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  1. Commonwealth v. Bruce G. Hisle, Dennis C. Hisle Jr., & Tamika Credle

    Man Sentenced to 38 Years Following Jury Convictions of Murder, Malicious Wounding, Using Firearm in 2023 Shooting Outside Lindenwood Convenience Store Read more...

  2. Commonwealth v. Thomas D. Brown Jr.

    Flock Hit Leads to Man’s Arrest, Conviction After He Shot Into Ward’s Corner Grocery Store in 2025 Read more...

  3. Commonwealth v. Jalen L. Garces

    Jalen Garces Sentenced to 28 Years for Murder, Using Firearm in 2023 Killing of Ali Muhammad Read more...

  4. Commonwealth v. Kenneth M. Vines

    Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years After Pleading Guilty to Unauthorized Use of Stolen Car Identified by Flock, Fleeing Law Enforcement While on Probation Read more...

  5. Commonwealth v. Michael P. Jones

    Man Claiming to Be “First Amendment Auditor” Convicted at Trial of Trespassing at Main Norfolk Post Office After Following, Harassing Mail Carrier Read more...

  6. Commonwealth v. Fentroy Spevey

    Man Sentenced to Serve More Than Two Years for Petit Larceny from Norfolk Target and for Violation of Probation on Previous Larceny Read more...

  7. Commonwealth v. Artaveus L. Whitfield

    Jury Convicts Man of Felony Second-Offense Carrying of Concealed Weapon Read more...

  8. Commonwealth v. Allyson R. Lyons

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Woman Pleads Guilty to Malicious Wounding After Cutting Boyfriend’s Neck in Domestic Assault Read more...

  9. Commonwealth v. Jason T. Johnson

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Man Sentenced to 6 Years for 3 Domestic Violence Felonies Against Live-in Girlfriend Read more...

  10. Commonwealth v. Lemar A. Veale Jr.

    Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Robbing Bank Teller in 2024 by Passing Note Demanding Money, Threatening to Use Gun Read more...

  11. Commonwealth v. Jaquan H. Brehon

    Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges, Sentenced to 1 ½ Years for Navy Federal Loan Scheme Read more...

  12. Commonwealth v. Kerry A. Boykins Jr.

    Man Sentenced to 3 Months After Pleading Guilty to Grand Larceny from Walmart Read more...

  13. Commonwealth v. Deangelo J. Nixon & De'Shawn T. Johnson

    Man Convicted at Trial of Armed Robbery, Burglary from 2022 Home Invasion Following Co-defendant’s Guilty Plea to Staging Robbery at Acquaintance’s Residence Read more...

  14. Commonwealth v. Charlene D. Carey-Chavez

    Woman Pleads Guilty to Robbing, Assaulting 7-Eleven Manager, Brandishing Gun at Norfolk Police Before Being Shot Read more...

  15. Commonwealth v. Jahtay S. Norman

    Man Pleads Guilty to Being Felon in Possession of Gun Equipped with Auto Sear in 2024 Read more...

  16. Commonwealth v. Donya Q. Craig Jr.

    Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Carrying of Concealed Firearm, Possessing Distribution Amount of Marijuana Following Traffic Stop Read more...

  17. Commonwealth v. Curtis G. Smith

    Man Receives 2 Life Sentences for 1st Degree Murder, Aggravated Malicious Wounding from 2023 Church Street Shooting Read more...

  18. Commonwealth v. Vandes Jackson

    Man Sentenced to 40 Years Following Jury Conviction for Shooting, Killing Man Outside Ghent Apartment in 2024 Read more...

  19. Commonwealth v. Arien D. Clinton & Quasia E. Sheppard

    Man, Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter; Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Handing Woman Gun in Fight that Escalated to Fatal Shooting in 2022 Read more...

  20. Young Woman's Shoplifting Case Dismissed After Completing Conditions of Finding Under Advisement

    Woman Charged with Shoplifting Earns Second Chance After Completing Larceny Prevention Course, Community Service at Animal Shelter Read more...

  21. Commonwealth v. Ayshuan T. Couther

    Man Pleads Guilty to 5 Firearm Felonies, 2 Misdemeanors After Flock Alert Led Police to Finding Him with Stolen Guns Read more...

  22. Commonwealth v. Larry A. Sutton Jr.

    Man Convicted at Trial of Burglarizing Downtown Norfolk Restaurant in 2024 Read more...

  23. Commonwealth v. William R. Lee Jr.

    (TW: Child Abuse) Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse, Cruelty to His 6-Week-Old in 2024 Read more...

  24. Commonwealth v. Kirk M. Bond Jr.

    (TW: Child Neglect) Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse, Reckless Endangerment After 3-Year-Old Shot Herself with Unattended, Loaded Firearm Read more...

  25. Commonwealth v. Demetrice A. McClammy

    Judge Convicts Man at Trial of Receiving Stolen Van Following Traffic Stop Near Norfolk Airport Read more...

  26. Commonwealth v. Brian M. Williams

    Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Pleading Guilty to Burglary, Grand Larceny, Vandalism at Norfolk Video Game Store in 2024 Read more...

  27. Commonwealth v. Gilley N. Gilreath

    Man Sentenced to More Than 1 Year After Pleading Guilty to Felony Hit-and-Run for Walking Away from Granby Street Crash Captured on School-Zone Speed Cameras Read more...

  28. Commonwealth v. William A. Perez

    (TW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault) Man Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Beating, Stabbing Live-in Girlfriend in Late 2024 Read more...

  29. Commonwealth v. Trey A. Brown

    (TW: Child Abuse) Man Pleads Guilty to Burglarizing Downtown Business, Abuse of Multiple Children in Separate Cases from 2023-2024 Read more...

  30. Woman's Plea to Grand Theft Auto After Alleged DV Taken Under Advisement

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Woman’s Guilty Plea to Grand Theft Auto While Escaping Domestic Violence Taken Under Advisement Pending Completion of Good Behavior, Community Service Read more...

  31. Commonwealth v. Thomas J. O’Bryen

    (TW: Sexual Assault) Man Sentenced to 58 Years Following Jury Convictions for Murder of 1 Woman in 2021, Sexual Assaults of 2 Others in 2023 Read more...

  32. Commonwealth v. Hubert L. Gusler Jr.

    (TW: Child Sexual Abuse) ?Man Sentenced to 18 Years After Pleading Guilty to Sexually Abusing, Producing Sexual Abuse Materials with Child Read more...

  33. Commonwealth v. Carlos M. Vaughn

    Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years for Being Felon Possessing Firearm, Shoplifting from Berkley Family Dollar Store Read more...

  34. Commonwealth v. Solomon J. Mosely

    Man Sentenced to More Than 1 Year After Pleading Guilty to Being Felon in Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number Read more...

  35. Commonwealth v. Alvetta J. Haskins

    Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony Homicide of Infant Granddaughter After Adding Adult Prescription Medicine to Baby Bottle in 2024 Read more...

  36. Commonwealth v. Hassan A. Johnson Jr. & Brian L. Spears

    Man Sentenced to 15 Years Following Jury Conviction for Violent Carjacking, Armed Robbery Committed with Fellow Gang Members in 2022 Read more...

  37. Commonwealth v. Lamont C. Whitaker

    Man Pleads Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder for Shooting Good Samaritan Intervening in Domestic Dispute Read more...

  38. Commonwealth v. Vernell C. Freeman

    Man Sentenced to More Than 2 Years for Hit-and-Run While Eluding Norfolk Police Read more...

  39. Commonwealth v. Z'Ibreyea S. Parker & Hilary D. Johnson II

    (TW: Child Abuse) Wife Sentenced to 10 Years, Husband Sentenced to 19 After Couple Pleaded Guilty to Murder, Child Abuse Following Death of 9-Day-Old in 2024 Read more...

  40. Commonwealth v. Alan B. Phillips

    Nightclub Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Wounding for Shooting Woman in Parking Lot After Ejecting Her from Bar in 2023 Read more...

  41. Commonwealth v. Charlotte E. Beckley

    Woman Pleads Guilty to Driving While Intoxicated, Eluding Police Officers Who Found Her Asleep at Wheel Read more...

  42. Commonwealth v. Anthony J. Harris

    (TW: Child Sexual Abuse) Man Sentenced to 37 Years Following Jury Convictions for Sexually Abusing Child Relative in 2022 Read more...

  43. Commonwealth v. Demetrios Bryant

    Jury Convicts Man of 1st Degree Murder for Bludgeoning, Stabbing Woman to Death in 2023 Read more...

  44. Commonwealth v. Terrence J. Bailey

    Man Sentenced to 2 Years After Pleading Guilty to Felony Eluding for Recklessly Driving Away from Police Responding to Flock Alert for Stolen Car Read more...

  45. Commonwealth v. Nildaliz A. Flores-Roman

    (TW: Domestic Violence) ?Former Navy Sailor Sentenced to 28 Years Following Jury Conviction for Shooting, Killing Fellow Sailor During Domestic Dispute in 2024 Read more...

  46. Commonwealth v. Tyeontae Baxter & Dakarion Birks-Wayne

    Man Sentenced to 2 ½ Years Following Trial Conviction of Eluding Police in Stolen Car Identified by Flock System While Passenger Possessed Firearm as Felon Read more...

  47. Commonwealth v. Justice R. Green

    Man Sentenced to 2 Years After Pleading Guilty to Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Eluding Police in Stolen Car Read more...

  48. Commonwealth v. Anthony Wynn

    Man Sentenced to 4 Years After Pleading Guilty to Robbery of Park Place 7-Eleven Employees in 2024 Read more...

  49. Commonwealth v. Michael A. Faulkner Jr.

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Man Who Hit Girlfriend With Car in 2024 Sentenced to 4 Years After Pleading Guilty to Assault, Malicious Wounding Read more...

  50. Commonwealth v. Daniel J. O’Neil

    Man Sentenced to 10 Months for Credit Card Theft, Fraud After Charging Over $7k in Unauthorized Purchases to Contracting Company Card Read more...

  51. Commonwealth v. Anthony Favors

    (TW: Rape) Man Serving 60 Years for 1992 Rape Sentenced to Additional 24 Years for Other Cold Case Rape Following DNA Confirmation Through SAKI Grant Program Read more...

  52. Commonwealth v. Emilio S. Campos

    (TW: Rape) Man Sentenced to 13 ½ Years After Pleading Guilty to Raping Woman During 2024 Vacation in Norfolk Read more...

  53. Commonwealth v. William D. Stone Jr.

    Man Sentenced to 5 Years After Pleading Guilty to Vandalizing Olde Huntersville Church, Burglarizing Ghent Business Read more...

  54. Commonwealth v. Timothy A. Newell

    Man Sentenced to 3 Years After Pleading Guilty to Breaking Into, Stealing from Bayview Home in 2024 Read more...

  55. Commonwealth v. Markus D. Williams

    Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Jail After Pleading Guilty to Tampering With, Stealing from Vehicles Parked in Downtown Norfolk Garage in 2024 Read more...

  56. Commonwealth v. Devan W. Johnson

    Man Sentenced to 30 Days for Embezzling from Employer After Victim Recommends Mercy for Former Employee Read more...

  57. Commonwealth v. Yakaem Jordan-Woodard

    Man Sentenced to 2 Years Following Guilty Pleas to Gun Charges After Police Recovered Concealed Firearms, Auto Sear in 2024 Traffic Stop Read more...

  58. Commonwealth v. Jamal D. Jackson

    (TW: Child Sexual Abuse) Man Sentenced to 40 Years After Pleading Guilty to 7 Sex Abuse Felonies Against Norfolk Child Read more...

  59. Commonwealth v. Aaron D. Smalley

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Judge Convicts Man at Trial of Felony Assault Against Wife in 2022 Read more...

  60. Commonwealth v. Isaiah K. Roberson & Gavin M. Kearney

    Jury Convicts Man of 1st Degree Murder, Using Firearm in 2023 Motel Shooting After Co-defendant’s Guilty Plea to Assaulting Victim Read more...

  61. Commonwealth v. Jojuan Benton & Joseph L. Sherrod Jr.

    Men Sentenced to 4 ½ Years and 5 Years Following Jury Convictions, Guilty Pleas for 2023 Berkley Shooting Read more...

  62. Commonwealth v. Gary L. Moore

    Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years Following Jury Convictions of Voluntary Manslaughter, Unlawful Woundings in 2022 MacArthur Mall Shooting Read more...

  63. Commonwealth v. Eddie L. Simon

    (TW: Rape) Man Convicted by Norfolk Jury of Raping Coworker in 2023 Sentenced to 15 Years Read more...

  64. Commonwealth v. Bryston A. Davis & Leon M. Williams

    Co-defendants Sentenced to 12 and 19 Years Following Jury Convictions, Guilty Pleas in Murder Outside Victim’s Home in 2023 Read more...

  65. Commonwealth v. Roberto T. Rodriguez Carlin

    (TW: Rape) Man Convicted by Jury of Trafficking, Raping Teen Girl in 2022 Sentenced to 29 Years Read more...

  66. Commonwealth v. Jose J. Gutierrez-Chavez

    Man Charged in Stepfather’s 2021 Murder Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, Committed to State Hospital for Treatment Read more...

  67. Commonwealth v. Ronnie N. Campbell

    Man Charged with Killing Father, Grandmother in 2024 Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, Committed to State Hospital for Treatment Read more...

  68. Commonwealth v. Kristie M. Lynch & James C. Lynch

    Jury Convicts Woman of 1st Degree Murder for Helping Husband Fatally Beat, Strangle Their Disabled Roommate in 2023 Read more...

  69. Commonwealth v. Thomas V. Patnode

    (TW: Child Sexual Abuse Material) Man Sentenced to 8 ½ Years After Pleading Guilty to 10 Counts of Possessing Illicit Images, Videos of Children Read more...

  70. Commonwealth v. Leroy F. King

    Man Sentenced to 25 Years Following Jury Conviction for Shooting, Killing Man Who Mistakenly Knocked on Door in Ocean View in 2023 Read more...

  71. Norfolk Prosecutor Publishes Research on Evolution, Preparedness of CSAM Laws Against AI

    Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jessica Terkovich Publishes Research on Evolution, Preparedness of Criminal Laws in Advent of AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Read more...

  72. Commonwealth v. Erik J. Watford

    Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years After Pleading Guilty to Shoplifting, Violating Probation; Commonwealth’s Attorney Calls on Businesses to Take Steps to Help Protect Themselves Read more...

  73. Commonwealth v. Anton D. Williams Jr.

    Man Sentenced to 11 Years for 2023 Bank Robbery Conspiracy Following Jury Convictions, Probation Violations Read more...

  74. Commonwealth v. Jeovany Rodriguez

    Man Sentenced to 6 Years After Pleading Guilty to 6 Armed Robberies, 1 Attempted Robbery Inside Norfolk Stores, Restaurants from Late 2024 Into Early 2025 Read more...

  75. Commonwealth v. Domonic S. Craig

    Man Sentenced to 3 ½ Years After Pleading Guilty to Possessing Schedule I/II Drugs with Guns Following Police Search of Home from Shooting in Neighborhood Read more...

  76. Commonwealth v. Zimonion M. Adams

    (TW: Rape) Jury Convicts Man of Raping, Extorting Money from Sex Worker at Norfolk Motel in 2024 Read more...

  77. Commonwealth v. Navari D. Taylor

    Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years After Pleading Guilty to Shooting into Ex-Girlfriend’s Home in 2024 Read more...

  78. Commonwealth v. Blake V. Butler

    Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Eluding After Speeding Away from Norfolk Police in Stolen Car Causing Pursuit into Portsmouth Read more...

  79. Commonwealth v. Akeem J. Tolson

    Man Sentenced to 6 Months After Guilty Plea to Felony Carrying of Concealed Gun Read more...

  80. Commonwealth v. William T. Wright

    Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years After Pleading Guilty to Burglarizing, Vandalizing Norfolk Auto Body Shop in 2024 Read more...

  81. Commonwealth v. Adam L. Kuykendall & Charles I. Robinson

    Co-defendants Sentenced for Burglary, Larceny Charges After Working Together to Steal Property from Storage Facility in 2023 Read more...

  82. Commonwealth v. Paul T. Cheatham

    (TW: Child Sexual Abuse) Man Sentenced to 50 Years Following Jury Convictions for 5 Counts of Sexual Abuse Against Child Relative Read more...

  83. Commonwealth v. Lucas B. South

    Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Larceny After Stealing, Scrapping Dozens of Window Screens Meant for Installation in Oakleaf Forest Homes Read more...

  84. Commonwealth v. Terrance A. Skinner

    Man Convicted at Trial of Robbery, Burglary, Conspiracy After Forcing Way Into Disabled Woman’s Wards Corner Apartment in 2024 Read more...

  85. Commonwealth v. Emily P. Isaacs & Kevin D. Salmon Jr.

    Pair Plead Guilty to Burglary, Conspiracy After Breaking Into Multiple Norfolk Self-Storage Units in 2024 Read more...

  86. Commonwealth v. Oscar O. Rodriguez-Cardenas

    Man Sentenced to 1 Year After Guilty Plea to 2024 Bay View Residential Burglary Read more...

  87. Commonwealth v. Devontay R. Harrington

    Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Carrying of Concealed Firearm, Possessing Illegal Quantity of Marijuana During Five Points Traffic Stop Read more...

  88. Commonwealth v. Melvin O’Neal III

    (TW: Sexual Assault) Man Sentenced to Life Plus 33 Years for Sexually Assaulting Mother, Carjacking Neighbor on Same Day in 2023 Read more...

  89. Commonwealth v. Michael A. Lewis Jr.

    Man Sentenced to 30 Years for 2nd Degree Murder, Using Firearm in Shooting of Wheelchair-Bound Man in Grandy Village Read more...

  90. Commonwealth v. Bryan Hernandez

    Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machine Gun After Brandishing Firearm Equipped With Auto Sear, 50-Round Drum Magazine in 2024 Read more...

  91. Commonwealth v. Deandre L. Ward, Dameron S. Wright, & Zyrail L. Mitchell

    (TW: Rape) Rape Defendants Sentenced to 93 & 73 Years Following 2021 Home Invasions, Getaway Driver Sentenced to 16 Years Read more...

  92. Norfolk Attorneys Appointed to Positions on VSB Disciplinary Committee, NPBA Young Lawyers Section

    Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorneys Caswell Richardson, Alexander Rosenberg Appointed to Positions on State Bar Committee, Local Bar Young Lawyers Section Read more...

  93. Commonwealth’s Attorney Revokes City Attorney’s Privilege to Prosecute in Circuit Court

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  94. Commonwealth v. Brian K. Brown

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearms While Possessing Schedule I/II Drugs Which Police Found Following Domestic Disturbance Call Read more...

  95. Commonwealth v. Yadiel J. Cortes-Landro

    Man Sentenced to 5 Years Following Guilty Plea to Possessing More Than 800g of Cocaine, Felony Amount of Marijuana, Firearm With Extended Magazine in 2024 Read more...

  96. Commonwealth v. Christopher M. Bernhardt

    Former Treasurer of Norfolk Nonprofit Sentenced to Jail After Embezzling $27k From Organization Read more...

  97. Commonwealth v. Quinton D. Wade

    (TW: Domestic Violence) Man Sentenced to 15 Years After Pleading Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder of Girlfriend in 2024 Read more...

  98. Commonwealth v. D’Angelo J. Daggs

    Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession, Will Enter First Offender Treatment Program Read more...

  99. Commonwealth v. Emilio J. Rodriquez-Lopez

    Man Sentenced to 10 Years Following Jury Convictions of Voluntary Manslaughter, Using Firearm in 2022 Bayview Shooting Read more...

  100. Commonwealth v. Shaun Mitchell

    Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Car Located by Flock System in 2024 Read more...