Be armed in roanoke county. Suspected of being the driver of a car that was chased by night. Flipped and caught on fire. The county says the vehicle was coming from Franklin County on route 220 when it hit another vehicle near webb road. Four people were stay with wdbj7, and wdbj7dotcom for any updates. Judge will now decide instead of a jury. Opening arguments begin today and lawyers are prepared to call 23 witnesses to testify in the case. A judge agreed to change the trial location because about 60 percent of the potential jurors interviewed monday and tuesday knew about the case. But late tuesday night the judge and lawyers agreed to have a bench trial instead of a jury trial. A lawyer not asssociated with this case says that decision may now benefit ashley white. Richard chidester giles county attorney you may certainly get the same outcome but the judge is certainly more likely to be not caught up in the emotion and the nature for a jury not familiar with the law to preceive cert
Shooting in roanoke county. Police say the suspect is dead in the incident that happened friday night near route 419. Officers responded was waving a gun in the parking lot of a walgreens near brambleton avenue. Shot, and he died at the hospital. The officers involved are on administrative leave as Police Continue to investigate. Officer was killed her first day on the job domestic call. County Police Department identified the fallen officer as ashley guindon. She had just been swornin to the department friday. Two other officers were injured in the shooting. One was in Critical Condition with multiple gunshot wounds and another officer was stable. Authorities say when officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman killed in connection to the incident. The suspect was taken into custody. The execution of a virginia man has been put on hold. Ricky gray was convicted of killing a family of four back in 2006. Scheduled for march 16th. A federal Appeals Court ruled to hold it off on fri
Super tuesday. Craig boswell reports. Hillary clinton ran away with the South Carolina president ial primary. Cbs news projects clinton beat vermont senator Bernie Sanders by a wide margin. Clinton thank you, South Carolina. crowd chants hillary, hillary, hillary exit polls showed 84 percent of black voters went with clinton. She also dominated among women by nearly 50 percent. Anne bolton hopes americans give clinton a chance to be president anne Bolton Clinton supporter the main thing on her mind is to see that americans have what they need to have. Craig boswell, cbs news, washington, d. C. with more than 800 delegates up for grabs next tuesday. Sanders looked past South Carolina saturday and over the next three days is focusing specifically on vermont, massachusetts, minnesota, oklahoma and colorado. Sanders was in texas earlier on saturday. Where he is fighting an uphill battle in the polls. Sen. Bernie sanders president ial candidate if all of you come out to vote and you bring y
White will continue tomorrow, but without a jury. Yesterday the judge accepted a compromise from the commonwealths attorney and whites lawyers to hold a bench trial instead of a jury trial. White is charged with child abuse and neglect. Her son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank near the familys Pulaski County home. Kelsey bulger, her attorney, said it was impossible to seat a jury in Pulaski County because so many people know social media. Jury trial. This comes after the court interviewed 66 potential jurors in two days and and filled about 60 percent of jurors were they said they had an opinion or had heard about the case. New details were revealed in a danville murder case during a Christy Michelle beskin pleaded guilty court to arson and murder of donna hiattlanier in march 2015. Beskins Attorney Says the two were friends for a long time. She says beskin did not go to hiatt laniers house with intentions to kill. In court yesterday, beskin admits her actions in the home we
Power spokesperson teresa hall. We know at the highest 45 thousand apco customers in virginia were without power. How many tonight are still without electricity . Teresa hall appalachian power spokesperson around 5,000 customers are still without service in Roanoke County and the city of roanoke. Franklin county has about 1,000 customers without service. Bedford, botetourt, campbell, and patrick counties each have fewer than 600 customers still without service. Jean weve noticed in some neighborhoods one house has power, the next does not. Some people are wondering how is it power but i dont . Expect service to be back on for customers . Teresa in most areas, including bedford, botetourt, campbell and patrick counties, we expect to have Service Restored by late tonight. In franklin and roanoke counties, including the city of roanoke, we expect customers to have power by late thursday night. In isolated instances, especially where damage is severe or access is difficult, restoration may