March 16, 2011
Share Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia March 17, 2011 – Updated 2:00PM EDT Nelson Co Sheriff, David Brooks tells NCL that Robin Pfeifer is being held without bond after an arraignment Thursday afternoon. “Right now the next court date is April 6th. Ms. Pfeifer was appointed an attorney by the court. The lawyer can petition the [...]
April 8, 2010
ShareBlue Ridge Parkway Nelson County, Virginia Police say they have their man for the Blue Ridge Parkway shootings, and he’s 56 year old Ralph Leon Jackson of Stuarts Draft. We first told you of his arrest Wednesday afternoon. NCL first broke the story to residents along the parkway and Central Virginia Monday night as the [...]
March 24, 2010
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia 5:45 PM EDT After an afternoon in court, both Griffin and Meeks were bound over to the May 25th meeting of the grand jury where evidence will be presented for an indictment. If the indictment or true bill, as it sometimes referred to, is returned, the two will then begin the [...]
March 19, 2010
ShareSchuyler Nelson County, Virginia After nearly two months on the run Todd Cash was apprehended Thursday night by lawmen. “He was captured in the Schuyler area on the Albemarle side late last night,” says Nelson County, Virgina Sheriff, David Brooks. Cash was wanted on a list of several different charges listed below in earlier coverage. [...]
December 4, 2009
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Defendants charged with the May 6, 2009 murder of Opal Page will not appear in court next week as scheduled. A preliminary hearing for Austin Griffin and Christopher Meeks has once again been postponed until a future date in 2010. Both defendants have made a few initial court appearances separately over [...]
July 16, 2009
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia On May 7, 2009 Opal Page of Afton was found murdered in her home. Police say 19 year old Christopher Meeks is one of the Nelson County men responsible. Thursday morning, Meeks was escorted from an Albermarle jail cell to circuit court in Lovingston. Meeks’ defense team filed a motion with [...]
June 3, 2009
Share Lovingtson Nelson County, Virginia 19 year old Austin Griffin has retained the Charlottesville law firm of St. John, Bowling, Lawrence & Quagliana, LLP in Charlottesville to represent him against the first degree murder of Opal Page on May 6, 2009 in Afton, Virginia. We first told you about the crime as it was unfolding [...]
May 20, 2009
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Updated 2:00 PM EDT 5.20.09 Nelson County Sheriff, David Brooks, tells NCL Wednesday afternoon that Austin Griffin’s case has been continued until June 3rd. “Griffin asked the court for a continuance in the case until then to allow more time to secure his own attorney,” the sheriff tells NCL. Both Griffin [...]
May 13, 2009
ShareCharlottesville Albemarle County, Virginia Austin Griffin and Christopher Meeks remain in a Charlottesville jail this afternoon following a video hearing in front of Nelson County General District Court Judge Joe Serkes. Griffin’s family indicated to the court they would be hiring their own attorney to represent Griffin. Griffin’s attorney, however, had not contacted the court [...]
May 13, 2009
ShareAfton Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford I didn’t know Opal Page. I wish I had. I knew so many people like she was described to me when growing up back in rural West Tennessee . This has been a tough week for all of us in Nelson and nearby. This is where we live, [...]