Late Friday night we had some nasty storms sweep through Northern Virginia. We got off lucky with only the lose of internet service. Some 1.5 million lost electrical power and many are still without. Many were injured and a few killed as a result of the high winds bringing down trees. I consider myself fortunate […]
Austin Vantrease: Now at Huttonsville Correctional Center
I knew about custody transfer of Austin Vantrease’s even before being notified by the Victim Hotline. The update was posted to their website on the day it occurred. By all indications, he was transferred from the Martinsburg Correctional Facility and accepted into Huttonsville Correctional Center on June 27th. Here is the booking mug shot. You can […]
Since beating that left student in coma, his father has kept a constant vigil
By Paul Schwartzman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010; 12:00 AM Reprinted with Permission of Paul Schwartzman As midnight approaches, the father is where he was when the day began, sitting on the edge of his son’s bed, peering into his unfocused eyes and misshapen mouth, rubbing his bare chest and scarred scalp. […]