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Hamilton trial to begin Aug. 13
Woodbridge man accused of killing his wife, police officer; Judge won’t rule out testimony from teenage son By Jill Palermo
27, Prince William Circuit Court Judge Steven S. Smith said he would issue a subpoena for the Hamiltons’ son, Tyriq, Ronald to testify if called Williams by the prosecution. Hamilton Hamilton’s defense attorney, Edward Ungvarsky, and an attorney representing the boy objected to the subpoena, saying the expe-
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At the request of Prince William Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert, a judge agreed Friday to allow Ronald Williams Hamilton’s 13-yearold son to testify during his father’s upcoming trial for the shooting deaths of his mother, Crystal Sheree Hamilton, and Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon. During a pre-trial hearing July
rience would result in unnecessary emotional harm for the teen. Ebert said he would call the boy to the witness stand only as a last resort, saying, “I don’t anticipate we’d ever need it.” He added, however, he could not rule it out “if necessary.” Hamilton, 34, has been charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, two counts of attempted capital murder and other charges in connection with the fatal shootings
of his wife, Crystal, 29, and Guindon, 28, a police department rookie who was gunned down on the Hamiltons’ front lawn during her first day on the police force. Two other Prince William County police officers, Jesse Hempen and Dave McKeown, were seriously injured when Ronald Hamilton allegedly opened fire on them with an AK-47 as they approached his front door. See HAMILTON, Page 2
50 protest outside Youth For Tomorrow Officials won’t comment on immigrant kids’ status By Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writer
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Zahra Nahidian, right, and others joined a candlelight vigil and protest outside Youth For Tomorrow Thursday, July 26. INSIDE Calendar.............................................10 Classifieds...........................................12 News....................................................4 Obituaries.............................................5
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A full moon hung over red-brick Youth for Tomorrow and its freshly mowed grass, while three guards stood at its barricaded entrance, and a helicopter circled – thump, thump, thump – overhead. On a sidewalk at the facility’s perimeter, some 50 people gathered Thursday night: old, young and with their families, representing a variety of religions and nationalities. Their signs carried homemade messages: “America, time for a gut check. You know this is wrong; Children belong in families, not in jail; Keep aliens deport racists; Humanity before politics; America, do the right thing.” For the second time this month, the newly formed “Alliance for Family Reunification of Prince William County” led a candlelight vigil July 26 to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S. border. A young couple crossed five lanes of Linton Hall Road traffic to join the crowd. “This really hits home for us,” the man said. “Both of our parents were immigrants.” An infant slept in a cloth carrier on his chest, and a boy stood next to him.
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