Briefly… for Oct. 10-23, 2013
Former NK administrator dies
A former county administrator for New Kent has died as a result of injuries suffered during the early evening on Sept. 24 when he was struck by a pickup truck as he rode his bicycle along a Chesterfield County road.
Gary B. Burton, 63, served as New Kent’s county administrator in the mid-1980s between the terms of former administrators Royal Wood and H. Garrett Hart III. He was working as a planner for the city of Richmond and lived in Chesterfield.
Pedestrian killed in car accident
A pedestrian from Henrico County died at the scene after being struck by a car during the early morning hours of Sept. 29 on Route 60 in New Kent County.
State police say David T. Rackley, 43, of the 400 block of Huger Drive in Sandston, was walking in the right travel lane westbound on Route 60, just east of the South Garden Road intersection, shortly before 5:30 a.m. when he was struck by a 2005 Ford Mustang driven by a 25-year-old Providence Forge man. The driver was not identified.
Rackley was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been taken to the state medical examiner’s office in Richmond to “determine cause and manner of death.”
The Mustang driver was not injured. Route 60 westbound was closed to traffic for almost three hours while police conducted their investigation. No information was provided concerning if charges are pending in the matter.
Man agrees to plea in break-in case
A Prince George man accepted a plea agreement during Charles City Circuit Court proceedings last Friday.
Brian Stuart Miller, 35, of 15402 Pleasant Grove Drive, Disputanta, entered guilty pleas to one count each of attempted burglary and one count of destruction of property. One charge of misdemeanor entering to damage property was dropped.
In a summary of evidence provided by Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Tyler, Miller attempted to break into the home of Lindsay Maple while she was at home. The defendant rang the doorbell several times but Maple elected not to answer. Maple than heard what sounded like an attempt to break into her home. When the defendant successfully broke a door to gain entry, he was greeted by Maple, who is a member of the military, wielding an AR-15 rifle. Miller panicked and fled the scene. Maple notified police and gave a description of the suspect and his vehicle. Miller was arrested shortly afterward.
Under the plea agreement, Miller received a six-month active sentence on the attempted burglary charge, with nine years, six months of the time suspended. All 12 months on the destruction of property charge was suspended. He must also pay restitution for damage to the door. Miller’s sentence is also above the sentencing guidelines due to facing similar charges in Hopewell and Prince George.
One arrested on drug charges in NK
A Sandston woman has been arrested after authorities received a phone call of suspicious activity.
Arica Robbins Thomas, 27, of 201 Robbinwood Lane, was placed in custody by New Kent Sheriff’s Office personnel on Oct. 4 on one count each of possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to the report, Thomas allegedly was acting suspicious in a Food Lion parking lot when authorities were alerted. Sheriff’s office deputies tracked Thomas down and upon inspection of her vehicle, located heroin and other paraphernalia inside. She was arrested on the charges soon after.
Thomas was being held on $2,500 secured bond.