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

NORFOLK, Va. — Demetrice Arnell McClammy, 38, was convicted at a bench trial on Oct. 27 of felony receipt of stolen goods and misdemeanor possession of an altered license plate after police found him earlier this year driving a stolen van with plates belonging to a different vehicle that had also been reported stolen.

On June 22, 2025, a Norfolk Airport Police officer pulled over a white 2024 GMC Savana van for failing to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Pritchard Street and Miller Store Road. The officer looked up the license plates displayed on the van, but the information showed that the plates belonged to a white 2011 Ford van. When the officer looked up the vehicle identification number of the van, the records indicated that it had been stolen from a U-Haul based in Portsmouth, and the Portsmouth Police confirmed the van to have been stolen. When the officer looked inside the van, he noticed that its steering column had been tampered with and that it appeared to have been hot-wired. The officer detained Mr. McClammy and brought him before a Norfolk magistrate, who charged Mr. McClammy with felony receipt of stolen goods and misdemeanor possession of an altered license plate.

On Oct. 27, Mr. McClammy pleaded not guilty to his charges and requested to be tried by a judge. After hearing the evidence and arguments at trial, Judge Devon R. Paige found Mr. McClammy guilty and set his sentencing hearing on Jan. 9, 2026.

“I express my appreciation to the Norfolk Airport Police for their investigation and apprehension of Mr. McClammy,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “The evidence does not show us who stole the van Mr. McClammy was driving, but it shows that he had to have known that he had received a stolen van, and that is why the evidence proved his guilt. We will continue to prosecute people who steal or who benefit from the thefts of other people.”

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Abigail L. Ottinger is prosecuting Mr. McClammy’s case, and Norfolk Airport Police Officer Randolph D. Holland III led the investigation.

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March 26, 2024

Man Sentenced to 1 Year After Pleading Guilty to 2023 Grand Theft of Motorcycle

NORFOLK, Va. – Demetrice Arnell McClammy, 36, was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing a motorcycle by towing it from a Norfolk resident’s home last year.

On July 6, the victim reported to Norfolk Police that his 2019 Honda motorcycle was stolen from outside his Mayfield Avenue house. Home surveillance video from earlier that day showed a white SUV pulling into the victim’s driveway, Mr. McClammy exiting the SUV, Mr. McClammy securing a tow rope to the victim’s motorcycle and to the SUV, and Mr. McClammy sitting on the motorcycle while another individual driving the SUV towed it out of the driveway. Norfolk Police entered the white SUV information to the FLOCK system, identified its owner, and located the owner and Mr. McClammy on July 20. When Mr. McClammy was arrested, he was in possession of the same clothing seen on the home surveillance footage from the motorcycle theft.

Mr. McClammy pleaded guilty on Monday to the grand larceny of an automobile. Judge Mary Jane Hall accepted Mr. McClammy’s plea with an agreed sentence of one year in prison, with another four years suspended on the conditions that Mr. McClammy pay restitution to the victim and be of uniform good behavior for five years following his release.

“Quick police work and FLOCK technology led to a quick arrest of Mr. McClammy and a sentence that fit his crime,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “We will continue to work to hold accountable the people who steal from our citizens.” 

Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott C. Vachris prosecuted Mr. McClammy’s case on behalf of the Commonwealth, and Norfolk Police Detective Mark R. Lowery led the investigation.

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