News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | April 2, 2026
Local News
Computer use leads to new trouble for New Kent man who threatened school violence as a youth
As a 14-year-old eighth grader at New Kent Middle School, Thomas Moody Garner ran afoul of the law via computer. In April 2007, just a few days after the massacre at Virginia Tech, he sent a message to another student threatening violence at NKMS that would exceed the tragedy at Tech. In juvenile court, he pleaded no contest to one count of making a terrorist threat by electronic means and spent the next four years in and out of juvenile custody before being released on April 11, 2011. Supervision by the juvenile justice system ended shortly afterward on April 24,…
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New Kent man incurs drug charges while being booked for DUI
A New Kent County man, transported to Henrico Jail East for allegedly driving under the influence, landed in more trouble when officers conducting the booking process inside the jail spotted drugs allegedly discarded by the suspect. Now in addition to the DUI charges, Christopher Milton Golderos, 37, of the 12000 block of Old Telegraph Road, Providence Forge, faces one felony count each of heroin possession and transporting narcotics into a correctional facility. The incidents occurred on March 7. The suspect was being held without bond and was due to appear in court on March 10.
Lanes reopen on Interstate 64 eastbound after accident claims life of woman motorist; driver charged with reckless driving
A Richmond woman is dead after an March 11 morning accident on Interstate 64 eastbound near the Talleysville exit (mile marker 211). Virginia State Police responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. when five vehicles including two tractor-trailers became involved in the accident, blocking all eastbound lanes. Just before 12 p.m., Virginia State Police confirmed Jennifer P. Wilson, 43, was killed and died at the scene. State police say that at the time of the accident, traffic was slowing down due to a disabled vehicle. Upon decelleration, a tractor-trailer struck a pickup truck, resulting in a domino effect that struck another tractor-trailer…
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Accident on Interstate 64 claims life of Richmond man
A Richmond man is dead after his vehicle crashed on Interstate 64 in New Kent. Anthony K. Purter, 46, died at the scene of the crash shortly after 12 p.m. on March 8. According to the police report, a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer was traveling westbound on Interstate 64 when it ran off the right side of the road at the 220 mile marker and struck several trees. Purter was wearing a seatbelt when state police troopers arrived. Speed and alcohol are not considered factors in the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Charles City man charged with murder in James City County
A Charles City man is in custody at Middle Peninsula Regional Jail after he allegedly was involved in a murder last November. Wilbert McKenley Walker, 22, was arrested last Friday stemming from the death of Tyler Anthony Cole of James City County. According to the police report, Walker allegedly drove two other suspects to Ironbound Square Park. The other two suspects allegedly exited the vehicle and shot into Cole’s vehicle. Cole was fatally wounded and pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital. Walker is charged with second-degree murder and is currently being held without bond.
Cosby Mill Road in New Kent reopened to vehicle traffic
Cosby Mill Road, an important highway link in New Kent County’s western end, reopened to vehicle traffic early this afternoon (Friday) following completion of a project to replace a series of culverts. The road has been closed to traffic since Nov. 11 to allow for the $300,000 project to take place. The site of the project is where Black Creek flows under the pavement and where the roadway often floods after heavy rain, especially when the culverts become blocked. “The road is now open, but we still have to pave the area,” VDOT representative Chris Baker said today, adding that…
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UPDATE: No additional weather-related crashes in New Kent; accident totals climb in Richmond region, state
Area motorists apparently heeded warnings to stay off local roads or use caution since no weather-related accidents were reported overnight in New Kent County. But the same cannot be said for the Richmond region and state (new statistics appear below). “There were one or two accidents [overnight], but they were not weather-related,” said New Kent Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Joe McLaughlin. Icy roads contributed to 13 vehicle crashes in the county during a seven-hour period from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday. McLaughlin said none of the accidents resulted in injuries requiring medical transport. Most involved vehicles sliding into…
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Capital Improvement Plan for FY2015-16 in Charles City nears $2.5 million
A first draft of Charles City County’s FY2015-16 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) has come in with a price tag just under $2.5 million. County administrator Zach Trogdon and county finance director Michelle Johnson announced a figure of $2,468,000 at the board’s March 4 quarterly work session. A formal presentation of the proposed CIP will take place at the board’s regular monthly meeting on March 24. Among top projects in next year’s plan is replacement of the Mt. Zion well. The well has suffered deficiencies over past years and was the subject of a corrective action plan with the Virginia Department…
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Septic tank pump-out program available to Charles City residents
Charles City County has received an $8,000 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Implementation Grant to implement a Septic Tank Pump-out Program. Granted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ), the program will pump out at least 30 septic tanks belonging to eligible individuals. Eligibility requirements include gross household income at or below 80 percent of area median income adjusted for family size, own the home where the tank is to be pumped, no previous grant funds for pumping out the system within the past five years, and the septic system must be located in the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act area….
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Latest winter storm causing more highway problems in New Kent, Charles City
Although wintry precipitation will be coming to an end this evening in New Kent and Charles City counties, predicted record low temperatures overnight are expected worsen road conditions that already are icy. As of 4 p.m. today, state police had responded to 209 calls for service over a four-hour span in the Richmond Metro area, said Sgt. Steve Vick. There have been 148 crashes with 142 resulting in damage. Fortunately, only five injuries have been reported. Troopers assisted 34 stranded motorists. In New Kent, sheriff’s office Chief Deputy Joe McLaughlin said deputies have responded to several calls involving vehicles sliding…
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