Latest Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney News Releases

Commonwealth v. Shaniqua Jones; Jury Recommends Mother Serve 13 Years, 6 Months Years in Death, Neglect of Infant Son; Boyfriend Previously Convicted

Thursday, May 09, 2013 · 04:00 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that Shaniqua Jones, 22 years old, previously residing in the 1300 block of Pine Cone Circle in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was found guilty by a jury of Second Degree Felony Murder and Child A... ​

Bryant Appointed to DOD Sexual Assault Crimes Panel

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 · 03:45 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, was appointed Tuesday to the Department of Defense’s “Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel.” The announcement of appointees came yesterday from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.  In annou... ​

Grand Jury Returns 132 Indictments: Four Indicted in Unrelated Murders

Monday, May 06, 2013 · 02:45 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that a grand jury meeting in Virginia Beach Circuit Court today returned indictments against 116 individuals charging 244 separate offenses. Four (4) of those defendants were indicted for var... ​

Commonwealth v. Terrell Antonio Pugh; 19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty, Receives 16 Years, for Murder at Recording Studio

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 · 03:30 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Terrell Antonio Pugh, 19 years old, previously residing in Norfolk, Virginia, pled guilty today to Felony Second Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Distribute between ½ Pound and 5 Pound... ​

Commonwealth v. Tyquesha Hargrave; 19-Year-Old to Serve 4 Years for Home Invasion at Senior Citizen Complex

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 · 03:50 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Tyquesha Angina Hargrave, age 19, formerly of the 400 block of Albemarle Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge H. Thomas Padrick on charges of Statutor... ​

Commonwealth v. Michael John Cardinal III; Sexual Assault of Child Draws 12-Year Prison Sentence

Monday, April 29, 2013 · 04:00 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Michael John Cardinal III, 43 years old, of the 1200 block of Secretariat Run in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Edward H. Hanson Jr. for two (2) cou... ​

Commonwealth v. Devinche Javon Albritton; Jury Recommends Life Plus 30 Years for Previously Convicted Rapist; Judge Imposes Sentence

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 · 05:50 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Devinche Javon Albritton, 32 years old, was found guilty by a jury on charges of Rape and Abduction with the Intent to Defile.    Circuit Court Judge Edward W. Hanson Jr. presided ... ​

Commonwealth v. Jabril Jamal Holliday; Jury Finds Juvenile Guilty in Drug Related Murder

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 · 04:30 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Jabril Jamal Holliday, 17 years old, formerly of the 1600 block of Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was found guilty by a jury of First Degree Murder, Use of a Fir... ​

Exemplary Witnesses to be Honored at Victims’ Rights Ceremony

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 · 09:00 am
WHO:             Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office      WHAT:           Crime Victims’ Rights Week Ceremony   WHEN:           Thursday, April 25, 2013, 7 p.m.   WHERE:         The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, 2200 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA... ​

Commonwealth v. Eric Levon Davis Jr. ; Judge Imposes Jury’s 10-Year Sentence for Killing of 22-Year-Old Boxer

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 · 01:30 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Eric Levon Davis Jr., 23 years old, formerly of W. Pembroke Avenue in Hampton, Virginia, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge H. Thomas Padrick on charges of Involuntary Manslaught... ​