Tag: Virginia
Terrance Edward Brown, Cocaine Trafficking, Virginia 2022
⏱ 4 min read Terrance Edward Brown, a 44-year-old inmate, orchestrated a massive drug trafficking conspiracy from behind bars in Virginia, directing the distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl, and heroin throughout the state. Between June 2022 and December 2023, Brown and his co-conspirators procured narcotics from out-of-state sources and shipped them to Virginia for further…
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…
Patrick Wanamaker, Child Sex Abuse Material, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Patrick Wanamaker, a 35-year-old Arlington man, has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for downloading and possessing child sexual abuse material. On October 1, 2025, federal authorities searched Wanamaker’s residence and recovered 9 electronic devices, including his cellphone and laptop, which contained disturbing images and videos of minors engaging in…
Damion Chesson, Cocaine Possession, Virginia 2025
Defendant Handed 5 Years and 8 Months for Cocaine and Gun Offenses A Hampton man was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Damion Chesson, 29, was handed down the sentence by U.S. District…
Barry Glenn Augustinsky, Mail Fraud, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Barry Glenn Augustinsky, a 55-year-old Poquoson man, orchestrated a massive telemarketing scam from 2018 to 2023, targeting vulnerable individuals across the United States. Augustinsky, who owned various telecommunications companies, partnered with a call center in Karachi, Pakistan, to make millions of voice calls to people in the US. The scammers made…
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…
Nathaniel Carey Lee, Receipt of CSAM, Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Nathaniel Carey Lee, a 39-year-old tax preparer and museum guide from Springfield, Virginia, was found guilty of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material over multiple years. In December 2022, law enforcement began an undercover investigation into a user requesting CSAM files on the peer-to-peer file sharing network Freenet, which led…
Soufiane Bougria, Felony Assault, Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Soufiane Bougria, 31, from Springfield, Virginia, brutally assaulted his then-girlfriend with a hatchet while camping in Shenandoah National Park on August 24, 2025. The violent encounter occurred at the Mathews Arm Campground, where multiple park visitors witnessed the heated argument and called 911. The attack left the victim with a gaping…
Dania Orellana-Gamez, Witness Tampering, Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 20-year-old Honduran woman, Dania Orellana-Gamez, pleaded guilty to witness tampering after threatening a 16-year-old girl who was sexually exploited by her boyfriend, Bryan Sixto Arias-Chicas, in Albemarle County, Virginia. The incident occurred in May 2025, and Orellana-Gamez was arrested earlier this year. She contacted the victim via Facebook Messenger in…
Jesus Diaz, Child Exploitation, Virginia 2021
⏱ 2 min read A 25-year-old Danville man, Jesus Diaz, has pleaded guilty to exploiting multiple minor females using social media platforms, coercing them into sending nude images and threatening to distribute the photos to their friends, family, and churches. The crimes occurred between July 2019 and November 2021, with Diaz contacting one of the…
