Tag: Richmond

Brandon Rashaad Hill, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Rashaad Hill, a 31-year-old Sandston man, was caught possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in a North Chesterfield gas station on January 26. Hill, who has been convicted twice previously for the same crime, was approached by an officer after a woman reported being kidnapped. As the officer attempted…

Brian Lamont Jones, Cocaine Sale and Possession, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Brian Lamont Jones, a 39-year-old Richmond man with a history of drug convictions, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for selling cocaine and possessing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as several firearms. The crimes occurred in early March 2025, when Jones sold cocaine…

Roddell Chappell, Drug Trafficking, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Roddell Chappell and Vagas Davis, two Richmond men, were involved in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned several months, from the fall of 2024 to June 2025. The duo trafficked fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Richmond, Virginia, with Chappell and Davis making multiple sales to law enforcement. The investigation…

Quavon William Smith, Mail Theft, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Quavon William Smith, a 40-year-old Richmond man, was involved in a string of mail thefts and illegal firearm possessions in Richmond and Henrico, Virginia, between July and August 2025. Using an arrow key not legally his to possess, Smith broke into several blue collection boxes, stealing mail and sometimes replacing it…

Atio Terrain Walton, Cocaine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Atio Terrain Walton, a 23-year-old Richmond man, was caught with over five grams of cocaine base and a handgun in the Southwood Apartment Complex on July 10, 2025. This wasn’t his first run-in with the law – just a month prior, on June 10, 2025, Walton was convicted of possessing seven…

Joel L. Ayala-Rivera, Possessing a Firearm as an Illegal Alien, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Joel L. Ayala-Rivera, a 22-year-old Honduran national, was convicted of possessing a firearm as an illegal alien in Richmond, VA. On April 15, 2024, Ayala-Rivera sold a handgun to an undercover FBI agent at an apartment in Richmond. As an illegal alien, Ayala-Rivera is prohibited from possessing firearms. He had previously…

Montrio Santos Neville, Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Possession, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read A career crook with a history of violence was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for peddling meth and packing heat in Richmond. Montrio Santos Neville, 40, was busted in October 2024 in Gilpin Court, Richmond, after a law enforcement sweep for a wanted individual. Neville was found with a gun,…

Koriyon Demantra Weaver, Vape Shop Robbery, Virginia 2025
⏱ 3 min read Richmond vape shops were hit hard in March 2025, targeted by a crew of masked gunmen. Koriyon Demantra Weaver, 19, and Calvin Shawn Johnson, 43, along with a juvenile accomplice, are now facing serious time after federal sentencing. The duo violently robbed two vape shops within a week, leaving employees bruised…
