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Volume 65, Number 51 • Dec. 24, 2020
Man with ties to Benedictine charged after tip about child pornography Contributed report
Photo by Chris Elford
Above, the Broad Street Rd. building where restaurateurs Adam Hall and Sara Kerfoot recently opened their new venture, The Feed Store. Right, Hall hard at work at the smoker.
Smoke ON THE HORIZON Couple’s new venture bringing sweet smell of barbecue back to former Maidens general store
By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Chef Adam Hall and his wife Sara Kerfoot knew for years that they wanted to open a barbecue spot, picturing a friendly, low-key kind of place where they could share their love of smoked ribs, chicken and more with customers. And while other pursuits took center stage for a few years, last spring the stars finally seemed to align.
Seeing a “For Rent” in the window of a former general store on Route 250, the couple decided it was time. “We knew that if we didn’t jump see Barbecue > page 5
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On Wednesday, Dec.16, 2020, the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), in collaboration with Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at Benedictine Abbey, located at 12829 River Road in Goochland County. After receiving a tip from Facebook regarding child pornography, a GCSO Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce member led the investigation resulting in the search warrant. In the process of executing Costa the search warrant, 2 cell phones and a laptop computer were recovered. Rinku Costa, 32 of Bangladesh, has been charged with one felony count of possession
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