News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | September 27, 2025
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Heathsville man to serve seven months in jail for illegally possessing ammunition in New Kent
A Heathsville man will spend seven months in jail for illegally possessing ammunition in New Kent County. Terry Lynn Hunter Jr., 36, entered guilty pleas to an amended count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon (originally possession of a weapon by a violent felon), and misdemeanor counts of providing a false identification, misdemeanor reckless driving, and driving without a license as part of Monday morning proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, on Apr. 23, 2022, a Virginia State Police trooper noticed a four-dour vehicle swerving…
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New Kent’s proposed budget balloons to $113 million, includes seven-cent proposed tax increase
With increased population comes the need for additional services. And that is reflected in New Kent’s 2024-25 proposed budget. New Kent County Administrator revealed a budget of $113,379,280 during the March 13 regular meeting of New Kent’s Board of Supervisors. That amount is an increase of $8,179,786 from the current year’s budget. The proposed budget includes a seven-cent tax rate increase on the county’s real estate tax to 64 cents per $100 of assessed value. Currently, the county sits at an equalized rate of 57 cents per $100 of assessed value. Each penny would result in an additional $501,787 for…
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Charles City man receives six-month jail term for assault and battery
A Charles City man will spend the next six months in jail for assaulting and battering a family member. Gary Antonio Jones, 27, of the 9400 block of Holly Tree Lane, entered guilty pleas to two counts of assault and battery on a family member, and one count each of misdemeanor obstruction of justice and strangulation as part of a plea agreement reached Friday morning in Charles City Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence by Charles City Commonwealth’s Attorney Tyler Klink, on Sept. 5, 2023, Jones engaged in an argument with a family member which eventually became physical. Jones…
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Charles City Sheriff’s Office investigating shooting that leaves one man dead
Charles City Sheriff’s Office is seeking information related to a Mar. 20 death investigation. According to a press release, Charles City Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call referencing shots fired near the 7600 block of Church Lane around 1 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found a male suffering from gunshot wounds. Upon a preliminary investigation, it was determined that the male was shot numerous times, succumbing to his injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld as next of kin is being notified. Charles City Sheriff’s Office has said that the shooting was an isolated incident and there is…
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Providence Forge woman enters Alford Plea to drug possession
A Providence Forge woman has entered an Alford Plea of Guilt to a July 3, 2022 incident in New Kent County. Kelly Marie Fuqua, 48, of the 11000 block of Green Oak Road, entered the plea to one count of possession of a Schedule I/II drug during Monday morning proceedings in New Kent Circuit Court. An Alford Plea indicates that while the defendant maintains her innocence, evidence presented in the case would be enough to convict her of the offense. In a summary of evidence provided by New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, a New Kent deputy patrolling traffic…
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Duo indicted for attempting to distribute drugs at Henrico Jail East in New Kent
A pair of individuals who tried to smother drugs to prisoners at Henrico Jail East were among those indicted by a New Kent grand jury Monday morning. Darrell Lashawn Witcher, 30, currently of Henrico Jail East, and Zanobia Rentavia Pettus, 27, of the Atlantis Apartments, Virginia Beach, were both indicted for the Oct. 10, 2023 incident. Witcher has been indicted on two counts on delivering drugs to a prisoner, while Pettus has been indicted on one count each of delivering drugs to a prisoner and distributing a Schedule III drug to a prisoner. In other indictments certified by the grand…
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Williamsburg man dies after crash in Charles City
A Williamsburg man has died after a car crash in Charles City Monday afternoon. According to a Virginia State Police, shortly after 1:30 p.m., a 2016 Mazda MZ6 was traveling eastbound on Sturgeon Point Road when it ran off the road and struck a tree approximately 800 feet east of Cypress Bank Road. The driver, identified as Marcus Dashawn Gary, 33, succumbed to injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Mechanicsville man receives two years in jail for committing indecent acts in New Kent
A Mechanicsville man will spend the next two years in jail after pleading guilty to committing indecent acts with minors. Donald Matthews Moore Jr., 36, of the 7900 block of Flannigan Mill Road, entered guilty pleas to two counts each of committing indecent acts with a minor and misdemeanor sexual battery as part of a plea agreement reached Monday morning in New Kent Circuit Court. In a summary of evidence by New Kent Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott Renick, a New Kent investigator was contacted in January 2023 about the actions of an individual committing acts against a minor. Moore, who was…
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Newport News man receives three life sentences for attempted murder, armed robbery in Charles City
“I don’t know who won in this situation. I don’t know who lost either.” Those were the words of former Charles City Deputy Alisha Buchanan, the victim of an Aug. 1, 2022, shooting that involved Yahsim Tremaine Williams, 23, of Newport News, during Williams’ sentencing hearing Tuesday morning in Charles City Circuit Court. Buchanan was the responding officer to a robbery at the Dollar General Store, located at 10341 Courthouse Road. During a two-day jury trial on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2023, testimony presented showed that an unknown man approached Nelson Peck, a new employee, and ordered him to get money…
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Charles City man indicted on strangulation charge
A Charles City man has been indicted on a solo charge of strangulation. Gary Antonio Jones, 27, of the 9400 block of Holly Tree Lane, had the above mentioned charge certified by a grand jury during Tuesday morning proceedings in Charles City Circuit Court. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 5, 2023, Jones strangled his victim during an argument. Jones’ case is tentatively set for Mar. 22.
