On September 22, 2023, a Pennsylvania state trooper was arrested for allegedly forcing his ex-girlfriend into a mental hospital by falsely stating she was mentally sick.
Governor Ralph Northam has granted a conditional pardon for Ronald Davis, a Portsmouth man sentenced to serve 80 years in prison during his senior year in high school for a string of armed robberies that resulted in no deaths on injuries.
Ronald Davis is homeless and living on the streets of Chicago. In this video clip he shares how he feels about the way other people treat him.
http://youtu.be/0rO0BHSPXQg
"No matter what people think about me, I know I'm a human first."
When we see people like Mr. Davis on the streets our f
Rally to support Portsmouth man s release from prison
By: Jessica Larche
and last updated 2021-04-30 06:34:14-04
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A rally to support a Portsmouth man s plea to be released from prison is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Portsmouth City Hall. Friends, family and some state lawmakers say Ronald Davis 80 year prison sentence for a string of armed robberies when he was a high school senior was too excessive.
âI deserve a punishment. Robbery is a serious crime deserving a serious punishment, but to have my whole life taken away from me as an 18-year-old child [is excessive],â said inmate Ronald Davis, who has served 23 years in prison to date for the 1997 robberies. âI don`t deserve this.â