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Jury selection begins in Hamilton trial Woodbridge man faces charges in fatal shootings of wife, police officer By Amanda Heincer Times Staff Writer
Jury selection began this week in the case of a Woodbridge man charged with killing his wife and a police officer in 2016. Ronald Williams Hamilton, 34, pleaded not guilty to capital murder and other charges Thursday, Aug. 9, for the shooting deaths of his wife, Crystal Hamilton, 29, and Prince William County police Officer Ashley Guindon, 28, on Feb. 27, 2016. Hamilton is also charged with shooting two other police officers who survived. If convicted of capital murder, Hamilton could be sentenced to death or to life in prison.
Officer Ashley Guindon, left, and Crystal Sheree Hamilton, right, were fatally shot Feb. 27, 2016.
Hamilton’s trial began with jury selection on Monday, Aug. 13. Jury selection is scheduled to take about three weeks due to the large number of potential jurors attorneys plan to question before selecting a jury. At least 300 potential jurors are set to be called. Opening statements in the trial are scheduled for Sept. 4 and the trial is expected to last about three months. Also at the Aug. 9 hearing, Prince William Circuit Court Judge Steven S. Smith denied defense attorneys’ motion to change venue and move the trial to another location. See HAMILTON TRIAL, Page 2
Innovation Park town center moves forward By Jonathan Hunley Times Staff Writer
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Lemonade stand for a good cause: Michael Maradure, 12, made the most of a recent sunny afternoon by selling lemonade, banana bread and other treats from a stand he set up along Heathcote Boulevard in Haymarket. Maradure said he planned to use part of his earnings to benefit homeless residents of Manassas.
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Prince William’s Innovation Park is known for business and for George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus, but a step was taken last week to boost the Manassas-area development by adding a town center, which could boast as many as 1,120 new homes. The Prince William Board of Supervisors agreed Aug. 7 to sell 23.7 acres in the county-owned corporate park to developer Miller & Smith for $5.2 million. The parcel is adjacent to another 125 acres already under contract to the developer. The two will combine to form a “mixed-use” town center.
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