Shooting in Augusta County results in arrest of Newport News man
Published Friday, Apr. 30, 2021, 3:14 pm
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Jordan Crews. Photo courtesy Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
A Newport News man is in custody in connection with a shooting into an occupied vehicle that apparently stemmed from a dispute in a parking lot in the Fishersville area Thursday night.
Jordan Crews was apprehended in the early-morning hours of Friday in Staunton and is being held in Middle River Regional Jail on a bundle of felony charges related to the shooting.
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AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office has charged two Newport News residents in connection with shooting in Fishersville.
The sheriff’s office announced Friday, April 30, that Jordan Crews and Shalayia Johnson were taken into custody without incident at 5:45 a.m. Deputies had located their vehicle at Staunton’s Red Roof Inn, and city officers helped with apprehending the suspects.
The sheriff’s office says it responded to a shooting in the 1100 block of Jefferson Highway around 9:05 p.m. Thursday. Deputies found the victim’s vehicle and evidence of a shooting, as well as reviewed video footage from a business in the area.
Churchville woman missing for second time in a week
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CHURCHVILLE An Augusta County woman who went missing last week before being located is missing for a second time, according to the Augusta County Sheriff s Office.
Ida Belle Puffenbarger, 23, of Churchville, initially went missing last week and was located Sunday. But by Sunday night, she was again missing from her home, a press release said.
Puffenbarger is described as being 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 195 pounds. She also has brown hair and brown eyes.
The sheriff s office said Puffenbarger is operating a red, 2011 Ford Fusion with Virginia registration of UGE 4660.
Arrest made in December Augusta County break-ins
Published Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021, 9:51 am
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Kevin T. Ryder. Photo courtesy Middle River Regional Jail.
The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Staunton man on Monday as a result of an ongoing investigation into vehicle break-ins.
Kevin T. Ryder, 32, faces three misdemeanor charges and one felony petit larceny charge in connection with the break-ins reported in December in the Riverhead Drive area of Staunton.
The break-ins occurred between 10 p.m. the night of Dec. 14 and into the early morning hours of Dec. 15th around 2 a.m.
Missing Churchville woman safely located
UPDATE: Puffenbarger has been safely located per the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
CHURCHVILLE A woman has been missing since Friday, according to a press release from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office is asking for assistance in locating Ida Belle Puffenbarger, who, according to the release, was last seen at her Churchville home Friday at approximately 10 p.m.
Puffenbarger, 23, is 5-foot-2 and 195 pounds, per the release. She has brown hair and eyes. The sheriff’s office said Puffenbarger is operating a red 2011 Ford Fusion with a Virginia license plate that reads UGE 4660.