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Williams Resigns Supervisor Charged In Assault, Acknowledges Alcohol Issues Sports
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oudoun County Supervisor Shawn M. Williams resigned this week, following his arrest early Sunday in connection with the assault of a neighbor. According to the Loudoun Sheriff ’s Office, deputies were called to a Wingfoot Court home in Ashburn about 1 a.m. for a report that Williams (R-Broad Run) pushed his way into a neighbor’s home and pushed the victim during a dispute. Williams was charged with simple assault and unlawful entry, both misdemeanors, and was held in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center before being released on his own recognizance. The arrest resulted in the third resignation of a supervisor in recent memory, and it came months after reports from Williams’ past that involved alcohol use and domestic violence. That earlier news derailed his plans to run for the county chairman post on the Loudoun board, and this week’s incident would seem to make his political future look even more dismal. Williams exited the chairman’s race in February and resigned from the post of board vice chairman the following month. This time, though, county Chairman Scott K. York (R-At Large) said his colleague should give up his Broad Run seat. “This morning, I was advised that Supervisor Shawn Williams was arrested for an alcohol-related incident at or near his home and was taken into custody by the Loudoun
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Sterling Teen Gunned Down, Three Charged hearings Nov. 5. Commonwealth’s Attorney James Plowman said he would petition to have the juvenile suspect—a 17-year-old accused of pulling the trigger and charged with second-degree murder— tried as an adult. His name has not been released. Two other suspects, Henry Ernesto Dominguez Vasquez, 20, and Juan Moises Aguirre Zelaya, 18, both of Sterling, were charged with possession of a firearm by a person who is not a citizen of the
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any Sterling residents are still looking for answers days after a Park View High School sophomore was shot and killed as he walked to his bus stop. Three suspects have been charged in the death of Danny Centeno-Miranda, 17. Investigators said the teen was shot twice—once in the
back—at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, in the area of East Cornell Drive and North Duke Drive. Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman said the shooting was not a random act, but he declined to identify a motive for the action, saying the investigation is continuing. The victim was acquainted with the suspects, Chapman said. The suspects, a juvenile and two adults, were arraigned in court Tuesday. They remain in custody and are scheduled to appear for preliminary
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Bluemont Vineyard’s winemaking team—grower Bruce Zurschmeide, winemaker Jennifer Shailor and founder and founding winemaker Bob Rupy—took top honors during the inaugural Loudoun Wine Awards.Their 2013 The Ram Merlot received the Chairman’s Reserve Award for achieving the highest ranking among wines made entirely from Loudoun grapes. See story, Page 3.
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