Latest Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney News Releases

Commonwealth v. Joshua Daniel Campbell; Jury Recommends 21 Years for Triple Stabbing that Resulted in One Fatality

Thursday, June 13, 2013 · 02:35 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Joshua Daniel Campbell, age 29, of the 1300 block of E. Balview Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, was found guilty by a jury of Voluntary Manslaughter, Malicious Wounding, and Unlawful ... ​

Commonwealth v. Allen Otis Kelley; 40 Years to Serve for Brutal Rape, Break-In

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 · 04:40 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Allen Otis Kelley, 27 years old, was sentenced today by Circuit Court Judge Les L. Lilley. for Rape, Abduction, Statutory Burglary, and Grand Larceny.  Judge Lilley sentenced Kelle... ​

Commonwealth v. Malachi Eric Chang; 35 Years to Serve for Abducting, Prostituting, Woman in “Human Trafficking” Case

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 · 05:00 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Malachi Eric Chang, 28 years old, who previously resided in Long Island, New York, was sentenced today by Circuit Court Judge A. Bonwill Shockley for Abduction with the Intent to P... ​

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 ... ​