BMW crashed into an outbuilding before hitting a neighboring house belonging to Don and Glenda Yonce ― Police Chief Wesley Yonce’s parents.

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  • Public record for 10/18/17 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.

    Circuit Court

    These sentences were recorded in June in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville. Sentences may be appealed:

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  • Police: alleged arson result of domestic dispute

    INDEPENDENCE — David Christopher Rose, a Wythe County man charged with arson in connection with an apartment fire above the former Ogle’s Deli in Independence, has been scheduled for a bench trial instead of a jury trial.

    In Grayson County Circuit Court on Oct. 12, a judge approved a request from Rose’s attorney, R. Christopher Munique, to continue the case. Rose’s new trial date is Nov. 30, beginning at 9 a.m.

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  • Attempted murder suspect to enter pleas

    HILLSVILLE — A Wytheville man indicted for 25 crimes related to police chase in Carroll County intends to enter pleas on at least some of those charges.

    Last week, Judge Brett Geisler postponed the plea hearing scheduled that day for Eric Sean Repass, 44, until Oct. 24. Among other things, he is charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer.

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  • Eisenhauer murder trial delayed

    Staff Report

    CHRISTIANSBURG — Defense attorneys for David Eisenhauer, who is accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in 2016, say they need more time to analyze text messages and other data before he stands trial for first-degree murder.

    Eisenhauer, 20 — a former Virginia Tech student from Columbia, Md. — also is charged with concealing a body and abduction in the death of Blacksburg teen Nicole Lovell.

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  • Brown to serve 12 years for child porn

    Staff Report

    HILLSVILLE – A Hillsville man who pleaded guilty to 12 counts of possessing child pornography will spend one year in prison for each crime, followed by a decade of probation.

    The case is one of three brought to a Carroll County grand jury through the efforts of a Hillsville police detective and the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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  • Long sentenced for arson, burglary, extortion

    INDEPENDENCE — Roby Long of Independence, charged last December in a suspicious fire on Greenville Road, has pleaded guilty to a number of charges in Grayson County Circuit Court.

    In July, Long entered a plea of guilty for charges of arson, destruction of property, burglary and extortion. According to the court, he was sentenced on the same day for all four convictions.

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  • Public record for 10/11/17 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.
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    Land Transfers

    These land transfers were recorded in June in the office of Gerald Goad, clerk of the Carroll County Circuit Court, Hillsville:

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  • Coulson convicted of malicious wounding

    INDEPENDENCE — Travis Dale Coulson, indicted earlier this year on multiple charges involving a car chase in Galax — which caused another driver to crash through a house — was found guilty in Grayson County Circuit Court for aggravated malicious wounding and destruction of property.

    He was sentenced to spend more than 20 years in prison.

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  • Public record for 10/4/17 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.

    District Court

    These sentences were recorded in May in the Galax General District Court Office, Galax. Sentences may be appealed:

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