June 23, 2011
Share Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia The annual Cop Camp was held this week at Nelson County Middle School in Lovingston. The camp, which is spread across three days, gives youngsters a chance to see and participate in what it’s like to be a law enforcement officer. In addition to self defense, target practice, and other [...]
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 [...]
February 24, 2010
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia Nelson County Sheriff, David Brooks, says his agency is looking for the man pictured above. Jason Todd Cash is wanted in connection with several felonies he committed back on January 24th. We first told you about the search by lawmen here. Here’s the information Sheriff Brooks sent over this morning: Todd [...]
January 6, 2010
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia A grieving Nelson family was shocked to find that a donation jar they placed in a local store to help raise money for a friend’s final burial expenses had been stolen. “A donation jar was placed at Nelson Food Mart in Lovingston to raise money for a deceased friend who was [...]
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 [...]
September 25, 2009
ShareSchuyler Nelson County, Virginia Earlier this week folks in the Schuyler area of Eastern Nelson County saw a tremendous number of state police vehicles in the Glade Road area. Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff, David Brooks, tells NCL it was part of an underwater search at two different quarries in that area. “Stolen items were found [...]
August 14, 2009
ShareNellysford/Afton Nelson County, Virginia Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff David Brooks tells NCL that 32 year old Michael Wayne Fridley has been charged with grand larceny in the recent break ins at The Tuckahoe Antique Mall and the Afton Post Office in Northern Nelson County. We first told you about the antique mall break in late [...]
August 12, 2009
SharePiney River Nelson County, Virginia As we first reported last weekend on August 8th, lawmen are looking for a male suspect they say tried to rob the postal clerk at the Piney River Post Office – Saturday morning. Today, Nelson County, Virginia Sheriff David Brooks in conjunction with The United Stated Postal Inspection Service offered [...]
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 [...]